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2021–22 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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2021–22 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record21–12 (13–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachEric Duft
Assistant coaches
  • David Marek
  • Eric Daniels
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2021–22 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana State 16 4   .800 27 8   .771
Southern Utah 14 6   .700 23 12   .657
Northern Colorado 13 7   .650 22 16   .579
Weber State 13 7   .650 21 12   .636
Montana 11 9   .550 18 14   .563
Eastern Washington 11 9   .550 18 16   .529
Portland State 10 10   .500 14 17   .452
Sacramento State 6 14   .300 11 18   .379
Idaho 6 14   .300 9 22   .290
Idaho State 5 15   .250 7 23   .233
Northern Arizona 5 15   .250 9 23   .281
Conference tournament winner

The 2021–22 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 16th-year head coach Randy Rahe, played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, as members of the Big Sky Conference. 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.

Previous season

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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildcats finished the 2020–21 season 17–6, 12–3 in Big Sky play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Montana.[2]

Roster

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2021–22 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) Jr Independence CC Bronx, NY
F 2 Dillon Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Sunrise Christian Prep Columbia, SC
G 3 KJ Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Rudder HS Bryan, TX
F/C 4 David Nzekwesi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Denver The Hague, Netherlands
G 5 Seikou Sisoho Jawara 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Loyola Marymount Mataró, Spain
F 11 Michal Kozak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Get Better Academy Plzeň, Czech Republic
F 13 Donatas Kupsas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Long Island Lutheran HS Joniškis, Lithuania
G 14 Josh Sanders 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Davis HS Kaysville, UT
G 15 Koby McEwen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Marquette Toronto, Canada
C 20 Alex Tew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Cooper International Academy Cheshire, England
C 21 Dontay Bassett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Florida Oakland, CA
G 23 Chance Trujillo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Davis HS Kaysville, UT
G/F 24 JJ Overton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Utah Valley San Diego, CA
F 25 Jake Furgerson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Notre Dame de Namur Star, ID
F/C 34 Cody Carlson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Concordia–St. Paul Duluth, MN
F 44 Dyson Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Cal Poly Draper, UT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 4, 2021*
7:00 pm
Concordia–St. Paul W 101–74 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Colorado W 100–60  1–0
Dee Events Center (2,622)
Ogden, UT
November 15, 2021*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Duquesne W 63–59  2–0
UPMC Cooper Fieldhouse (2,045)
Pittsburgh, PA
November 18, 2021*
3:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. UMass
Jersey Mike's Classic
W 88–73  3–0
McArthur Center (201)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 19, 2021*
3:30 pm
vs. Ball State
Jersey Mike's Classic
W 85–74  4–0
McArthur Center (375)
St. Petersburg, FL
November 21, 2021*
10:00 am
vs. Green Bay
Jersey Mike's Classic
W 68–58  5–0
McArthur Center 
St. Petersburg, FL
November 27, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dixie State W 87–70  6–0
Burns Arena (2,352)
St. George, UT
December 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 67–44  7–0
(1–0)
Dee Events Center (2,522)
Ogden, UT
December 4, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State W 80–69  8–0
(2–0)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
December 8, 2021*
8:00 pm
at Washington State L 60–94  8–1
Beasley Coliseum (2,900)
Pullman, WA
December 11, 2021*
2:30 pm, ESPN+
Maine Fort Kent W 82–36  9–1
Dee Events Center (2,119)
Ogden, UT
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Utah State L 80–95  9–2
Dee Events Center (6,355)
Ogden, UT
December 18, 2021*
6:00 pm, KJZZ
BYU L 71–89  9–3
Dee Events Center (8,922)
Ogden, UT
December 23, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Fresno State L 43–69  9–4
Dee Events Center (2,631)
Ogden, UT
December 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State W 85–75  10–4
(3–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,918)
Bozeman, MT
January 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana L 72–74  10–5
(3–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,409)
Missoula, MT
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho W 84–74  11–5
(4–1)
Dee Events Center (2,822)
Ogden, UT
January 17, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State
Rescheduled from January 8
W 78–61  12–5
(5–1)
Reed Gym (1,220)
Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State W 95–63  13–5
(6–1)
Dee Events Center (3,723)
Ogden, UT
January 24, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southern Utah W 92–84  14–5
(7–1)
America First Event Center (3,133)
Cedar City, UT
January 27, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 85–76  15–5
(8–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,629)
Greeley, CO
January 29, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State W 79–59  16–5
(9–1)
Hornets Nest (606)
Sacramento, CA
January 31, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington
Rescheduled from January 15
W 90–84  17–5
(10–1)
Dee Events Center (3,462)
Ogden, UT
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana W 80–75  18–5
(11–1)
Dee Events Center (5,322)
Ogden, UT
February 5, 2022
6:00 pm, KJZZ
Montana State L 57–78  18–6
(11–2)
Dee Events Center (6,239)
Ogden, UT
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 67–75  18–7
(11–3)
Reese Court (1,155)
Cheney, WA
February 12, 2022
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho L 79–83  18–8
(11–4)
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,059)
Moscow, ID
February 17, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 65–50  19–8
(12–4)
Dee Events Center (5,217)
Ogden, UT
February 19, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 79–83 OT 19–9
(12–5)
Dee Events Center (5,543)
Ogden, UT
February 24, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State L 75–81  19–10
(12–6)
Viking Pavilion (1,077)
Portland, OR
February 26, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona W 73–49  20–10
(13–6)
Walkup Skydome (1,056)
Flagstaff, AZ
March 5, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Southern Utah L 70–80  20–11
(13–7)
Dee Events Center (6,166)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2022
2:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Montana
Quarterfinals
W 68–56  21–11
Idaho Central Arena (1,334)
Boise, ID
March 11, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Montana State
Semifinals
L 66–69  21–12
Idaho Central Arena (2,535)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "'Honored and privileged': Randy Rahe retires at Weber State; Eric Duft named new men's basketball coach".
  2. ^ "Montana Upsets Weber State, Moves On To Play Eastern Washington". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2021.