1980–81 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1980–81 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1980–81 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.
1980–81 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Big Sky Conference |
1980–81 record | 8–19 (5–9 Big Sky) |
Head coach | Neil McCarthy (6th season) |
Home arena | Dee Events Center |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho † | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 14 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 7 | – | 19 | .269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
In an usually subpar season, the Wildcats were 8–19 overall in the regular season and 5–9 in conference play, tied for fifth place.[1][2]
Weber State had appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament and won the last three, but this year they did not even qualify for the four-team bracket. The Wildcats finished the regular season on a high note, with a three-game winning streak to avoid twenty losses;[2] they also upset league champion Idaho earlier in February in Ogden.[3][4][5]
References
- "Weber hopes to end season on a winning note". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). February 27, 1981. p. D3.
- Ewer, Bill (March 2, 1981). "Weber ends season like a real winner". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.
- "Last place Cats shock Idaho by 4". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). February 8, 1981. p. 1.
- "Upset loss to scrappy Weber State". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). (Vandal basketball). February 8, 1981. p. 2D.
- Rock, Brad (February 9, 1981). "Surprising Weber handles Vandals". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah).
External links
- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1980–81 basketball season