1954–55 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 1954–55 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1954–55 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Harlan Hodges and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

1954–55 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
1954–55 record8–18 (5–11 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachClem Parberry
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
1954–55 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North
No. 10 Oregon State †15–1 .938  22–8  .733
Oregon8–8 .500  13–13  .500
Washington7–9 .438  13–12  .520
Washington State5–11 .313  11–15  .423
Idaho5–11 .313  8–18  .308
South
No. 13 UCLA11–1 .917  21–5  .808
Stanford7–5 .583  17–8  .680
USC5–7 .417  14–11  .560
California1–11 .083  9–16  .360
† Conference playoff series winner
As of 1955[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The Vandals were 8–18 overall and 5–11 in conference play.[2][3][4]

Hodges was hired in May 1954, after six seasons as head coach at Murray State in Kentucky.[5][6]

References

  1. "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. "Vandals end season with 'blaze of glory'". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 28, 1955. p. 8.
  3. "Bruins, OSC prime for Coast play-offs". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. February 28, 1955. p. 15.
  4. "Idaho nudges Huskies 80-79; Parsons hits 31". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. February 27, 1955.
  5. "Idaho names Harlan Hodges as new cage coach". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). May 8, 1954. p. 8.
  6. "Hodges to coach Idaho basketball". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. May 9, 1954. p. 1C.
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