List of Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches

Don Verlin coaching the Idaho Vandals in a 2015 game
Don Verlin, the winningest head coach in Vandals men's basketball history.

The following is a list of Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches. There have been 32 head coaches of the Vandals in their 118-season history.[1]

Idaho's current head coach is Alex Pribble. He was hired as the Vandals' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Zac Claus, who was fired before the start of the 2023 Big Sky tournament.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1905–1907
1910–1915
John G. Griffith 7 34–50 .405
2 1907–1908 George Wyman 1 4–4 .500
3 1908–1910 John S. Grogan 2 15–19 .441
4 1915–1916 Charles M. Rademacher 1 1–12 .077
5 1916–1918 Hec Edmundson 2 20–9 .690
6 1918–1919 Wilfred C. Bleamaster 1 13–2 .867
7 1919–1920 Ralph Hutchinson 1 14–3 .824
8 1920–1927 Dave MacMillan 7 102–37 .734
9 1927–1936 Richard Fox 9 88–124 .415
10 1936–1941 Forrest Twogood 5 69–79 .466
11 1941–1942
1946–1947
Guy Wicks 2 16–40 .286
12 1942–1946 James A. Brown 4 57–67 .460
13 1947–1954 Charles Finley 7 107–96 .527
14 1954–1959 Harlan Hodges 5 52–77 .403
15 1959–1960 Dave Strack 1 11–15 .423
16 1960–1963 Joe Cipriano 3 43–35 .551
17 1963–1966 Jim Goddard 3 25–52 .325
18 1966–1974 Wayne Anderson 8 88–117 .429
19 1974–1978 Jim Jarvis 4 26–78 .250
20 1978–1983 Don Monson 5 100–41 .709
21 1983–1986 Bill Trumbo 3 28–59 .322
22 1986–1988 Tim Floyd 2 35–25 .583
23 1988–1990
1996–1997
Kermit Davis 3 63–29 .685
24 1990–1993 Larry Eustachy 3 61–33 .649
25 1993–1996 Joe Cravens 3 42–41 .506
26 1997–2001 David Farrar 4 49–61 .445
27 2001–2006 Leonard Perry 5 48–97 .331
28 2006–2008 George Pfeifer 2 12–48 .200
29 2008–2019 Don Verlin 11 177–176 .501
30 2019–2023[a] Zac Claus 4 28–88 .241
31 2023* Tim Marrion 1 0–1 .000
31 2023–present Alex Pribble 0 0–0
Totals 32 coaches 118 seasons 1,428–1,615 .469
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
* - Denotes interim head coach.
Source[1]
  1. ^ Claus was fired in February 2023. Tim Marrion was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Idaho Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Idaho Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
  2. ^ "Seatte U associate head coach Alex Pribble takes over Idaho's men's basketball program". The Spokesman-Review. March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Pixley, Trevan (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2023.