2017–18 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 12th-year head coach Randy Rahe and play their home games in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–11, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado.

2017–18 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record20–11 (13–5 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Duft
  • Garrett Lever
  • David Marek
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 2   .889 26 8   .765
Idaho 14 4   .778 22 9   .710
Weber State 13 5   .722 20 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 20 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 7   .611 26 12   .684
Idaho State 9 9   .500 14 16   .467
Portland State 9 9   .500 20 14   .588
Montana State 6 12   .333 13 19   .406
North Dakota 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 7 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 16   .111 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 20–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Southern Utah and Eastern Washington before losing in the championship game to North Dakota.[1] They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic.[2] In the second round, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kiko Stavrev 0 F 6'7" 210 RS Freshman Sofia, Bulgaria Transferred to Eckerd
Juwan Williams 2 G/F 6'5" 190 Sophomore Richmond, TX Transferred to Panola College
George Darling 12 F 6'9" 200 Freshman Doncaster, England Transferred
Richaud Gittens 23 G 6'4" 200 Senior Tempe, AZ Graduate transferred to Seattle
McKay Cannon 24 G 6'1" 185 Sophomore Highlands Ranch, CO Transferred to BYU
Jeremy Senglin 30 G 6'2" 195 Senior Arlington, TX Graduated/Went undrafted in 2017 NBA draft
Kyndahl Hill 35 F 6'7" 235 Senior Humble, TX Graduated

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rick Nelson
PG
Houston, TX Episcopal High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 1, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Michal Kozak
PF
Plzen, Czech Republic Get Better Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Anton Vialen
C
Espoo, Finland Helsinki Basketball Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Trevon Ary-Turner
PG
Issaquah, WA Elite Sports Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jan 19, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Riley Court
SG
Pleasant Grove, UT Pleasant Grove High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017.

Roster

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2017–18 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Ricky "Doc" Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Episcopal Houston, TX
C 3 Jordan Dallas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 4 Riley Court 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Pleasant Grove Pleasant Grove, UT
G 5 Cody John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
G 10 Jerrick Harding 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Southeast Wichita, KS
F 11 Michal Kozak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Get Better Academy Plzeň, Czech Republic
F 12 Alan Lang (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Judge Memorial Mobile, AL
G 15 Caleb Leonhardt (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Davis Kaysville, UT
G 21 Trevon Ary-Turner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Elite Sports Academy Issaquah, WA
G 22 Ryan Richardson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Dobson Mesa, AZ
F 23 Brekkott Chapman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Roy
Utah
Roy, UT
F 24 Eric Patten (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Crescenta Valley
Cuyamaca JC
Orange, CA
G/F 25 Dusty Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tesoro
Saddleback College
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
C 31 Anton Vialen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Helsinki Basketball Academy Espoo, Finland
F 34 Brenden Morris (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Ben Lomond Syracuse, UT
F/C 44 Zach Braxton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, CO
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
Nov 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
Western State W 84–77[3] 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 65–59[4]  1–0
Dee Events Center (8,592)
Ogden, UT
Nov 14, 2017*
7:00 pm
West Coast Baptist W 110–45[5]  2–0
Dee Events Center (6,321)
Ogden, UT
Nov 17, 2017*
6:00 pm
vs. Iona
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals
L 72–80[6]  2–1
Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (316)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2017*
12:00 pm
vs. James Madison
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Consolation Semifinals
W 73–65[7]  3–1
Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (264)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 19, 2017*
12:00 pm
vs. Bradley
The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 5th Place Game
L 64–70  3–2
Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (312)
Nassau, Bahamas
Nov 25, 2017*
7:00 pm
Black Hills State W 105–52  4–2
Dee Events Center (6,057)
Ogden, UT
Nov 30, 2017*
8:00 pm
at Fresno State L 71–83  4–3
Save Mart Center (5,105)
Fresno, CA
Dec 6, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 56–83  4–4
UCCU Center (3,389)
Orem, UT
Dec 9, 2017*
8:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. BYU
Beehive Classic/Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 68–74  4–5
Vivint Smart Home Arena (7,729)
Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 16, 2017*
7:00 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 96–74  5–5
Dee Events Center (6,544)
Ogden, UT
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Pepperdine W 72–67  6–5
Dee Events Center (6,576)
Ogden, UT
Dec 22, 2017*
7:00 pm
Presentation College W 88–48  7–5
Dee Events Center (6,495)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:00 pm, ELVN
Idaho State L 60–62  7–6
(0–1)
Dee Events Center (7,552)
Ogden, UT
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Northern Arizona W 95–55  8–6
(1–1)
Dee Events Center (6,272)
Ogden, UT
Jan 6, 2018
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 92–76  9–6
(2–1)
Dee Events Center (6,831)
Ogden, UT
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 78–74  10–6
(3–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,792)
Greeley, CO
Jan 13, 2018
1:00 pm
at North Dakota L 79–89  10–7
(3–2)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,188)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 18, 2018
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 80–64  11–7
(4–2)
Dee Events Center (6,410)
Ogden, UT
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm
Portland State W 84–79  12–7
(5–2)
Dee Events Center (6,911)
Ogden, UT
Jan 27, 2018
7:00 pm
at Idaho State W 77–70  13–7
(6–2)
Holt Arena (2,584)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 1, 2018
6:30 pm
at Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 90–80  14–7
(7–2)
America First Events Center (3,817)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 87–55  15–7
(8–2)
Walkup Skydome (622)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm, KJZZ
North Dakota W 84–76  16–7
(9–2)
Dee Events Center (6,275)
Ogden, UT
Feb 10, 2018
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Northern Colorado W 71–66 OT 17–7
(10–7)
Dee Events Center (6,909)
Ogden, UT
Feb 15, 2018
9:00 pm
at Portland State W 95–86 OT 18–7
(11–2)
Pamplin Sports Center (540)
Portland, OR
Feb 17, 2018
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 83–73  19–7
(12–2)
Hornets Nest (623)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 22, 2018
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Eastern Washington L 70–75  19–8
(12–3)
Dee Events Center (6,425)
Ogden, UT
Feb 24, 2018
7:00 pm, ELVN
Idaho L 62–68  19–9
(12–4)
Dee Events Center (7,513)
Ogden, UT
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm
at Montana L 57–75  19–10
(12–5)
Dahlberg Arena (4,922)
Missoula, MT
Mar 3, 2018
2:00 pm
at Montana State W 95–92 OT 20–10
(13–5)
Worthington Arena (7,250)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
Mar 8, 2018
2:30 pm, ELVN
(4) vs. (5) Northern Colorado L 55–80  20–11
Reno Events Center (1,110)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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