1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

Idaho Vandals men's basketball
1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
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Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
1947–48 record	17–15 (3–13 PCC)
Head coach	Charles Finley (1st year)
MVP	Preston Brimhall
Home arena	Memorial Gymnasium
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Template:1947–48 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings The 1947–48 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1947–48 NCAA college basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by first-year head coach Charles Finley and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

The Vandals were 17–15 overall and 3–13 in conference play.^[1]^[2]

Finley was hired in the summer of 1947; he was the athletic director and coached two sports at the New Mexico School of Mines in Socorro and was also a baseball scout for the Boston Braves organization.^[3]^[4]

References

Sports Reference – Idaho Vandals: 1947–48 basketball season
Gem of the Mountains: 1948 University of Idaho yearbook – 1947–48 basketball season
Idaho Argonaut – student newspaper – 1948 editions

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