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The 1960–61 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1960–61 NCAA University Division basketball season. The independent Vandals were led by first-year head coach Joe Cipriano and played their home games on campus at the Memorial Gymnasium, in Moscow, Idaho.[2]
| 1960–61 Idaho Vandals men's basketball | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 10–16 (.385)[1] |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Wayne Anderson |
| MVP | Ken Maren |
| Home arena | Memorial Gymnasium |
In the four years between the demise of the Pacific Coast Conference (1959) and the founding of the Big Sky Conference (1963), Idaho was an independent;[3] this season the Vandals had a 10–16 (.385) record.[4][5]
Cipriano was hired in May 1960; a former player (and assistant coach) at Washington in Seattle, he was an energetic guard on the Huskies' Final Four team in 1953.[6][7] He led the Vandals for three years, then departed for Nebraska.
Sophomore Chuck White, a junior college transfer, led the Vandals in scoring at 13.4 points per game; senior co-captain Dale James was next at 12.3 ppg, followed by senior Ken Maren at 11.7 ppg, who led the team with 9.5 rebounds per game.[1]
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