1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team

1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record11–15 (6–10 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachWayne Anderson
MVPWhaylon Coleman
Home arenaMemorial Gymnasium
1958–59 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 California142 .875254  .862
Washington115 .688188  .692
UCLA106 .625169  .640
Stanford106 .625169  .640
USC88 .5001511  .577
Oregon State77 .5001313  .500
Idaho610 .3751115  .423
Oregon313 .188916  .360
Washington State313 .1881016  .385
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1958–59 Idaho Vandals men's basketball team represented the University of Idaho during the 1958–59 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Pacific Coast Conference, the Vandals were led by fifth-year head coach Harlan Hodges and played their home games on campus at Memorial Gymnasium in Moscow, Idaho. The Vandals were 11–15 overall and 6–10 in conference play in the final season of the PCC. The last conference game was a home win in overtime over Oregon, coached by UI alumnus Steve Belko.

Idaho played two home games in southern Idaho on consecutive nights in late December, both losses to Utah State, in Twin Falls and Boise, the latter at the Bronco Gym of Boise Junior College.

A notable player was two-sport star Jim Prestel of Indianapolis, who played eight seasons (19601967) in the National Football League (NFL) as a defensive lineman.

After the season, Hodges resigned in late April to become a high school superintendent in Anna, Illinois; he was succeeded by Michigan assistant Dave Strack in June.