2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
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2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
Record | 18–15 (12–6 Big Sky) |
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Home arena | Dee Events Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 6 | – | 11 | .353 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 23 | .343 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 22 | .313 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Eric Duft, played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 21–12, 13–7 in Big Sky play to finish a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Montana in the quarterfinals before losing to Northern Colorado in the semifinals. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.After the season, Rahe would retire as the winningest coach in Weber State and Big Sky conference history.[1] He would be succeeded by assistant coach Eric Duft.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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David Nzekwesi | 4 | F/C | 6'9" | 250 | Junior | The Nague, Netherlands | Transferred |
Seikou Sisoho Jawara | 5 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Sophomore | Mataró, Spain | Transferred to San Diego |
Michal Kozak | 11 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Senior | Plzeň, Czech Republic | Graduated |
Donatas Kupsas | 13 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Joniškis, Lithuania | Left the team for personal reasons |
Josh Sanders | 14 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Freshman | Kaysville, UT | Left the team for personal reasons |
Koby McEwen | 15 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
Dontay Bassett | 21 | C | 6'9" | 250 | Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated |
Chance Trujillo | 23 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Freshman | Kaysville, UT | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
JJ Overton | 24 | G/F | 6'6" | 190 | Senior | San Diego, CA | Graduated |
Jake Furgerson | 25 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Star, ID | Walk-on; transferred |
Cody Carlson | 34 | F/C | 6'10" | 230 | Senior | Duluth, MN | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Keith Dinwiddie Jr. | 10 | G | 6'0" | 185 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | San Diego State |
Junior Ballard | 24 | G | 6'3" | 185 | GS Senior | Stockton, CA | Fresno State |
Handje Tamba | 32 | F | 6'11" | 229 | RS Freshman | Knoxville, TN | Tennessee |
Cole Lake | 41 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Eagle, ID | Walk-on; Montana Western | |
Sebastian Gahse | 43 | F | 6'10" | Junior | Stuttgart, Germany | Central Wyoming College |
2022 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Chris Dockery SG |
Los Angeles, CA | Middlebrooks Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 28, 2021 | |
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Daniel Rouzan PF |
Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 236 lb (107 kg) | ||
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JJ Louden SG |
Indianapolis, IN | Pike High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||
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Louie Jordan SF |
Leicester, England | Charnwood College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | Apr 4, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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2023 recruiting class
[edit]US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits | ||||||
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Viljami Vartiainen SG |
Helsinki, Finland | HBA Märsky | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Oct 10, 2022 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m. |
Adams State | W 88–76 | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., P12N |
at Washington | L 52–69 | 0–1 |
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,445) Seattle, WA | |||||||
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Western Colorado | W 83–67 | 1–1 |
Dee Events Center (4,113) Ogden, UT | |||||||
November 14, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Colorado State | L 52–77 | 1–2 |
Moby Arena (3,769) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
November 21, 2022* 8:00 p.m., Baller TV |
vs. UC Riverside Vegas 4 |
L 65–72 | 1–3 |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||
November 22, 2022* 5:30 p.m., Baller TV |
vs. Abilene Christian Vegas 4 |
W 77–67 | 2–3 |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||
November 23, 2022* 2:30 p.m., Baller TV |
vs. Wright State Vegas 4 |
L 65–87 | 2–4 |
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV | |||||||
November 29, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Tarleton State | L 65–75 | 2–5 |
Dee Events Center (1,873) Ogden, UT | |||||||
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Utah Tech | L 65–77 | 2–6 |
Dee Events Center (4,663) Ogden, UT | |||||||
December 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at California Baptist | L 52–64 | 2–7 |
CBU Events Center (2,817) Riverside, CA | |||||||
December 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Saint Martin's | W 82–58 | 3–7 |
Dee Events Center (4,459) Ogden, UT | |||||||
December 14, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cal Poly | W 74–45 | 4–7 |
Mott Athletics Center (1,329) San Luis Obispo, CA | |||||||
December 19, 2022* 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Utah State | W 75–72 | 5–7 |
Smith Spectrum (7,000) Logan, UT | |||||||
December 22, 2022* 7:00 p.m., BYUtv |
at BYU | L 57–63 | 5–8 |
Marriott Center (13,229) Provo, UT | |||||||
Big Sky Conference season | |||||||||||
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | W 81–72 | 6–8 (1–0) |
Dee Events Center (4,861) Ogden, UT | |||||||
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | W 76–60 | 7–8 (2–0) |
Dee Events Center (4,923) Ogden, UT | |||||||
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho State | L 57–67 | 7–9 (2–1) |
Dee Events Center (5,114) Ogden, UT | |||||||
January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana | W 59–57 | 8–9 (3–1) |
Dahlberg Arena (3,243) Missoula, MT | |||||||
January 14, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana State | L 52–67 | 8–10 (3–2) |
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,270) Bozeman, MT | |||||||
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Portland State | W 84–68 | 9–10 (4–2) |
Dee Events Center (4,448) Ogden, UT | |||||||
January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Sacramento State | W 50–48 | 10–10 (5–2) |
Dee Events Center (6,156) Ogden, UT | |||||||
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho | W 73–65 | 11–10 (6–2) |
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,713) Moscow, ID | |||||||
January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | L 71–75 | 11–11 (6–3) |
Reese Court (2,231) Cheney, WA | |||||||
February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho State | W 72–71 2OT | 12–11 (7–3) |
Reed Gym (1,669) Pocatello, ID | |||||||
February 6, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Northern Colorado | L 54–88 | 12–12 (7–4) |
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,503) Greeey, CO | |||||||
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana State | W 73–63 | 13–12 (8–4) |
Dee Events Center (4,827) Ogden, UT | |||||||
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana | L 69–74 | 13–13 (8–5) |
Dee Events Center (6,372) Ogden, UT | |||||||
February 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Sacramento State | W 52–49 | 14–13 (9–5) |
Hornets Nest (906) Sacramento, CA | |||||||
February 18, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland State | W 65–57 | 15–13 (10–5) |
Viking Pavilion (1,583) Portland, OR | |||||||
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | L 82–89 | 15–14 (10–6) |
Dee Events Center (5,817) Ogden, UT | |||||||
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho | W 67–53 | 16–14 (11–6) |
Dee Events Center (6,039) Ogden, UT | |||||||
February 27, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | W 90–89 OT | 17–14 (12–6) |
Findlay Toyota Court (876) Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||
Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
March 6, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(3) | vs. (6) Sacramento State Quarterfinals |
W 70–64 | 18–14 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
March 7, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
(3) | vs. (2) Montana State Semifinals |
L 58–60 2OT | 18–15 |
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ "'Honored and privileged': Randy Rahe retires at Weber State; Eric Duft named new men's basketball coach".
- ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved December 12, 2022.