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2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record4–5 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachDan Russell
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 0 0   6 3   .667
Northern Arizona 0 0   6 3   .667
Northern Colorado 0 0   6 4   .600
Portland State 0 0   4 4   .500
Idaho 0 0   4 5   .444
Montana State 0 0   4 5   .444
Weber State 0 0   4 5   .444
Idaho State 0 0   3 5   .375
Sacramento State 0 0   2 6   .250
Eastern Washington 0 0   2 7   .222
2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of December 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represents Weber State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Eric Duft, play their home games at the Dee Events Center located in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[2]

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dillon Jones 2 F 6'6" 235 Junior Columbia, South Carolina Declared for NBA draft
KJ Cunningham 3 G 6'2" 190 Senior Bryan, Texas Graduated
Cole Lake 5 G 5'11" 175 Junior Eagle, Idaho Transferred to Lethbridge Polytechnic
Steven Verplancken 11 G 6'4" 205 Senior San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic Graduated
Chris Dockery 12 G/F 6'6" 185 Redshirt Freshman Las Vegas, Nevada Transferred to Independence CC
Carter Gittens 13 G 6'5" 215 Freshman Peoria, Arizona
Isaiah Somers 15 G 6'5" 200 Junior Chandler, Arizona
Louie Jordan 30 F 6'9" 215 Sophomore Leicester, England Transferred to UMBC
Arnaud Revaz 31 F 6'10" 230 Junior Sion, Switzerland Transferred to UT Tyler
Handje Tamba 32 C 6'11" 230 Sophomore Kinshasa, DR Congo Transferred to Milligan

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Incoming transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Miguel Tomley 3 G 6'3" 200 Senior Surrey, British Columbia Idaho State
Nigel Burris 5 F 6'7" 225 Junior San Francisco, California Utah State
Andrew Younan 7 G 6'5" 205 Sophomore Westlake Village, California Portland
Vasilije Vucinic 13 C 6'11" 250 Senior Bijelo Polje, Montenegro Portland

Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David Hansen
F
Magrath, Alberta Magrath High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 13, 2023 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Trevor Hennig
G
North Bend, Washington Mount Si High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 11, 2023 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Saadiq Moore
G
Pasadena, California Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 7, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Declan Cutler
F
Vancouver, British Columbia Royal Crown School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 29, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Logan Kilbert
G
Clovis, California Sierra High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 25, 2024 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Niyol Hauet
G
Yokohama, Japan Ogden High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 22, 2024 
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Blaise Threatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Colorado Mesa Scottsdale, Arizona
G 3 Miguel Tomley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Idaho State Surrey, British Columbia
F 4 Dyson Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Jordan High School Draper, Utah
F 5 Nigel Burris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Utah State San Francisco, California
G 6 Trevor Hennig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mount Si High School North Bend, Washington
G 7 Andrew Younan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Portland Westlake Village, California
G/F 8 Viljami Vartiainen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Helsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
F 10 Marko Sarenac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So KK Spartak Subotica Zrenjanin, Serbia
G 11 Saadiq Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Middlebrooks Academy Pasadena, California
C 13 Vasilije Vucinic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Portland Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
F 15 Declan Cutler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Royal Crown School Vancouver, British Columbia
C 20 Alex Tew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Cooper International Academy Cheshire, England
G 21 Niyol Hauet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ogden High School Yokohama, Japan
G 23 Nemanja Sarenac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Hoosac School Belgrade, Serbia
F 33 David Hansen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Magrath High School Magrath, Alberta
G 34 Logan Kilbert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Sierra High School Clovis, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2024

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
October 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, MWN
at Utah State
Charity Exhibition
L 66–85 
 16  Vartiainen   6  Tied   4  Moore  Smith Spectrum (4,157)
Logan, UT
October 28, 2024*
7:00 pm
Adams State W 83–63 
 15  Tied   8  Threatt   9  Threatt  Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwest Indian W 118–35  1–0
 22  Koehler   10  Cutler   7  Threatt  Dee Events Center (1,368)
Ogden, UT
November 8, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oregon State L 48–76  1–1
 14  Threatt   6  Threatt   4  Threatt  Gill Coliseum (3,041)
Corvallis, OR
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Nevada L 55–88  1–2
 13  Threatt   12  Vucinic   4  Threatt  Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
November 17, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Hawaii L 68–73 OT 1–3
 27  Threatt   9  Tied   3  Threatt  Stan Sheriff Center (4,433)
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Irvine L 87–93  1–4
 22  Threatt   5  Tied   6  Threatt  Dee Events Center (3,559)
Ogden, UT
November 25, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Justice W 93–45  2–4
 16  Threatt   7  Tied   5  Moore  Dee Events Center (1,589)
Ogden, UT
November 29, 2024*
11:00 am
vs. Bowling Green
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals
W 73–70  3–4
 19  Threatt   7  Tied   4  Threatt  Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*
2:30 pm
vs. Pepperdine
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division championships
W 68–53  4–4
 28  Tomley   9  Koehler   4  Threatt  Mullett Arena (924)
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
L 73–77  4–5
 18  Vartiainen   6  Burris   6  Threatt  Dee Events Center (3,291)
Ogden, UT
December 7, 2024*
6:00 pm
at North Dakota
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
      Betty Engelstad Sioux Center 
Grand Forks, ND
December 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Utah Tech       Burns Arena 
St. George, UT
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lincoln       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
December 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Utah Valley       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
December 29, 2024*
3:00 pm, BTN+
at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado       Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 4, 2025
 ESPN+
at Northern Arizona       Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
January 23, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State       Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana       Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
March 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
March 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025
 ESPN+
vs.        Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Sources:[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "Weber State Eliminated From Big Sky Tourney With Loss To Montana St". KSL Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". weberstatesports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "Weber State Wildcats 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.