2012–13 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2012–13 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
CIT, Runner Up
Conference Big Sky Conference
2012–13 record 307 (182 Big Sky)
Head coach Randy Rahe (7th year)
Assistant coach Eric Duft
Assistant coach Phil Beckner
Assistant coach Keith Berard
Home arena Dee Events Center
2012–13 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Montana 19 1   .950     25 7   .781
Weber State 18 2   .900     30 7   .811
North Dakota 12 8   .600     16 17   .485
Montana State 10 10   .500     13 17   .433
Northern Colorado 10 10   .500     13 18   .419
Sacramento State 8 12   .400     14 15   .483
Southern Utah 8 12   .400     11 20   .355
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400     11 21   .344
Eastern Washington 7 13   .350     10 21   .323
Portland State 5 15   .250     8 20   .286
Idaho State 5 15   .250     6 24   .200
2013 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of April 2, 2013; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, were led by seventh year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games at the Dee Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 30–7, 18–2 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the 2013 CIT where they defeated Cal Poly, Air Force, Oral Roberts and Northern Iowa to advance to the championship game where they lost to East Carolina. They set a school record for wins in a season with 30.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Gelaun Wheelwright Guard 6–1 195 Sophomore Corona, California
3 Duce Zaid Guard 6–2 210 Junior Los Angeles, California
4 Scott Bamforth Guard/Forward 6–2 190 Senior Albuquerque, New Mexico
5 Jordan Richardson Guard 6–1 185 Junior Lewisville, Texas
11 Logan Foster Guard 6–3 160 Freshman Los Angeles, California
13 Frank Otis Forward 6–6 220 Senior Oakland, California
14 Wayne Bradford Guard 6–3 185 Sophomore Baltimore, Maryland
15 Davion Berry Guard/Forward 6–4 185 Junior Oakland, California
21 Joel Bolomboy Forward/Center 6–9 210 Freshman Fort Worth, Texas
24 Kevin Sweat Guard 6–0 180 Freshman Los Altos, California
25 Byron Fulton Forward 6–7 235 Junior Phoenix, Arizona
32 Royce Williams Guard/Forward 6–5 195 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
35 Kyndahl Hill Forward 6–7 200 Freshman Humble, Texas
44 Kyle Tresnak Center 6–10 255 Junior Scottsdale, Arizona
45 James Hajek Center 6–10 250 Sophomore Omaha, Nebraska
50 Jordan Rex Forward/Center 6–8 230 Junior St. George, Utah


Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2012* Western State W 82–56  Dee Events Center
Regular Season
11/09/2012* Arizona Christian W 110–52  1–0 Dee Events Center (4,397)
11/15/2012* at San Jose State L 67–68 OT 1–1 The Event Center Arena (1,236)
11/24/2012* at Utah State
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)
L 55–65  1–2 Smith Spectrum (8,415)
11/28/2012* at Dayton W 62–61  2–2 University of Dayton Arena (12,176)
12/05/2012* Utah Valley
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)
W 89–56  3–2 Dee Events Center (5,553)
12/08/2012* UC Irvine W 65–51  4–2 Dee Events Center (5,761)
12/15/2012* BYU
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)
L 68–78  4–3 Dee Events Center (8,695)
12/20/2012 at Eastern Washington W 74–53  5–3 (1–0) Reese Court (610)
12/22/2012 at Portland State W 73–69 OT 6–3 (2–0) Stott Center (802)
12/29/2012* Southwest W 110–45  7–3 Dee Events Center (5,822)
01/03/2013 Northern Colorado W 79–54  8–3 (3–0) Dee Events Center (5,612)
01/05/2013 North Dakota W 95–63  9–3 (4–0) Dee Events Center (5,813)
01/10/2013 at Southern Utah
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)
W 81–74  10–3 (5–0) Centrum Arena (3,914)
01/14/2013 at Idaho State W 70–54  11–3 (6–0) Reed Gym (2,093)
01/17/2013 Northern Arizona W 83–70  12–3 (7–0) Dee Events Center (6,077)
01/19/2013 Sacramento State W 65–56  13–3 (8–0) Dee Events Center (6,654)
01/24/2013 at Montana State L 74–79  13–4 (8–1) Worthington Arena (2,608)
01/26/2013 at Montana L 74–76  13–5 (8–2) Dahlberg Arena (5,815)
01/31/2013 at North Dakota W 66–51  14–5 (9–2) Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,599)
02/02/2013 at Northern Colorado W 85–64  15–5 (10–2) Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,488)
02/09/2013 Southern Utah
(Old Oquirrh Bucket)
W 75–58  16–5 (11–2) Dee Events Center (7,168)
02/11/2013 Idaho State W 56–40  17–5 (12–2) Dee Events Center (8,758)
02/14/2013 Montana W 87–63  18–5 (13–2) Dee Events Center (7,494)
02/16/2013 Montana State W 69–61  19–5 (14–2) Dee Events Center (7,046)
02/23/2013* at Oral Roberts
(BracketBusters)
W 70–66  20–5 Mabee Center (6,890)
02/28/2013 at Sacramento State W 70–55  21–5 (15–2) Colberg Court (1,362)
03/02/2013 at Northern Arizona W 80–78 OT 22–5 (16–2) Walkup Skydome (1,186)
03/07/2013 Portland State W 80–52  23–5 (17–2) Dee Events Center (6,835)
03/09/2013 Eastern Washington W 65–57  24–5 (18–2) Dee Events Center (7,546)
2013 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/14/2013 vs. Northern Arizona
(Quarterfinals)
W 84–58  25–5 Dahlberg Arena (3,333)
03/15/2013 vs. North Dakota
(Semifinals)
W 76–74  26–5 Dahlberg Arena (6,919)
03/16/2013 at Montana
(Championship Game)
L 64–67  26–6 Dahlberg Arena (7,172)
2013 CIT
03/20/2013* Cal Poly
(First Round)
W 85–43  27–6 Dee Events Center (2,309)
03/23/2013* Air Force
(Second Round)
W 78–57  28–6 Dee Events Center (6,113)
03/27/2013* Oral Roberts
(Quarterfinals)
W 83–74  29–6 Dee Events Center (6,638)
03/30/2013* at Northern Iowa
(Semifinals)
W 59–56  30–6 McLeod Center (5,033)
04/02/2013* East Carolina
(Championship Game)
L 74–77  30–7 Dee Events Center (10,583)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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