1961–62 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1961–62 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by second-year head coach Joe Cipriano and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.[1][2][3]

1961–62 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
1961–62 record13–13 (.500)
Head coachJoe Cipriano (2nd season)
Assistant coachWayne Anderson
MVPChuck White
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium

In the four years between the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference (1959) and the founding of the Big Sky Conference (1963), Idaho was an independent; this season the Vandals had a 13–13 (.500) record.[4][5]

During this season, Vandal great Gus Johnson was a sophomore at Boise Junior College and averaged thirty points and twenty rebounds a game for the Broncos; he transferred to Idaho in 1962 and played the following season.[6]

References

  1. Chapin, Dwight (November 30, 1961). "Cipriano striving to polish Vandals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 8.
  2. "Idaho to meet Pirates tonight". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). December 1, 1961. p. 12.
  3. "Gonzaga plays Nevada here as cage season begins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 1, 1961. p. 16.
  4. "Washington nips Vandals 55-54". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 10, 1962. p. 2.
  5. Missildine, Harry (March 10, 1962). "Husky rally ruins Idaho home finale". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
  6. "Vandal prospects for season reviewed by Cipriano". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 15, 1962. p. 12.
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