1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	11–15 (.423)
Head coach	Dave Strack (1st season);
Assistant coach	Wayne Anderson
MVP	Joe King
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by first-year head coach Dave Strack and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.^[1]^[2]

In the four years between the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference (1959) and the founding of the Big Sky Conference (1963), Idaho was an independent; this season the Vandals had an 11–15 (.423) record.^[3]

Hired in June, Strack was previously an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, his alma mater.^[4]^[5]^[6] After just one season in Moscow, Strack resigned in May 1960 to return to Michigan as head coach;^[7]^[8]^[9] he was succeeded at Idaho by Joe Cipriano, a former player (and assistant coach) at the University of Washington in Seattle.^[10]^[11]

References

^ "New Idaho and Washington coaches greet hoop turnouts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1959. p. 2D.
^ "Record free throw". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). December 17, 1959. p. 42.
^ Missildine, Harry (March 6, 1960). "Washington cages solve Idaho defensive problems". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 2, sports.
^ "University studies 55 applications for basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 3, 1959. p. 11.
^ "Michigan aide studies Idaho hoop vacancy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 12, 1959. p. 11.
^ "Michigan assistant Vandals' cage pick". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 16, 1959. p. 18.
^ "Idaho cage boss takes new post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. May 20, 1960. p. 17.
^ "Strack's move to Michigan confirmed; Cipriano next?". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 21, 1960. p. 10.
^ "Strack accepts position at Michigan". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). May 21, 1960. p. 2.
^ "Idaho hires Cipriano as head cage coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 23, 1960. p. 9.
^ "Idaho names Cipriano head basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). May 22, 1960. p. 10.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1959–60 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1960 University of Idaho yearbook – 1959–60 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1960 editions

[ncoa-1] "New Idaho and Washington coaches greet hoop turnouts". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. October 15, 1959. p. 2D.

[recfrt-2] "Record free throw". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). (photo). December 17, 1959. p. 42.

[wcsidefp-3] Missildine, Harry (March 6, 1960). "Washington cages solve Idaho defensive problems". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 2, sports.

[univst-4] "University studies 55 applications for basketball job". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 3, 1959. p. 11.

[masihv-5] "Michigan aide studies Idaho hoop vacancy". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. June 12, 1959. p. 11.

[masvcp-6] "Michigan assistant Vandals' cage pick". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. June 16, 1959. p. 18.

[icbtnp-7] "Idaho cage boss takes new post". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. May 20, 1960. p. 17.

[srcpnx-8] "Strack's move to Michigan confirmed; Cipriano next?". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 21, 1960. p. 10.

[lmtsapos-9] "Strack accepts position at Michigan". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). May 21, 1960. p. 2.

[idhicip-10] "Idaho hires Cipriano as head cage coach". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). May 23, 1960. p. 9.

[lmtinc-11] "Idaho names Cipriano head basketball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). May 22, 1960. p. 10.

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