Northwest Notes Oct. 31, 2025
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 9 months, 1 week AGO
Vandal men's game vs. Portland State slated for ESPNU
ESPN and the Big Sky Conference announced Idaho’s Feb. 19, 2026, game at Portland State will be aired on ESPNU from Viking Pavilion in Portland.
The matchup, slated to tip off at 6 p.m. PST, features two of the top four teams in both of the Big Sky preseason polls, and four of the six players on the Preseason All-Conference team. It is set to be the lone league regular-season matchup on a linear network in the 25-26 season.
Last year featured Eastern Washington at Montana just prior to the conference tournament, and the year before included Weber State traveling to Montana State, both on ESPN2.
Idaho and Portland State last met at last season’s conference tournament, where the Vandals defeated the Vikings 80-70 to move on to the semifinals for the first time since 2017.
February’s game will be the first regular season appearance for the Vandals on a linear ESPN network since the 2010-11 season.
Idaho tips off the regular season Monday at Washington State at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.