1975–76 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1975–76 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† Conference tournament winner ;

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1975–76 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
1975–76 record	7–19 (3–11 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jim Jarvis (2nd season);
Home arena	Kibbie Dome; Memorial Gymnasium

The 1975–76 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by second-year head coach Jim Jarvis and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium and Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho. They were 7–19 overall and 3–11 in conference play.[1][2]

The Vandals played their first game in the Kibbie Dome on Wednesday, January 21, against Palouse rival Washington State of the Pac-8, commemorated with a visit by Vandal great Gus Johnson, who played in the alumni game.[3][4][5] The evening easily set a school attendance record for basketball at 6,449,[6] which stood for five years.[7]

References

"College hoop standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 2, 1976. p. 16.
"College cage standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 1, 1976. p. 3B.
Emerson, Paul (January 21, 1976). "Dome opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Barrows, Bob (January 20, 1976). "Idaho cage great Gus Johnson returns to Palouse". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Spotleson, Bruce (January 22, 1976). "WSU also captures alumni game 74-63". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Emerson, Paul (January 22, 1976). "Crowd of 6,449 sees Cougar romp in dome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Missildine, Harry (January 9, 1981). "Vandals pass first Sky test". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1975–76 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1976 University of Idaho yearbook – 1975–76 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1976 editions

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[cbbssrv-1] "College hoop standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). March 2, 1976. p. 16.

[lmtccs-2] "College cage standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 1, 1976. p. 3B.

[domeopr-3] Emerson, Paul (January 21, 1976). "Dome opener". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[4] Barrows, Bob (January 20, 1976). "Idaho cage great Gus Johnson returns to Palouse". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[5] Spotleson, Bruce (January 22, 1976). "WSU also captures alumni game 74-63". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[rec76-6] Emerson, Paul (January 22, 1976). "Crowd of 6,449 sees Cougar romp in dome". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[passky-7] Missildine, Harry (January 9, 1981). "Vandals pass first Sky test". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. 25.

1975–76 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Weber State	9	–	5	.643	21	–	11	.656
Boise State †	9	–	5	.643	18	–	11	.621
Idaho State	9	–	5	.643	16	–	11	.593
Northern Arizona	8	–	6	.571	15	–	12	.556
Montana	7	–	7	.500	13	–	12	.520
Montana State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	16	.360
Gonzaga	5	–	9	.357	13	–	13	.500
Idaho	3	–	11	.214	7	–	19	.269

† Conference tournament winner

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–future)
Rivalries	Washington State Gonzaga (dormant)
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches
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