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 257 (142 Big Sky)
Head coach Randy Rahe (6th season)
Assistant coach Eric Duft
Assistant coach Phil Beckner
Assistant coach Tim Gardner
Home arena Dee Events Center
2011–12 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
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
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/7/2011*
7:00 PM
UC Colorado Springs W 101–55 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Regular Season

11/11/2011*
8:00 PM
Northern New Mexico W 109–50  1–0
Dee Events Center (4,882)
Ogden, UT

11/15/2011*
7:00 PM
Utah State W 73–63  2–0
Dee Events Center (9,359)
Ogden, UT

11/19/2011*
5:30 PM
at UC Irvine W 80–72  3–0
Bren Events Center (1,655)
Irvine, CA

11/27/2011*
7:30 PM
vs. Jacksonville State
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
W 69–61  4–0
McKeon Pavilion (1,791)
Moraga, CA

11/28/2011*
8:30 PM
at Saint Mary's
Shamrock Office Solutions Classic
L 70–87  4–1
McKeon Pavilion (1,488)
Moraga, CA

12/3/2011*
7:30 PM
San Jose State W 91–89 2OT 5–1
Dee Events Center (5,765)
Ogden, UT

12/07/2011*
7:00 PM, BYUtv
at BYU L 66–94  5–2
Marriott Center (11,676)
Provo, UT

12/10/2011*
7:00 PM
Southern Utah W 84–66  6–2
Dee Events Center (6,043)
Ogden, UT

12/16/2011*
8:30 PM
at California L 57–77  6–3
Haas Pavilion (7,987)
Berkeley, CA

12/19/2011*
7:00 PM
Mayville State W 106–57  7–3
Dee Events Center (5,304)
Ogden, UT

12/22/2011*
7:00 PM, Altitude
Utah W 80–51  8–3
Dee Events Center (8,239)
Ogden, UT

12/29/2011
7:00 PM
Idaho State W 78–64  9–3
(1–0)
Dee Events Center (6,071)
Ogden, UT

12/31/2011
4:00 PM
Sacramento State W 74–63  10–3
(2–0)
Dee Events Center (5,903)
Ogden, UT

01/05/2012
7:00 PM, SWX
at Eastern Washington W 76–69  11–3
(3–0)
Reese Court (2,376)
Cheney, WA

01/07/2012
8:00 PM
at Portland State W 88–81  12–3
(4–0)
Stott Center (922)
Portland, OR

01/12/2012
7:00 PM
Montana State W 63–49  13–3
(5–0)
Dee Events Center (6,134)
Ogden, UT

01/14/2012
7:00 PM
Montana W 80–64  14–3
(6–0)
Dee Events Center (7,236)
Ogden, UT

01/19/2012
7:00 PM
Northern Arizona W 81–67  15–3
(7–0)
Dee Events Center (6,059)
Ogden, UT

01/26/2012
8:00 PM
at Sacramento State W 75–60  16–3
(8–0)
Colberg Court (823)
Sacramento, CA

01/28/2012
7:00 PM
at Idaho State L 62–64  16–4
(8–1)
Holt Arena (3,309)
Pocatello, ID

02/02/2012
7:00 PM
Portland State W 92–79  17–4
(9–1)
Dee Events Center (6,285)
Ogden, UT

02/04/2012
5:00 PM, Altitude
Northern Colorado W 93–81  18–4
(10–1)
Dee Events Center (6,966)
Ogden, UT

02/09/2012
6:30 PM, FCS Pacific
at Northern Arizona W 67–49  19–4
(11–1)
Walkup Skydome (843)
Flagstaff, AZ

02/11/2012
7:30 PM
Eastern Washington W 84–75  20–4
(12–1)
Dee Events Center (8,361)
Ogden, UT

02/15/2012
7:00 PM
at Montana State W 79–70  21–4
(13–1)
Worthington Arena (2,655)
Bozeman, MT

02/18/2012*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
Texas–Arlington
ESPN BracketBusters
W 72–70  22–4
Dee Events Center (8,952)
Ogden, UT

02/23/2012
7:00 PM, CET
at Northern Colorado W 88–71  23–4
(14–1)
Butler–Hancock Sports Pavilion (1,769)
Greeley, CO

02/28/2012
7:00 PM, Altitude
at Montana L 51–66  23–5
(14–2)
Dahlberg Arena (7,157)
Missoula, MT
2012 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

03/06/2012
5:30 PM, Altitude
vs. Portland State
Semifinals
W 69–63  24–5
Dahlberg Arena (5,563)
Missoula, MT

03/07/2012
7:00 PM, ESPN2
at Montana
Championship Game
L 66–85  24–6
Dahlberg Arena (7,042)
Missoula, MT
2012 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament

03/13/2012*
7:00 PM
Utah Valley
First Round
W 72–69  25–6
Dee Events Center (2,334)
Ogden, UT

03/18/2012*
4:00 PM
at Loyola Marymount
Second Round
L 78–84 OT 25–7
Gersten Pavilion (1,292)
Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain Time.

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