1954–55 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1954–55 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1954–55 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	8–18 (5–11 PCC)
Head coach	Harlan Hodges (1st season);
Assistant coach	Clem Parberry
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1953–54 1955–56 →

1954–55 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
No. 10 Oregon State †	15	–	1	.938	22	–	8	.733
Oregon	8	–	8	.500	13	–	13	.500
Washington	7	–	9	.438	13	–	12	.520
Washington State	5	–	11	.313	11	–	15	.423
Idaho	5	–	11	.313	8	–	18	.308
South
No. 13 UCLA	11	–	1	.917	21	–	5	.808
Stanford	7	–	5	.583	17	–	8	.680
USC	5	–	7	.417	14	–	11	.560
California	1	–	11	.083	9	–	16	.360

† Conference playoff series winner As of 1955^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954–55 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1954–55 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Harlan Hodges and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 8–18 overall and 5–11 in conference play.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Hodges was hired in May 1954, after six seasons as head coach at Murray State in Kentucky.^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "Vandals end season with 'blaze of glory'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 28, 1955. p. 8.
^ "Bruins, OSC prime for Coast play-offs". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 28, 1955. p. 15.
^ "Idaho nudges Huskies 80-79; Parsons hits 31". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 27, 1955.
^ "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[edit]

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1954–55 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1955 University of Idaho yearbook – 1954–55 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1955 editions

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

[veswbog-2] "Vandals end season with 'blaze of glory'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 28, 1955. p. 8.

[sdcpof-3] "Bruins, OSC prime for Coast play-offs". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 28, 1955. p. 15.

[ergibw-4] "Idaho nudges Huskies 80-79; Parsons hits 31". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 27, 1955.

[uidnhhsdc-5] "Idaho names Harlan Hodges as new cage coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 8, 1954. p. 8.

[hhhaierg-6] "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