1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record17–15 (3–13 PCC)
Head coach
MVPPreston Brimhall
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
Seasons
1947–48 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North
Washington † 10 – 6   .625 23 – 11   .676
Oregon State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 13   .618
Washington State 9 – 7   .563 19 – 10   .655
Oregon 8 – 8   .500 18 – 11   .621
Idaho 3 – 13   .188 17 – 15   .531
South
California 11 – 1   .917 25 – 9   .735
USC 7 – 5   .583 14 – 10   .583
UCLA 3 – 9   .250 12 – 13   .480
Stanford 3 – 9   .250 15 – 11   .577
† Conference playoff series winner

The 1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 17–15 overall and 3–13 in conference play.[1][2]

Finley was hired in the summer of 1947; he was the athletic director and coached two sports at the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro and was also a baseball scout for the Boston Braves organization.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ "Northern Division final standings". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). March 7, 1948. p. 10.
  2. ^ "Final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 8, 1948. p. 16.
  3. ^ "Finley new University of Idaho head basketball, baseball coach". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). July 31, 1947. p. 8.
  4. ^ "Coaching posts to Chuck Finley". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). July 31, 1947. p. 15.