1990–91 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

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|mode=Basketball

|year=1990–91

|team=Idaho Vandals

|image= Idaho Vandals logo.svg

|image_size=80

|conference=Big Sky Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Big Sky

|record=19–11

|conf_record=11–5

|head_coach=Larry Eustachy

|hc_year = 1st

|asst_coach1=Steve Barnes

|ac1_year=3rd

|asst_coach2=

|mvp=

|stadium=Kibbie Dome

|champion=

|bowl=

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The 1990–91 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Larry Eustachy and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were {{nowrap|17–10}} overall in the regular season and {{nowrap|11–5}} in conference play, third place in the league standings.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jJhfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5320%2C623708 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho)|title=Big Sky standings |date=March 3, 1991 |page=5C}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4dctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sdAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6128%2C436363 |work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |last=Schulte |first=Chris |title=Idaho to meet Wildcats in BSC tourney |date=March 5, 1991 |page=6A}}

At the conference tournament in Missoula, the Vandals defeated second-seed Nevada by nineteen points in the semifinals and were on the verge of a third consecutive title,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=7dctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sdAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6133%2C952487 |work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |last=Schulte |first=Chris |title=UI shoots down Wolf Pack |date=March 9, 1991 |page=1D}} but lost by eight points in the final to host Montana.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6tctAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sdAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4926%2C1066395|work=Idahonian |location=(Moscow) |last=Schulte |first=Chris |title=Watson shines in title game loss for UI |date=March 11, 1991 |page=1B}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=k5hfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=XzEMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2219%2C2355782 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Grummert |first=Dale |title=Montana breaks through to beat Idaho |date=March 10, 1991 |page=1C}}

Postseason results

!colspan=6 style={{NCAA color cell|Idaho Vandals}}| 1991 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Wed, March 6

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 3

| opponent = Weber State

| opprank =

| oppseed = 6

| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena

| site_cityst = Missoula, Montana

| gamename = Quarterfinal

| tv =

| score = 60–54

| overtime =

| record = 18–10

| attend = 3,500

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Fri, March 8

| time = 5:30 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away =

| neutral = yes

| rank =

| seed = 3

| opponent = Nevada

| opprank =

| oppseed = 2

| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena

| site_cityst = Missoula, Montana

| gamename = Semifinal

| tv =

| score = 93–74

| overtime =

| record = 19–10

| attend = 6,056

}}

{{CBB schedule entry

| date = Sat, March 9

| time = 6:07 pm

| nonconf =

| homecoming =

| away = yes

| neutral =

| rank =

| seed = 3

| opponent = Montana

| opprank =

| oppseed = 1

| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena

| site_cityst = Missoula, Montana

| gamename = Final

| tv = ESPN

| score = 68–76

| overtime =

| record = 19–11

| attend = 7,156

}}

{{CBB schedule end|ncg=|rank=no|poll=AP poll|timezone=Pacific time}}

References

External links

[https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/idaho/1991-schedule.html Sports Reference] – Idaho Vandals: 1990–91 basketball season
[https://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1991/212 Gem of the Mountains: 1991 University of Idaho yearbook] – 1990–91 basketball season
[http://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/argonaut/years/1991.html Idaho Argonaut] – student newspaper – 1991 editions

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