2019-20 WEBER STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL WeberStateSports.com • Facebook: WeberStateMBB • Twitter/Instagram: @WeberStateMBB GAME #9 2019-20 Wildcat Schedule WEBER STATE VS. Overall: 3-5 Big Sky: 0-0 UTAH Home: 2-1 Home: 0-0 Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019 • 2 p.m. Away: 1-1 Away: 0-0 Salt Lake City • Vivint Smart Home Arena Neutral: 0-3 WEBER TV: ........................................ Pac-12 Network UTAH Date Opponent Time/Result STATE Online: ..........................................Pac-12.com UTES 11/08 at Utah State L 34-89 WILDCATS Radio: ..............KLO 1430 AM / kloradio.com 11/14 San Diego L 56-71 Live stats: .................WeberStateSports.com 11/19 West Coast Baptist W 130-50 (3-5) Series: ................................ Utah leads 26-14 (7-2) 11/25 ^ vs. Wright State L 57-72 Neutral site: ................................ first meeting 11/26 ^ vs. Murrary State L 68-69 Last game:.... 12/22/11 - Ogden - WSU 80-51 11/27 ^ vs. Northeastern L 69-79 12/04 at Utah Valley W 72-67 MEDIA INFORMATION 12/07 Westcliff W 86-46 Weber State takes on the University of Utah for the first time in eight 12/14 + vs. Utah 2:00 p.m. years when the two teams meet Saturday afternoon in the Beehive 12/17 Bethesda 7:30 p.m. Classic at the Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. 12/21 at BYU 7:00 p.m. Saturday’s game will begin at 2 p.m. and will be televised on the 12/28 * Eastern Washington 2:00 p.m. Pac-12 Network and online at pac-12.com with Kate Scott and Dan 12/30 * Idaho 7:00 p.m. Belluomini calling the action. 01/04 * at Northern Ariona 4:00 p.m. WSU radio broadcast will be on 1430 KLO and kloradio.com with Steve Klauke and former WSU standout and Big Sky MVP and David Patten will call the action. Live stats 01/09 * Northern Colorado 7:00 p.m. available at WeberStateSports.com. 01/11 * at Sacramento State 8:00 p.m. 01/16 * at Idaho State 8:00 p.m. OPENING TIP 01/20 * at Portland State 8:00 p.m. • Weber State is 3-5 on the season and the Wildcats have won two-straight games, with 01/23 * Montana State 7:00 p.m. a road win at Utah Valley and a home win over Westcliff last week. 01/25 * Montana 7:00 p.m. • Senior Jerrick Harding averaged 28 points in WSU’s two wins last week and leads the 01/30 * at Southern Utah 7:00 p.m. Big Sky in scoring at 20.1 points per game. 02/01 * at Northern Colorado 7:00 p.m. • The Utah Utes are 7-2 overall this season. 02/06 * Sacramento State 7:00 p.m. • Utah is coached by former Big Sky standout and NBA player Larry Krystkowiak who 02/08 * Northern Arizona 7:00 p.m. is in his ninth season at Utah. 02/13 * at Montana 7:00 p.m. • This will be the 41st all-time meeting between the two schools but the first game played 02/15 * at Montana State 6:00 p.m. in eight years. The Utes hold a 26-14 all-time lead over the Wildcats. 02/22 * Southern Utah 7:00 p.m. • Weber State beat Utah 80-51 in the last game played in December 2011 in Ogden, 02/29 * Portland State 7:00 p.m. with Damian Lillard leading the Wildcats with 22 points. 03/02 * Idaho State 7:00 p.m. • This will be the final season of the Beehive Classic. The Wildcats played BYU in 2017 03/05 * at Idaho 7:30 p.m. and Utah State in 2018 at the Vivint Smart Home Arena. 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 8.4 4.4 1.3 * Big Sky Conference game 11 Michal Kozak F 6-8 215 Jr. Plzen, Czech Republic 5.5 3.3 1.0 # Big Sky Tournament - Boise, Idaho 23 Judah Jordan G 6-2 185 Fr. Baltimore, MD 4.0 2.7 2.2 5 Cody John G 6-3 185 Sr. Mississauga, Canada 10.9 3.6 1.6 10 Jerrick Harding G 6-1 180 Sr. Wichita, KS 20.1 3.6 2.0 Kham Davis Michal Kozak Judah Jordan Cody John Jerrick Harding Weber State Quick Facts LAST GAME - WEBER STATE 86, WESTCLIFF 46 Location: Ogden, Utah OGDEN - Weber State had a huge Jerrick Harding led five Wildcats in double fig- Enrollment: 28,247 second half and picked up its second- ures with 20 points on 7 of 9 shooting. Michal Ko- Nickname: Wildcats straight win with an 86-46 win over West- zak and Dima Zdor each added 13 points, while Kham Davis had 11 and Cody John had 10. Conference: Big Sky cliff University Saturday night at the Dee President: Dr. Brad Mortensen Events