Weber State Wildcats men's basketball

The Weber State Wildcats team is the basketball team representing Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I, and is a member of the Big Sky Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2016. The Wildcats are currently coached by Randy Rahe.

Weber State Wildcats
2020–21 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
UniversityWeber State University
First season1962
All-time record1,061–613 (.634)
Head coachRandy Rahe (15th season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationOgden, Utah
ArenaDee Events Center
(Capacity: 11,592)
NicknameWildcats
ColorsPurple and White[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
Alternate
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1969, 1972
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1979, 1995, 1999
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2014, 2016
Conference Tournament Champions
1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2014, 2016
Conference Regular Season Champions
1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2016

Street & Smith ranked Weber State 51st in its 2005 list of the 100 greatest college basketball programs of all time,[2][3] while Jeff Sagarin placed the program 116th in his 2009 all-time rankings in the ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia.[4]

At .630, the Wildcats have the 27th highest winning percentage in Division I college basketball. (Through the end of the 2018–19 season)

Season by season records

Statistics overview
Season Coach Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Dick Motta (Big Sky) (1962–1968)
1962–63 Dick Motta 22–4
1963–64 Dick Motta 17–87–32nd
1964–65 Dick Motta 22–38–21st
1965–66 Dick Motta 20–58–2t-1st
1966–67 Dick Motta 18–75–5t-3rd
1967–68 Dick Motta 21–612–31stNCAA First Round
Dick Motta: 120–33 (.784)40–15 (.727)
Phil Johnson (Big Sky) (1968–1971)
1968–69 Phil Johnson 27–315–01stNCAA West Regionals
1969–70 Phil Johnson 20–712–31stNCAA First Round
1970–71 Phil Johnson 21–612–21stNCAA First Round
Phil Johnson: 68–16 (.810)39–5 (.886)
Gene Visscher (Big Sky) (1971–1975)
1971–72 Gene Visscher 18–1110–41stNCAA West Regionals
1972–73 Gene Visscher 20–713–11stNCAA First Round
1973–74 Gene Visscher 14–128–63rd
1974–75 Gene Visscher 5–81–2
Gene Visscher: 57–38 (.600)32–12 (.727)
Neil McCarthy (Big Sky) (1975–1985)
1974–75 Neil McCarthy 6–7 (11–15)5–6 (6–8)5th
1975–76 Neil McCarthy 21–119–5T-1st
1976–77 Neil McCarthy 20–811–32nd
1977–78 Neil McCarthy 19–109–53rdNCAA 1st Round
1978–79 Neil McCarthy 25–910–41stNCAA 2nd Round
1979–80 Neil McCarthy 26–313–11stNCAA 1st Round
1980–81 Neil McCarthy 8–195–9T-5th
1981–82 Neil McCarthy 15–136–8T-4th
1982–83 Neil McCarthy 23–810–4T-1stNCAA 1st Round
1983–84 Neil McCarthy 23–812–21stNIT 2nd Round
1984–85 Neil McCarthy 20–99–53rd
Neil McCarthy: 206–105 (.662)99–52 (.656)
Larry Farmer (Big Sky) (1985–1988)
1985–86 Larry Farmer 18–117–7t-4th
1986–87 Larry Farmer 7–224–108th
1987–88 Larry Farmer 9–216–108th
Larry Farmer: 34–54 (.386)17–27 (.386)
Denny Huston (Big Sky) (1988–1991)
1988–89 Denny Huston 17–119–75th
1989–90 Denny Huston 14–158–8t-5th
1990–91 Denny Huston 12–167–9t-5th
Denny Huston: 43–42 (.506)25–24 (.510)
Ron Abegglen (Big Sky) (1991–1999)
1991–92 Ron Abegglen 16–1310–6t-3rd
1992–93 Ron Abegglen 20–810–42nd
1993–94 Ron Abegglen 21–911–3t-1st
1994–95 Ron Abegglen 21–911–3t-1stNCAA Round of 32
1995–96 Ron Abegglen 20–1010–4t-2nd
1996–97 Ron Abegglen 15–139–7t-4th
1997–98 Ron Abegglen 14–1312–42nd
1998–99 Ron Abegglen 25–813–31stNCAA Round of 32
Ron Abegglen: 152–83 (.647)86–34 (.717)
Joe Cravens (Big Sky) (1999–2006)
1999-00 Joe Cravens 18–1010–6t-4th
2000–01 Joe Cravens 15–148–8t-4th
2001–02 Joe Cravens 18–118–63rd
2002–03 Joe Cravens 26–614–01stNCAA First Round
2003–04 Joe Cravens 15–147–72rd
2004–05 Joe Cravens 14–167–75th
2005–06 Joe Cravens 10–174–10t-7th
Joe Cravens: 116–88 (.569)58–44 (.569)
Randy Rahe (Big Sky) (2006–present)
2006–07 Randy Rahe 20–1211–51stNCAA First Round
2007–08 Randy Rahe 16–1410–63rd
