Idaho Vandals women's basketball

Idaho Vandals women's basketball
2024–25 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of Idaho
Head coachArthur Moreira (1st season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationMoscow, Idaho
ArenaIdaho Central Credit Union Arena
(since autumn 2021)
(capacity: 4,200)
NicknameVandals
ColorsSilver and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away


NCAA tournament appearances
1985, 2013, 2014, 2016
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1985, 2013, 2014, 2016
Conference regular season champions
1985, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019

The Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho in women's basketball in the Big Sky Conference in NCAA Division I. Home games are played on campus at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho.

Opened in autumn 2021, ICCU Arena seats 4,200 and also is home for the Vandals men's team. It is located north of the adjacent Kibbie Dome, the former primary home court, whose basketball configuration was known as Cowan Spectrum;[2][3] the secondary home court was at Memorial Gymnasium.

Season-by-season record

As of the 2015–16 season, the Vandals have a 598–579 (.508) all-time record, with a 123–117 (.513) record in the Big Sky Conference, which includes the women's-only Mountain West Athletic Conference (1982–88). The program moved from AIAW Division II to NCAA Division I in the summer of 1982.[4][5][6][7]

Idaho has four appearances in the NCAA tournament (1985, 2013, 2014, 2016), with no wins. They have two titles in the Big Sky tournament (1985, 2016), with two WAC tournament championships in 2013 and 2014. The Vandals have made one appearance in the predecessor Women's National Invitation Tournament (not the WNIT that currently operates for women) in 1986, winning three games to win a WNIT title. They also made an appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2011, losing in their only appearance.[8]

Season Coach Conference Record Record
1974–75 Deanne Ercanbrack — 8–9
1975–76 Bonnie Hulstrand 6–13
1976–77 Bonnie Hulstrand 2–18
1977–78 Bonnie Hulstrand 10–7
1978–79 Tara VanDerveer 17–8
1979–80 Tara VanDerveer 10–2 (NW Empire League) 25–6
1980–81 Pat Dobratz 13–1 (NW Empire League) 22–8
1981–82 Pat Dobratz 14–0 (NW Empire League) 27–5
1982–83 Pat Dobratz 8–6 (MWAC) 18–10
1983–84 Pat Dobratz 9–5 (MWAC) 21–9
1984–85 Pat Dobratz 13–1 (MWAC) 28–2
1985–86 Pat Dobratz 11–3 (MWAC) 26–5
1986–87 Laurie Turner 3–9 (MWAC) 8–19
1987–88 Laurie Turner 4–12 (MWAC) 7–20
1988–89 Laurie Turner 11–5 (Big Sky) 18–11
1989–90 Laurie Turner 11–5 (Big Sky) 20–9
1990–91 Laurie Turner 7–9 (Big Sky) 13–14
1991–92 Laurie Turner 9–7 (Big Sky) 16–13
1992–93 Laurie Turner 7–7 (Big Sky) 12–15
1993–94 Laurie Turner 2–12 (Big Sky) 3–22
1994–95 Julie Holt 3–11 (Big Sky) 5–21
1995–96 Julie Holt 4–10 (Big Sky) 8–18
1996–97 Julie Holt 8–6 (Big West) 14–14
1997–98 Julie Holt 9–5 (Big West) 15–15
1998–99 Hilary Recknor 8–6 (Big West) 16–12
1999-00 Hilary Recknor 6–8 (Big West) 13–15
2000–01 Hilary Recknor 4–10 (Big West) 7–21
2001–02 Mike Divilbiss 5–11 (Big West) 11–17
2002–03 Mike Divilbiss 8–8 (Big West) 10–18
2003–04 Mike Divilbiss 13–5 (Big West) 22–7
2004–05 Mike Divilbiss 12–6 (Big West) 19–11
2005–06 Mike Divilbiss 5–11 (WAC) 10–19
2006–07 Mike Divilbiss 3–13 (WAC) 6–22
2007–08 Mike Divilbiss 3–13 (WAC) 4–25
2008–09 Jon Newlee 10–6 (WAC) 13–15
2009–10 Jon Newlee 8–8 (WAC) 11–20
2010–11 Jon Newlee 7–9 (WAC) 15–16
2011–12 Jon Newlee 6–8 (WAC) 12–20
2012–13 Jon Newlee 11–7 (WAC) 17–16
2013–14 Jon Newlee 15–1 (WAC) 25–9
2014–15 Jon Newlee 8–10 (Big Sky) 14–15
2015–16 Jon Newlee 13–5 (Big Sky) 24–10
2016–17 Jon Newlee 11–7 (Big Sky) 19–15
2017–18 Jon Newlee 13–5 (Big Sky) 19–14
2018–19 Jon Newlee 16–4 (Big Sky) 22–12
2019–20 Jon Newlee 15–5 (Big Sky) 22–9
2020–21 Jon Newlee 14–3 (Big Sky) 17–7
2021–22 Jon Newlee 11–9 (Big Sky) 14–18
2022–23 Jon Newlee 9–9 (Big Sky) 13–17
Source[9][10]

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1985 #5 First Round #4 USC L 51−74
2013 #16 First Round #1 Connecticut L 37−105
2014 #14 First Round #3 Louisville L 42−88
2016 #16 First Round #1 Baylor L 59−89

WNIT Tournament Results

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1986 #1 Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Finals

Fresno State

Notre Dame

Northwestern State

W 74-61

W 67-65 (OT)

W 100-91

2018 First round
2019 Third round

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Vandals made consecutive appearances in the AIAW Division II tournament, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
1980 First Round Cal State Los Angeles L, 81–84 (OT)
1981 First Round William Penn L, 43–63

References

  1. ^ "University of Idaho Color Identity". January 31, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Harriman, Peter (October 4, 2018). "Significant donations help University of Idaho move ahead with its unique arena". The Spokesman-Review. Spokane, WA. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Construction On UIS ICCU Arena Nears Completion". The Uiargonaut.com. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ Killen, John (November 27, 1981). "UI women face additional pressure this season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  5. ^ Killen, John (February 22, 1982). "The quiet touch keeps Dobratz's Vandals winning". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
  6. ^ Killen, John (March 7, 1982). "Brose breaks Idaho record". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11C.
  7. ^ "Idaho women cagers to embark upon new Division I era". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 26, 1982. p. 3C.
  8. ^ "Media Guide" (PDF). sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. 2016. Retrieved 2019-09-26.
  9. ^ Boling, Dave (May 29, 1986). "Dobratz wanted to go out a winner at UI". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
  10. ^ "2022-23 Record Book (PDF) - Big Sky Conference" (PDF). bigskyconf.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.