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2018–19 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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2018–19 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record18–15 (11–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Duft
  • Garrett Lever
  • David Marek
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 4   .800 26 9   .743
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Eastern Washington 12 8   .600 16 18   .471
Weber State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Portland State 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 17   .500
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 13   .350 11 19   .367
Idaho 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 13th-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Portland State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Montana.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 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.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Riley Court 4 G 6'4" 180 Freshman Pleasant Grove, UT Transferred to Dixie State
Trevon Ary-Turner 21 G 6'3" 185 Freshman Issaquah, WA Transferred to Dartmouth
Ryan Richardson 22 G 6'4" 185 Senior Mesa, AZ Graduated
Eric Patten 24 F 6'6" 240 Sophomore Orange, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred Dixie State
Dusty Baker 25 G/F 6'4" 190 Senior Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Graduated
Anton Vialen 31 C 7'0" 230 Freshman Espoo, Finland Left the team for personal reasons

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Israel Barnes
#46 PG
Wichita, KS Wichita Southeast High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Oct 13, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
Spencer Johnson
#90 PG
American Fork, UT American Fork High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 23, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 64
Tim Fuller
#95 PF
Gilbert, AZ Highland High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 11, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 63
Caleb Nero
PG
Tulsa, OK Tulsa Memorial High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 16, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Donatas Kupšas
PF
Joniškis, Lithuania Long Island Lutheran 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jan 9, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: NR
Dima Zdor
PF
Ukraine St. James School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jun 16, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    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:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Judah Jordan
PG
Landover, MD Scotland Performance Institute 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 3, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Korbin Cunningham
PG
Bryan, TX Rudder High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 6, 2018 
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:

Roster

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2018–19 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Caleb Nero 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Tulsa Memorial Tulsa, OK
G 2 Ricky Nelson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Episcopal Houston, TX
C 3 Jordan Dallas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 5 Cody John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Wasatch Academy Toronto, ON
G 10 Jerrick Harding 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Wichita Southeast Wichita, KS
F 11 Michal Kozak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Get Better Academy Plzeň, Czech Republic
G 12 Israel Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Wichita Southeast Wichita, KS
F 13 Donatas Kupsas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Long Island Lutheran Joniškis, Lithuania
G 15 Caleb Leonhardt (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Davis Kaysville, UT
F 22 Alan Lang (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Judge Memorial Mobile, AL
F 23 Brekkott Chapman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Roy
Utah
Roy, UT
F/C 24 Dima Zdor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Saint James School Yalta, Ukraine
G/F 25 Dusty Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Tesoro
Saddleback College
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
G 32 Spencer Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr American Fork American Fork, UT
F 33 Tim Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Highland Gilbert, AZ
F 34 Brenden Morris (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Ben Lomond Syracuse, UT
F/C 44 Zach Braxton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Sr 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 1, 2018*
7:00 pm
Chadron State W 76–59[1] 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:00 pm, TheW.TV
at San Diego L 66–83  0–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,212)
San Diego, CA
Nov 9, 2018*
8:00 pm, Pluto TV
Bethesda
Junkanoo Jam
W 123–53  1–1
Dee Events Center (5,263)
Ogden, UT
Nov 15, 2018*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. San Jose State
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division quarterfinals
W 85–77[2]  2–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 16, 2018*
6:30, FloHoops
vs. Central Michigan
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division
W 78–76[3]  3–1
Gateway Christian Academy 
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 18, 2018*
6:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. Cal State Bakersfield
Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division
L 67–68[4]  3–2
Gateway Christian Academy (521)
Bimini, Bahamas
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Benedictine University at Mesa W 100–61  4–2
Dee Events Center (5,821)
Ogden, UT
Dec 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV/KJZZ
BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 113–103  5–2
Dee Events Center (9,731)
Ogden, UT
Dec 5, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Fresno State L 52–71  5–3
Save Mart Center (4,597)
Fresno, CA
Dec 8, 2018*
2:30 pm, ATTSNRM
vs. Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic
L 67–76  5–4
Vivint Smart Home Arena (10,678)
Salt Lack City, UT
Dec 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 63–75  5–5
Dee Events Center (7,021)
Ogden, UT
Dec 22, 2018*
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 83–69  6–5
Dee Events Center (5,711)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018
3:00 pm
at Eastern Washington W 84–72  7–5
(1–0)
Reese Court (1,051)
Cheney, WA
Dec 31, 2018
3:00 pm
at Idaho W 93–87  8–5
(2–0)
Cowan Spectrum (512)
Moscow, ID
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 77–52  9–5
(3–0)
Dee Events Center (5,822)
Ogden, UT
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm, KJZZ
Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 82–90 OT 9–6
(3–1)
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Jan 12, 2019
8:00 pm
at Portland State W 95–88 OT 10–6
(4–1)
Viking Pavilion (1,655)
Portland, OR
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 76–59  11–6
(5–1)
Dee Events Center (6,024)
Ogden, UT
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 78–64  12–6
(6–1)
Dee Events Center (7,891)
Ogden, UT
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm
at Montana State W 93–84  13–6
(7–1)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,535)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm
at Montana L 68–75  13–7
(7–2)
Dahlberg Arena (5,547)
Missoula, MT
Jan 31, 2019
7:00 pm
Portland State L 75–76  13–8
(7–3)
Dee Events Center (6,526)
Ogden, UT
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm
Sacramento State W 75–65  14–8
(8–3)
Dee Events Center (7,034)
Ogden, UT
Feb 7, 2019
6:30 pm
at Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 53–65  14–9
(8–4)
America First Events Center (3,069)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 86–71  15–9
(9–4)
Walkup Skydome (1,464)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm
Montana L 80–83  15–10
(9–5)
Dee Events Center (6,729)
Ogden, UT
Feb 16, 2019
7:00 pm
Montana State W 94–82  16–10
(10–5)
Dee Events Center (7,508)
Ogden, UT
Feb 21, 2019
8:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 76–78  16–11
(10–6)
Hornets Nest (621)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 28, 2019
7:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 61–85  16–12
(10–7)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,169)
Greeley, CO
Mar 4, 2019
7:00 pm
at Idaho State L 74–78  16–13
(10–8)
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID
Mar 7, 2019
7:00 pm
Idaho W 93–59  17–13
(11–8)
Dee Events Center (6,381)
Ogden, UT
Mar 9, 2019
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 77–80  17–14
(11–9)
Dee Events Center (7,113)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
Mar 14, 2019
2:30 pm, Eleven
(4) vs. (5) Portland State
Quarterfinals
W 81–71  18–14
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
Mar 15, 2019
5:30 pm, Eleven
(4) vs. (1) Montana
Semifinals
L 49–78  18–15
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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