2005–06 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

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 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
2005–06 record4–25 (1–15 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
2005–06 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 20 Nevada133 .813  276  .818
Utah State115 .688  239  .719
Louisiana Tech115 .688  2013  .606
Hawaii106 .625  1711  .607
New Mexico State106 .625  1614  .533
Fresno State88 .500  1513  .536
Boise State610 .375  1415  .483
San Jose State214 .125  625  .194
Idaho115 .063  425  .138
Conference 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

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