1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

American college basketball season

1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–22 (1–13 Big Sky)
Head coach	Bill Trumbo (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Halm Garry Mendenhall
Home arena	Kibbie Dome
Seasons← 1983–84 1985–86 →

1984–85 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Nevada †	11	–	3	.786	21	–	10	.677
Montana	10	–	4	.714	22	–	7	.759
Weber State	9	–	5	.643	20	–	9	.690
Northern Arizona	8	–	6	.571	17	–	12	.586
Montana State	7	–	7	.500	11	–	17	.393
Boise State	5	–	9	.357	16	–	13	.552
Idaho State	5	–	9	.357	15	–	18	.455
Idaho	1	–	13	.071	8	–	22	.267

† 1985 Big Sky tournament winner

The 1984–85 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Bill Trumbo and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 8–21 overall in the regular season and 1–13 in conference play, in last place again. At the conference tournament at Boise, the Vandals met league champion Nevada in the quarterfinal and lost by three points. The sole conference victory was a home blowout of Idaho State in early February in a rare Sunday afternoon game.

Idaho hosted and defeated Palouse neighbor Washington State by nineteen in early December, the fourth win over the Cougars in the last five meetings. Gonzaga edged the Vandals by two points in Spokane on January 2 for a second straight win in the series (following four consecutive losses).

The main basketball court of the Kibbie Dome was originally smooth tartan rubber (urethane), poured directly onto the pavement floor, resulting in a very hard and unforgiving surface, but also a tremendous home court advantage under head coach Don Monson in the early 1980s. After nine seasons, it was replaced in the fall of 1984 with a conventional hardwood floor, acquired from the University of Arizona in Tucson.

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Rank	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Big Sky tournament
Thu, March 7 6:00 pm	(8)	vs. (1) Nevada Quarterfinal	L 80–83	8–22	BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

Devlin, Bruce (March 7, 1985). "Big Sky upsets? 'Nothing to lose' for 8-21 Vandals". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 29.
Devlin, Bruce (March 8, 1985). "Idaho presses Reno before bowing". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
"Today's area men's hoop: Idaho St at Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 3, 1985. p. D4.
Boling, Dave (February 3, 1985). "Vandals: Title match-up it's not with ISU meeting Idaho". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Devlin, Vince (February 4, 1985). "Vandals use a little 'D' to earn big 'W'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 13.
Boling, Dave (February 4, 1985). "Vandals take out their aggressions on Bengals". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
"Tonight's area men's hoop: WSU at Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 4, 1984. p. B2.
Devlin, Vince (December 5, 1984). "Idaho Vandalizes the Cougars". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 21.
"Tonight's area men's hoop: Idaho at Gonzaga". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). January 2, 1985. p. B3.
Gerheim, Earl (January 3, 1985). "Zags leave Idaho hurting, 56-54". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 19.
"Dome to be home for hoop court". Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). (University of Idaho). August 28, 1984. p. 28.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1984–85 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1985 University of Idaho yearbook – 1984–85 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1985 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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