1983–84 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1983–84 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	9–19 (4–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bill Trumbo (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Halm Garry Mendenhall
Home arena	Kibbie Dome
Seasons← 1982–83 1984–85 →

1983–84 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	12	–	2	.857	23	–	8	.742
Montana	9	–	5	.643	23	–	7	.767
Montana State	7	–	7	.500	14	–	15	.483
Nevada †	7	–	7	.500	17	–	14	.548
Idaho State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	19	.387
Boise State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	12	.556
Northern Arizona	5	–	9	.357	13	–	14	.481
Idaho	4	–	10	.286	9	–	19	.321

† 1984 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1983–84 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1983–84 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Bill Trumbo and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 9–18 overall in the regular season and 4–10 in conference play; after four consecutive years in the top half of the standings (with two titles), Idaho returned to last place in the Big Sky. The conference tournament previously included only the top four teams; it was expanded this year to include all eight. The quarterfinals were at campus sites on Tuesday, and eighth-seeded Idaho fell to league champion Weber State.

Two Inland Empire winning streaks ended this season: after three straight wins over Washington State in the Battle of the Palouse, the Cougars beat the Vandals by thirteen points in Pullman in December. Gonzaga broke a four-game losing streak to Idaho with a seven-point win in Moscow in January; it was senior point guard John Stockton's sole win in the series.

No Vandals were named to the all-conference team; senior center Pete Prigge was honorable mention. Two years earlier as a sophomore, he was the sixth man on the successful 1982 team.

Hired in early April, Trumbo was previously the head coach at Santa Rosa Junior College in northern California; he succeeded alumnus Don Monson, who departed after five seasons for Oregon of the Pac-10 Conference.

Roster

1983–84 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	10	Stan Arnold	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	San Jose CC	San Jose, CA
F	13	Tom Stalick	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Fr	West Albany HS	Albany, OR
G	14	Ernest Sanders	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Pasco HS	Pasco, WA
G	21	Chris Carey	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	West Albany HS	Albany, OR
C	24	Pete Prigge	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Fort Vancouver HS	Vancouver, WA
F	30	Zane Frazier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Fairfax HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	32	Ulf Spears	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Benson Poly HS	Portland, OR
F	33	Dan Wright (S)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr	Fullerton JC
G	34	Matt Haskins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Columbia HS	Richland, WA
F	40	Mark Hoke	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Columbia HS	Richland, WA
G	42	Freeman Watkins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	Sr	Eisenhower HS	Utica, MI
F	44	Steve Adams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr		Portland, OR
C	52	Pete Reitz	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Placer HS	Auburn, CA
F	55	Frank Garza	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Santa Rosa JC	Anacortes, WA

Head coach

Bill Trumbo (Chapman)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Halm (Hawaiʻi)
Garry Mendenhall (Santa Clara)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Tue, March 6 6:30 pm	(8)	at (1) No. 19 Weber State Quarterfinal	L 58–67	9–19	Dee Events Center (5,146) Ogden, Utah
*Non-conference game. Rankings from UPI coaches poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

"Idaho at Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 6, 1984. p. C2.
"Idaho comes close, but fails again". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). staff and wire services. March 7, 1984. p. 17.
Hamilton, Linda (March 7, 1984). "Weber State subdues stubborn Idaho". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. G1.
Sahlberg, Bert (December 11, 1983). "WSU swats away Vandals' win streak". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Devlin, Vince (January 8, 1984). "Ruff get rough with GU in tough". Spokesman=Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
"Scoreboard: All Big Sky". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 13, 1984. p. C3.
"2 Wildcats named on all-Big Sky". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 13, 1984. p. D2.
Van Sickel, Charlie (March 3, 1982). "The other Vandal". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). p. 42.
Devlin, Vince (April 2, 1983). "JC coach handed the Vandal reins". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
Ramsdell, Paul (November 25, 1983). "Trumbo to continue Vandal excitement". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
"Monson accepts Duck job". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 22, 1983. p. 19.
Killen, John (March 22, 1983). "Monson chooses challenge at Oregon: Bids farewell to Idaho after five seasons". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
Kayfes, Dave (March 22, 1983). "Monson brightens a dark day". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
Ramsdell, Paul (November 26, 1983). "Vandals open at home against Pacific". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 2B.
"Vandal Basketball". University of Idaho Athletics. (gameday program). January 26, 1984. p. 14.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1983–84 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1984 University of Idaho yearbook – 1983–84 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1984 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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