2020-21 Weber State Men's Basketball
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2020-21 WEBER STATE @WeberStateMBB MEN’S BASKETBALL WeberStateSports.com #PurpleReign MEDIA COVERAGE GAME 18 Online: Pluto TV 1054 Date .............. Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 • Steve Klauke, David Patten Tipoff ........................................... 7 p.m. Radio: 103.1 FM “The Wave” Location ...............................Ogden, UT • Steve Klauke, David Patten Arena .....................Dee Events Center Northern Arizona Weber State Series ........... Live stats: WeberStateSports.com LUMBERJACKS Weber State leads 81-30 WILDCATS WEBER STATE SCHEDULE (5-11, 4-6) Streak: ....................Weber State 1 win (12-5, 7-3) Overall: 12-5 Big Sky: 7-3 In Ogden: ......Weber State leads 47-9 Home: 8-0 Home: 3-0 Head Coach: Shane Burcar Streak: ................Weber State 5 wins Head Coach: Randy Rahe Away: 4-4 Away: 4-3 Career: 21-25 (2nd) Career: 290-178 (15th) Neutral: 0-1 Big Sky: 14-16 Big Sky: 180-78 Date Opponent Time/Result TIPOFF 11/25 Adams State W 88-60 Weber State returns to the Dee Events Center for two games this week against Northern Arizona. The 11/28 at Dixie State canceled Wildcats will host the Lumberjacks on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. and again on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 12/08 Westminster W 85-73 12 p.m. Both games will be streamed online on Pluto TV 1054 and WatchBigSky.com as well as on the 12/12 Utah State canceled radio on 103.1 FM “The Wave”. 12/13 at Boise State L 59-70 12/18 * at Portland State W 94-66 TICKETS AVAILABLE 12/20 * at Portland State L 72-74 A limited number of tickets are available for both games this week. Fans can reserve tickets by calling 12/23 ^ vs. BYU L 79-87 the Weber State Ticket Office at 801-626-8500 or visiting WeberStateSports.com. 12/31 * at Idaho State canceled 01/02 * Idaho State canceled ABOUT THE WILDCATS 01/02 Utah Valley W 70-62 Weber State is 12-54 overall and 6-3 in Big Sky play heading into this weekend. The Wildcats are com- 01/07 * Eastern Washington canceled ing off a road split at Montana last week. Weber State lost 80-67 on Thursday in Missoula, but bounced 01/09 * Eastern Washington canceled back with a 91-82 win over the Grizzlies on Saturday. The Wildcats have won five of their last six and nine of their last 1 games heading into this week. 01/16 Yellowstone Christian W 124-44 WSU has just six games scheduled the rest of the season before the Big Sky Tournament. 01/17 Tarleton State W 94-79 01/21 * Southern Utah W 91-67 01/23 * at Southern Utah L 72-77 WEBER STATE IS SECOND IN THE NATION IN 3-POINT SHOOTING Weber State is currently second in the country in 3-point field goal percentage. The Wildcats are 01/28 * at Idaho W 81-56 shooting 40.3 percent on 3-pointers this season and trail only No. 2 Baylor in 3-point percentage. The 01/30 * at Idaho W 81-62 Wildcats have shot 40 percent or better from beyond the arc in nine of the 17 games this season. The 02/04 * Montana State W 96-88 ‘Cats have also made 10 or more 3-pointers eight times this season and are 7-1 in those games. 02/06 * Montana State W 82-74 02/11 * at Montana L 67-80 NATIONAL RANKINGS 02/13 * at Montana W 91-82 In addition to 3-point shooting, the Wildcats rank high in the nation in several other offensive categories. 02/18 * Northern Arizona 7 p.m. Weber State is seventh in the nation in scoring offense, averaging 83.9 points per game. WSU has scored 02/20 * Northern Arizona 12 p.m. 80 or more points 11 times this season and are 11-0 in those games. WSU is just 1-5 when scoring less 02/25 * at Sacramento State 6 p.m. than 80 points in a game. 02/27 * at Sacramento State 12 p.m. Weber State is also ninth in the country in field goal percentage at 50.6 percent. WSU shot 62 percent 03/04 * Northern Colorado 7 p.m. from the field in Saturday’s win at Montana. The ‘Cats are also 12th in the country in free throw percent- 03/06 * Northern Colorado 12 p.m. age at 78.6 percent and rank 22nd in scoring margin at +13.2. 