2024–25 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2024–25 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrandon Laird
Assistant coaches
Home arenaICCU Arena
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Arizona 0 0   5 1   .833
Northern Colorado 0 0   5 2   .714
Portland State 0 0   2 3   .400
Montana 0 0   2 3   .400
Idaho 0 0   2 4   .333
Idaho State 0 0   2 4   .333
Sacramento State 0 0   1 3   .250
Montana State 0 0   1 4   .200
Weber State 0 0   1 4   .200
Eastern Washington 0 0   1 5   .167
2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of November 23, 2024

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.

Previous season

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The Vandals finished the 2023–24 season 11–21, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place.[1] They were defeated by Sacramento State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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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 Redshirt Junior Los Angeles, California Transferred to Campbell
Cooper Church 32 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Maple Valley, Washington

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Jojo Anderson 3 G 6'0" 180 Redshirt 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 Redshirt Sophomore Boise, Idaho Colorado State
Kolton Mitchell 14 G 6'1" -- Redshirt Freshman Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Idaho State

Recruiting class

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 13, 2024

Schedule and results

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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
at San Diego
San Diego MTE
      Jenny Craig Pavilion 
San Diego, CA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Riverside       ICCU Arena 
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.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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