1992–93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

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{{Infobox NCAA team season

|CoachRank=

|APRank=

|mode=Basketball

|year=1992–93

|team=Idaho Vandals

|image= Idaho Vandals logo.svg

|image_size=80

|conference=Big Sky Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Big Sky

|record=24–8

|conf_record=11–3

|head_coach=Larry Eustachy

|hc_year = 3rd

|asst_coach1= Hugh Watson

|asst_coach2= Steve Barnes

|ac2_year=5th

|mvp=

|stadium=Kibbie Dome

|champion=Big Sky champions

|bowl=

|bowl_result=

}}

{{1992–93 Big Sky men's basketball standings}}

The 1992–93 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Larry Eustachy and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=07ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3397%2C2665946 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Grummert |first=Dale |title=Larry & Larry: Eustachy's double coaching personality |date=March 11, 1993 |page=1B}}

The Vandals were {{nowrap|23–7}} overall in the regular season and {{nowrap|11–3}} in conference play, atop the league standings.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=z7ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3852%2C1551082 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Grummert |first=Dale |title=Vandals capture Big Sky title |date=March 7, 1993 |page=1B}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Xl5WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=3199%2C5260929 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |title=College basketball standings |date=March 9, 1993 |page=C4}} The conference tournament was held in Moscow for the first time in eleven years,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=aM8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5NAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6055%2C798277 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |title=Big Sky comes back |date=March 8, 1993 |page=1C}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=07ReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3796%2C2667666 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Browitt |first=Jim |title=Tournament poised for change |date=March 11, 1993 |page=1B}} but the Vandals lost by twelve points to Boise State in the final.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1rReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5775%2C3461152 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Grummert |first=Dale |title=Bronco busted |date=March 14, 1993 |page=1B}} Idaho had swept the season series, including a fifteen-point win in Boise the previous week before a conference record crowd {{nowrap|of 12,649.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zrReAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EDAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3382%2C1394976 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Grummert |first=Dale |title=Run helps Idaho beat BSU |date=March 6, 1993 |page=1B}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=W15WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6336%2C3014385 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Meehan |first=Jim |title=Idaho's defense, rebounding puts Boise State away |date=March 6, 1993 |page=C1}}}}

At 24–8, Idaho was not selected by the National Invitational tournament,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bc8qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5NAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6020%2C1603602 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=Jacobson |first=Bryan |title=Vandal dreams dead |date=March 15, 1993 |page=1C}} and their season ended.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Ql1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=5182%2C4008001 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=staff reports |title=Area schools snubbed |date=March 15, 1993 |page=C1}} Eustachy left in mid-March for {{nowrap|Utah State,{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=geQxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3IQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1952%2C172528 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Jorgenson |first=Loren |title=Aggies hire Eustachy as hoops coach |date=March 16, 1993 |page=D1}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lcdeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OTIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4470%2C368458 |work=Lewiston Morning Tribune |location=(Idaho) |last=Grummert |first=Dale |title=Eustachy: Goodbye UI, hello Utah State Aggies |date=March 17, 1993 |page=1B}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=RF1WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=SvADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6432%2C4955252 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Meehan |first=Jim |title=Candidates line up for UI job |date=March 17, 1993 |page=C1}}}} and was succeeded by Utah assistant Joe Cravens in early April.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=515WAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U_ADAAAAIBAJ&pg=6696%2C6883926|work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |last=Meehan |first=Jim |title=Cravens takes Vandals' reins |date=April 9, 1993 |page=C1}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IM4qAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_dAFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6088%2C983365 |work=Moscow-Pullman Daily News |location=(Idaho-Washington) |last=Jacobson |first=Bryan |title=Cravens gets Idaho post |date=April 9, 1993 |page=1B}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=McRNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5IQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3397%2C3515352 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah)|title=Cravens gets Idaho head coach job |date=April 9, 1993 |page=D1}}