2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–25 (1–15 WAC)
Head coach	Leonard Perry (5th season);
Assistant coaches	George Pfeifer; Leroy Washington;
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum

The 2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. New members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), the Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Leonard Perry and played their home games on campus at Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho.

2005–06 WAC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 20 Nevada †	13	–	3	.813	27	–	6	.818
Utah State	11	–	5	.688	23	–	9	.719
Louisiana Tech	11	–	5	.688	20	–	13	.606
Hawaii	10	–	6	.625	17	–	11	.607
New Mexico State	10	–	6	.625	16	–	14	.533
Fresno State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	13	.536
Boise State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	15	.483
San Jose State	2	–	14	.125	6	–	25	.194
Idaho	1	–	15	.063	4	–	25	.138

† 2006 WAC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll[1]

The Vandals were 4–24 overall in the regular season and 1–15 in conference play, eighth in the standings.[2]

They drew top seed and host Nevada in the quarterfinal of the conference tournament in Reno and lost to the Wolf Pack by thirteen points.[3][4][5] Perry was fired shortly after the game,[3][5] and assistant George Pfeifer was promoted to head coach in late March.[6][7]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
WAC Tournament
Thu, March 9 6:00 pm	at No. 21 (1) Nevada First round	L 55–68	4–25	Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific time.

References

sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
"Boise State edges Vandals in double overtime thriller". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 6, 2006. p. 1B.
Hinton, Jay (March 10, 2006). "Last jam for UI, Perry". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.
"Wolf Pack punch out Vandals". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 2006. p. 3B.
Bauer, Doug (March 10, 2006). "Idaho pulls the plug on Perry". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.
Grummert, Dale (March 26, 2006). "Pfeifer ascends to Vandals' helm". Lewiston Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
Bauer, Doug (March 27, 2006). "Pfeifer takes the reins". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

External links

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 2005–06 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 2006 editions

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[1] sports-reference.com 2005-06 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary

[bsedidin-2] "Boise State edges Vandals in double overtime thriller". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). March 6, 2006. p. 1B.

[ljfpui-3] Hinton, Jay (March 10, 2006). "Last jam for UI, Perry". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). p. C1.

[povnd-4] "Wolf Pack punch out Vandals". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 2006. p. 3B.

[plgpul-5] Bauer, Doug (March 10, 2006). "Idaho pulls the plug on Perry". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

[ltpfasc-6] Grummert, Dale (March 26, 2006). "Pfeifer ascends to Vandals' helm". Lewiston Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.

[pftkren-7] Bauer, Doug (March 27, 2006). "Pfeifer takes the reins". Moscow-Pullman Daily News. (Idaho-Washington). p. 1B.

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
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