List of Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches

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.

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

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	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

Claus was fired in February 2023. Tim Marrion was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.

References

^ "2022-23 Idaho Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Idaho Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
"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.
^ Pixley, Trevan (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2023.

v t e Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches
John G. Griffith (1905–1907) George Wyman (1907–1908) John S. Grogan (1908–1910) John G. Griffith (1910–1915) Charles M. Rademacher (1915–1916) Hec Edmundson (1916–1918) Wilfred C. Bleamaster (1918–1919) Ralph Hutchinson (1919–1920) Dave MacMillan (1920–1927) Richard Fox (1927–1936) Forrest Twogood (1936–1941) Guy Wicks (1941–1942) James A. Brown (1942–1946) Guy Wicks (1946–1947) Charles Finley (1947–1954) Harlan Hodges (1954–1959) Dave Strack (1959–1960) Joe Cipriano (1960–1963) Jim Goddard (1963–1966) Wayne Anderson (1966–1974) Jim Jarvis (1974–1978) Don Monson (1978–1983) Bill Trumbo (1983–1986) Tim Floyd (1986–1988) Kermit Davis (1988–1990) Larry Eustachy (1990–1993) Joe Cravens (1993–1996) Kermit Davis (1996–1997) David Farrar (1997–2001) Leonard Perry (2001–2006) George Pfeifer (2006–2008) Don Verlin (2008–2019) Zac Claus (2019–2023) Tim Marrion # (2023) Alex Pribble (2023– ) # denotes interim head coach

Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches

John G. Griffith (1905–1907)
George Wyman (1907–1908)
John S. Grogan (1908–1910)
John G. Griffith (1910–1915)
Charles M. Rademacher (1915–1916)
Hec Edmundson (1916–1918)
Wilfred C. Bleamaster (1918–1919)
Ralph Hutchinson (1919–1920)
Dave MacMillan (1920–1927)
Richard Fox (1927–1936)
Forrest Twogood (1936–1941)
Guy Wicks (1941–1942)
James A. Brown (1942–1946)
Guy Wicks (1946–1947)
Charles Finley (1947–1954)
Harlan Hodges (1954–1959)
Dave Strack (1959–1960)
Joe Cipriano (1960–1963)
Jim Goddard (1963–1966)
Wayne Anderson (1966–1974)
Jim Jarvis (1974–1978)
Don Monson (1978–1983)
Bill Trumbo (1983–1986)
Tim Floyd (1986–1988)
Kermit Davis (1988–1990)
Larry Eustachy (1990–1993)
Joe Cravens (1993–1996)
Kermit Davis (1996–1997)
David Farrar (1997–2001)
Leonard Perry (2001–2006)
George Pfeifer (2006–2008)
Don Verlin (2008–2019)
Zac Claus (2019–2023)
Tim Marrion # (2023)
Alex Pribble (2023– )

# denotes interim head coach

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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