2018-19 Weber State Men's Basketball Weber State Team Game-By-Game (As of Nov 29, 2018) All Games
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2018-19 WEBER STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL #WEAREWEBER WeberStateSports.com • Facebook: WeberStateMBB • Twitter/Instagram: @WeberStateMBB GAME #7 2018-19 Wildcat Schedule BYU AT WEBER STATE Overall: 4-2 Big Sky: 0-0 Home: 2-0 Home: 0-0 Sat., December 1, 2018 • 7 p.m. Ogden, UT • Dee Events Center Away: 0-1 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 2-1 TV: ......................................................... KJZZ BYU Online: ......... Pluto TV 235 / WatchBigSky.com WEBER Date Opponent Time/Result COUGARS Radio: ..............KLO 1430 AM / kloradio.com STATE 11/06 at San Diego L 66-83 Live stats: .................WeberStateSports.com WILDCATS 11/09 Bethesda W 123-53 (5-3) Series: .................................BYU leads 33-10 11/15 ^ vs. San Jose State W 85-77 Streak: ....................................... BYU 15 wins (4-2) In Ogden: ...............................BYU leads 12-8 11/16 ^ vs. Central Michigan W 78-76 Last game:.................12/09/18 - BYU - 74-68 11/18 ^ vs. CS Bakersfield L 67-68 11/27 Benedictine W 100-61 HOW TO FOLLOW THE WILDCATS 12/01 BYU 7:00 p.m. Saturday’s game will begin at 7 p.m. at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. The game 12/05 at Fresno State 8:00 p.m. will be televised throughout the state of Utah on KJZZ with Dave Fox and former Weber 12/08 + vs. Utah State 2:30 p.m. State standout Lance Allred on the call. The game will also be streamed online for free 12/15 Utah Valley 7:00 p.m. on Pluto TV 235 and WatchBigSky.com. 12/22 Delaware State 2:00 p.m. Radio broadcast will be on 1430 KLO and kloradio.com with Steve Klauke and former 12/29 * at Eastern Washington 3:00 p.m. Wildcat standout and Big Sky MVP David Patten on the call. 12/31 * at Idaho 3:00 p.m. Live stats for the game will be at WeberStateSports.com. 01/03 * Northern Arizona 7:00 p.m. 01/05 * Southern Utah 7:00 p.m. TIPOFF 01/12 * at Portland State 8:00 p.m. • Weber State men’s basketball hosts in-state rival BYU Saturday night at the Dee 01/17 * Idaho State 7:00 p.m. Events Center. 01/19 * Northern Colorado 7:00 p.m. • The Wildcats are 4-2 on the season heading into Saturday’s game and are coming 01/24 * at Montana State 7:00 p.m. off a 100-61 win over Benedictine on Tuesday. 01/26 * at Montana 7:00 p.m. • WSU head coach Randy Rahe is in his 13th season at Weber State. 01/31 * Portland State 7:00 p.m. • The Wildcats have four players averaging in double figures and all four players are 02/02 * Sacramento State 7:00 p.m. shooting 50 percent or better from the field. • Wildcat senior Zach Braxton had a career-high 15 rebounds in Tuesday’s win and he 02/07 * at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. leads the Big Sky in field goal percentage. 02/09 * at Northern Arizona 2:00 p.m. • BYU is 5-3 on the season, following Wednesday’s overtime loss at Illinois State. 02/14 * Montana 7:00 p.m. • The Wildcats were picked to finish second in the Big Sky this season. 02/16 * Montana State 7:00 p.m. • BYU holds a 33-10 all-time lead over Weber State and the Cougars have won 15 02/21 * at Sacramento State 8:00 p.m. straight games against the Wildcats. WSU is 8-12 all-time against BYU in Ogden. 02/28 * at Northern Colorado 8:00 p.m. 03/04 * at Idaho State 7:00 p.m. WEBER STATE’S PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last game) 03/07 * Idaho 7:00 p.m. 03/09 * Eastern Washington 7:00 p.m. No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG 03/13-16 Big Sky Tournament 05 Cody John G 6-3 185 Jr. Mississauga, Canada 16.2 3.3 2.5 23 Brekkott Chapman F 6-9 215 Sr. Roy, UT 10.2 5.7 2.5 ^ Junkanoo Jam - Bimini, Bahamas + Beehive Classic - Salt Lake City (Vivint SmartHome Arena) 44 Zach Braxton C 6-9 250 Sr. Highlands Ranch, CO 12.0 7.8 0.2 * Big Sky Conference game 02 Ricky Nelson G 6-1 170 So. Houston, TX 6.3 1.7 2.7 # Big Sky Tournament - Boise, Idaho 10 Jerrick Harding G 6-1 170 Jr. Wichita, KS 23.3 5.0 0.5 Cody John Brekkott Chapman Zach Braxton Ricky Nelson Jerrick Harding Weber State Quick Facts LAST GAME - WEBER STATE 100, BENEDICTINE 61 Location: Ogden, Utah Five players scored in double figures Weber State shot 53 percent from the field Enrollment: 28,247 as Weber State rolled to a 100-61 win and held Benedictine to 32 percent shooting. Nickname: Wildcats