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.
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.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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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 |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
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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 |
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