2023–24 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2023–24 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record20–12 (11–7 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Daniels
  • Dan Russell
  • Jorge Ruiz
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
Northern Colorado 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Montana 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
Weber State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Montana State 9 9   .500 17 18   .486
Portland State 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Northern Arizona 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Idaho State 7 11   .389 14 20   .412
Idaho 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 10 24   .294
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach Eric Duft and played their home games at the Dee Events Center as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the season 18–15, 12–6 in conference play to finish in third place. In the Big Sky tournament, the Wildcats defeated the Sacramento State in their quarterfinals game, before losing against Montana State in double overtime to end their season.[1]

Roster

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2023–24 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Blaise Threatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Scottsdale, Arizona
F 2 Dillon Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Columbia, South Carolina
G 3 KJ Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Bryan, Texas
F 4 Dyson Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Draper, Utah
G 5 Cole Lake 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Eagle, Idaho
G/F 8 Viljami Vartiainen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland
F 10 Marko Sarenac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Zrenjanin, Serbia
G 11 Steven Verplancken 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr San Pedro, Dominican Republic
G/F 12 Chris Dockery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr Las Vegas, Nevada
G 13 Carter Gittens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Peoria, Arizona
G 15 Isaiah Somers 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Chandler, Arizona
C 20 Alex Tew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Cheshire, England
G 23 Nemanja Sarenac 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Belgrade, Serbia
F 30 Louie Jordan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Liecester, England
F 31 Arnaud Revaz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Sion, Switzerland
C 32 Handje Tamba 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 8, 2023

Schedule and Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Adams State W 90–51 
 13  Tied   10  Jones   4  Tied  Dee Events Center (–)
Ogden, UT
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Benedictine Mesa W 96–62  1–0
 26  Jones   14  Jones   3  Tied  Dee Events Center (3,046)
Ogden, UT
November 12, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at No. 23 Saint Mary's W 61–57  2–0
 29  Jones   10  Jones   3  Threatt  University Credit Union Pavilion (3,398)
Moraga, CA
November 17, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Gardner–Webb
Atlantic Slam
L 61–62  2–1
 24  Jones   9  Jones   3  Tied  Avenir Centre (100)
Moncton, NB
November 18, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
vs. Yale
Atlantic Slam
W 75–65 OT 3–1
 17  Jones   15  Jones   4  Threatt  Avenir Centre (-)
Moncton, NB
November 19, 2023*
11:00 a.m., ESPN+
vs. Colgate
Atlantic Slam
L 55–57  3–2
 14  Jones   7  Jones   5  Jones  Avenir Centre (-)
Moncton, NB
November 27, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Navajo Tech W 107–45  4–2
 19  Verplancken   11  Threatt   7  Threatt  Dee Events Center (2,776)
Ogden, UT
December 5, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Utah Valley L 54–70  4–3
 13  Jones   8  Tew   3  Tied  UCCU Center (1,651)
Orem, UT
December 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cal Poly W 78–50  5–3
 18  Koehler   10  Jones   9  Jones  Dee Events Center (3,636)
Ogden, UT
December 13, 2023*
8:00 p.m., MW Network
at Nevada L 55–72  5–4
 18  Threatt   12  Jones   4  Threatt  Lawlor Events Center (7,062)
Reno, NV
December 16, 2023*
7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Wyoming W 84–71  6–4
 19  Koehler   11  Jones   7  Jones  Arena-Auditorium (3,447)
Laramie, WY
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Park-Gilbert W 90–39  7–4
 14  Vartiainen   11  Jones   7  Tied  Dee Events Center (2,046)
Ogden, UT
December 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana W 93–63  8–4
(1–0)
 18  Threatt   7  Koehler   5  Jones  Dee Events Center (5,095)
Ogden, UT
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State W 86–64  9–4
(2–0)
 29  Jones   13  Jones   6  Jones  Dee Events Center (4,886)
Ogden, UT
January 3, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
South Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
W 75–73  10–4
 23  Jones   10  Tew   9  Jones  Dee Events Center (5,107)
Ogden, UT
January 6, 2024*
6:00 p.m.
at Oral Roberts
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
W 83–78  11–4
 26  Jones   10  Jones   6  Jones  Mabee Center (5,557)
Tulsa, OK
January 11, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State L 69–71  11–5
(2–1)
 30  Verplancken   7  Jones   5  Jones  Hornets Nest (531)
Sacramento, CA
January 13, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 66–69  11–6
(2–2)
 21  Koehler   7  Jones   5  Jones  Viking Pavilion (161)
Portland, OR
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 78–80  11–7
(2–3)
 16  Verplancken   12  Jones   6  Koehler  Dee Events Center (-)
Ogden, UT
January 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho W 88–65  12–7
(3–3)
 24  Threatt   11  Jones   8  Jones  Dee Events Center (6,519)
Ogden, UT
January 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 62–77  12–8
(3–4)
 30  Jones   7  Jones   3  Jones  Dahlberg Arena (3,163)
Missoula, MT
January 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State L 64–74  12–9
(3–5)
 19  Jones   10  Jones   5  Jones  Dee Events Center (5,445)
Ogden, UT
February 1, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona W 72–70  13–9
(4–5)
 26  Jones   8  Jones   4  Jones  Findlay Toyota Court (803)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 3, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 82–63  14–9
(5–5)
 21  Jones   9  Jones   5  Jones  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,507)
Greeley, CO
February 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State W 84–72  15–9
(6–5)
 20  Jones   15  Jones   7  Jones  Dee Events Center (5,875)
Ogden, UT
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State W 58–53  16–9
(7–5)
 21  Jones   8  Tew   5  Jones  Dee Events Center (7,460)
Ogden, UT
February 15, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho W 70–69  17–9
(8–5)
 29  Jones   6  Tied   9  Jones  ICCU Arena (1,340)
Moscow, ID
February 17, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington W 90–84  18–9
(9–5)
 30  Jones   8  Jones   8  Jones  Reese Court (1,786)
Cheney, WA
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State L 62–80  18–10
(9–6)
 17  Jones   10  Jones   2  Tied  Reed Gym (2,100)
Pocatello, ID
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado W 85–81 OT 19–10
(10–6)
 30  Jones   23  Jones   9  Jones  Dee Events Center (6,018)
Ogden, UT
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 85–58  20–10
(11–6)
 21  Jones   14  Jones   7  Jones  Dee Events Center (5,681)
Ogden, UT
March 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Montana State L 64–76  20–11
(11–7)
 24  Jones   9  Jones   3  Jones  Worthington Arena (3,137)
Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Montana State
Quarterfinals
L 82-91  20-12
 20  Threatt   11  Threatt   5  Jones  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Weber State 58-60 Montana State (Mar 7, 2023) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved November 8, 2023.