The 1990–91 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Larry Eustachy and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.
1990–91 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 19–11 (11–5 Big Sky) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Steve Barnes (3rd season) |
Home arena | Kibbie Dome |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana † | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 8 | .742 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 11 | .633 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 10 | .630 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 11 | – | 16 | .407 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 23 | .148 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The Vandals were 17–10 overall in the regular season and 11–5 in conference play, third place in the league standings.[1][2]
At the conference tournament in Missoula, the Vandals defeated second-seed Nevada by nineteen points in the semifinals and were on the verge of a third consecutive title,[3] but lost by eight points in the final to host Montana.[4][5]
Postseason results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
Wed, March 6 5:30 pm |
(3) | vs. (6) Weber State Quarterfinal |
W 60–54 | 18–10 |
Dahlberg Arena (3,500) Missoula, Montana | ||||||
Fri, March 8 5:30 pm |
(3) | vs. (2) Nevada Semifinal |
W 93–74 | 19–10 |
Dahlberg Arena (6,056) Missoula, Montana | ||||||
Sat, March 9 6:07 pm, ESPN |
(3) | at (1) Montana Final |
L 68–76 | 19–11 |
Dahlberg Arena (7,156) Missoula, Montana | ||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific time. |
References
edit- ^ "Big Sky standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 3, 1991. p. 5C.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 5, 1991). "Idaho to meet Wildcats in BSC tourney". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 6A.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 9, 1991). "UI shoots down Wolf Pack". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1D.
- ^ Schulte, Chris (March 11, 1991). "Watson shines in title game loss for UI". Idahonian. (Moscow). p. 1B.
- ^ Grummert, Dale (March 10, 1991). "Montana breaks through to beat Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
External links
edit- Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1990–91 basketball season
- Gem of the Mountains: 1991 University of Idaho yearbook – 1990–91 basketball season
- Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1991 editions