Center. Interim Athletic Director: Tim Crompton The Wildcats led 36-24 at halftime but started the second half on a 29-9 run over a 10 minute span and never looked Athletic Communications back. WSU shot 60 percent from the field in the second half. Dir. of Ath. Comm. (MBB contact): Paul Grua Office phone:(801) 626-7414 For the game, Weber State shot 50 Cell phone: (801) 452-3811 percent and knocked down eight 3-point- Email: [email protected] ers, while Westcliff shot 25 percent. WSU Press Row: (801) 626-6588 also outrebounded the Warriors 50-34. Asst. Dir. Athletic Comm.: Corie Holmes Dir. of Publications/Digital Media: Darin Hogge WILDCATS ENTER BEEHIVE CLASSIC 3-5 Team Information Weber State faces another in-state opponent as the Wildcats head to Salt Lake City to take 2018-19 record: 18-15 on the University of Utah in the Beehive Classic Saturday afternoon. 2018-19 Big Sky record / finish: 11-9 / t4th The Wildcats are 3-5 on the season and have won their last two games. Weber State won 72-67 at Utah Valley last Wednesday and picked up a 86-46 win over Westcliff last Saturday. Lettermen returning / lost: 8 / 4 Starters returning / lost: 3 / 2 THIRD IN-STATE GAME THIS SEASON Saturday’s game will be the third of four in-state non-conference games for Weber State this season, all away from home. The Wildcats opened the season with a loss at Utah State, Team History then defeated Utah Valley last week. After Saturday’s game at Utah, WSU will play at BYU on First year (four-year school): 1962-63 Dec. 21. The Wildcats will take on Southern Utah twice during the Big Sky regular season. All-time record: 1,062-611 (.635) All-time Big Sky record: 560-276 (.670) JERRICK HARDING LEADING WILDCATS Through eight games, the Wildcats have been led by senior guard Jerrick Big Sky regular season titles: 22 -- ‘65, ‘66, ‘68, Harding. The Wichita, Kansas native leads the Big Sky Conference in scoring ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘76, ‘79, ‘80, -83, ‘84, ‘94, ‘95, at 20.1 points per game and ranks sixth in free throw percentage and 10th in ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10, ‘14, ‘16 field goal percentage. Big Sky Tournament titles: 10 -- ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, Last week he scored a season-high 36 points in the win at Utah Valley, ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 including four 3-pointers. He followed that up with 20 points in just 16 minutes Big Sky Tournament appearaneces: 39 of play in the win over Westcliff. The 36 points at UVU was tied for the second- NCAA Tournament appearances: 16 - most in a game in his career and was the most points ever scored by a Wildcat in a road game ‘68, ‘69, ‘70, ‘71, ‘72, ‘73, ‘78, ‘79, ‘80, ‘83, ‘95, ‘99, against an in-state opponent. ‘03, ‘07, ‘14, ‘16 Last Saturday’s game was the 100th career game for Harding at Weber State. He ranks in the WSU career top 10 in several categories. He is currently fourth in WSU history in career NIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘84, ‘09, ‘10 scoring with 1,762 career points. He is on pace to become the school’s all-time leading scorer CIT Tournament appearances: 3 -- ‘12, ‘13, ‘17 later this season. CBI Tournament appearances: 1 -- ‘11 Harding is also tied with WSU legend Damian Lillard as the school’s all-time leader in free throw percentage at 86.7 percent. He ranks fourth in career field goals made, seventh in career Dee Events Center free throws made, eighth in 3-pointers and ninth in steals. Harding is a two-time All-Big Sky first-team selection and has also earned All-District honors Year Built: 1977 in each of the last two seasons. Capacity: 11,500 Prior to the season, Harding was named the preseason Big Sky MVP, the first Wildcat to Press row number: (801) 625-6588 earn the honor since the league began a preseason all-conference team in 2015. All-time record in DEC: 476-122 (.798) The Wichita, Kansas native, has been one of the top players in Weber State history in his DEC record - Big Sky games: 279-70 (.799) first three seasons with the Wildcats. He is a two-time All-Big Sky first-team selection and a Current DEC winning streak: 0 two-time first-team All-District selection.