2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Zac Claus, the Vandals played their home games on campus at ICCU Arena in Moscow, Idaho. They finished the season 10–22, 4–14 in Big Sky play, to finish in last place. They lost to Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament.

2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	10–22 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach	Zac Claus (fired Feb. 27, 2023) Tim Marrion (interim)
Assistant coaches	Kenny Tripp Jeremy Harden Jet Younker (interim)
Home arena	ICCU Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington	16	–	2		.889			23	–	11		.676
Montana State †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Weber State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	15		.545
Montana	10	–	7		.588			17	–	14		.548
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
Sacramento State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Portland State	6	–	11		.353			12	–	19		.387
Northern Colorado	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Northern Arizona	5	–	13		.278			12	–	23		.343
Idaho	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
† Conference tournament winner

On February 27, 2023, following the final regular season game, the school fired head coach Zac Claus.^[1] On March 20, the school named Seattle assistant coach Alex Pribble the team's new head coach.^[2]

Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2021–22 season at 9–22 (6–14 in Big Sky, eighth). In the conference tournament, they were defeated by Sacramento State in the first round.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Michael Hanshaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Westlake HS Moorpark, CA G 1 RJ Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 174 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Decatur Eisenhower HS Decatur, IL G 2 Yusef Salih 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) So Highland School Gainesville, VA F/C 3 Isaac Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Jr Wenatchee Valley College Spanaway, WA G 5 Dominique Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So College of Southern Nevada Las Vegas, NV G 10 Rashad Smith 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Grand Canyon Chandler, AZ G 11 Titus Yearout 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Fr Lapwai HS Lapwai, ID G 13 Divant'e Moffitt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Sr Seattle Pacific Spanaway, WA F 15 Terren Frank 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 229 lb (104 kg) RS So Vanderbilt Los Angeles, CA G 21 Tyler Halligan 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Fr Walsh Jesuit HS Uniontown, OH G 22 Mikhail Abdul-Hamid 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Christian Brothers College HS St. Louis, MO F/C 23 John Harge 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 238 lb (108 kg) RS So Northeastern Oklahoma A&M Aurora, CO G 33 Jack Hatten 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Garces Memorial HS Bakersfield, CA F 35 Nigel Burris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 222 lb (101 kg) Fr Archbishop Mitty HS San Francisco, CA G 44 Trey Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Jose State Cypress, CA	Head coach Zac Claus (Eastern Washington) Assistant coach(es) Tim Marrion (Washington State) Kenny Tripp (Regis) Jeremy Harden (Arizona) Jet Younker (Washington State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 18, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m.		Evergreen State	W 91–48	–	ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 4:00 p.m.		at Denver	L 63–68	0–1	Hamilton Gymnasium (1,255) Denver, CO
November 10, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Walla Walla	W 122–48	1–1	ICCU Arena (1,549) Moscow, ID
November 13, 2022* 12:05 p.m.		at Omaha	L 72–79	1–2	Baxter Arena (2,196) Omaha, NE
November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	L 43–52	1–3	ICCU Arena (2,042) Moscow, ID
November 19, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Utah Tech	L 71–81	1–4	ICCU Arena (1,061) Moscow, ID
November 23, 2022* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly California Thanksgiving Jam	L 71–82	1–5	Mott Athletics Center (1,174) San Luis Obispo, CA
November 25, 2022* 6:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pacific California Thanksgiving Jam	W 84–81	2–5	Alex G. Spanos Center (956) Stockton, CA
December 2, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 84–47	3–5	ICCU Arena (1,476) Moscow, ID
December 6, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Dakota	W 76–66	4–5	ICCU Arena (1,435) Moscow, ID
December 11, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 74–76	4–6	ICCU Arena (1,294) Moscow, ID
December 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northwest Indian	W 125–51	5–6	ICCU Arena (1,266) Moscow, ID
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 76–73	6–6	Premier America Credit Union Arena (315) Northridge, CA
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 75–82	6–7	Walter Pyramid (1,114) Long Beach, CA
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana State	L 58–72	6–8 (0–1)	Worthington Arena (3,172) Bozeman, MT
December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Montana	L 56–67	6–9 (0–2)	Dahlberg Arena (3,337) Missoula, MT
January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Sacramento State	L 83–85 OT	6–10 (0–3)	ICCU Arena (1,369) Moscow, ID
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Portland State	L 58–74	6–11 (0–4)	ICCU Arena (1,528) Moscow, ID
January 14, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 74–95	6–12 (0–5)	Reese Court (1,636) Cheney, WA
January 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana State	W 74–70	7–12 (1–5)	ICCU Arena (1,979) Moscow, ID
January 19, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 88–83	8–12 (2–5)	Findlay Toyota Court (787) Flagstaff, AZ
January 21, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	L 67–73	8–13 (2–6)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,214) Greeley, CO
January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Weber State	L 65–73	8–14 (2–7)	ICCU Arena (1,713) Moscow, ID
January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Idaho State Battle of the Domes	L 91–95 OT	8–15 (2–8)	ICCU Arena (2,397) Moscow, ID
February 2, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Portland State	L 66–69	8–16 (2–9)	Viking Pavilion (1,089) Portland, OR
February 4, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 82–76 OT	9–16 (3–9)	Hornets Nest (747) Sacramento, CA
February 11, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Washington	L 66–73	9–17 (3–10)	ICCU Arena (3,310) Moscow, ID
February 16, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 84–82	10–17 (4–10)	ICCU Arena  Moscow, ID
February 18, 2023 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Arizona	L 50–72	10–18 (4–11)	ICCU Arena (2,181) Moscow, ID
February 23, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Idaho State Battle of the Domes	L 55–65	10–19 (4–13)	Reed Gym (1,311) Pocatello, ID
February 25, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Weber State	L 53–67	10–20 (4–13)	Dee Events Center (6,039) Ogden, UT
February 27, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Montana	L 53–68	10–21 (4–14)	ICCU Arena (2,047) Moscow, ID
Big Sky tournament
March 4, 2023 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	(10)	vs. (9) Northern Arizona First round	L 76–87	10–22	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources^[4][5]