2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2020–21 record	0–13 (0–10 Big Sky)
Head coach	Zac Claus (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Doug Novsek
Assistant coaches	Kenny Tripp; Johnny Hill;
Home arena	Cowan Spectrum

The 2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by second-year head coach Zac Claus, are playing their 46th and final season at the Cowan Spectrum in Moscow, Idaho as members of the Big Sky Conference. The university plans to open the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena for the 2021–22 season.

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2019–20 season 8–24, 4–16 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. They received the #10 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, and faced off against the #7 seed Southern Utah in the first round, losing 69–75.[1]

Roster

2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Michael Hanshaw	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Westlake High School	Moorpark, California
G	1	Ja'Vary Christmas	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Sr	Sheridan College	Portland, Oregon
G	2	Damen Thacker	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Sr	Walla Walla Community College	Meridian, Idaho
G	5	Hunter-Jack Madden	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Fr	Shore School	Sydney, Australia
G	10	Isaac Berglund	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	RS Fr	Deer Park High School	Deer Park, Washington
G	11	Kendall McHugh	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	163 lb (74 kg)	So	College of Southern Idaho	Centreville, Virginia
G/F	12	Chance Garvin	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	Sr	Lake Roosevelt High School	Coulee Dam, Washington
G	13	DeAndre Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Tallahassee Community College	Monroeville, Alabama
G	20	Ethan Kilgore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	Fr	East Buchanan High School	Gower, Missouri
G	21	Gabe Quinnett	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	So	Moscow High School	Moscow, Idaho
G	22	A.J. Youngman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Otero Junior College	Peoria, Illinois
F	23	Babacar Thiombane	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Sr	East Los Angeles College	Los Angeles, California
F	32	Tanner Christensen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Fr	University High School	Spokane Valley, Washington
F	34	Scott Blakney	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	231 lb (105 kg)	Sr	Prosser High School	Prosser, Washington
C	41	Jack Wilson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Oregon State	Montara, California

Head coach

Zac Claus (Eastern Washington)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois)
Kenny Tripp (Regis)
Johnny Hill (Purdue)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm	vs. Seattle Portland Invitational	Canceled		Chiles Center Portland, OR
November 27, 2020* 4:00 pm	at Portland Portland Invitational	Canceled		Chiles Center Portland, OR
November 30, 2020* 6:05 pm	vs. William Jessup Portland Invitational	Canceled		Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 3, 2020 5:05 pm, Pluto TV	at Sacramento State	L 55–77	0–1 (0–1)	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
December 5, 2020 10:35 am, Pluto TV	at Sacramento State	L 57–73	0–2 (0–2)	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, P12N	at Washington State Battle of the Palouse	L 58–61	0–3	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
December 12, 2020* 1:00 pm	at Cal State Bakersfield	L 66–76	0–4	Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 14, 2020* 6:00 pm	at No. 1 Gonzaga	Canceled		McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA
December 18, 2020* 6:00 pm	at Utah	L 41–79	0–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2020 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	Northern Arizona	L 65–78	0–6 (0–3)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
January 2, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Northern Arizona	L 78–83 ^OT	0–7 (0–4)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
January 7, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Southern Utah	L 80–85	0–8 (0–5)	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 9, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV	at Southern Utah	L 67–83	0–9 (0–6)	America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
January 14, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	Northern Colorado	L 54–74	0–10 (0–7)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
January 16, 2021 12:00 pm, SWX	Northern Colorado	L 61–75	0–11 (0–8)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
January 28, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	Weber State	L 56–81	0–12 (0–9)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
January 30, 2021 12:00 pm, SWX	Weber State	L 62–81	0–13 (0–10)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	Eastern Washington			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
February 6, 2021 12:05 pm, SWX	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 11, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV	at Idaho State Battle of the Domes			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 13, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV	at Idaho State Battle of the Domes			Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
February 18, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV	at Portland State			Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Portland State			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, SWX	Montana State			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
February 27, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV	Montana State			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
March 4, 2021 4:00 pm, SWX	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
March 6, 2021 11:00 am, Pluto TV	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Big Sky Tournament
March 10–13 2021	vs.			Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source[2]

References

"Vandals fall short to Southern Utah despite 35 points from Allen". University of Idaho Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
"2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

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[1] "Vandals fall short to Southern Utah despite 35 points from Allen". University of Idaho Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Idaho Athletics. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–future)
Rivalries	Washington State Gonzaga (dormant)
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

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana State	6	–	1	.857	9	–	4	.692
Southern Utah	6	–	2	.750	11	–	3	.786
Eastern Washington	6	–	2	.750	7	–	6	.538
Weber State	5	–	2	.714	10	–	4	.714
Idaho State	5	–	3	.625	9	–	7	.563
Sacramento State	4	–	4	.500	6	–	5	.545
Northern Colorado	5	–	6	.455	8	–	8	.500
Montana	4	–	5	.444	8	–	8	.500
Northern Arizona	4	–	6	.400	5	–	11	.313
Portland State	2	–	5	.286	4	–	9	.308
Idaho	0	–	11	.000	0	–	14	.000

† 2021 Big Sky Tournament winner As of February 4, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll