2017-18 Weber State Men's Basketball 2017-18Weber Stateweber Combined STATE Team Statistics STATS (As Ofand Nov 13, RESULTS 2017) All Games
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2017-18 WEBER STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL #WEAREWEBER WeberStateSports.com • Facebook: WeberStateMBB • Twitter: @WeberStateMBB GAME #2 2017-18 Wildcat Schedule Overall: 1-0 Big Sky: 0-0 WEST COAST BAPTIST (1-4) Home: 1-0 Home: 0-0 AT WEBER STATE (1-0) Away: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result 11/10 Utah State W 65-59 11/14 West Coast Baptist 7:00 p.m. 11/17 ^ vs. Iona 6:00 p.m. 11/18 ^ vs. TBA TBA 11/19 ^ vs. TBA TBA Tuesday, November 14, 2017 • 7:00 p.m. 11/25 Black Hills State 7:00 p.m. Ogden, UT • Dee Events Center (11,500) 11/30 at Fresno State 8:00 p.m. 12/06 at Utah Valley 7:00 p.m. 12/09 + vs. BYU (Salt Lake City) 8:00 p.m. TV: none 12/16 Arkansas - Pine Bluff 7:00 p.m. Online video: Pluto TV 235 / WatchBigSky.com 12/19 Pepperdine (KJZZ) 7:00 p.m. 12/22 Presentation College 7:00 p.m. Radio: KLO 1430 AM (Steve Klauke, David Patten) 12/30 * Idaho State (ELEVEN) 7:00 p.m. Live stats: WeberStateStats.com 01/04 * Northern Arizona (KJZZ) 7:00 p.m. 01/06 * Southern Utah (KJZZ) 7:00 p.m. Twitter: @weberstatembb 01/11 * at Northern Colorado 7:00 p.m. Series: Weber State leads 1-0 01/13 * at North Dakota 1:00 p.m. 01/18 * Sacramento State 7:00 p.m. Streak: Weber State 1 win 01/22 * Portland State 7:00 p.m. In Ogden: Weber State leads 19-0 01/27 * at Idaho State 7:00 p.m. Last game: 12/10/16 - Ogden - WSU 107-51 02/01 * at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. 02/03 * at Northern Arizona 7:00 p.m. 02/08 * North Dakota (KJZZ) 7:00 p.m. TIPOFF 02/10 * Northern Colorado (KJZZ) 7:00 p.m. • After a season-opening win over Utah State, the Wildcats are back home to host 02/15 * at Portland State 9:00 p.m. West Coast Baptist Tuesday at the Dee Events Center. 02/17 * at Sacramento State 8:00 p.m. • Weber State is coming off a 65-59 home win over Utah State Friday in the season 02/22 * E. Washington (KJZZ) 7:00 p.m. opener. The Wildcats never trailed in defeating the Aggies. 02/24 * Idaho (ELEVEN) 7:00 p.m. • Ryan Richardson led Weber State with 20 points and six rebounds and Zach 03/01 * at Montana 7:00 p.m. Braxton added 18 points with eight rebounds. 03/03 * at Montana St. (ELEVEN) 2:00 p.m. • West Coast Baptist is a located in Lancaster, California. The Eagles compete 3/6-10 Big Sky Tournament (Reno, NV) in the National Christian College Athletic Association and are 1-4 this season. • Weber State beat West Coast Baptist 107-51 last season in the only meeting. ^ Island of the Bahamas Showcase - Nassau, Bahamas • Following Tuesday’s game Weber State will head to the Bahamas for three + Beehive Classic - Salt Lake City (Vivint SmartHome Arena) games at the Island of the Bahamas Showcase. * Big Sky Conference game # Big Sky Tournament - Reno, Nevada WEBER STATE WILDCATS (1-0, 0-0) PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last game) No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG 23 Brekkott Chapman F 6-9 215 Jr. Roy, UT 10.0 3.0 2.0 11 Michal Kozak F 6-8 220 Fr. Pilsen, Czech Republic 2.0 6.0 0.0 44 Zach Braxton C 6-9 250 Jr. Highlands Ranch, CO 18.0 8.0 1.0 10 Jerrick Harding G 6-1 170 So. Wichita, KS 8.0 3.0 3.0 22 Ryan Richardson G 6-4 195 Sr. Chandler, AZ 22.0 6.0 2.0 MEDIA INFORMATION Weber State Quick Facts Tuesday’s game will begin at 7 p.m., at the Dee Events Center. There will be no TV for the Location: Ogden, Utah game but it will be streamed online for free on Pluto TV channel 235 and on WatchBigSky. Enrollment: 27,949 com. Radio broadcast will be on 1430 KLO and kloradio.com. Steve Klauke, the 2016 Utah Nickname: Wildcats Sportscaster of the Year, will be on the call alongside former Big Sky MVP and Weber State standout David Patten. Conference: Big Sky Live stats will be at WeberStateStats.com, presented by Larry H. Miller Chrysler Jeep Dodge President: Dr. Charles A. Wight Ram in Riverdale. Athletics Director: Jerry Bovee Associate AD/SWA: Amy Crosbie WILDCATS BEAT UTAH STATE IN SEASON OPENER Weber State beat in-state rival Utah State 65-59 Friday night in the season opener. The Wildcats never trailed and was able to hold off any Utah State rallies to secure the win. WSU Athletic Communications closed the game on a 10-4 run over the last three minutes. Dir. of Ath. Comm. (MBB contact): Paul Grua Weber State shot 42 percent from the field and held