1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	17–15 (3–13 PCC)
Head coach	Charles Finley (1st season);
MVP	Preston Brimhall
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1946–47 1948–49 →

1947–48 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Washington †	10	–	6	.625	23	–	11	.676
Oregon State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	13	.618
Washington State	9	–	7	.563	19	–	10	.655
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	18	–	11	.621
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	17	–	15	.531
South
California	11	–	1	.917	25	–	9	.735
USC	7	–	5	.583	14	–	10	.583
UCLA	3	–	9	.250	12	–	13	.480
Stanford	3	–	9	.250	15	–	11	.577

† Conference playoff series winner

The 1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 17–15 overall and 3–13 in conference play.^[1]^[2]

Finley was hired in the summer of 1947; he was the athletic director and coached two sports at the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro and was also a baseball scout for the Boston Braves organization.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Northern Division final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1948. p. 10.
^ "Final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 8, 1948. p. 16.
^ "Finley new University of Idaho head basketball, baseball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 31, 1947. p. 8.
^ "Coaching posts to Chuck Finley". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 31, 1947. p. 15.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1947–48 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1948 University of Idaho yearbook – 1947–48 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1948 editions

[ndfs-1] "Northern Division final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1948. p. 10.

[spdsv-2] "Final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 8, 1948. p. 16.

[fnuofi-3] "Finley new University of Idaho head basketball, baseball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 31, 1947. p. 8.

[cptcfn-4] "Coaching posts to Chuck Finley". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 31, 1947. p. 15.

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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