1952–53 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1952–53 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	15–12 (8–8 PCC)
Head coach	Charles Finley (6th season)
Assistant coach	Art Smith
MVP	Tom Flynn
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons← 1951–52 1953–54 →

1952–53 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
No. 4 Washington †	15	–	1	.938	30	–	3	.909
Idaho	8	–	8	.500	15	–	12	.556
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	14	–	14	.500
Oregon State	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Washington State	3	–	13	.188	7	–	27	.206
South
California	9	–	3	.750	16	–	10	.615
USC	7	–	5	.583	17	–	5	.773
UCLA	6	–	0	1.000	16	–	8	.667
Stanford	2	–	10	.167	7	–	20	.259

† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952–53 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1952–53 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by sixth-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 15–12 overall and 8–8 in conference play. Late in the season, Idaho handed the third-ranked and Final Four-bound Washington Huskies their sole conference loss.

References

"Outraged Huskies drop Vandals 61-52". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 1, 1953. p. 9.
Boni, Bill (March 1, 1953). "Huskies avenge Friday loss, trip Idaho 61-52". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 1, sports.
"Final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 1, 1953. p. 1C.
"Vandals smear Washington's cage mark 64-61". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. February 28, 1953. p. 8.
Ashlock, Herb (February 28, 1953). "Tom Flynn hero in Idaho's win over Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 8.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1952–53 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1953 University of Idaho yearbook – 1952–53 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1953 editions

v t e Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976, 2020–21) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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