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

## 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.

## 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. ||||||
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