1944–45 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1944–45 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1944–45 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	13–20 (3–13 PCC)
Head coach	James "Babe" Brown (3rd season);
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1943–44 1945–46 →

1944–45 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Oregon †	11	–	5	.688	30	–	15	.667
Washington State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	13	.639
Oregon State	10	–	6	.625	20	–	8	.714
Washington	5	–	11	.313	22	–	18	.550
Idaho	3	–	13	.188	13	–	20	.394
South
UCLA	3	–	1	.750	12	–	12	.500
USC	2	–	2	.500	15	–	9	.625
California	1	–	3	.250	7	–	8	.467

† North division playoff winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944–45 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1944–45 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year acting head coach James "Babe" Brown and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 13–20 overall in the regular season and 3–13 in conference play.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Cougars and Oregon start playoff March 10 in Pullman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1945. p. 12.
^ "Oregon, Washington State open three-game playoff at Pullman Saturday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1945. p. 2.
^ "Playoff series start Saturday at Pullman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 5, 1945. p. 6.

External links[edit]

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1944–45 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1945 University of Idaho yearbook – 1944–45 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1945 editions

[ospoip-1] "Cougars and Oregon start playoff March 10 in Pullman". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1945. p. 12.

[opnpoff-2] "Oregon, Washington State open three-game playoff at Pullman Saturday". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 5, 1945. p. 2.

[lmtpofs-3] "Playoff series start Saturday at Pullman". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 5, 1945. p. 6.

[1]

[2]

[3]

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