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2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record18–15 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Daniels
  • Dan Russell
  • Jorge Ruiz
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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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

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
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

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris Dockery
SG
Los Angeles, CA Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 28, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Daniel Rouzan
PF
Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 236 lb (107 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
JJ Louden
SG
Indianapolis, IN Pike High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Louie Jordan
SF
Leicester, England Charnwood College 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A Apr 4, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 15, 2022.

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Viljami Vartiainen
SG
Helsinki, Finland HBA Märsky 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Oct 10, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 0 Zahir Porter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Independence CC Bronx, NY
F 2 Dillon Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Sunrise Christian Prep Columbia, SC
G 3 KJ Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Rudder HS Bryan, TX
F 4 Dyson Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Cal Poly Draper, UT
G 10 Keith Dinwiddie Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So San Diego State Los Angeles, CA
G 11 Steven Verplancken Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Southern Illinois San Pedro, DR
G 12 Chris Dockery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
C 20 Alex Tew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Cooper International Academy Cheshire, England
F 21 Daniel Rouzan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 23 JJ Louden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Desert Valley Prep (NV) Indianapolis, IN
G 24 Junior Ballard 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fresno State Stockton, CA
F 30 Louie Jordan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Charnwood College Leicester, England
C 32 Handje Tamba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Tennessee Kinshasa, Congo
G 41 Cole Lake (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Montana Western Eagle, ID
F 43 Sebastian Gahse 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Central Wyoming College Stuttgart, Germany
G 55 Abdul-Noor Beyah (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Fr Cedar Hill HS Cedar Hill, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[2]

References

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