1951–52 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 1951–52 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1951–52 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

1951–52 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Record	19–13 (9–7 PCC)
Head coach	Charles Finley (5th season)
MVP	Herb Millard
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
Seasons ← 1950–51 1952–53 →

1951–52 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
No. 6 Washington	14	–	2		.875			25	–	6		.806
Idaho	9	–	7		.563			19	–	13		.594
Oregon	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Washington State	6	–	10		.375			19	–	16		.543
Oregon State	3	–	13		.188			9	–	19		.321
South
No. 19 UCLA †	8	–	4		.667			19	–	12		.613
Stanford	6	–	6		.500			19	–	8		.704
California	6	–	6		.500			17	–	13		.567
USC	4	–	8		.333			16	–	14		.533
† Conference playoff series winner Rankings from AP Poll

The Vandals were 19–13 overall and 9–7 in conference play.^[1][2][3][4]

In early January, Idaho upset the third-ranked Washington Huskies at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle.^[5][6]