List of Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches

Last updated February 10, 2024

The following is a list of Idaho Vandals men's basketball head coaches. There have been 32 head coaches of the Vandals in their 118-season history.^[1]

Idaho's current head coach is Alex Pribble. He was hired as the Vandals' head coach in March 2023,^[2] replacing Zac Claus, who was fired before the start of the 2023 Big Sky tournament.^[3]

No.	Tenure	Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
1	1905–1907 1910–1915	John G. Griffith	7	34–50	.405
2	1907–1908	George Wyman	1	4–4	.500
3	1908–1910	John S. Grogan	2	15–19	.441
4	1915–1916	Charles M. Rademacher	1	1–12	.077
5	1916–1918	Hec Edmundson	2	20–9	.690
6	1918–1919	Wilfred C. Bleamaster	1	13–2	.867
7	1919–1920	Ralph Hutchinson	1	14–3	.824
8	1920–1927	Dave MacMillan	7	102–37	.734
9	1927–1936	Richard Fox	9	88–124	.415
10	1936–1941	Forrest Twogood	5	69–79	.466
11	1941–1942 1946–1947	Guy Wicks	2	16–40	.286
12	1942–1946	James A. Brown	4	57–67	.460
13	1947–1954	Charles Finley	7	107–96	.527
14	1954–1959	Harlan Hodges	5	52–77	.403
15	1959–1960	Dave Strack	1	11–15	.423
16	1960–1963	Joe Cipriano	3	43–35	.551
17	1963–1966	Jim Goddard	3	25–52	.325
18	1966–1974	Wayne Anderson	8	88–117	.429
19	1974–1978	Jim Jarvis	4	26–78	.250
20	1978–1983	Don Monson	5	100–41	.709
21	1983–1986	Bill Trumbo	3	28–59	.322
22	1986–1988	Tim Floyd	2	35–25	.583
23	1988–1990 1996–1997	Kermit Davis	3	63–29	.685
24	1990–1993	Larry Eustachy	3	61–33	.649
25	1993–1996	Joe Cravens	3	42–41	.506
26	1997–2001	David Farrar	4	49–61	.445
27	2001–2006	Leonard Perry	5	48–97	.331
28	2006–2008	George Pfeifer	2	12–48	.200
29	2008–2019	Don Verlin	11	177–176	.501
30	2019–2023^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Zac Claus	4	28–88	.241
31	2023*	Tim Marrion	1	0–1	.000
31	2023–present	Alex Pribble	0	0–0	–
Totals		32 coaches	118 seasons	1,428–1,615	.469
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season * - Denotes interim head coach. Source^[1]

↑ Claus was fired in February 2023. Tim Marrion was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

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References

1 2 "2022-23 Idaho Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Idaho Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
↑ "Seatte U associate head coach Alex Pribble takes over Idaho's men's basketball program". The Spokesman-Review . March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.
1 2 Pixley, Trevan (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune . Retrieved March 15, 2023.

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[ClausMarrion-4] Claus was fired in February 2023. Tim Marrion was named interim coach for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.^[3]

[RecordBook-1] 1 2 "2022-23 Idaho Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Idaho Athletics. p. 6-7. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[2] "Seatte U associate head coach Alex Pribble takes over Idaho's men's basketball program". The Spokesman-Review . March 16, 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2023.

[ClausMarrion-3] 1 2 Pixley, Trevan (February 28, 2023). "Idaho fires men's basketball coach Zac Claus after regular-season finale". Lewiston Morning Tribune . Retrieved March 15, 2023.

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Venues	Armory and Gymnasium (1905–1928) Memorial Gymnasium (1928–1976, 2020–21) Kibbie Dome / Cowan Spectrum (1976–2021) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
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