Idaho Vandals women's basketball

Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Idaho Vandals women's basketball
	2025–26 Idaho Vandals women's basketball team
University	University of Idaho
Head coach	Arthur Moreira (2nd season)
Location	Moscow, Idaho
Arena	Idaho Central Credit Union Arena; (since autumn 2021) ; (capacity: 4,200)
Conference	Big Sky
Nickname	Vandals
Colors	Silver and gold;
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1985, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2026
AIAW tournament appearances
	Division II: 1980, 1981
Conference tournament champions
	1985, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2026
Conference regular-season champions
	1985, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2026
Uniforms
Home	Away

UniversityUniversity of Idaho

Head coachArthur Moreira (2nd season)

LocationMoscow, Idaho

ArenaIdaho Central Credit Union Arena
(since autumn 2021)
(capacity: 4,200)

The Idaho Vandals women's basketball team represents the University of Idaho in women's basketball in the Big Sky Conference in NCAA Division I. Home games are played on campus at Idaho Central Credit Union Arena in Moscow, Idaho.

Opened in autumn 2021, ICCU Arena seats 4,200 and also is home for the Vandals men's basketball team. It is located north of the adjacent Kibbie Dome, the former primary home court, whose basketball configuration was known as Cowan Spectrum;^[2]^[3] the secondary home court was at Memorial Gymnasium.

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Season	Coach	Conference Record	Record
1974–75	Deanne Ercanbrack	N/a	8–9
1975–76	Bonnie Hulstrand		6–13
1976–77	Bonnie Hulstrand		2–18
1977–78	Bonnie Hulstrand		10–7
1978–79	Tara VanDerveer		17–8
1979–80	Tara VanDerveer	10–2 (NW Empire League)	25–6
1980–81	Pat Dobratz	13–1 (NW Empire League)	22–8
1981–82	Pat Dobratz	14–0 (NW Empire League)	27–5
1982–83	Pat Dobratz	8–6 (MWAC)	18–10
1983–84	Pat Dobratz	9–5 (MWAC)	21–9
1984–85	Pat Dobratz	13–1 (MWAC)	28–2
1985–86	Pat Dobratz	11–3 (MWAC)	26–5
1986–87	Laurie Turner	3–9 (MWAC)	8–19
1987–88	Laurie Turner	4–12 (MWAC)	7–20
1988–89	Laurie Turner	11–5 (Big Sky)	18–11
1989–90	Laurie Turner	11–5 (Big Sky)	20–9
1990–91	Laurie Turner	7–9 (Big Sky)	13–14
1991–92	Laurie Turner	9–7 (Big Sky)	16–13
1992–93	Laurie Turner	7–7 (Big Sky)	12–15
1993–94	Laurie Turner	2–12 (Big Sky)	3–22
1994–95	Julie Holt	3–11 (Big Sky)	5–21
1995–96	Julie Holt	4–10 (Big Sky)	8–18
1996–97	Julie Holt	8–6 (Big West)	14–14
1997–98	Julie Holt	9–5 (Big West)	15–15
1998–99	Hilary Recknor	8–6 (Big West)	16–12
1999-00	Hilary Recknor	6–8 (Big West)	13–15
2000–01	Hilary Recknor	4–10 (Big West)	7–21
2001–02	Mike Divilbiss	5–11 (Big West)	11–17
2002–03	Mike Divilbiss	8–8 (Big West)	10–18
2003–04	Mike Divilbiss	13–5 (Big West)	22–7
2004–05	Mike Divilbiss	12–6 (Big West)	19–11
2005–06	Mike Divilbiss	5–11 (WAC)	10–19
2006–07	Mike Divilbiss	3–13 (WAC)	6–22
2007–08	Mike Divilbiss	3–13 (WAC)	4–25
2008–09	Jon Newlee	10–6 (WAC)	13–15
2009–10	Jon Newlee	8–8 (WAC)	11–20
2010–11	Jon Newlee	7–9 (WAC)	15–16
2011–12	Jon Newlee	6–8 (WAC)	12–20
2012–13	Jon Newlee	11–7 (WAC)	17–16
2013–14	Jon Newlee	15–1 (WAC)	25–9
2014–15	Jon Newlee	8–10 (Big Sky)	14–15
2015–16	Jon Newlee	13–5 (Big Sky)	24–10
2016–17	Jon Newlee	11–7 (Big Sky)	19–15
2017–18	Jon Newlee	13–5 (Big Sky)	19–14
2018–19	Jon Newlee	16–4 (Big Sky)	22–12
2019–20	Jon Newlee	15–5 (Big Sky)	22–9
2020–21	Jon Newlee	14–3 (Big Sky)	17–7
2021–22	Jon Newlee	11–9 (Big Sky)	14–18
2022–23	Jon Newlee	9–9 (Big Sky)	13–17
2023–24	Carrie Eighmey	8–10 (Big Sky)	15–16
2024–25	Arthur Moreira	10–8 (Big Sky)	18–12

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	#5	First Round	#4 USC	L 51−74
2013	#16	First Round	#1 Connecticut	L 37−105
2014	#14	First Round	#3 Louisville	L 42−88
2016	#16	First Round	#1 Baylor	L 59−89
2026	#13	First Round	#4 Oklahoma	L 59−89

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1986	#1	Quarterfinal Semifinal Final	Fresno State Notre Dame Northwestern State	W 74−61 W 67−65 (OT) W 100−91
2018		First round	Wyoming	L 62–67
2019		First round Second round Third round	Loyola Marymount Denver Arizona	W 79–64 W 88–66 L 60–88

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1980	First Round	Cal State Los Angeles	L 81–84 (OT)
1981	First Round	William Penn	L 43–63

v t e Idaho Vandals women's basketball
Venues	Memorial Gymnasium (1974–1976, 2020–21) Cowan Spectrum (1976–2020) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (2021–present)
Rivalries	Washington State
Culture & lore	Go, Vandals, Go
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Idaho Vandals women's basketball

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

WNIT Tournament Results

WBI Tournament Results

AIAW College Division/Division II

References

External links

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v t e Big Sky Conference women's basketball
Members	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Lady Griz Montana State Bobcats Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets (leaving in 2026) Weber State Wildcats
Future teams	Southern Utah Thunderbirds Utah Tech Trailblazers (both joining in 2026)
Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e University of Idaho
Located in Moscow, Idaho
Academics	Law Music Outdoor Science
Facilities	Kibbie Dome Memorial Gymnasium ICCU Arena MacLean Field (defunct) Neale Stadium (defunct) Golf Course Arboretum Ridenbaugh Hall Gym & Armory
Athletics	Idaho Vandals Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Baseball (defunct) Rivalries Battle of the Palouse Little Brown Stein Battle of the Domes Boise State Gonzaga Fight song
Media	Fugue KUOI-FM University of Idaho Press
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