1960–61 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1960–61 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Conference	Independent
Record	10–16 (.385)
Head coach	Joe Cipriano (1st season)
Assistant coach	Wayne Anderson
MVP	Ken Maren
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons← 1959–60 1961–62 →

The 1960–61 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by first-year head coach Joe Cipriano and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium, in Moscow, Idaho.

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 10–16 (.385) record.

Cipriano was hired in May 1960; a former player (and assistant coach) at Washington in Seattle, he was an energetic guard on the Huskies' Final Four team in 1953. He led the Vandals for three years, then departed for Nebraska.

Sophomore Chuck White, a junior college transfer, led the Vandals in scoring at 13.4 points per game; senior co-captain Dale James was next at 12.3 ppg, followed by senior Ken Maren at 11.7 ppg, who led the team with 9.5 rebounds per game.

References

^ "Chuck White paced Vandals in scoring". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 16, 1961. p. 10.
Missildine, Harry (February 25, 1961). "Vandals come on to defeat Huskies". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 10.
"Palouse still is poison as Idaho dumps Huskies". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). February 25, 1961. p. 8.
"Huskies face Idaho, WSU". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 9, 1961. p. 8.
"Huskies nip Idaho five in overtime". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 11, 1961. p. 8.
"Idaho hires Cipriano as head cage coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 23, 1960. p. 9.
"Idaho names Cipriano head basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). May 22, 1960. p. 10.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1960–61 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1961 University of Idaho yearbook – 1960–61 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1961 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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