2019-20 Weber State Men's Basketball
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2019-20 WEBER STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL WeberStateSports.com • Facebook: WeberStateMBB • Twitter/Instagram: @WeberStateMBB GAME #24 2019-20 Wildcat Schedule NORTHERN ARIZONA AT Overall: 9-14 Big Sky: 5-7 WEBER STATE Home: 5-4 Home: 2-3 Saturday, Feb. 8, 2020 • 7 p.m. Away: 3-6 Away: 2-4 Ogden, UT • Dee Events Center Neutral: 0-4 NORTHERN TV: ..........................................................none WEBER Date Opponent Time/Result ARIZONA Online: .......PLUTO TV 535, WatchBigSky.com STATE 11/08 at Utah State L 34-89 LUMBERJACKS Radio: ..............KLO 1430 AM / kloradio.com WILDCATS 11/14 San Diego L 56-71 Live stats: .................WeberStateSports.com 11/19 West Coast Baptist W 130-50 (13-8, 7-5) Series: .................... Weber State leads 81-29 (9-14, 5-7) 11/25 ^ vs. Wright State L 57-72 Streak: ....................... Northern Arizona 1 win 11/26 ^ vs. Murrary State L 68-69 In Ogden: .................. Weber State leads 46-9 This season:...1/4/20 - Flagstaff - NAU 72-64 11/27 ^ vs. Northeastern L 69-79 12/04 at Utah Valley W 72-67 GAME INFORMATION 12/07 Westcliff W 86-46 After an historic night in a win Thursday, Weber State is right back home Saturday night 12/14 + vs. Utah L 49-60 for another Big Sky game as the Wildcats host Northern Arizona. Tipoff will be at 7 p.m. 12/17 Bethesda W 109-62 at the Dee Events Center. It will be streamed online on Pluto TV 535 and WatchBigSky. 12/21 at BYU L 61-91 com with Wildcat radio broadcast on 1430 KLO and kloradio.com. 12/28 * Eastern Washington L 77-79 Steve Klauke and Weber State standout and former Big Sky MVP David Patten will 12/30 * Idaho W 69-68 call the action. Live stats at WeberStateSports.com and the Weber State app. 01/04 * at Northern Ariona L 64-72 OPENING TIP 01/09 * Northern Colorado L 64-65 • Weber State improved to 9-14 overall and 5-7 in Big Sky play following Thursday’s 01/11 * at Sacramento State L 57-71 70-66 win over Sacramento State. The Wildcats have won three of their last four games. 01/16 * at Idaho State W 76-68(ot) • Northern Arizona is 13-8 overall and 7-5 in Big Sky play. The Lumberjacks have won 01/20 * at Portland State L 76-92 six of their last seven games, including an overtime win at Idaho State on Thursday. 01/23 * Montana State L 61-62 • WSU senior Jerrick Harding became Weber State’s all-time leading scorer Thursday 01/25 * Montana W 87-85(ot) and also set a new Dee Events Center record with 44 points. 01/30 * at Southern Utah W 75-65 • Harding leads the Big Sky and is sixth in the nation in scoring at 22.8 points per game. 02/01 * at Northern Colorado L 52-70 • NAU leads the Big Sky and ranks 20th in the country in 3-point field goal percentage 02/06 * Sacramento State W 70-66 at 37.9 percent. 02/08 * Northern Arizona 7:00 p.m. • The Lumberjacks beat Weber State 72-64 on Jan. 4 in Flagstaff. 02/13 * at Montana 7:00 p.m. • Weber State holds an 81-29 all-time series lead over Northern Arizona. NAU’s win 02/15 * at Montana State 6:00 p.m. earlier this season snapped a seven-game winning streak by Weber State in the series. 02/22 * Southern Utah 7:00 p.m. • In games in Ogden, Weber State leads 46-9 all-time and the Wildcats have won four- 02/29 * Portland State 7:00 p.m. straight games. 03/02 * Idaho State 7:00 p.m. • Weber State hits the road for games at Montana and Montana State next week. 03/05 * at Idaho 7:30 p.m. 03/07 * at Eastern Washington 3:00 p.m. 03/11-14 Big Sky Tournament WEBER STATE’S PROJECTED STARTERS (based on last game) ^ Gulf Coast Showcase - Estero, FL No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown PPG RPG APG + Beehive Classic - Salt Lake City (Vivint SmartHome Arena) 4 Kham Davis G/F 6-4 200 Jr. Denver, CO 7.6 4.9 1.4 * Big Sky Conference game 11 Michal Kozak F 6-8 215 Jr. Plzen, Czech Republic 7.8 5.3 1.4 # Big Sky Tournament - Boise, Idaho 33 Tim Fuller F/C 6-9 235 RFr. Gilbert, AZ 6.4 5.0 0.9 10 Jerrick Harding G 6-1 180 Sr. Wichita, KS 22.8 2.9 2.2 5 Cody John G 6-3 185 Sr. Mississauga, Canada 14.0 3.3 1.5 Kham Davis Michal Kozak Tim Fuller Jerrick Harding Cody John Weber State Quick Facts LAST GAME - WEBER STATE 70, SACRAMENTO ST. 66 Location: Ogden, Utah OGDEN - Jerrick Harding made history ond half