2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 11th-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky Tournament, they defeated Southern Utah and Eastern Washington before losing in the championship game to North Dakota.[1] They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic.[2] In the second round, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Riley Wallace Classic champions
CIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record20–14 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coachRandy Rahe (11th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Eric Duft
  • Garrett Lever
  • David Marek
Home arenaDee Events Center
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota144 .778  2210  .688
Eastern Washington135 .722  2212  .647
Idaho126 .667  1914  .576
Weber State126 .667  2014  .588
Montana117 .611  1616  .500
Montana State117 .611  1616  .500
Sacramento State99 .500  1318  .419
Portland State711 .389  1516  .484
Northern Colorado*711 .389  1118  .379
Northern Arizona612 .333  923  .281
Southern Utah315 .167  627  .182
Idaho State315 .167  526  .161
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season title. They defeated Portland State, North Dakota, and Montana in the Big Sky Tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they lost in the First Round to Xavier.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Hayden Hunter3G5'11"170SophomoreNorth Richland Hills, TXTransferred to McLennan CC
Jeremiah Jefferson15G6'2"185RS FreshmanDallas, TXTransferred to Iowa Western CC
J. C. Kennedy20G/F6'4"175SophomoreNampa, IDWalk-on; didn't return
Joel Bolomboy21F/C6'9"235SeniorDonetsk, UkraineGraduated and Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2016 NBA Draft

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brekkott Chapman13F6'8"205JuniorRoy, UTTransferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Champman will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class for Weber State of 2016.

2017 recruiting class

Roster

2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Kiko Stavrev 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrMyerscough Sofia, Bulgaria
G/F 2 Juwan Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoTravis Richmond, TX
C 3 Jordan Dallas 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLong Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 5 Cody John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoWasatch Academy Toronto, ON
G 10 Jerrick Harding 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrSoutheast Wichita, KS
F 12 George Darling 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMyerscough Doncaster, England
F 13 Brekkott Chapman (I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrRoy
Utah
Roy, UT
G 22 Ryan Richardson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrDobson Mesa, AZ
G 23 Richaud Gittens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrMarcos de Niza Tempe, AZ
G 24 McKay Cannon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoHighlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, CO
G/F 25 Dusty Baker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrTesoro
Saddleback College
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
G 30 Jeremy Senglin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrBowie Arlington, TX
F 35 Kyndahl Hill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SrHumble Humble, TX
F/C 44 Zach Braxton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoHighlands Ranch Highlands Ranch, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016*
5:00 PM
Black Hills State W 88–47 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
7:00 PM
Antelope Valley W 128–65  1–0
Dee Events Center (6,140)
Ogden, UT
11/15/2016*
8:00 PM
at Pepperdine L 68–69  1–1
Firestone Fieldhouse (1,020)
Malibu, CA
11/17/2016*
8:00 PM, P12N
at Stanford L 49–67  1–2
Maples Pavilion (1,232)
Stanford, CA
11/24/2016*
10:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. UC Davis
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
W 86–58  2–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,154)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/2016*
10:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. Iona
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals
L 54–76  2–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,851)
Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016*
7:30 PM
vs. Buffalo
Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game
L 72–74  2–4
Alaska Airlines Center (2,851)
Anchorage, AK
12/03/2016*
7:00 PM, KJZZ
Denver L 55–57  2–5
Dee Events Center (6,167)
Ogden, UT
12/07/2016*
7:00 PM, BYUtv
at BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 66–77  2–6
Marriott Center (12,859)
Provo, UT
12/10/2016*
7:00 PM
West Coast Baptist W 107–51  3–6
Dee Events Center (5,725)
Ogden, UT
12/17/2016*
7:00 PM, KJZZ
Utah Valley
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 93–85  4–6
Dee Events Center (8,212)
Ogden, UT
12/21/2016*
7:00 PM
at Utah State
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 77–71  5–6
Smith Spectrum (6,270)
Logan, UT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 PM
at Montana State W 87–75  6–6
(1–0)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,586)
Bozeman, MT
12/31/2016
2:00 PM
at Montana W 84–81 OT 7–6
(2–0)
Dahlberg Arena (3,710)
Missoula, MT
01/07/2017
7:00 PM
at Idaho State
Suspended (roof leak), rescheduled for 01/25/2017[3]
Holt Arena 
Pocatello, ID
01/12/2017
7:00 PM
Idaho W 91–66  8–6
(3–0)
Dee Events Center (6,507)
Ogden, UT
01/14/2017
7:00 PM
Eastern Washington W 70–67  9–6
(4–0)
Dee Events Center (6,678)
Ogden, UT
01/19/2017
6:00 PM
at North Dakota L 77–83  9–7
(4–1)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,362)
Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2017
7:00 PM
at Northern Colorado W 74–69  10–7
(5–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,915)
Greeley, CO
01/25/2017
7:00 PM
at Idaho State W 85–73  11–7
(6–1)
Reed Gym (1,203)
Pocatello, ID
01/27/2017
7:00 PM
Idaho State W 96–74  12–7
(7–1)
Dee Events Center (7,018)
Ogden, UT
02/02/2017
7:00 PM, KJZZ
Southern Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket
W 90–74  13–7
(8–1)
Dee Events Center (6,436)
Ogden, UT
02/04/2017
7:00 PM
Northern Arizona W 86–80  14–7
(9–1)
Dee Events Center (7,110)
Ogden, UT
02/09/2017
8:00 PM
at Sacramento State L 74–77  14–8
(9–2)
Hornets Nest (908)
Sacramento, CA
02/11/2017
8:00 PM
at Portland State W 96–93 OT 15–9
(10–2)
Peter Stott Center (784)
Portland, OR
02/16/2017
7:00 PM
Northern Colorado W 69–63  16–8
(11–2)
Dee Events Center (6,641)
Ogden, UT
02/18/2017
7:00 PM
North Dakota L 68–77  16–9
(11–3)
Dee Events Center (7,658)
Ogden, UT
02/23/2017
7:00 PM
at Eastern Washington L 72–78  16–10
(11–4)
Reese Court (2,223)
Cheney, WA
02/25/2017
8:00 PM
at Idaho L 78–83 OT 16–11
(11–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,267)
Moscow, ID
03/02/2017
7:00 PM, KJZZ
Montana L 74–78  16–12
(11–6)
Dee Events Center (6,431)
Ogden, UT
03/04/2017
7:00 PM
Montana State W 76–67  17–12
(12–6)
Dee Events Center (8,575)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament
03/09/2017
7:05 PM
(3) vs. (11) Southern Utah
Quarterfinals
W 90–70  18–12
Reno Events Center (1,903)
Reno, NV
03/10/2017
8:05 PM
(3) vs. (2) Eastern Washington
Semifinals
W 80–72  19–12
Reno Events Center (2,265)
Reno, NV
03/11/2017
6:35 PM, ESPNU
(3) vs. (1) North Dakota
Championship game
L 89–93 OT 19–13
Reno Events Center (2,025)
Reno, NV
CIT
03/16/2017*
8:00 PM, Facebook Live
at Cal State Fullerton
First Round
Riley Wallace Classic
W 80–76  20–13
Titan Gym (1,293)
Fullerton, CA
03/20/2017*
7:00 PM, Facebook Live
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Second Round
L 73–82  20–14
American Bank Center (1,116)
Corpus Christi, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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