Utah State to 37 percent shooting. Office phone:(801) 626-7414 The Wildcats were 6-of-22 from 3-point range and was 13-of-16 from the free throw line. The Cell phone: (801) 452-3811 Wildcats also outrebounded the Aggies 36-32. Email: [email protected] Press Row: (801) 626-6588 RYAN RICHARDSON LEADS WILDCATS WITH 20 POINTS Dir. of Publications/Digital Media: Darin Hogge The Wildcats were led by senior Ryan Richardson who had 20 points Media Relations Assistant: Corie Holmes with six rebounds and four 3-pointers in Friday’s win. The Chandler, Arizona, native was 6-of-12 shooting, including 4-of-10 from 3-point range. He also shot Media Relations Assistant: Justin Johnson 4-of-5 from the free throw line and added two assists. It marked the fourth time Richardson has reached 20 points in his career. Team Information Richardson has played in 87 career games at Weber State, the most of any player on this year’s team, and he currently ranks ninth in WSU career 2016-17 record: 20-14 history in 3-pointers with 148. 2016-17 Big Sky record / finish: 12-6 / t3rd Lettermen returning / lost: 7 / 4 BRAXTON ADDS 18 IN SEASON OPENER Starters returning / lost: 3 / 2 WSU junior center Zach Braxton also had a big game in helping the Wildcats to the season-opening win. Braxton finished with 18 points on 9-of-11 shooting and grabbed a game-high eight rebounds to go along with three blocks and Team History two steals. First year (four-year school): 1962-63 The Highlands Ranch, Colorado, native has started all 69 games of his career at Weber State. All-time record: 1,023-585 (.636) All-time Big Sky record: 537-263 (.671) SEVERAL NEW FACES MAKE FIRST APPEARANCE Big Sky regular season titles: 22 -- ‘65, ‘66, ‘68, The Wildcats had four players see action for the first time at Weber State, including three ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘76, ‘79, ‘80, -83, ‘84, ‘94, ‘95, true freshmen. Junior transfer Brekkott Chapman made his Wildcat debut, finishing with 10 ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘14, ‘16 points, three rebounds and two blocked shots. Freshman Michal Kozak started the game and Big Sky Tournament titles: 10 -- ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, posted two points and grabbed six rebounds with two steals. Freshmen guards Ricky Nelson ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 and Trevon Ary-Turner also both saw action for the Wildcats off the bench. Big Sky Tournament appearaneces: 39 NCAA Tournament appearances: 16 - A LOOK BACK Weber State is coming off a 20-14 season in 2016-17 and the Wildcats advanced to the Big ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, Sky Tournament title game and the second round of the CollegeInsider.com Tournament. ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 Gone from last year’s team are three seniors, led by First Team All-Big Sky and All-District NIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘84, ‘09, ‘10 selection Jeremy Senglin. Senglin became Weber State’s all-time leading scorer and the Big CIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘12, ‘13, ‘17 Sky’s career leader in 3-pointers made. Also gone from last year’s team are seniors Kyndahl CBI Tournament appearances: 1 -- ‘11 Hill and Richaud Gittens. COACHING STAFF Dee Events Center Weber State head coach Randy Rahe returns for his 12th season as head coach of the Year Built: 1977 Wildcats. He is Weber State’s career leader in wins, now with a career record of 229-127 Capacity: 11,500 (.643). He is also the Big Sky Conference’s career leader in conference wins, with a career Big Press row number: (801) 625-6588 Sky record of 141-49 (.742). He needs 18 more overall wins to become the Big Sky’s all-time All-time record in DEC: 452-114 (.798) leader in victories. DEC record - Big Sky games: 260-65 (.800) Rahe has led the Wildcats to five Big Sky Championships in 11 years as head coach and has Current DEC winning streak: 2 guided the ‘Cats to the postseason in nine of the 11 years, including three trips to the NCAA Randy Rahe’s record in DEC: 138-25 (.847) Tournament. He has coached six Big Sky Conference MVP’s in his time with the Wildcats. Returning with the Wildcat coaching staff is Associate Head Coach Eric Duft who is in his 83-12 (.874) Rahe’s Big Sky record in DEC: 12th season at Weber State. Garrett Lever returns for his sixth season at WSU and David Marek NCAA Tournaments: 4: 1980, 1983, 1986, 1994 is in his second year as an assistant coach.