over Benedictine Mesa Tuesday night at The Wildcats knocked down 14 3-pointers and the Dee Events Center. grabbed a season-high 54 rebounds. WSU also Conference: Big Sky The win improved the Wildcats to 4-2 had 19 assists, five steals and four blocks. Interim President: Dr. Norm Tarbox on the season, heading in Saturday’s Brekkott Chapman led the way with 18 points Athletics Director: Jerry Bovee matchup with BYU. and was 6 of 7 from 3-point range. He also had Associate AD/SWA: Amy Crosbie Cody John grabbed the opening tip five rebounds, four assists and three blocks. and scored a layup just three seconds Jerrick Harding finished with 15 points and five into the game and it was all Weber State rebounds, while Cody John and Israel Barnes Athletic Communications after that. The Wildcats jumped out to a each had 11 points. Zach Braxton had eight Dir. of Ath. Comm. (MBB contact): Paul Grua 26-6 lead midway through the first half points and a career-high 15 rebounds. Office phone:(801) 626-7414 and never looked back. Cell phone: (801) 452-3811 The ‘Cats led 45-25 at halftime and Email: [email protected] started the second half on a 19-2 run to Press Row: (801) 626-6588 break the game open. The lead was nev- Asst. Dir. Athletic Comm.: Corie Holmes er less than 34 the rest of the way and the ‘Cats led by as many as 52 before the Dir. of Publications/Digital Media: Darin Hogge 39-point win. CAREER-HIGH REBOUNDS FOR ZACH BRAXTON Team Information In Tuesday’s win, Wildcat senior Zach Braxton set a career-high with 15 2016-17 record: 20-14 rebounds. Braxton also had eight points and was 4 of 7 from the field. It was 2016-17 Big Sky record / finish: 12-6 / t3rd his 12th career game reaching double figures in rebounds. Lettermen returning / lost: 7 / 4 This season Braxton ranks third in the Big Sky in rebounding at 7.8 per game and is also third in the conference in field goal percentage at 69.2 percent. Starters returning / lost: 3 / 2 He is averaging 12 points per game. The Highlands Ranch, Colorado, native is 12th in Weber State history in career rebounds with 624. He is also 32nd in career points with 1,017 and Team History eighth in career blocks with 83. He has started all 104 games he has played in at Weber State, First year (four-year school): 1962-63 which ranks as the fifth most starts in school history. All-time record: 1,048-599 (.636) All-time Big Sky record: 549-268 (.672) SEASON-HIGH FOR BREKKOTT CHAPMAN Big Sky regular season titles: 22 -- ‘65, ‘66, ‘68, WSU’s other senior Brekkott Chapman had a season-high of 18 points and ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘76, ‘79, ‘80, -83, ‘84, ‘94, ‘95, tied his career-high with six 3-pointers in Tuesday’s win. Chapman was 6 of 8 ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘14, ‘16 from the field, including 6 of 7 from 3-point range to go along with five rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots. Big Sky Tournament titles: 10 -- ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, On the season the Roy, Utah native is second in the Big Sky in blocked shots ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 at 2.2 per game. He is also averaging 10.2 points per game. Big Sky Tournament appearaneces: 39 NCAA Tournament appearances: 16 - MORE DOUBLE FIGURES FOR HARDING AND JOHN ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, Wildcat junior guards Jerrick Harding and Cody John each extended their double figures ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 scoring streaks in the win. NIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘84, ‘09, ‘10 Harding finished with 15 points on 6 of 11 shooting and added three 3-pointers. Harding CIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘12, ‘13, ‘17 earned first team All-Big Sky and All-District honors last season. He missed the first two games CBI Tournament appearances: 1 -- ‘11 this year with an ankle injury but has scored in double figures in all four games he has played in, including a season-high 31 points in a win over San Jose State. On the season, Harding leads the Wildcats and is second in the Big Sky in scoring at 23.3 Dee Events Center points per game. He ranks 23rd in Weber State history in career scoring. Year Built: 1977 Cody John has scored in double figures in all six games this season. He had 11 points in Capacity: 11,500 Tuesday’s win and had a season-high 22 points in the season opener at San Diego.