Idaho (6-4, 0-0) vs. Evergreen State (0-4, 0-0)

• ICCU Arena (4,200) | Moscow, Idaho
• 2 p.m. PT: Tip-off on ESPN+
• Listen: Vandal Radio Network | The Varsity Network App (Dennis Patchin)
• Live Stats
• Game Notes
• Tickets

MOSCOW, Idaho – Idaho returns to ICCU Arena for the final time in 2025 to face off against the Evergreen State Geoducks in the Vandals' last non-conference home contest. 

UI and Evergreen State have met four previous times, including in each of the last two seasons. A year ago in Moscow, the Vandals won 101-58 for their fourth win in the series' history.  

Evergreen State enters Sunday's contest having only played four competitive contests to date, while also facing a slate of six exhibition games in the opening month and a half of the season. The Geoducks dropped each of these contests this season, but have found bright spots in senior wing Tony Frohlich-Fair and sophomore guard Kenzel Massey. 

Frohlich-Fair has posted 18 or more points in three of Evergreen State's NAIA games this season, while averaging nearly six boards a game and shooting north of 43% from the field. 

Massey's two double-figure performances this season came in tight games for the Geoducks, with the Seattle native averaging 8.5 points and two steals a game. 

IDAHO NOTES

• Idaho features five players on the roster that hail from the Gem State for the first time since the 1971-72 season
  • Brody Rowbury (Meridian), Jack Payne (Boise), Titus Yearout (Lapwai), Kolton Mitchell (Coeur D'Alene), and Jackson Rasmussen (Meridian)
• Idaho's February 19, 2026 game at Portland State was selected to air on ESPNU as part of the Big Sky's distribution deal with the Worldwide Leader in Sports.
  • This will mark the first time the Vandal men have had a regular season game appear on a linear ESPN since the 2010-11 season.
• Idaho has found points from its entire roster this season with four or more Vandals finishing in double-figures in seven of UI's first ten games.
• The Vandals have started 3-0 at home for the first time since the 2017-18 season. 

NUMBERS TO KNOW

• 120: The 2025-26 season marks the 120th year of Idaho men's basketball. In the first 119 seasons, the Vandals won five conference titles, made four NCAA tournament appearances, and had five All-American players
• 100: All season long, Idaho Basketball is remembering the life and legacy of the legendary Vandal, Don Monson. Monson was a three-time basketball letterman as a student, but his biggest honor was as head basketball coach from 1978 to 1983, where he led the Vandals to a Sweet Sixteen appearance and earned 100 wins over five seasons
• 5: Five Idaho natives are on this season's roster, the most since the 1971-72 season
• 55: Idaho has made five or more threes in 55 straight contests, tied for the 10th-longest streak in the nation 
• 137: Idaho was 137th in the Dec. 8 NET rankings, the highest mark in program history since the rankings debuted in time for the 2018-19 season.
• 5: Following Kolton Mitchell's 14 point performance against Eastern Oregon, five Vandals now have crossed over the 500 point mark in their careers (Mitchell, Kristian Gonzalez, Brody Rowbury, Biko Johnson, Isaiah Brickner)
• 4: Idaho's preseason ranking in both Big Sky Preseason Polls, its highest since 2017
• 62.7: The Vandals return the most minutes in the Big Sky, with three out of their five most common starters staying in Moscow for the 2025-26 season
• 14: Head Coach Alex Pribble led Idaho to 14 regular season wins last year, the most since the 2017-18 season.
• 2: Two of Idaho's regular season games are set to take place in Boise this season, the first time the Vandals will play a regular contest in the state capital since the fall of 2018
• 308: The 2024-25 Vandals relied heavily on play from beyond the arc, setting a new school record for made triples at 308.
• 8: Idaho has outrebounded its opponent in eight of nine games to start the season.
• 11.2: Idaho is averaging 11.2 made threes per contest, the 16th highest mark in the nation. 

UP NEXT
Following finals week, Idaho will take a two-game road trip through the Golden State, beginning with a game against Cal Poly on Sunday, November 21. Tip in San Luis Obispo is set for 4 p.m. PT, with the game airing on ESPN+, the Vandal Radio Network, and the Varsity Network App. 

TICKETS 
Season tickets are on sale now! For more information, call the Vandal ticket office at (208) 885-6466 or visit govandals.com/tickets. 

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