2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2015–16
Team:Weber State Wildcats
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:26–9
Conf Record:15–3
Hc Year:10th
Asst Coach1:Eric Duft
Asst Coach2:Garrett Lever
Asst Coach3:Steve Smiley
Champion:Big Sky Regular Season and tournament champions
Gulf Coast Showcase champions
Bowl Result:First Round

The 2015–16 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by tenth-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. The Wilsdcats finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the regular season championship. 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 to Xavier in the first round.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2014–15 season 13–17, 8–10 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Montana.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Chris Golden 0 G 6'2" 160 Junior Graduated & transferred to CSU Pueblo
Jaelyn Johnson-Coston 2 F 6'6" 210 Junior Transferred
James Hajek 45 C 6'10" 250 Senior Graduated
Ryan Van Pelt 50 C 6'10" 220 RS Freshman Transferred to Colorado–Colorado Springs

Incoming Transfers

2015 incoming recruits

2016 incoming recruits

Schedule

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball. 2020-10-12. Weber State University Athletics. en.