2025–26 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team
| 2025–26 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (0–0 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Associate head coach | Brandon Laird (3rd season) |
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| Home arena | ICCU Arena (Capacity: 4,200) |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 20, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2025–26 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represents the University of Idaho during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Vandals are led by third-year head coach Alex Pribble and play their home games at ICCU Arena in Moscow, Idaho as a member of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
The Vandals finished the 2025-26 season 14–19, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish sixth in the conference. As the 6-seed in the Big Sky Tournament they defeated 3-seed Portland State in the Quarterfinals before falling to 2-seed Montana 55–78 in the Semifinals to end their season.[1][2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Julius Mims | 0 | F | 6'9" | 190 | Senior | Billings, MT | Transferred to New Mexico State |
| Tyler Mrus | 2 | F | 6'7" | 205 | Sophomore | Bothell, WA | Transferred to BYU |
| Jojo Anderson | 3 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Junior | Spokane, WA | Transferred to Eastern Washington |
| Jayden Stevens | 4 | G | 6'7" | 190 | Junior | Spokane, WA | Entered transfer portal |
| Takai Hardy | 23 | G | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Fairfield, CA | Transferred to Cal State East Bay |
| Jack Hatten | 33 | G | 6'6" | 200 | Junior | Bakersfield, CA | Departed program |
| Kyson Rose | 34 | F | 6'9" | 245 | Senior | Kennewick, WA | Entered transfer portal |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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| Brody Rowbury | 0 | F | 6'11" | 255 | Senior | Meridian, ID | Southeastern Louisiana |
| Trevon Blassingame | 1 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Junior | Auburn, WA | FDU |
| Biko Johnson | 3 | G | 6'2" | 185 | Senior | Carson, CA | Fort Lewis |
| Aiden Sevilla | 4 | G | 6'0" | - | Graduate | San Ramon, CA | UC Merced |
| Seth Joba | 21 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Junior | Orchard Park, NY | Vermont |
2025 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Talon Jenkins SG |
Bellingham, WA | Meridian HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | N/A | May 12, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Will Jenson PF |
Bend, OR | Caldera HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | N/A | May 12, 2025 | |
| Recruit ratings: No ratings found | ||||||
| Jackson Rasmussen PF |
Hurricane, UT | Utah Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (NR) | ||||||
| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 17, 2025* 6:00 p.m., KTVB |
vs. Boise State | L 83–89 | 18 – Mitchell | 7 – Tied | 5 – Mitchell | Idaho Central Arena (4,164) Boise, ID | |||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2025* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Washington State Battle of the Palouse |
W 83–81 | 1–0 |
18 – Gonzalez | 6 – Tied | 4 – Mitchell | Beasley Coliseum (3,588) Pullman, WA | ||||
| November 7, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Whitman | W 94–49 | 2–0 |
19 – Rasmussen | 11 – Payne | 6 – Mitchell | ICCU Arena (2,295) Moscow, ID | ||||
| November 12, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at San Diego | L 74–78 | 2–1 |
23 – Rasmussen | 8 – Rowbury | 6 – Mitchell | Jenny Craig Pavilion (456) San Diego, CA | ||||
| November 15, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | L 67–75 | 2–2 |
18 – Mitchell | 8 – Rasmussen | 3 – Mitchell | LionTree Arena (2,486) La Jolla, CA | ||||
| November 22, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Oregon | W 97–68 | 3–2 |
22 – Rasmussen | 9 – Rowbury | 5 – Rowbury | ICCU Arena (1,946) Moscow, ID | ||||
| November 26, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Cal State Northridge Holiday Hoops Classic |
W 78–64 | 4–2 |
23 – Johnson | 6 – Tied | 5 – Mitchell | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||
| November 28, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Sam Houston Holiday Hoops Classic |
L 68–94 | 4–3 |
14 – Payne | 5 – Rowbury | 5 – Johnson | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||
| December 3, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Dakota Big Sky-Summit League Challenge |
W 90–58 | 5–3 |
26 – Brickner | 8 – Joba | 6 – Johnson | ICCU Arena (1,636) Moscow, ID | ||||
| December 6, 2025* 12:00 p.m., SLN |
at South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge |
W 84–81 | 6–3 |
22 – Mitchell | 8 – Rowbury | 4 – Tied | First Bank & Trust Arena (1,235) Brookings, SD | ||||
| December 10, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX |
at Notre Dame | L 65–80 | 6–4 |
19 – Johnson | 6 – Mitchell | 2 – Tied | Joyce Center (3,687) South Bend, IN | ||||
| December 14, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Evergreen State | W 109–55 | 7–4 |
20 – Rasmussen | 7 – Tied | 5 – Tied | ICCU Arena (1,631) Moscow, ID | ||||
| December 21, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal Poly | Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||||
| December 23, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal State Bakersfield | Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA | |||||||||
| Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
| January 3, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| January 8, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Montana | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| January 10, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Montana State | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| January 15, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Idaho State Battle of the Domes |
Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | |||||||||
| January 17, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Weber State | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| January 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Portland State | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| January 29, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Colorado | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||||
| January 31, 2026 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||||
| February 5, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana State | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | |||||||||
| February 7, 2026 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Montana | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
| February 12, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Weber State | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Idaho State Battle of the Domes |
ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| February 19, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Portland State | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR | |||||||||
| February 21, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Sacramento State | Hornet Pavilion Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| February 26, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| February 28, 2026 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7–11, 2026 |
vs. | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
Source[3]
References
- ^ Chatraw, Jason (March 10, 2025). "Idaho upsets Portland State 80-70 for first Big Sky Tournament win since 2017". Spokesman.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Gogola, Frank (March 11, 2025). "Montana Grizzlies blast Idaho Vandals, return to Big Sky championship game". 406 MT SPORTS. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". govandals.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.