2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Zac Claus, the Vandals played their home games on campus at ICCU Arena in Moscow, Idaho. They finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They lost to Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.

2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–22 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Zac Claus (fired 2/27/23)
  • Tim Marrion (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Kenny Tripp
  • Jeremy Harden
  • Jet Younker (interim)
Home arenaICCU Arena
2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington162 .8892311  .676
Montana State153 .8332510  .714
Weber State126 .6671815  .545
Montana107 .5881714  .548
Idaho State810 .4441121  .344
Sacramento State711 .3891418  .438
Portland State611 .3531219  .387
Northern Colorado612 .3331220  .375
Northern Arizona513 .2781223  .343
Idaho414 .2221022  .313
2023 Big Sky tournament winner

On February 28, 2023 following the final regular season game, the school fired head coach Zac Claus.[1] On March 20, the school named Seattle assistant coach Alex Pribble the team's new head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2021–22 season at 9–22 (6–14 in Big Sky, eighth). In the conference tournament, they were defeated by Sacramento State in the first round.[3]

Roster

2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Michael Hanshaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrWestlake HS Moorpark, California
G 1 RJ Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)174 lb (79 kg) RS FrDecatur Eisenhower HS Decatur, Illinois
G 2 Yusef Salih 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) SoHighland School Gainesville, Virginia
F/C 3 Isaac Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)242 lb (110 kg) JrWenatchee Valley College Spanaway, Washington
G 5 Dominique Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) SoCollege of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada
G 10 Rashad Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrGrand Canyon Chandler, Arizona
G 11 Titus Yearout 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)181 lb (82 kg) FrLapwai HS Lapwai, Idaho
G 13 Divant'e Moffitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)184 lb (83 kg) SrSeattle Pacific Spanaway, Washington
F 15 Terren Frank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)229 lb (104 kg) RS SoVanderbilt Los Angeles, California
G 21 Tyler Halligan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)196 lb (89 kg) FrWalsh Jesuit HS Uniontown, Ohio
G 22 Mikhail Abdul-Hamid 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChristian Brothers College HS St. Louis, Missouri
F/C 23 John Harge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)238 lb (108 kg) RS SoNortheastern Oklahoma A&M Aurora, Colorado
G 33 Jack Hatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)184 lb (83 kg) RS FrGarces Memorial HS Bakersfield, California
F 35 Nigel Burris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrArchbishop Mitty HS San Francisco, California
G 44 Trey Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSan Jose State Cypress, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022*
6:00 pm
Evergreen State W 91–48 
ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
4:00 pm
at Denver L 63–68  0–1
Hamilton Gymnasium (1,255)
Denver, CO
November 10, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Walla Walla W 122–48  1–1
ICCU Arena (1,549)
Moscow, ID
November 13, 2022*
12:05 pm
at Omaha L 72–79  1–2
Baxter Arena (2,196)
Omaha, NE
November 16, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Cal State Bakersfield L 43–52  1–3
ICCU Arena (2,042)
Moscow, ID
November 19, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Tech L 71–81  1–4
ICCU Arena (1,061)
Moscow, ID
November 23, 2022*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly
California Thanksgiving Jam
L 71–82  1–5
Mott Athletics Center (1,174)
San Luis Obispo, CA
November 25, 2022*
6:00 pm, WCC Network
at Pacific
California Thanksgiving Jam
W 84–81  2–5
Alex G. Spanos Center (956)
Stockton, CA
December 2, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 84–47  3–5
ICCU Arena (1,476)
Moscow, ID
December 6, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota W 76–66  4–5
ICCU Arena (1,435)
Moscow, ID
December 11, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Riverside L 74–76  4–6
ICCU Arena (1,294)
Moscow, ID
December 16, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwest Indian W 125–51  5–6
ICCU Arena (1,266)
Moscow, ID
December 19, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge W 76–73  6–6
Premier America Credit Union Arena (315)
Northridge, CA
December 21, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 75–82  6–7
Walter Pyramid (1,114)
Long Beach, CA
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 58–72  6–8
(0–1)
Worthington Arena (3,172)
Bozeman, MT
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana L 56–67  6–9
(0–2)
Dahlberg Arena (3,337)
Missoula, MT
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State L 83–85 OT 6–10
(0–3)
ICCU Arena (1,369)
Moscow, ID
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State L 58–74  6–11
(0–4)
ICCU Arena (1,528)
Moscow, ID
January 14, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 74–95  6–12
(0–5)
Reese Court (1,636)
Cheney, WA
January 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State W 74–70  7–12
(1–5)
ICCU Arena (1,979)
Moscow, ID
January 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona W 88–83  8–12
(2–5)
Findlay Toyota Court (787)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 21, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 67–73  8–13
(2–6)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,214)
Greeley, CO
January 26, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State L 65–73  8–14
(2–7)
ICCU Arena (1,713)
Moscow, ID
January 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
L 91–95 OT 8–15
(2–8)
ICCU Arena (2,397)
Moscow, ID
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State L 66–69  8–16
(2–9)
Viking Pavilion (1,089)
Portland, OR
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 82–76 OT 9–16
(3–9)
Hornets Nest (747)
Sacramento, CA
February 11, 2023
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 66–73  9–17
(3–10)
ICCU Arena (3,310)
Moscow, ID
February 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 84–82  10–17
(4–10)
ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 18, 2023
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 50–72  10–18
(4–11)
ICCU Arena (2,181)
Moscow, ID
February 23, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State
Battle of the Domes
L 55–65  10–19
(4–13)
Reed Gym (1,311)
Pocatello, ID
February 25, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State L 53–67  10–20
(4–13)
Dee Events Center (6,039)
Ogden, UT
February 27, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana L 53–68  10–21
(4–14)
ICCU Arena (2,047)
Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 4, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(10) vs. (9) Northern Arizona
First round
L 76–87  10–22
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources[4][5]

References

  1. STAFF, TREVAN PIXLEY SPORTS (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". The Lewiston Tribune. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  2. "'We are here to compete': Idaho introduces Alex Pribble as new men's basketball coach | The Spokesman-Review". www.spokesman.com. Retrieved June 8, 2023.
  3. "#BigSkyInBoise Day Three Recap". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  4. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. "2022-23 Idaho Vandals Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
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