2011–12 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
CIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2011–12 record	25–7 (14–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	Randy Rahe (6th year)
Assistant coach	Eric Duft
Assistant coach	Phil Beckner
Assistant coach	Tim Gardner
Home arena	Dee Events Center

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Montana†	15	–	1	.938	25	–	7	.781
Weber State	14	–	2	.875	25	–	7	.781
Portland State	10	–	6	.625	17	–	14	.548
Eastern Washington	8	–	8	.500	15	–	17	.469
Idaho State	7	–	9	.438	9	–	21	.300
Montana State	7	–	9	.438	12	–	17	.414
Northern Colorado	5	–	11	.313	9	–	19	.321
Sacramento State	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Northern Arizona	1	–	15	.063	5	–	24	.172

† 2012 Big Sky Tournament winner As of March 18, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by sixth year head coach Randy Rahe, played their home games at Dee Events Center and are members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 25–7, 14–2 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They lost in the championship game of the Big Sky Basketball Tournament to Montana. They were invited to the 2012 CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Utah Valley in the first round before falling to Loyola Marymount in the second round.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Damian Lillard	Guard	6–2	195	Junior	Oakland, California
2	Shai Field	Guard/Forward	6–4	170	Freshman	Houston, Texas
3	Kyle Bullinger	Forward	6–6	215	Senior	Mountain View, Wyoming
4	Scott Bamforth	Guard/Forward	6–2	190	Junior	Albuquerque, New Mexico
5	Jordan Richardson	Guard	6–1	185	Sophomore	Lewisville, Texas
10	Gelaun Wheelwright	Guard	6–1	195	Freshman	Corona, California
11	Logan Foster	Guard	6–3	160	Freshman	Los Angeles, California
13	Frank Otis	Forward	6–6	220	Junior	Oakland, California
15	Davion Berry	Guard/Forward	6–4	185	Junior	Hayward, California
25	Byron Fulton	Forward	6–7	235	Sophomore	Phoenix, Arizona
30	Darin Mahoney	Forward	6–8	225	Senior	Heber City, Utah
31	Mike Brown	Guard	6–2	175	Freshman	Heber City, Utah
44	Kyle Tresnak	Center	6–10	255	Sophomore	Scottsdale, Arizona
45	James Hajek	Center	6–10	250	Freshman	Omaha, Nebraska
50	Ryan Van Pelt	Forward/Center	6–10	200	Freshman	Lindon, Utah

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/7/2011*	UC Colorado Springs	W 101–55		Dee Events Center
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	Northern New Mexico	W 109–50	1–0	Dee Events Center (4,882)
11/15/2011*	Utah State	W 73–63	2–0	Dee Events Center (9,359)
11/19/2011*	at UC Irvine	W 80–72	3–0	Bren Events Center (1,655)
11/27/2011*	vs. Jacksonville State (Shamrock Office Solutions Classic)	W 69–61	4–0	McKeon Pavilion (1,791)
11/28/2011*	at Saint Mary's (Shamrock Office Solutions Classic)	L 70–87	4–1	McKeon Pavilion (1,488)
12/3/2011*	San Jose State	W 91–89 ^2OT	5–1	Dee Events Center (5,765)
12/07/2011*	at BYU	L 66–94	5–2	Marriott Center (11,676)
12/10/2011*	Southern Utah	W 84–66	6–2	Dee Events Center (6,043)
12/16/2011*	at California	L 57–77	6–3	Haas Pavilion (7,987)
12/19/2011*	Mayville State	W 106–57	7–3	Dee Events Center (5,304)
12/22/2011*	Utah	W 80–51	8–3	Dee Events Center (8,239)
12/29/2011	Idaho State	W 78–64	9–3 (1–0)	Dee Events Center (6,071)
12/31/2011	Sacramento State	W 74–63	10–3 (2–0)	Dee Events Center (5,903)
01/05/2012	at Eastern Washington	W 76–69	11–3 (3–0)	Reese Court (2,376)
01/07/2012	at Portland State	W 88–81	12–3 (4–0)	Stott Center (922)
01/12/2012	Montana State	W 63–49	13–3 (5–0)	Dee Events Center (6,134)
01/14/2012	Montana	W 80–64	14–3 (6–0)	Dee Events Center (7,236)
01/19/2012	Northern Arizona	W 81–67	15–3 (7–0)	Dee Events Center (6,059)
01/26/2012	at Sacramento State	W 75–60	16–3 (8–0)	Colberg Court (823)
01/28/2012	at Idaho State	L 62–64	16–4 (8–1)	Holt Arena (3,309)
02/02/2012	Portland State	W 92–79	17–4 (9–1)	Dee Events Center (6,285)
02/04/2012	Northern Colorado	W 93–81	18–4 (10–1)	Dee Events Center (6,966)
02/09/2012	at Northern Arizona	W 67–49	19–4 (11–1)	Walkup Skydome (843)
02/11/2012	Eastern Washington	W 84–75	20–4 (12–1)	Dee Events Center (8,361)
02/15/2012	at Montana State	W 79–70	21–4 (13–1)	Worthington Arena (2,655)
02/18/2012*	Texas–Arlington (ESPN BracketBusters)	W 72–70	22–4	Dee Events Center (8,952)
02/23/2012	at Northern Colorado	W 88–71	23–4 (14–1)	Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,769)
02/28/2012	at Montana	L 51–66	23–5 (14–2)	Dahlberg Arena (7,157)
2012 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/06/2012	vs. Portland State (Semifinals)	W 69–63	24–5	Dahlberg Arena (5,563)
03/07/2012	at Montana (Championship Game)	L 66–85	24–6	Dahlberg Arena (7,042)
2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
03/13/2012*	Utah Valley (First Round)	W 72–69	25–6	Dee Events Center (2,334)
03/18/2012*	at Loyola Marymount (Second Round)	L 78–84 ^OT	25–7	Gersten Pavilion (1,292)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

↑ http://www.weberstatesports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=8600&SPID=3470&SPSID=39378

Weber State Wildcats men's basketball

Venues	Swenson Gym (1962–1977) Dee Events Center (1977–present)

Rivalries	In-state Utah schools

People	Head coaches

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