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2019–20 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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2019–20 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record12–20 (8–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachEric Duft
Assistant coaches
  • David Marek
  • Eric Daniels
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 4   .800 23 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 22 9   .710
Montana 14 6   .700 18 13   .581
Portland State 12 8   .600 18 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
Montana State 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 16 14   .533
Weber State 8 12   .400 12 20   .375
Idaho State 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
Idaho 4 16   .200 8 24   .250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 14th-year head coach Randy Rahe, played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 8–12 in Big Sky play, to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.

Previous season

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The Wildcats finished the 2018–19 season 18–15, 11–9 in Big Sky play, to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Portland State in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to top-seeded Montana in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

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2019–20 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 2 Austin Galuppo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr West Ranch
Scotland Campus Prep
Los Angeles, California
G 3 KJ Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Rudder Bryan, Texas
G 4 Kham Davis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Forrest Trail Academy
Pittsburgh
Denver, Colorado
G 5 Cody John 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy Mississauga, Canada
G 10 Jerrick Harding 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Wichita Southeast Wichita, Kansas
F 11 Michal Kozak 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Get Better Academy Plzeň, Czech Republic
G 12 Israel Barnes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wichita Southeast Wichita, Kansas
F 13 Donatas Kupsas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Long Island Lutheran Joniškis, Lithuania
F 14 Boubacar Diakite 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Iowa Western CC
St. John's
Bamako, Mali
G 20 Sano Gasana 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So College of Southern Idaho
Layton Christian
Kigali, Rwanda
G 23 Judah Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Capital Christian Academy
Scotland Campus Prep
Baltimore, Maryland
F/C 24 Dima Zdor 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Saint James School Yalta, Ukraine
F/C 33 Tim Fuller 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Highland Gilbert, Arizona
F 34 Brenden Morris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Ben Lomond Ogden, Utah
F/C 50 Mitch Brizee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Twin Falls Twin Falls, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019*
2:00 pm
Western Colorado W 94–56 
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 8, 2019*
7:00 pm
at No. 17 Utah State L 34–89  0–1
Smith Spectrum (8,840)
Logan, UT
November 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
San Diego L 56–71  0–2
Dee Events Center (5,586)
Ogden, UT
November 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
West Coast Baptist W 130–50  1–2
Dee Events Center (2,750)
Ogden, UT
November 25, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. Wright State
Gulf Coast Showcase First Round
L 57–72  1–3
Hertz Arena (893)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
11:30 am
vs. Murray State
Gulf Coast Showcase Consolation 2nd Round
L 68–69  1–4
Hertz Arena (786)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
9:00 am
vs. Northeastern
Gulf Coast Showcase 7th-place game
L 69–79  1–5
Hertz Arena (317)
Estero, FL
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Utah Valley W 72–67  2–5
UCCU Center (2,063)
Orem, UT
December 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Westcliff W 86–46  3–5
Dee Events Center (2,322)
Ogden, UT
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, P12N
vs. Utah
Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic
L 49–60  3–6
Vivint Smart Home Arena 
Salt Lake City, UT
December 17, 2019*
7:30 pm, Pluto TV
Bethesda W 109–62  4–6
Dee Events Center (2,277)
Ogden, UT
December 21, 2019*
7:00 pm, BYUtv
at BYU
Old Oquirrh Bucket
L 61–91  4–7
Marriott Center (11,662)
Provo, UT
Big Sky regular season
December 28, 2019
2:00 pm, Pluto TV
Eastern Washington L 77–79  4–8
(0–1)
Dee Events Center (4,423)
Ogden, UT
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho W 69–68  5–8
(1–1)
Dee Events Center (4,222)
Ogden, UT
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Arizona L 64–72  5–9
(1–2)
Walkup Skydome (263)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, Eleven/Pluto TV
Northern Colorado L 64–65  5–10
(1–3)
Dee Events Center (4,022)
Ogden, UT
January 11, 2020
8:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Sacramento State L 57–71  5–11
(1–4)
Hornets Nest (601)
Sacramento, CA
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho State W 76–68 OT 6–11
(2–4)
Reed Gym (1,745)
Pocatello, ID
January 20, 2020
8:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Portland State L 76–92  6–12
(2–5)
Viking Pavilion (875)
Portland, OR
January 23, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Montana State L 61–62  6–13
(2–6)
Dee Events Center (5,223)
Ogden, UT
January 25, 2020
7:00 pm, KJZZ/Pluto TV
Montana W 87–85 OT 7–13
(3–6)
Dee Events Center (6,034)
Ogden, UT
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Southern Utah W 75–65  8–13
(4–6)
America First Event Center (4,021)
Cedar City, UT
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Colorado L 52–70  8–14
(4–7)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,776)
Greeley, CO
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, Eleven/Pluto TV
Sacramento State W 70–66  9–14
(5–7)
Dee Events Center (4,022)
Ogden, UT
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Northern Arizona W 76–70  10–14
(6–7)
Dee Events Center (5,133)
Ogden, UT
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Montana L 37–72  10–15
(6–8)
Dahlberg Arena (3,730)
Missoula, MT
February 15, 2020
6:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Montana State L 63–77  10–16
(6–9)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,223)
Bozeman, MT
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, KJZZ/Pluto TV
Southern Utah W 82–71  11–16
(7–9)
Dee Events Center (6,141)
Ogden, UT
February 29, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Portland State L 83–89  11–17
(7–10)
Dee Events Center (5,422)
Ogden, UT
March 2, 2020
7:00 pm, Pluto TV
Idaho State L 70–78  11–18
(7–11)
Dee Events Center (4,033)
Ogden, UT
March 5, 2020
7:30 pm, Pluto TV
at Idaho W 72–64  12–18
(8–11)
Cowan Spectrum (807)
Moscow, ID
March 7, 2020
3:00 pm, Eleven/Pluto TV
at Eastern Washington L 69-78  12-19
(8-12)
Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2020
9:30 am, Pluto TV
(9) vs. (8) Sacramento State
First round
L 54-62  12-20
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ Grua, Paul (March 14, 2019). "Wildcats beat Vikings 81-71 in Big Sky Quarterfinals". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  2. ^ "Rorie, Montana Roll Past Weber State into #BigSkyMBB Championship Game". Big Sky Conference. March 15, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2020.