1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	15–8 (9–7 PCC)
Head coach	Charles Finley (7th season);
Assistant coach	Clem Parberry
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1952–53 1954–55 →

1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	8	.733
Idaho	9	–	7	.563	15	–	8	.652
Oregon	9	–	7	.563	17	–	10	.630
Washington	7	–	9	.438	8	–	18	.308
Washington State	4	–	12	.250	10	–	17	.370
South
No. 11 USC †	8	–	4	.667	19	–	14	.576
UCLA	7	–	5	.583	18	–	7	.720
California	6	–	6	.500	17	–	7	.708
Stanford	3	–	9	.250	15	–	10	.600

† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1953–54 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by seventh-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 15–8 overall and 9–7 in conference play.^[2]^[3]

After seven years at Idaho, Finley left after the season for Mississippi Southern,^[4]^[5] and was succeeded in May by Harlan Hodges, the head coach at Murray State in Kentucky.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 28, 1954. p. 1D.
^ "Oregon State and USC league hoop finalists". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 1, 1954. p. 15.
^ "Chuck Finley resigns as Idaho basketball boss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 29, 1954. p. 15.
^ "Idaho basketball coach Chuck Finley resigns". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 30, 1954. p. 2.
^ "Idaho names Harlan Hodges as new cage coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 8, 1954. p. 8.
^ "Hodges to coach Idaho basketball". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 9, 1954. p. 1C.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1953–54 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1954 University of Idaho yearbook – 1953–54 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1954 editions

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[ergstgs-2] "Standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 28, 1954. p. 1D.

[osusc-3] "Oregon State and USC league hoop finalists". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 1, 1954. p. 15.

[cfressdc-4] "Chuck Finley resigns as Idaho basketball boss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 29, 1954. p. 15.

[ibbcres-5] "Idaho basketball coach Chuck Finley resigns". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 30, 1954. p. 2.

[uidnhhsdc-6] "Idaho names Harlan Hodges as new cage coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 8, 1954. p. 8.

[hhhaierg-7] "Hodges to coach Idaho basketball". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 9, 1954. p. 1C.

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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