1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team explained
| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1959–60 |
| Team: | Idaho Vandals |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Mvp: | Joe King |
The 1959–60 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1959–60 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by first-year head coach Dave Strack and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.[1] [2]
In the four years between the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference (1959) and the founding of the Big Sky Conference (1963), Idaho was an independent; this season the Vandals had an record.[3]
Hired in June, Strack was previously an assistant coach at the University of Michigan, his alma mater.[4] [5] [6] After just one season in Moscow, Strack resigned in May 1960 to return to Michigan as head coach;[7] [8] [9] he was succeeded at Idaho by Joe Cipriano, a former player (and assistant coach) at the University of Washington in Seattle.[10] [11]
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Notes and References
- News: New Idaho and Washington coaches greet hoop turnouts . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . Associated Press . October 15, 1959 . 2D.
- News: Record free throw . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . (photo) . December 17, 1959 . 42.
- News: Washington cages solve Idaho defensive problems . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Missildine . Harry. March 6, 1960 . 2, sports.
- News: University studies 55 applications for basketball job . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . June 3, 1959 . 11 .
- News: Michigan aide studies Idaho hoop vacancy . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . Associated Press . June 12, 1959 . 11 .
- News: Michigan assistant Vandals' cage pick . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . June 16, 1959 . 18.
- News: Idaho cage boss takes new post . Spokane Daily Chronicle . (Washington) . Associated Press . May 20, 1960 . 17.
- News: Strack's move to Michigan confirmed; Cipriano next? . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . May 21, 1960 . 10.
- News: Strack accepts position at Michigan . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . May 21, 1960 . 2.
- News: Idaho hires Cipriano as head cage coach . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington) . May 23, 1960 . 9.
- News: Idaho names Cipriano head basketball coach . Lewiston Morning Tribune . (Idaho) . May 22, 1960 . 10.