3/10-13 Big Sky Tournament TBA All times are Mountain Big Sky Tournment - Boise, ID WEBER STATE’S PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last game) No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG 0 Zahir Porter F 6-6 180 Jr. Bronx, NY 12.7 3.2 1.9 21 Dontay Bassett F/C 6-9 245 Sr. Oakland, CA 10.3 4.5 0.9 34 Cody Carlson C 6-10 230 Sr. Duluth, MN 10.0 4.8 0.8 12 Isiah Brown G 6-2 185 Sr. Seattle, WA 17.6 3.8 3.2 5 Seikou Sisoho Jawara G 6-3 195 So. Mataro, Spain 12.3 2.6 3.2 Zahir Porter Dontay Bassett Cody Carlson Isiah Brown Seikou Jawara WEBER STATE QUICK FACTS ISIAH BROWN LEADS WILDCATS IN ROAD WIN Weber State senior Isiah Brown led Weber State in scoring in Saturday’s win, finishing Location: Ogden, Utah with 21 points. The Seattle, Washington native was 6 of 8 from the field in the game, includ- Enrollment: 29,596 ing 2 of 2 on 3-pointers and was a perfect 7 of 7 from the free throw line. It was the sixth Nickname: Wildcats time this season he has scored 20 or more points in a game and he has reached double Conference: Big Sky figures in 16 of WSU’s 17 games. President: Dr. Brad Mortensen Brown currently ranks third in the Big Sky in scoring at 17.6 points per game. He is also Athletic Director: Tim Crompton third in the conference in field goal percentage at 48.3 percent. He ranks fourth in free throw Dir. of Ath. Comm. (MBB contact): Paul Grua percentage and is eighth in assists and eighth in steals. Office phone:(801) 626-7414 Cell phone: (801) 452-3811 ALL FIVE STARTERS AVERAGING IN DOUBLE FIGURES Email: [email protected] Currently, all five Wildcat starters are averaging in double figures in scoring. Brown leads the team at 17.6 points per game, followed by Zahir Porter (12.7), Seikou Sisoho Jawara .............................................................................................TEAM INFORMATION (12.3), Dontay Bassett (10.3) and Cody Carlson (10.0). 2019-20 record: 12-20 Weber State has had five players finish a season averaging in double figures just three 2019-20 Big Sky record / finish: 11-9 / t8th times in its history and the last time was the 1993-94 season. Lettermen returning / lost: 3 / 7 Starters returning / lost: 2 / 3 BIG SKY RANKINGS Weber State currently leads the Big Sky in field goal percentage, 3-point field goal per- centage and assists. The Wildcats are also second in scoring offense, scoring margin and HISTORY blocked shots and rank third in free throw percentage and 3-pointers made per game. First year (four-year school): 1962-63 Individually, Weber State has three of the top four players in the conference in free All-time record: 1,086-637 (.630) throw percentage. Zahir Porter leads the league and is 28th in the nation at 88.5 percent All-time Big Sky record: 574-292 (.663) from the line. Dontay Bassett is second at 84.6 percent and Isiah Brown is fourth at 83.7 Big Sky regular season titles: 22 -- ‘65, ‘66, ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, percent. In addition, Bassett is fourth in the conference in blocked shots at 1.2 per game ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘76, ‘79, ‘80, -83, ‘84, ‘94, ‘95, ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘09, and Dillon Jones is fifth in steals at 1.5 per game. ‘10, ‘14, ‘16 Big Sky Tournament titles: 10 -- ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘83, ‘95, ’99, SEASON TRENDS ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 The Wildcats are 10-0 this season when tied or leading at halftime and just 2-5 when Big Sky Tournament appearaneces: 39 trailing at the break. Weber State is also 12-1 when leading their opponent in field goal NCAA Tournament appearances: 16 - percentage but 0-4 when trailing. The ‘Cats are also 8-1 when leading in rebounding and ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, 9-1 when leading in assists. ‘14, ‘16 Weber State has played just two games decided by five points or less, and the ‘Cats NIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘84, ‘09, ‘10 are 0-2 in those games. WSU is 4-1 in games decided by 6-10 points and 8-1 in games CIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘12, ‘13, ‘17 decided by 11 or more points. CBI Tournament appearances: 1 -- ‘11 HOME SWEET HOME DEE EVENTS CENTER The Wildcats are 8-0 at the Dee Events Center this season. It is just the third time in the 15 years under coach Rahe that the Wildcats have started the home season 8-0. WSU is Built: 1977 one of just two teams in the Big Sky that has not lost at home this season. The eight game Capacity: 11,500 home winning streak is also tied for the 22nd longest in the country. All-time record in DEC: 493-128 (.794) DEC record - Big Sky games: 284-75 (.791) ABOUT NORTHERN ARIZONA Current DEC winning streak: 8 Northern Arizona enters this week with a 5-11 overall record and a 4-6 mark in Big Sky Randy Rahe’s record in DEC: 174-39 (.818) play.