1941–42 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1941–42 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1941–42 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	12–16 (3–13 PCC)
Head coach	Guy Wicks (1st season);
Assistant coach	James "Babe" Brown
MVP	Ray Turner
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1940–41 1942–43 →

1941–42 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	18	–	9	.667
Washington	10	–	6	.625	18	–	7	.720
Washington State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	8	.724
Oregon	7	–	9	.438	12	–	15	.444
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	12	–	16	.429
South
Stanford †	11	–	1	.917	28	–	4	.875
USC	7	–	5	.583	12	–	8	.600
California	4	–	8	.333	11	–	19	.367
UCLA	2	–	10	.167	5	–	18	.217

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1942^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941–42 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1941–42 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Guy Wicks and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 12–16 overall and 3–13 in conference play.^[2] Center Ray Turner set the Northern Division scoring record with 192 points in sixteen games (12.0 ppg).^[2]^[3]

Alumnus Wicks had returned to Moscow after a decade in Pocatello at the UI-Southern Branch.^[4] He entered the U.S. Navy in late 1942 during World War II,^[5] and returned to coach in the 1946–47 season.^[6] In the meanwhile , the basketball program was led by acting athletic director James "Babe" Brown, who coached the freshmen this season.^[5]

References[edit]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Oregon entrenches Idaho in cellar as Turner breaks record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 4, 1942. p. 6.
^ "Turner sets North Division scoring record". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 4, 1942. p. 7.
^ "Coach Guy Wicks visits his new post at Moscow". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 18, 1941. p. 10.
^ ^a ^b "Guy Wicks gets his Navy post". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 11, 1942. p. 13.
^ "Wicks returns to Idaho courts after Navy service". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). November 19, 1946. p. 12.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1941–42 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1942 University of Idaho yearbook – 1941–42 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1942 editions

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

[oeiic-2] "Oregon entrenches Idaho in cellar as Turner breaks record". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 4, 1942. p. 6.

[lmttussc-3] "Turner sets North Division scoring record". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 4, 1942. p. 7.

[gwvhnp-4] "Coach Guy Wicks visits his new post at Moscow". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. April 18, 1941. p. 10.

[gwghnp-5] "Guy Wicks gets his Navy post". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). December 11, 1942. p. 13.

[wrticans-6] "Wicks returns to Idaho courts after Navy service". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). (photo). November 19, 1946. p. 12.

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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