2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record	2–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Randy Rahe (11th year)
Assistant coach	Eric Duft
Assistant coach	Garrett Lever
Assistant coach	David Marek
Home arena	Dee Events Center

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Montana State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Idaho	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Portland State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Weber State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Montana	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143


† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team will represent Weber State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats will be led by eleventh year head coach Randy Rahe and will play their home games in the Dee Events Center. They are members of the Big Sky Conference. The Wildcats are entering the season defending their Big Sky Tournament title the previous season.

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season title. They defeated Portland State, North Dakota, and Montana to become champions of the Big Sky Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Xavier.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Hayden Hunter	3	G	5'11"	170	Sophomore	North Richland Hills, TX	Transferred to McLennan CC
Jeremiah Jefferson	15	G	6'2"	185	RS Freshman	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Iowa Western CC
J. C. Kennedy	20	G/F	6'4"	175	Sophomore	Nampa, ID	Walk-on; didn't return
Joel Bolomboy	21	F/C	6'9"	235	Senior	Donetsk, Ukraine	Graduated and Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2016 NBA Draft

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brekkott Champman	13	F	6'8"	205	Junior	Roy, UT	Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Champman will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 Incoming recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Spencer Johnson SF #90	American Fork, UT	American Fork High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
Spencer Johnson SF #90	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64
Tim Fuller #95 PF	Gilbert, AZ	Highland High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 11, 2015
Tim Fuller #95 PF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

2017 Incoming recruits

2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rick Nelson PG	Houston, TX	Episcopal High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 1, 2016
Rick Nelson PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

Roster

2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
3.5 !F	0	Stavrev, KikoKiko Stavrev	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Myerscough	Sofia, Bulgaria
2.5 !G/F	2	Williams, JuwanJuwan Williams	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Travis	Richmond, TX
5.0 !C	3	Dallas, JordanJordan Dallas	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach, CA
1.5 !G	5	John, CodyCody John	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Wasatch Academy	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	10	Harding, JerrickJerrick Harding	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Southeast	Wichita, KS
3.5 !F	12	Darling, GeorgeGeorge Darling	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Myerscough	Doncaster, England
3.5 !F	13	Champman, BrekkottBrekkott Champman (I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Roy Utah	Roy, UT
1.5 !G	22	Richardson, RyanRyan Richardson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dobson	Mesa, AZ
1.5 !G	23	Gittens, RichaudRichaud Gittens	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Marcos de Niza	Tempe, AZ
1.5 !G	24	Cannon, McKayMcKay Cannon	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Highlands Ranch	Highlands Ranch, CO
2.5 !G/F	25	Baker, DustyDusty Baker	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Tesoro Saddleback College	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
1.5 !G	30	Senglin, JeremyJeremy Senglin	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bowie	Arlington, TX
3.5 !F	35	Hill, KyndahlKyndahl Hill	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Humble	Humble, TX
4.5 !F/C	44	Braxton, ZachZach Braxton	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	2.5 !RS So	Highlands Ranch	Highlands Ranch, CO

Head coach

Randy Rahe (Buena Vista College)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Duft (Sterling College)
Garrett Lever (Seattle)
David Marek (Southern Utah)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 5:00 PM	Black Hills State	W 88–47		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Antelope Valley	W 128–65	1–0	Dee Events Center (6,140) Ogden, UT
11/15/2016* 8:00 PM	at Pepperdine	L 68–69	1–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,020) Malibu, CA
11/17/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N	at Stanford	L 49-67	1–2	Maples Pavilion (1,232) Stanford, CA
11/24/2016* 10:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. UC Davis Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals	W 86-58	2–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,154) Anchorage, AK
11/25/2016* 10:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 54–76	2–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Buffalo Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	L 72–74	2–4	Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Denver	L 55-57	2–5	Dee Events Center (6,167) Ogden, UT
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, BYUtv	at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket			Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	West Coast Baptist			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM	at Montana State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	at Idaho State			Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
01/12/2017 7:00 PM	Idaho			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
01/14/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Washington			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
01/19/2017 6:00 PM	at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2017 7:00 PM	at Northern Colorado			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
01/27/2017 7:00 PM	Idaho State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Arizona			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/09/2017 8:00 PM	at Sacramento State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
02/11/2017 8:00 PM	at Portland State			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Colorado			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	North Dakota			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
02/25/2017 8:00 PM	at Idaho			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
03/02/2017 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Montana			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	Montana State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ http://www.weberstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8600&SPID=3470&SPSID=39378

Weber State Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Swenson Gym (1962–1977) Dee Events Center (1977–present)

Rivalries	In-state Utah schools

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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