1995–96 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

The 1995–96 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1995–96 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Vandals were led by third-year head coach Joe Cravens and played their home games on campus at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow, Idaho.

1995–96 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record12–16 (5–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ray Jones
  • Jay McMillin
  • Bus Connor
Home arenaKibbie Dome
1995–96 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana State113 .786219  .700
Weber State104 .7142010  .667
Montana104 .714208  .714
Boise State104 .7141513  .536
Idaho State77 .5001115  .423
Idaho59 .3571216  .429
Northern Arizona311 .214620  .231
Eastern Washington014 .000323  .115
1996 Big Sky tournament winner

The Vandals were 11–15 overall in the regular season and 5–9 in conference play, sixth in the league standings.

At the conference tournament in Bozeman, Montana, the Vandals defeated third-seed Montana in the opening round, but lost by 25 points in the semifinals to top-seed and host Montana State, the eventual champion, and ended at 12–16 (.429).

Idaho incurred consecutive losing seasons for the first time in a decade, when they had three straight cellar finishes under Bill Trumbo. A few days later, Cravens was fired by athletic director Pete Liske, and was succeeded by former head coach Kermit Davis.

After this season, Idaho (and Boise State) departed for the Big West Conference; Vandal basketball later returned to the Big Sky, beginning with the 2014–15 season.

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