Former Billings Skyview standout Julius Mims commits to Idaho Vandals

BILLINGS — Billings Skyview graduate Julius Mims on Friday dedicated to play basketball on the College of Idaho, he advised MTN Sports activities.

Mims, a 6-foot-9 ahead, is transferring to play for the Vandals from North Idaho School, the place he averaged 16.9 factors and 9.9 rebounds per sport on 58.3% capturing in the course of the 2022-23 season. Mims was a first-team All-East Area choice and was named the area’s defensive participant of the 12 months.

North Idaho competes within the Northwest Athletic Convention as a part of the Nationwide Junior School Athletic Affiliation.

At Skyview, Mims was a standout participant on the Falcons’ co-state championship workforce in 2020 as a first-team Class AA all-state choice, averaging 12.0 factors, 9.0 rebounds and a couple of.0 blocked photographs per sport.

Mims was additionally a state champion as a excessive jumper in observe and subject, profitable the Class AA crown in 2019 with a leap of 6-9. He twice cleared 6-10 that season. He was named the Montana Gatorade boys observe and subject athlete of the 12 months.

Idaho, which competes within the Massive Sky Convention, not too long ago named Alex Pribble as its new head males’s basketball coach. Pribble involves the Vandals from Seattle College, the place he served as affiliate head coach for 4 seasons. Pribble was the head coach at Saint Martin’s within the Division II Nice Northwest Athletic Convention, and served as an assistant coach within the Massive Sky at Jap Washington in 2014-15.