2023–24 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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

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
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington153 .8332111 .656
Northern Colorado126 .6671914 .576
Montana126 .6672412 .667
Weber State117 .6112012 .625
Montana State99 .5001718 .486
Portland State810 .4441715 .531
Northern Arizona711 .3891419 .424
Idaho State711 .3891420 .412
Idaho513 .2781121 .344
Sacramento State414 .2221024 .294
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

Previous season

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

2023–24 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G0Blaise Threatt6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg)JrScottsdale, Arizona
F2Dillon Jones6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg)JrColumbia, South Carolina
G3KJ Cunningham6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)SrBryan, Texas
F4Dyson Koehler6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg)JrDraper, Utah
G5Cole Lake5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg)JrEagle, Idaho
G/F8Viljami Vartiainen6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg)FrHelsinki, Finland
F10Marko Sarenac6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg)FrZrenjanin, Serbia
G11Steven Verplancken6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)SrSan Pedro, Dominican Republic
G/F12Chris Dockery6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg)RS FrLas Vegas, Nevada
G13Carter Gittens6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg)FrPeoria, Arizona
G15Isaiah Somers6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)JrChandler, Arizona
C20Alex Tew6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg)JrCheshire, England
G23Nemanja Sarenac6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrBelgrade, Serbia
F30Louie Jordan6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg)SoLiecester, England
F31Arnaud Revaz6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg)JrSion, Switzerland
C32Handje Tamba6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg)SoKinshasa, 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

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Adams StateW 90–51 
 13  Tied  10  Jones  4  Tied Dee Events Center (–)
Ogden, UT
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Benedictine MesaW 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'sW 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 OT3–1
 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 TechW 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 ValleyL 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 PolyW 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 NevadaL 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 WyomingW 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-GilbertW 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+
MontanaW 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 StateW 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 StateL 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 StateL 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 WashingtonL 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+
IdahoW 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 MontanaL 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 StateL 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 ArizonaW 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 ColoradoW 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 StateW 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 StateW 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 IdahoW 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 WashingtonW 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 StateL 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 ColoradoW 85–81 OT19–10
(10–6)
 30  Jones  23  Jones  9  Jones Dee Events Center (6,018)
Ogden, UT
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern ArizonaW 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 StateL 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]

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