1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record15–8 (9–7 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachClem Parberry
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Oregon State 11 – 5   .688 22 – 8   .733
Idaho 9 – 7   .563 15 – 8   .652
Oregon 9 – 7   .563 17 – 10   .630
Washington 7 – 9   .438 8 – 18   .308
Washington State 4 – 12   .250 10 – 17   .370
South
No. 11 USC † 8 – 4   .667 19 – 14   .576
UCLA 7 – 5   .583 18 – 7   .720
California 6 – 6   .500 17 – 7   .708
Stanford 3 – 9   .250 15 – 10   .600
† Conference playoff series winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1953–54 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by seventh-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 15–8 overall and 9–7 in conference play.[2][3]

After seven years at Idaho, Finley left after the season for Mississippi Southern,[4][5] and was succeeded in May by Harlan Hodges, the head coach at Murray State in Kentucky.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "Standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 28, 1954. p. 1D.
  3. ^ "Oregon State and USC league hoop finalists". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 1, 1954. p. 15.
  4. ^ "Chuck Finley resigns as Idaho basketball boss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 29, 1954. p. 15.
  5. ^ "Idaho basketball coach Chuck Finley resigns". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 30, 1954. p. 2.
  6. ^ "Idaho names Harlan Hodges as new cage coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 8, 1954. p. 8.
  7. ^ "Hodges to coach Idaho basketball". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 9, 1954. p. 1C.