but Sacramento State fought back and Enrollment: 29,644 in multiple ways Thursday night in lead- tied the game at 66-66 with 1:42 to play. Harding Nickname: Wildcats ing Weber State to a win. made a jumper with 1:25 to play and the Wildcats made key stops down the stretch to seal the win. Conference: Big Sky Harding scored 44 points, became Weber State shot 53 percent from the field and President: Dr. Brad Mortensen Weber State’s all-time leading scorer, and led the Wildcats to a 70-66 win over held Sacramento State to 41 percent. WSU was Athletic Director: Tim Crompton Sacramento State Thursday night at the 7 of 16 from 3-point range. Dee Events Center. Michal Kozak added nine points and Tim Fuller The 44 points is also the most points grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds for the Wild- Athletic Communications ever scored by a player in the 43 years of cats. Dima Zdor had a career-high four blocked the Dee Events Center. It’s also the third shots. Dir. of Ath. Comm. (MBB contact): Paul Grua most points in a game in Weber State Office phone:(801) 626-7414 history and just two points off his school Cell phone: (801) 452-3811 record of 46 points. Email: [email protected] And the Wildcats needed all his points. Press Row: (801) 626-6588 Sacramento State led by five points early Asst. Dir. Athletic Comm.: Corie Holmes on before the ‘Cats came back to take a Dir. of Publications/Digital Media: Darin Hogge 35-29 lead at halftime. The Wildcats led by as many as 10 points early in the sec- JERRICK HARDING BREAKS ALL-TIME RECORD ON HISTORIC NIGHT Team Information Wildcat senior Jerrick Harding made history in multiple ways on an historic 2018-19 record: 18-15 night Thursday night. He broke a Dee Events Center record with 44 points in 2018-19 Big Sky record / finish: 11-9 / t4th the win and in the process, became Weber State’s all-time leading scorer. He needed 24 points to pass Jeremy Senglin and become WSU’s all-time Lettermen returning / lost: 8 / 4 leading scorer and he accomplished that feat in the first half. He had 25 first Starters returning / lost: 3 / 2 half points, including a jumper in the final seconds. And he didn’t stop then. He added 19 points in the second half to score 44 points, which is the most points ever by any player in the Dee Events Center. It is also the third-most points in a game in WSU Team History history, just two points shy of his own school record 46 points. He also joined Damian Lillard and First year (four-year school): 1962-63 Harold Arceneaux as the only three players in Weber State history with two 40+ point games. All-time record: 1,071-626 (.631) On the night Harding was 14 of 21 from the field, tied his career-high with five 3-pointers and was a perfect 11 of 11 from the free throw line. The 44 points is tied for the fifth most points by All-time Big Sky record: 565-284 (.664) a player in the nation this season. He has now scored 30 or more points 12 times in his career, Big Sky regular season titles: 22 -- ‘65, ‘66, ‘68, second all-time to Arceneaux’s 13 times. ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘76, ‘79, ‘80, -83, ‘84, ‘94, ‘95, He is now Weber State’s all-time leading scorer with 2,099 career points in 114 career ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘14, ‘16 games, which also ranks fifth in Big Sky history. It is also the sixth most career points of any Big Sky Tournament titles: 10 -- ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, active player in the country. ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 Harding also moved into first in WSU history in career free throw percentage at 86.8 percent. Big Sky Tournament appearaneces: 39 He is also second in career field goals made, fourth in free throws made, sixth in 3-pointers NCAA Tournament appearances: 16 - made and seventh in steals. ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, This season, he leads the Big Sky and is now sixth in the nation in scoring at 22.8 points per game. He is averaging 24.6 points in Big Sky games. He has scored in double figures in 19 of ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 21 games this season, reached 20 or more points 14 times, 30 or more four times and 40 or NIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘84, ‘09, ‘10 more once.