# 2019–20 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals, led by interim head coach Zac Claus, played their home games at the Cowan Spectrum, with a few early season games at Memorial Gym, in Moscow, Idaho, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Vandals finished the 2018–19 season 5–27 overall, 2–18 in Big Sky play to finish in last place. In the Big Sky Conference tournament, they lost to Montana State in the first round.
On June 14, it was announced that head coach Don Verlin's contract would be terminated, effectively ending his tenure with the Vandals. Four days later, on June 18, assistant coach Zac Claus was named interim head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 22, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Central Washington | L 81–88 | | Memorial Gym (831) Moscow, ID |
| October 29, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Lewis–Clark State | L 73–88 | | Memorial Gym (1,039) Moscow, ID |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Evergreen State | W 88–82 | 1–0 | Memorial Gym (905) Moscow, ID |
| November 9, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at UC Riverside | L 51–58 | 1–1 | SRC Arena (463) Riverside, CA |
| November 14, 2019* 3:00 pm | | vs. UC Davis Red Wolves Classic | L 64–65 | 1–2 | First National Bank Arena (108) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 16, 2019* 10:30 am | | vs. VMI Red Wolves Classic | W 68–67 | 2–2 | First National Bank Arena (101) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 17, 2019* 11:30 am | | at Arkansas State Red Wolves Classic | L 68–82 | 2–3 | First National Bank Arena (987) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 23, 2019* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Walla Walla | W 100–50 | 3–3 | Memorial Gym (778) Moscow, ID |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV | | North Dakota State Big Sky/Summit Challenge | L 53–70 | 3–4 | Memorial Gym (792) Moscow, ID |
| November 30, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Seattle | L 55–74 | 3–5 | Redhawk Center (863) Seattle, WA |
| December 4, 2019* 7:05 pm, SWX/Pluto TV | | Washington State Battle of the Palouse | L 65–78 | 3–6 | Cowan Spectrum (1,316) Moscow, ID |
| December 14, 2019* 4:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 76–70 $^{OT}$ | 4–6 | Memorial Gym (956) Moscow, ID |
| December 21, 2019* 10:00 am | | at South Dakota State | L 57–85 | 4–7 | Frost Arena (1,507) Brookings, SD |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 28, 2019 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Idaho State Battle of the Domes | L 60–62 | 4–8 (0–1) | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| December 30, 2019 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Weber State | L 68–69 | 4–9 (0–2) | Dee Events Center (4,222) Ogden, UT |
| January 2, 2020 6:30 pm, Pluto TV | | Portland State | W 72–61 | 5–9 (1–2) | Cowan Spectrum (831) Moscow, ID |
| January 9, 2020 6:30 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana State | L 68–71 | 5–10 (1–3) | Cowan Spectrum (879) Moscow, ID |
| January 16, 2020 7:30 pm, Pluto TV | | Eastern Washington | L 75–78 | 5–11 (1–4) | Cowan Spectrum (1,110) Moscow, ID |
| January 18, 2020 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Montana | L 63–67 | 5–12 (1–5) | Dahlberg Arena (4,279) Missoula, MT |
| January 25, 2020 2:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Northern Colorado | L 53–74 | 5–13 (1–6) | Cowan Spectrum (943) Moscow, ID |
| January 27, 2020 6:30 pm, Pluto TV | | Southern Utah | L 45–73 | 5–14 (1–7) | Cowan Spectrum (914) Moscow, ID |
| February 1, 2020 3:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Arizona | L 72–77 | 5–15 (1–8) | Walkup Skydome (1,039) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 3, 2020 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Sacramento State | W 67–53 | 6–15 (2–8) | Hornets Nest (612) Sacramento, CA |
| February 6, 2020 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Montana State | L 50–72 | 6–16 (2–9) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,574) Bozeman, MT |
| February 8, 2020 6:30 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana | L 71–82 | 6–17 (2–10) | Cowan Spectrum (1,804) Moscow, ID |
| February 13, 2020 7:45 pm, Pluto TV | | at Eastern Washington | W 74–71 | 7–17 (3–10) | Reese Court (1,576) Cheney, WA |
| February 17, 2020 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Portland State | L 69–90 | 7–18 (3–11) | Viking Pavilion (1,043) Portland, OR |
| February 20, 2020 6:30 pm, Pluto TV | | Northern Arizona | L 61–78 | 7–19 (3–12) | Cowan Spectrum (1,201) Moscow, ID |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Sacramento State | L 56–67 | 7–20 (3–13) | Cowan Spectrum (974) Moscow, ID |
| February 27, 2020 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Colorado | L 49–93 | 7–21 (3–14) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,721) Greeley, CO |
| February 29, 2020 6:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Southern Utah | L 55–87 | 7–22 (3–15) | America First Event Center (2,174) Cedar City, UT |
| March 5, 2020 6:30 pm, Pluto TV | | Weber State | L 64–72 | 7–23 (3–16) | Cowan Spectrum (807) Moscow, ID |
| March 7, 2020 2:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho State Battle of the Domes | W 80-76 | 8-23 (4-16) | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2020 11:00 am, Pluto TV | (10) | vs. (7) Southern Utah First round | L 69–75 | 8–24 | CenturyLink Arena (2,503) Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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