2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record1–21 (1–17 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachDoug Novsek
Assistant coaches
  • Kenny Tripp
  • Johnny Hill
Home arenaCowan Spectrum
Memorial Gymnasium
2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Southern Utah 12 2   .857 20 4   .833
Weber State 12 3   .800 17 6   .739
Eastern Washington 12 3   .800 16 8   .667
Montana State 8 6   .571 13 10   .565
Idaho State 8 6   .571 13 11   .542
Montana 7 9   .438 15 13   .536
Northern Colorado 6 8   .429 11 11   .500
Portland State 6 8   .429 9 13   .409
Sacramento State 5 9   .357 8 12   .400
Northern Arizona 4 10   .286 6 16   .273
Idaho 1 17   .056 1 21   .045
Conference tournament winner

The 2020–21 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho in the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach Zac Claus, the Vandals played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, home games were switched to venerable Memorial Gymnasium (1928). The 2020 football season in the Big Sky was delayed until early 2021; football practice started in late January in the Kibbie Dome, and the first of six games was held in late February.

This was intended to be the 46th and final season for men's basketball in the Kibbie Dome, configured as the "Cowan Spectrum" for basketball since February 2001. The university plans to open the new Idaho Central Credit Union Arena, located north of the Kibbie Dome's west end, for the 2021–22 season. They finished the season 1-21, 1-17 in Big Sky Play to finish in last place. They lost in the First Round of the Big Sky tournament to Montana.