2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–21 (1–17 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachDoug Novsek
Assistant coaches
  • Kenny Tripp
  • Johnny Hill
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons
2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Utah 12 – 2   .857 20 – 4   .833
Weber State 12 – 3   .800 17 – 6   .739
Eastern Washington† 12 – 3   .800 16 – 8   .667
Montana State 8 – 6   .571 13 – 10   .565
Idaho State 8 – 6   .571 13 – 11   .542
Montana 7 – 9   .438 15 – 13   .536
Northern Colorado 6 – 8   .429 11 – 11   .500
Portland State 6 – 8   .429 9 – 13   .409
Sacramento State 5 – 9   .357 8 – 12   .400
Northern Arizona 4 – 10   .286 6 – 16   .273
Idaho 1 – 17   .056 1 – 21   .045
† Conference tournament winner

The 2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Zac Claus, the Vandals played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, home games were switched to venerable Memorial Gymnasium (1928). The 2020 football season in the Big Sky was delayed until early 2021; football practice started in late January in the Kibbie Dome, and the first of six games was held in late February.

This was intended to be the 46th and final season for men's basketball in the Kibbie Dome, configured as the "Cowan Spectrum" for basketball since February 2001.[1][2] The university plans to open the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, located north of the Kibbie Dome's west end, for the 2021–22 season. They finished the season 1-21, 1-17 in Big Sky Play to finish in last place. They lost in the First Round of the Big Sky tournament to Montana.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2019–20 season at 8–24 (4–16 in Big Sky, last). They were the tenth seed in the conference tourney and lost 69–75 in the opening round to seventh-seeded Southern Utah.[3]

Roster

2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michael Hanshaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) RS So Westlake High School Moorpark, California
G 1 Ja'Vary Christmas 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Sheridan College Portland, Oregon
G 2 Damen Thacker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Sr Walla Walla Community College Meridian, Idaho
G 5 Hunter-Jack Madden 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Fr Shore School Sydney, Australia
G 10 Isaac Berglund 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Deer Park High School Deer Park, Washington
G 11 Kendall McHugh 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So College of Southern Idaho Centreville, Virginia
G/F 12 Chance Garvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Lake Roosevelt High School Coulee Dam, Washington
G 13 DeAndre Robinson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Tallahassee Community College Monroeville, Alabama
G 20 Ethan Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr East Buchanan High School Gower, Missouri
G 21 Gabe Quinnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 201 lb (91 kg) So Moscow High School Moscow, Idaho
G 22 A.J. Youngman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Otero Junior College Peoria, Illinois
F 23 Babacar Thiombane 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr East Los Angeles College Los Angeles, California
F 32 Tanner Christensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr University High School Spokane Valley, Washington
F 34 Scott Blakney 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Sr Prosser High School Prosser, Washington
C 41 Jack Wilson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Jr Oregon State Montara, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
2:00 pm 		vs. Seattle
Portland Invitational 		Canceled Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
November 27, 2020*
4:00 pm 		at Portland
Portland Invitational 		Canceled Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
November 30, 2020*
6:05 pm 		vs. William Jessup
Portland Invitational 		Canceled Chiles Center 
Portland, OR
December 3, 2020
5:05 pm, Pluto TV 		at Sacramento State L 55–77  0–1
(0–1) 		Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
December 5, 2020
10:35 am, Pluto TV 		at Sacramento State L 57–73  0–2
(0–2) 		Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
December 9, 2020*
6:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington State
Battle of the Palouse 		L 58–61  0–3
 Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
December 12, 2020*
1:00 pm 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 66–76  0–4
 Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
December 14, 2020*
6:00 pm 		at No. 1 Gonzaga Canceled McCarthey Athletic Center 
Spokane, WA
December 18, 2020*
6:00 pm 		at Utah L 41–79  0–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2020
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Northern Arizona L 65–78  0–6
(0–3) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 2, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Northern Arizona L 78–83 OT 0–7
(0–4) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 7, 2021
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Southern Utah L 80–85  0–8
(0–5) 		America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
January 9, 2021
11:00 am, Pluto TV 		at Southern Utah L 67–83  0–9
(0–6) 		America First Event Center 
Cedar City, UT
January 14, 2021
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Northern Colorado L 54–74  0–10
(0–7) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 16, 2021
12:00 pm, SWX 		Northern Colorado L 61–75  0–11
(0–8) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 28, 2021
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Weber State L 56–81  0–12
(0–9) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
January 30, 2021
12:00 pm, SWX 		Weber State L 62–81  0–13
(0–10) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
February 4, 2021
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Eastern Washington L 75–89  0–14
(0–11) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
February 6, 2021
12:05 pm, SWX 		at Eastern Washington L 64–90  0–15
(0–12) 		Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 11, 2021
6:00 pm, Pluto TV 		at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes 		L 43–69  0–16
(0–13) 		Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 13, 2021
11:00 am, Pluto TV 		at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes 		L 58–64  0–17
(0–14) 		Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 18, 2021
7:05 pm, Pluto TV 		at Portland State L 64–84  0–18
(0–15) 		Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
February 20, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Portland State L 40–71  0–19
(0–16) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
February 25, 2021
6:00 pm, SWX 		Montana State W 74–69  1–19
(1–16) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
February 27, 2021
12:00 pm, Pluto TV 		Montana State L 61–71  1–20
(1–17) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Moscow, ID
March 4, 2021
4:00 pm, SWX 		at Montana Canceled Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
March 6, 2021
11:00 am 		at Montana Canceled Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2021
2:30 pm, Pluto TV 		(11) vs. (6) Montana
First Round 		L 64–69  1–21
 Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ Grummert, Dale (February 17, 2001). "Vandals unveil Cowan Spectrum for Broncos". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 3B.
  2. ^ Grummert, Dale (February 18, 2001). "Vandals provide crowd pleaser". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 4B.
  3. ^ "Vandals fall short to Southern Utah despite 35 points from Allen". University of Idaho Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.