1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1953–54 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by seventh-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

1953–54 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1953–54 record15–8 (9–7 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachClem Parberry
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
1953–54 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
Oregon State115 .688  228  .733
Idaho97 .563  158  .652
Oregon97 .563  1710  .630
Washington79 .438  818  .308
Washington State412 .250  1017  .370
South
No. 11 USC84 .667  1914  .576
UCLA75 .583  187  .720
California66 .500  177  .708
Stanford39 .250  1510  .600
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1954[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Vandals were 15–8 overall and 9–7 in conference play.[2][3]

After seven years at Idaho, Finley left after the season for Mississippi Southern,[4][5] and was succeeded in May by Harlan Hodges, the head coach at Murray State in Kentucky.[6][7]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). February 28, 1954. p. 1D.
  3. "Oregon State and USC league hoop finalists". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 1, 1954. p. 15.
  4. "Chuck Finley resigns as Idaho basketball boss". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 29, 1954. p. 15.
  5. "Idaho basketball coach Chuck Finley resigns". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 30, 1954. p. 2.
  6. "Idaho names Harlan Hodges as new cage coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 8, 1954. p. 8.
  7. "Hodges to coach Idaho basketball". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 9, 1954. p. 1C.
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