2008–09 Randy Rahe 21–1015–11stNIT First Round
2009–10 Randy Rahe 20–1113–31stNIT First Round
2010–11 Randy Rahe 18–1411–53rdCBI First Round
2011–12 Randy Rahe 25–714–22ndCIT Second Round
2012–13 Randy Rahe 30–718–22ndCIT Finals
2013–14 Randy Rahe 19–1214–61stNCAA Second Round
2014–15 Randy Rahe 13–178–10T–7th
2015–16 Randy Rahe 26–915–31stNCAA First Round
2016–17 Randy Rahe 20–1412–6T-3rdCIT Second Round
2017–18 Randy Rahe 20–1113–5T-3rd
2018–19 Randy Rahe 18–1511–9T-4th
Randy Rahe: 266–153 (.642)165–69 (.742)
Total:1,061-613 (.634)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Wildcats have appeared in 16 NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 6–17. Two of those wins are among the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history. In 1995, 14th seed Weber State upset third-seeded Michigan State. In 1999, led by Harold Arceneaux, the Wildcats, again a 14th seed, faced perennial powerhouse North Carolina in the first round in Seattle. North Carolina was making its 25th consecutive NCAA appearance, and had been to the Final Four two years in a row. The Wildcats were heavy underdogs against the Tar Heels, but controlled the game, leading for most of the second half. North Carolina had no answer for Arceneaux, who scored from everywhere on the floor and finished with 36 points (20 in the second half). Weber State led by 10 points with 3:59 left in the game, and went on to win 76–74. To date, Weber State is the only team to defeat UNC in the first round since the NCAA eliminated first round byes in 1980. They pushed Florida to overtime in the second round before losing 82-74. These were the deepest tournament runs by a Big Sky team since Idaho advanced to the Sweet 16 in 1982.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1968Round of 23New Mexico StateL 57–68
1969Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place
Seattle
Santa Clara
New Mexico State
W 75–73
L 59–63OT
W 58–56
1970Round of 25Long Beach StateL 73–92
1971Round of 25Long Beach StateL 66–77
1972Round of 25
Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place
Hawaiʻi
#1 UCLA
San Francisco
W 91–64
L 58–90
L 64–74
1973Round of 25Long Beach StateL 75–88
1978Round of 32ArkansasL 52–73
19797 MWRound of 40
Round of 32
(10) New Mexico State
(2) #5 Arkansas
W 81–78OT
L 63–74
19807 WRound of 48(10) LamarL 86–87
19839 WRound of 48(8) Washington StateL 52–62
199514 SRound of 64
Round of 32
(3) #11 Michigan State
(6) #22 Georgetown
W 79–72
L 51–53
199914 WRound of 64
Round of 32
(3) #13 North Carolina
(6) #23 Florida
W 76–74
L 74–82OT
200312 MRound of 64(5) #21 WisconsinL 74–81
200715 WRound of 64(2) #7 UCLAL 42–70
201416 WRound of 64(1) #4 ArizonaL 59–68
201615 ERound of 64(2) #9 XavierL 53–71

NIT results

The Wildcats have appeared in three National Invitation Tournaments (NIT), with a combined record of 1–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
1984First Round
Second Round
Fordham
Southwestern Louisiana
W 75–63
L 72–74
2009First RoundSan Diego StateL 49–65
2010First RoundCincinnatiL 62–76

CBI results

The Wildcats have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI) and lost their opening game.

Year Round Opponent Result
2011First RoundOregonL 59–68

CIT results

The Wildcats have appeared in three CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournaments (CIT), with a combined record of 6–3. They advanced to the championship game in 2013.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012First Round
Second Round
Utah Valley
Loyola Marymount
W 72–69
L 78–84 OT
2013First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
Cal Poly
Air Force
Oral Roberts
Northern Iowa
East Carolina
W 85–43
W 78–57
W 83–74
W 59–56
L 74–77
2017First Round
Second Round
Cal State Fullerton
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
W 80–76
L 73–82

Honors and accolades

Retired numbers

Number Player Years Year retired
1Damian Lillard2008–20122017
22Bruce Collins1976–19802016
35Willie Sojourner1968–19712015

Weber State players in the NBA/ABA

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.