1917–18 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1917–18 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1917–18 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	12–2
Head coach	Hec Edmundson (2nd season);
Captain	Elra "Squinty" Hunter
Home arena	Armory and Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1916–17 1918–19 →

1917–18 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Canisius		–		–	5	–	0	1.000
Creighton		–		–	14	–	0	1.000
Oregon State		–		–	15	–	0	1.000
Rhode Island		–		–	3	–	0	1.000
Utah State		–		–	9	–	0	1.000
Syracuse		–		–	16	–	1	.941
Idaho		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Louisiana State		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Penn State		–		–	12	–	1	.923
Oklahoma		–		–	11	–	1	.917
Navy		–		–	14	–	2	.875
Virginia		–		–	7	–	1	.875
Georgia		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Kentucky		–		–	9	–	2	.818
North Carolina State		–		–	13	–	3	.813
California		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Bucknell		–		–	11	–	3	.786
Arizona State		–		–	14	–	4	.778
Boston		–		–	6	–	2	.750
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	2	.750
North Carolina		–		–	9	–	3	.750
Virginia Tech		–		–	15	–	5	.750
Niagara		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Army		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Trinity		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Vanderbilt		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	2	.667
Brigham Young		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Rutgers		–		–	5	–	3	.625
Seton Hall		–		–	8	–	5	.615
South Carolina		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Arizona		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Clemson		–		–	3	–	2	.600
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	6	.571
Utah		–		–	5	–	4	.556
Lehigh		–		–	11	–	9	.550
Temple		–		–	8	–	7	.533
Duquesne		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Indiana State		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Montana		–		–	6	–	6	.500
St. John's (NY)		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Texas Christian		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Bradley		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Colgate		–		–	9	–	12	.429
Manhattan		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Auburn		–		–	2	–	3	.400
Michigan State		–		–	6	–	10	.375
Pittsburgh		–		–	5	–	9	.357
William & Mary		–		–	6	–	11	.353
Dayton		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Notre Dame		–		–	2	–	4	.333
Ohio		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Washington		–		–	4	–	8	.333
Alabama		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Oregon		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Montana State		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Tennessee		–		–	3	–	9	.250
Wake Forest		–		–	4	–	12	.250
West Virginia		–		–	4	–	13	.235
Wichita State		–		–	3	–	10	.231
Connecticut		–		–	1	–	6	.143
Butler		–		–	0	–	6	.000
The Citadel		–		–	0	–	1	.000
Southern California		–		–	0	–	2	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1917–18 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1917–18 college basketball season. The Vandals were led by second-year head coach Hec Edmundson and played their home games on campus at the Armory and Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 12–2 overall.play.^[1]^[2] Due to World War I, freshmen were allowed to play varsity sports and the Vandals had five in the starting lineup.

This was the final year at Idaho for alumnus Edmundson, a Moscow native (and an Olympian in track in 1912). He coached at Washington in Seattle for decades, starting in 1920.

References[edit]

^ "2010-11 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Idaho Athletics. 2010. p. 90.
^ "Idaho's Vandals outclass all teams in East side conference". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). March 8, 1918. p. 1.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1917–18 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1919 (spring 1918) University of Idaho yearbook – 1917–18 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1918 editions

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[medgui-1] "2010-11 Men's Basketball Media Guide". University of Idaho Athletics. 2010. p. 90.

[ivocatesc-2] "Idaho's Vandals outclass all teams in East side conference". University Argonaut. (Moscow, Idaho). March 8, 1918. p. 1.

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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