List of Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches
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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.[1]
Idaho's current head coach is Alex Pribble. He was hired as the Vandals' head coach in March 2023,[2] replacing Zac Claus, who was fired before the start of the 2023 Big Sky tournament.[3]
No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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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[a] | 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[1] |
- ^ Claus was fired in February 2023. Tim Marrion was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[3]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b Pixley, Trevan (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
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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