1997–98 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1997–98 Big West men's basketball standings
	East Division
	West Division
	† 1998 Big West Tournament winner ; As of April 10, 1998[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1997–98 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
1997–98 record	15–12 (9–7 Big West)
Head coach	David Farrar (1st season)
Home arena	Kibbie Dome

The 1997–98 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big West Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach David Farrar and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 15–11 overall in the regular season and 9–7 in conference play,[2] tied for third in the East division standings.[3][4] They met West division champion Pacific in the first round of the conference tournament and lost by eight points.[5][6]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big West Tournament
Fri, March 6 6:00 pm	vs. (1W) Pacific Quarterfinal	L 74–82	15–12	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

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References

Big West MBB Record Book
"Idaho vs. Pacific". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1998. p. 4B.
"Idaho advances; Pacific up next". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). staff and wire reports. March 2, 1998. p. 1C.
"Idaho finds back door". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 2, 1998. p. 1B.
"Vandals ousted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1998. p. 1B.
"Pacific railroads Vandals". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 7, 1998. p. 1D.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1997–98 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1998 University of Idaho yearbook – 1997–98 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1998 editions

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[1] Big West MBB Record Book

[lmtpvb-2] "Idaho vs. Pacific". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 6, 1998. p. 4B.

[iddvcs-3] "Idaho advances; Pacific up next". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). staff and wire reports. March 2, 1998. p. 1C.

[ifbdr-4] "Idaho finds back door". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). staff and wire reports. March 2, 1998. p. 1B.

[vndous-5] "Vandals ousted". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 7, 1998. p. 1B.

[railrv-6] "Pacific railroads Vandals". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 7, 1998. p. 1D.

1997–98 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
Utah State†	13	–	3	.813	25	–	8	.758
Nevada	11	–	5	.688	16	–	12	.571
Boise State	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Idaho	9	–	7	.563	15	–	12	.556
New Mexico State	8	–	8	.500	18	–	12	.600
North Texas	4	–	12	.250	5	–	21	.192
West Division
Pacific	14	–	2	.875	23	–	10	.697
Cal Poly	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Cal State Fullerton	6	–	10	.375	12	–	16	.429
UC Irvine	6	–	10	.375	9	–	18	.333
Long Beach State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	19	.345
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	12	.250	7	–	19	.269

† 1998 Big West Tournament winner As of April 10, 1998[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–future)
Rivalries	Washington State Gonzaga (dormant)
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20