2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team explained

Year:2022–23
Team:Weber State Wildcats
Sport:basketball
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:18–15
Conf Record:12–6
Head Coach:Eric Duft
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Eric Daniels
Asst Coach2:Dan Russell
Asst Coach3:Jorge Ruiz
Stadium:Dee Events Center

The 2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by first-year head coach Eric Duft, played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2021–22 season 21–12, 13–7 in Big Sky play to finish a tie for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Montana in the quarterfinals before losing to Northern Colorado in the semifinals. Despite having 21 wins, they were not invited to a postseason tournament.After the season, Rahe would retire as the winningest coach in Weber State and Big Sky conference history.[1] He would be succeeded by assistant coach Eric Duft.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
David Nzekwesi 4 F/C 6'9" 250 Junior Transferred
Seikou Sisoho Jawara 5 G 6'3" 210 Sophomore Transferred to San Diego
Michal Kozak 11 F 6'8" 215 Senior Graduated
Donatas Kupsas 13 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Left the team for personal reasons
Josh Sanders 14 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Left the team for personal reasons
Koby McEwen 15 G 6'4" 195 Senior Graduated
Dontay Bassett 21 C 6'9" 250 Senior Graduated
Chance Trujillo 23 G 6'3" 205 Freshman Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
JJ Overton 24 G/F 6'6" 190 Senior Graduated
Jake Furgerson 25 F 6'7" 210 Sophomore Walk-on; transferred
Cody Carlson 34 F/C 6'10" 230 Senior Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Keith Dinwiddie Jr. 10 G 6'0" 185 Sophomore San Diego State
Junior Ballard 24 G 6'3" 185 GS Senior Fresno State
Handje Tamba 32 F 6'11" 229 RS Freshman Tennessee
Cole Lake 41 G 5'11" Sophomore Walk-on; Montana Western
Sebastian Gahse 43 F 6'10" Junior

2023 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Honored and privileged': Randy Rahe retires at Weber State; Eric Duft named new men's basketball coach .
  2. News: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. Weber State University Athletics. December 12, 2022.