The Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho, located in Moscow, Idaho, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Big Sky Conference. The Vandals are coached by Alex Pribble and play home games at the Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, which opened in 2021. The Vandals have appeared five times in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, most recently in 2026.
The program's two most notable seasons were in 1962âÂÂ63 and 1981âÂÂ82. The Vandals went in 1963 and featured future hall of famer The 1982 team was ranked sixth in both polls at the end of the regular repeated as regular season and conference tournament and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the
The Vandals have appeared in five NCAA Tournaments, with an overall record of 1âÂÂ5.
Idaho has one National Invitation Tournament appearance (1983) and lost in the first round;<br>it was the first NIT invitation for the Big Sky Conference.
The Vandals have participated in four CollegeInsider.com Tournaments,<br>and their combined record is
The Vandals have participated in the one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0âÂÂ1.
Idaho also participated in the very first national championship tournament ever held in intercollegiate basketball, the 1922 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament, where they lost in the quarterfinals to Kalamazoo College.