2024–25 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by second-year head coach Alex Pribble, play their home games at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena located in Moscow, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2024–25 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–5 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Alex Pribble (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Brandon Laird
Assistant coaches	Matt Jones Markhuri Sanders-Frison Adam Ellis
Home arena	ICCU Arena

2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern Arizona	0	–	0		–			6	–	2		.750
Northern Colorado	0	–	0		–			6	–	3		.667
Montana	0	–	0		–			5	–	3		.625
Portland State	0	–	0		–			3	–	3		.500
Idaho State	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Montana State	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Weber State	0	–	0		–			3	–	4		.429
Sacramento State	0	–	0		–			2	–	4		.333
Idaho	0	–	0		–			2	–	5		.286
Eastern Washington	0	–	0		–			1	–	6		.143
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of November 29, 2024

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2023–24 season 11–21, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They were defeated by Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Quinn Denker	3	G	6'3"	195	Junior	San Jose, California	Transferred to Northern Colorado
EJ Neal	4	G	6'5"	200	Junior	San Francisco, California	Transferred to Sacramento State
D'Angelo Minnis	5	G	5'10"	170	Senior	Kent, Washington	Graduated
Terren Frank	15	F	6'8"	230	Junior	Los Angeles, California	Transferred to Campbell
Cooper Church	32	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Maple Valley, Washington

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jojo Anderson	3	G	6'0"	180	Junior	Spokane, Washington	Whitworth
Jayden Stevens	4	F	6'7"	190	Junior	Spokane, Washington	Oregon State
Isaiah Brickner	5	G	6'4"	190	Junior	San Diego, California	Marist
Jack Payne	7	G	6'6"	195	Sophomore	Boise, Idaho	Colorado State
Kolton Mitchell	14	G	6'1"	--	Freshman	Coeur d'Alene, Idaho	Idaho State

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ewan Steele F	Alton, Ontario	Polaris Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	May 27, 2024
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Julius Mims 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr North Idaho College Billings, Montana G 1 Trevon Blassingame 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Fairleigh Dickinson Auburn, Washington F 2 Tyler Mrus 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Alaska Bothell, Washington G 3 Jojo Anderson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Whitworth Spokane, Washington F 4 Jayden Stevens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Oregon State Spokane, Washington G 5 Isaiah Brickner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Marist San Diego, California G 7 Jack Payne 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Colorado State Boise, Idaho G 10 Kristian Gonzalez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mater Dei Catholic HS Chula Vista, California G 11 Titus Yearout 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Lapwai HS Lapwai, Idaho G 14 Kolton Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Idaho State Coeur d'Alene, Idaho F 15 Ewan Steele 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Fr Polaris Prep Alton, Ontario F 22 Tyler Linhardt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Washington Seattle, Washington F 23 Takai Hardy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Fairfield, California G 24 Miles Klapper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Bridgton Academy Hillsborough, California G 33 Jack Hatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Garces Memorial HS Bakersfield, California F 34 Kyson Rose 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Walla Walla CC Kennewick, Washington	Head coach Alex Pribble (California) Assistant coach(es) Brandon Laird (UC Davis) Matt Jones (Trinity (TX)) Markhuri Sanders-Frison (California) Adam Ellis (Eastern Washington) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 13, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwest	W 94–60	1–0	20 – Brickner	8 – Tied	3 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,584) Moscow, ID
November 7, 2024* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	L 75–79	1–1	17 – Mrus	8 – Gonzalez	3 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,736) Moscow, ID
November 11, 2024* 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Washington State Battle of the Palouse	L 67–90	1–2	13 – Brickner	11 – Mims	3 – Mitchell	Beasley Coliseum (3,838) Pullman, WA
November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at BYU	L 71–95	1–3	17 – Mrus	6 – Mims	4 – Anderson	Marriott Center (16,456) Provo, UT
November 19, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Evergreen State	W 101–58	2–3	21 – Tied	10 – Payne	8 – Anderson	ICCU Arena (1,583) Moscow, ID
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm		vs. Southern Utah San Diego MTE	L 67–82	2–4	14 – Rose	5 – Mims	3 – Tied	Jenny Craig Pavilion (148) San Diego, CA
November 24, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at San Diego San Diego MTE	L 61–68	2–5	13 – Mitchell	6 – Tied	3 – Mitchell	Jenny Craig Pavilion (507) San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Riverside	W 80–68	3–5	25 – Gonzalez	7 – Rose	5 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,567) Moscow, ID
December 4, 2024* 5:00 pm		at Kansas City Big Sky-Summit Challenge						Swinney Recreation Center  Kansas City, MO
December 7, 2024* 2:00 pm		at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum  Corvallis, OR
December 15, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		UC San Diego						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
December 18, 2024*		at UC Davis						University Credit Union Center  Davis, CA
December 21, 2024* 1:00 pm		at Pacific						Alex G. Spanos Center  Stockton, CA
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State						Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Washington						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana						Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, MT
January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 25, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State						Dee Events Center  Ogden, UT
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State Battle of the Domes						Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Washington						Reese Court  Cheney, WA
February 20, 2025  ESPN+		at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court  Flagstaff, AZ
February 22, 2025  ESPN+		at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State Battle of the Domes						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State						ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
March 3, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State						Worthington Arena  Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025		vs.						Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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