The 1968–69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1968–69 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Phil Johnson and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 25–2 in the regular season and 15–0 in conference play.[1]
| 1968–69 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 17 |
| Record | 27–3 (15–0 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Gene Visscher |
| Home arena | Wildcat Gym |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 15 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | – | 3 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 3 | – | 12 | .200 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
For the second consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional at Las Cruces, New Mexico, they defeated Seattle by two points and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles,[2] against third-ranked Santa Clara. The Broncos won by four points in overtime,[3] and Weber won the third-place game over #12 New Mexico State by two.[4]
Johnson had been an assistant coach at Weber under Dick Motta, his high school coach, who left to become head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls. After his third year as head coach of the Wildcats, Johnson joined Motta as an assistant in Chicago in 1971.[5]
Postseason results edit
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, March 8* 7:05 pm |
vs. Seattle First round |
W 75–73 | 26–2 |
Pan American Center (12,140) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
| Thu, March 13* |
vs. No. 3 Santa Clara Regional semifinal (Sweet 16) |
L 59–63 OT | 26–3 |
Pauley Pavilion (11,700) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
| Sat, March 15* |
vs. No. 12 New Mexico State Regional Third Place |
W 58–56 | 27–3 |
Pauley Pavilion (11,190) Los Angeles, California | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1969. p. 16.
- ^ Ferguson, George (March 10, 1969). "Weber State's prestige soars". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
- ^ "SC needs overtime to eliminate Weber". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 14, 1969. p. 20.
- ^ Yengich, Nick (March 17, 1969). "NCAA not moral victory for Weber's Wildcats". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B.
- ^ Deford, Frank (October 25, 1971). "Beware, Little Big Man is here". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
External links edit
- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1968–69 basketball season
- 2015–16 Media Guide: 1968–69 season