Vandal's Men's Basketball gets a new head coach

Publish date: 2024-03-20

The Idaho Director of Athletics announced that the Vandal's Men's Basketball Coach, Zac Claus, was relieved of his coaching duties today, February 27th, 2023.

Tim Marrion will serve as the head coach for the remainder of the 2022-2023 season.

I want to sincerely thank Zac and his family for their contributions to the men's basketball program over the past eight seasons. Zac took over an incredibly challenging situation and stewarded our program with integrity and class throughout his entire tenure. We wish him all the best in his future endeavors. - Terry Gawlik, Idaho Director of Athletics

According to the University of Idaho, Claus completes his head coaching career for the Vandals with a 28-88 overall record. He first joined Idaho as an assistant coach ahead of the 2015-16 season and spent four years as an assistant. In July 2019, he was named interim head coach, before earning the permanent role in February 2020.

Off the court, Claus' teams were known to be excellent in the classroom. This past fall, the men's basketball team achieved a 3.04 team GPA, tied for the second-highest semester GPA on record. In 2021, Idaho was recognized with the Team Academic Excellence Award by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).

Our new ICCU Arena should elevate Idaho to consistently competing at the top of the Big Sky Conference. As we look to the future, we will focus on finding a dynamic coach to bring championship-caliber basketball back to Moscow. - Terry Gawlik, Idaho Director of Athletics

The University will launch a national search for a new head coach for the men's basketball program immediately.

If you are interested or have any recommendations for a new head coach for the Vandal's, reach out to Kyle Bowlsby at kyle@bowlsbysportsadvisors.com.

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