2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	1–3 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Eric Duft (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Dan Russell
Assistant coaches	Jorge Ruiz; Leonard Perry;
Home arena	Dee Events Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Portland State	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Idaho	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Montana	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Weber State	0	–	0	–	1	–	3	.250
Montana State	0	–	0	–	1	–	4	.200

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of November 20, 2024

The 2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Weber State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Eric Duft, play their home games at the Dee Events Center located in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Dillon Jones	2	F	6'6"	235	Junior	Columbia, South Carolina	Declared for NBA draft
KJ Cunningham	3	G	6'2"	190	Senior	Bryan, Texas	Graduated
Cole Lake	5	G	5'11"	175	Junior	Eagle, Idaho	Transferred to Lethbridge Polytechnic
Steven Verplancken	11	G	6'4"	205	Senior	San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic	Graduated
Chris Dockery	12	G/F	6'6"	185	Freshman	Las Vegas, Nevada	Transferred to Independence CC
Carter Gittens	13	G	6'5"	215	Freshman	Peoria, Arizona
Isaiah Somers	15	G	6'5"	200	Junior	Chandler, Arizona
Louie Jordan	30	F	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Leicester, England	Transferred to UMBC
Arnaud Revaz	31	F	6'10"	230	Junior	Sion, Switzerland	Transferred to UT Tyler
Handje Tamba	32	C	6'11"	230	Sophomore	Kinshasa, DR Congo	Transferred to Milligan

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Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Miguel Tomley	3	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Surrey, British Columbia	Idaho State
Nigel Burris	5	F	6'7"	225	Junior	San Francisco, California	Utah State
Andrew Younan	7	G	6'5"	205	Sophomore	Westlake Village, California	Portland
Vasilije Vucinic	13	C	6'11"	250	Senior	Bijelo Polje, Montenegro	Portland

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
David Hansen F	Magrath, Alberta	Magrath High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 13, 2023
David Hansen F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Trevor Hennig G	North Bend, Washington	Mount Si High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 11, 2023
Trevor Hennig G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Saadiq Moore G	Pasadena, California	Middlebrooks Academy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Mar 7, 2024
Saadiq Moore G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Declan Cutler F	Vancouver, British Columbia	Royal Crown School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Mar 29, 2024
Declan Cutler F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Logan Kilbert G	Clovis, California	Sierra High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Apr 25, 2024
Logan Kilbert G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Niyol Hauet G	Yokohama, Japan	Ogden High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	May 22, 2024
Niyol Hauet G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Blaise Threatt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Colorado Mesa	Scottsdale, Arizona
G	3	Miguel Tomley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Idaho State	Surrey, British Columbia
F	4	Dyson Koehler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Jordan High School	Draper, Utah
F	5	Nigel Burris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Utah State	San Francisco, California
G	6	Trevor Hennig	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Mount Si High School	North Bend, Washington
G	7	Andrew Younan	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Portland	Westlake Village, California
G/F	8	Viljami Vartiainen	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Helsinki Basketball Academy	Helsinki, Finland
F	10	Marko Sarenac	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	KK Spartak Subotica	Zrenjanin, Serbia
G	11	Saadiq Moore	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Middlebrooks Academy	Pasadena, California
C	13	Vasilije Vucinic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Portland	Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
F	15	Declan Cutler	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Royal Crown School	Vancouver, British Columbia
C	20	Alex Tew	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	Cooper International Academy	Cheshire, England
G	21	Niyol Hauet	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Ogden High School	Yokohama, Japan
G	23	Nemanja Sarenac	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Hoosac School	Belgrade, Serbia
F	33	David Hansen	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Magrath High School	Magrath, Alberta
G	34	Logan Kilbert	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Sierra High School	Clovis, California

Head coach

Eric Duft (Sterling (KS))

Assistant coach(es)

Dan Russell (Wyoming)
Jorge Ruiz (Grand Canyon)
Leonard Perry (Idaho)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, MWN	at Utah State Charity Exhibition	L 66–85	–	16 – Vartiainen	6 – Tied	4 – Moore	Smith Spectrum (4,157) Logan, UT
October 28, 2024* 7:00 pm	Adams State	W 83–63	–	15 – Tied	8 – Threatt	9 – Threatt	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northwest Indian	W 118–35	1–0	22 – Koehler	10 – Cutler	7 – Threatt	Dee Events Center (1,368) Ogden, UT
November 8, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Oregon State	L 48–76	1–1	14 – Threatt	6 – Threatt	4 – Threatt	Gill Coliseum (3,041) Corvallis, OR
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Nevada	L 55–88	1–2	13 – Threatt	12 – Vucinic	4 – Threatt	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
November 17, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Hawaii	L 68–73 ^OT	1–3	27 – Threatt	9 – Tied	3 – Threatt	Stan Sheriff Center (4,433) Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	UC Irvine						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
November 25, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Justice						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
November 29, 2024* 11:00 am	vs. Bowling Green Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*	vs. Pepperdine/New Mexico State Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division						Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
December 7, 2024* 6:00 pm	at North Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge						Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Utah Tech						Burns Arena St. George, UT
December 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Lincoln						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
December 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Utah Valley						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
December 29, 2024* 3:00 pm, BTN+	at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Northern Colorado						Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
January 4, 2025 ESPN+	at Northern Arizona						Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ
January 11, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho State						Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 18, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Montana State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 23, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Portland State						Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Sacramento State						Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Eastern Washington						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Arizona						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Idaho State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana State						Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Montana						Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 20, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Sacramento State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Portland State						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Washington						Reese Court Cheney, WA
March 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Idaho						ICCU Arena Moscow, ID
March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Northern Colorado						Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025 ESPN+	vs.						Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "Weber State Eliminated From Big Sky Tourney With Loss To Montana St". KSL Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "Weber State Wildcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[2] "Weber State Eliminated From Big Sky Tourney With Loss To Montana St". KSL Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[roster-3] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[5] "Weber State Wildcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

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