2021–22 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2021–22 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record9–22 (6–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Tim Marrion
  • Kenny Tripp
  • Johnny Hill
Home arenaICCU Arena
Seasons
2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 16 4   .800 27 8   .771
Southern Utah 14 6   .700 23 12   .657
Northern Colorado 13 7   .650 22 16   .579
Weber State 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Montana 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
Eastern Washington 11 9   .550 18 16   .529
Portland State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Sacramento State 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Idaho 6 14   .300 9 22   .290
Idaho State 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Northern Arizona 5 15   .250 9 23   .281
Conference tournament winner

The 2021–22 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Zac Claus, the Vandals played their home games on campus at the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho.

Previous season

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The previous season had been intended to be the 46th and final season for basketball in the Kibbie Dome, configured as the "Cowan Spectrum" for basketball since February 2001. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 football season in the Big Sky was delayed until the spring of 2021. and home basketball games were moved to Memorial Gymnasium,

The Vandals finished the 2020–21 season with a 1–21 record (1–17 in Big Sky, last). In the conference tournament, they lost to Montana in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2021–22 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Michael Hanshaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Westlake HS Moorpark, CA
G 1 RJ Walker 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 164 lb (74 kg) Fr Decatur Eisenhower HS Decatur, IL
G 2 Yusef Salih 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Highland School Gainesville, VA
G 3 Mikey Dixon 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Grand Canyon New Castle, DE
G 4 Trevante Anderson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr San Francisco Tacoma, WA
G 5 JeMeil King 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bellevue Oakland, CA
G 10 Nolan Bertain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Portland, OR
G 11 Kendall McHugh 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So College of Southern Idaho Centreville, VA
F 15 Philip Pepple Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr SIU Edwardsville Shoreline, WA
G 20 Ethan Kilgore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr East Buchanan HS Gower, MO
G 21 Gabe Quinnett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Moscow HS Moscow, ID
G 23 Rashad Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Grand Canyon Chandler, AZ
F 32 Tanner Christensen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr University HS Spokane Valley, WA
G 33 Jack Hatten 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Garces Memorial HS Bakersfield, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 7, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2021*
6:00 pm
Evergreen State W 73–56 
ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
November 4, 2021*
6:00 pm
Yellowstone Christian W 108–68 
ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Long Beach State L 89–95 OT 0–1
ICCU Arena (1,723)
Moscow, ID
November 12, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
George Fox W 95–85  1–1
ICCU Arena (1,307)
Moscow, ID
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm
at Fresno State
SoCal Challenge campus-site game
L 62–69  1–2
Save Mart Center (3,388)
Fresno, CA
November 18, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Washington State
Battle of the Palouse
L 61–109  1–3
ICCU Arena (2,727)
Moscow, ID
November 22, 2021*
2:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Utah Valley
SoCal Challenge Sand Division semifinals
L 45–83  1–4
The Pavilion at JSerra (317)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 24, 2021*
12:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Cal Poly
SoCal Challenge Sand Division 3rd place game
L 63–67  1–5
The Pavilion at JSerra (1,700)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 27, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota State L 73–90  1–6
Scheels Center (1,896)
Fargo, ND
December 4, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Utah L 75–81  1–7
(0–1)
ICCU Arena (1,043)
Moscow, ID
December 8, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
South Dakota State W 98–84  2–7
ICCU Arena (1,051)
Moscow, ID
December 11, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Bakersfield L 58–59  2–8
Icardo Center (899)
Bakersfield, CA
December 18, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
SAGU W 84–55  3–8
ICCU Arena (1,105)
Moscow, ID
December 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Riverside Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State L 72–92  3–9
(0–2)
ICCU Arena (50)
Moscow, ID
January 8, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 93–96  3–10
(0–3)
Reese Court (1,351)
Cheney, WA
January 13, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State L 74–84  3–11
(0–4)
Dee Events Center (2,822)
Ogden, UT
January 15, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
L 74–81  3–12
(0–5)
Reed Gym (1,474)
Pocatello, ID
January 17, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona
Rescheduled from December 30
L 72–74  3–13
(0–6)
Walkup Skydome (418)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 20, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 70–87  3–14
(0–7)
ICCU Arena (1,069)
Moscow, ID
January 22, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 73–72 OT 4–14
(1–7)
ICCU Arena (1,134)
Moscow, ID
January 24, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State
Rescheduled from January 1
W 84–79  5–14
(2–7)
Viking Pavilion (563)
Portland, OR
January 27, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana L 62–81  5–15
(2–8)
Dahlberg Arena (3,014)
Missoula, MT
January 29, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 62–70  5–16
(2–9)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,481)
Bozeman, MT
February 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah L 59–75  5–17
(2–10)
America First Event Center (2,033)
Cedar City, UT
February 10, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
L 70–79  5–18
(2–11)
ICCU Arena (1,323)
Moscow, ID
February 12, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State W 83–79  6–18
(3–11)
ICCU Arena (1,059)
Moscow, ID
February 17, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana W 82–76  7–18
(4–11)
ICCU Arena (1,310)
Moscow, ID
February 19, 2022
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington W 83–80  8–18
(5–11)
ICCU Arena (2,230)
Moscow, ID
February 24, 2022
7:05 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 51–83  8–19
(5–12)
Hornets Nest (565)
Sacramento, CA
February 26, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 94–98  8–20
(5–13)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,421)
Greeley, CO
March 3, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State L 68–79  8–21
(5–14)
ICCU Arena (1,231)
Moscow, ID
March 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 78–69  9–21
(6–14)
ICCU Arena (1,442)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2022
8:30 am, ESPN+
(9) vs. (8) Sacramento State
First round
L 54–57  9–22
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Montana Survives Against Idaho to Advance to Quarterfinals". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Idaho Vandals Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 7, 2021.