Idaho Vandals women's basketball

Idaho Vandals women's basketball
2024–25 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
University	University of Idaho
Head coach	Arthur Moreira (1st season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Moscow, Idaho
Arena	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (since autumn 2021) (capacity: 4,200)
Nickname	Vandals
Colors	Silver and gold [1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA tournament appearances
1985, 2013, 2014, 2016
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
1985, 2013, 2014, 2016
Conference regular-season champions
1985, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019

The Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho in women's basketball in the Big Sky Conference in NCAA Division I. Home games are played on campus at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho.

Opened in autumn 2021, ICCU Arena seats 4,200 and also is home for the Vandals men's basketball team . It is located north of the adjacent Kibbie Dome, the former primary home court, whose basketball configuration was known as Cowan Spectrum; ^{[2] [3]} the secondary home court was at Memorial Gymnasium.

Season-by-season record

As of the 2015–16 season, the Vandals have a 598–579 (.508) all-time record, with a 123–117 (.513) record in the Big Sky Conference, which includes the women's-only Mountain West Athletic Conference (1982–88). The program moved from AIAW Division II to NCAA Division I in the summer of 1982. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Idaho has four appearances in the NCAA tournament (1985, 2013, 2014, 2016), with no wins. They have two titles in the Big Sky tournament (1985, 2016), with two WAC tournament championships in 2013 and 2014. The Vandals have made one appearance in the predecessor Women's National Invitation Tournament (not the WNIT that currently operates for women) in 1986, winning three games to win a WNIT title. They also made an appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational in 2011, losing in their only appearance. ^[8]

Season	Coach	Conference Record	Record
1974–75	Deanne Ercanbrack	—	8–9
1975–76	Bonnie Hulstrand		6–13
1976–77	Bonnie Hulstrand		2–18
1977–78	Bonnie Hulstrand		10–7
1978–79	Tara VanDerveer		17–8
1979–80	Tara VanDerveer	10–2 (NW Empire League)	25–6
1980–81	Pat Dobratz	13–1 (NW Empire League)	22–8
1981–82	Pat Dobratz	14–0 (NW Empire League)	27–5
1982–83	Pat Dobratz	8–6 (MWAC)	18–10
1983–84	Pat Dobratz	9–5 (MWAC)	21–9
1984–85	Pat Dobratz	13–1 (MWAC)	28–2
1985–86	Pat Dobratz	11–3 (MWAC)	26–5
1986–87	Laurie Turner	3–9 (MWAC)	8–19
1987–88	Laurie Turner	4–12 (MWAC)	7–20
1988–89	Laurie Turner	11–5 (Big Sky)	18–11
1989–90	Laurie Turner	11–5 (Big Sky)	20–9
1990–91	Laurie Turner	7–9 (Big Sky)	13–14
1991–92	Laurie Turner	9–7 (Big Sky)	16–13
1992–93	Laurie Turner	7–7 (Big Sky)	12–15
1993–94	Laurie Turner	2–12 (Big Sky)	3–22
1994–95	Julie Holt	3–11 (Big Sky)	5–21
1995–96	Julie Holt	4–10 (Big Sky)	8–18
1996–97	Julie Holt	8–6 (Big West)	14–14
1997–98	Julie Holt	9–5 (Big West)	15–15
1998–99	Hilary Recknor	8–6 (Big West)	16–12
1999-00	Hilary Recknor	6–8 (Big West)	13–15
2000–01	Hilary Recknor	4–10 (Big West)	7–21
2001–02	Mike Divilbiss	5–11 (Big West)	11–17
2002–03	Mike Divilbiss	8–8 (Big West)	10–18
2003–04	Mike Divilbiss	13–5 (Big West)	22–7
2004–05	Mike Divilbiss	12–6 (Big West)	19–11
2005–06	Mike Divilbiss	5–11 (WAC)	10–19
2006–07	Mike Divilbiss	3–13 (WAC)	6–22
2007–08	Mike Divilbiss	3–13 (WAC)	4–25
2008–09	Jon Newlee	10–6 (WAC)	13–15
2009–10	Jon Newlee	8–8 (WAC)	11–20
2010–11	Jon Newlee	7–9 (WAC)	15–16
2011–12	Jon Newlee	6–8 (WAC)	12–20
2012–13	Jon Newlee	11–7 (WAC)	17–16
2013–14	Jon Newlee	15–1 (WAC)	25–9
2014–15	Jon Newlee	8–10 (Big Sky)	14–15
2015–16	Jon Newlee	13–5 (Big Sky)	24–10
2016–17	Jon Newlee	11–7 (Big Sky)	19–15
2017–18	Jon Newlee	13–5 (Big Sky)	19–14
2018–19	Jon Newlee	16–4 (Big Sky)	22–12
2019–20	Jon Newlee	15–5 (Big Sky)	22–9
2020–21	Jon Newlee	14–3 (Big Sky)	17–7
2021–22	Jon Newlee	11–9 (Big Sky)	14–18
2022–23	Jon Newlee	9–9 (Big Sky)	13–17
2023–24	Carrie Eighmey	8–10 (Big Sky)	15–16
2024–25	Arthur Moreira	10–8 (Big Sky)	18–12

Source ^{[9] [10]}

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

The Vandals have made four appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	#5	First Round	#4 USC	L 51−74
2013	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 37−105
2014	#14	First Round	#3 Louisville	L 42−88
2016	#16	First Round	#1 Baylor	L 59−89

WNIT Tournament Results

The Vandals have made three appearances in the Women's National Invitation Tournament, and its predecessors, with a combined record of 5–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	#1	Quarterfinal Semifinal Final	Fresno State Notre Dame Northwestern State	W 74−61 W 67−65 (OT) W 100−91
2018		First round	Wyoming	L 62–67
2019		First round Second round Third round	Loyola Marymount Denver Arizona	W 79–64 W 88–66 L 60–88

WBI Tournament Results

The Vandals have made on appearance in the Women's Basketball Invitational, with a record of 0–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	#2	First round	South Dakota	L 47–62

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Vandals made consecutive appearances in the AIAW Division II tournament, with a combined record of 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	First Round	Cal State Los Angeles	L 81–84 (OT)
1981	First Round	William Penn	L 43–63

References

1. "University of Idaho Color Identity". January 31, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
2. Harriman, Peter (October 4, 2018). "Significant donations help University of Idaho move ahead with its unique arena". The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, WA. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
3. "Construction On UIS ICCU Arena Nears Completion". The Uiargonaut.com. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
4. Killen, John (November 27, 1981). "UI women face additional pressure this season". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
5. Killen, John (February 22, 1982). "The quiet touch keeps Dobratz's Vandals winning". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1B.
6. Killen, John (March 7, 1982). "Brose breaks Idaho record". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 11C.
7. "Idaho women cagers to embark upon new Division I era". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). November 26, 1982. p. 3C.
8. "Media Guide" (PDF). sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com. 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
9. Boling, Dave (May 29, 1986). "Dobratz wanted to go out a winner at UI". The Spokesman-Review . Spokane, WA. p. C1.
10. "2022-23 Record Book (PDF) - Big Sky Conference" (PDF). Big Sky Conference . Retrieved April 8, 2023.

External links

• Official website