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 Nevada †13–3 .813  27–6  .818
Utah State11–5 .688  23–9  .719
Louisiana Tech11–5 .688  20–13  .606
Hawaii10–6 .625  17–11  .607
New Mexico State10–6 .625  16–14  .533
Fresno State8–8 .500  15–13  .536
Boise State6–10 .375  14–15  .483
San Jose State2–14 .125  6–25  .194
Idaho1–15 .063  4–25  .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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