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| All-Time Records vs Big Sky Schools |
| Team |
WSU vs Opponent |
Home |
Away |
| Eastern Washington |
35-19 |
24-3 |
11-16 |
| Idaho State |
66-40 |
40-9 |
26-31 |
| Montana |
63-43 |
38-13 |
25-30 |
| Montana State |
69-34 |
43-11 |
26-23 |
| Northern Arizona |
63-26 |
40-6 |
23-20 |
| Northern Colorado |
5-1 |
3-0 |
2-1 |
| Portland State |
24-9 |
15-1 |
9-8 |
| Sacramento State |
27-4 |
15-1 |
12-3 |
| All-Time Records vs In-State Schools |
| Team |
WSU vs Opponent |
In Ogden |
| Brigham Young |
10-24 |
10-7 |
| Southern Utah |
19-6 |
14-2 |
| Utah State |
25-35 |
15-13 |
| Utah |
12-25 |
9-8 |
| Utah Valley |
2-2 |
2-0 |
| WSU vs USU All-Time Games |
| Year |
Winner |
Score |
Location |
Series |
| 1971 |
Weber State |
63-62 |
Logan |
1-0 |
| 1972 |
Weber State |
69-67 |
Logan |
2-0 |
| 1972 |
Utah State |
67-65 |
Ogden |
2-1 |
| 1973 |
Utah State |
81-75 |
Logan |
2-2 |
| 1973 |
Weber State |
75-67 |
Ogden |
3-2 |
| 1974 |
Utah State |
87-64 |
Logan |
3-3 |
| 1974 |
Weber State |
89-87 (2OT) |
Ogden |
4-3 |
| 1975 |
Utah State |
92-66 |
Logan |
4-4 |
| 1975 |
Utah State |
72-70 (OT) |
Ogden |
4-5 |
| 1976 |
Utah State |
75-74 |
Logan |
4-6 |
| 1976 |
Weber State |
80-65 |
Ogden |
5-6 |
| 1977 |
Weber State |
72-67 |
Logan |
6-6 |
| 1977 |
Weber State |
89-76 |
Ogden |
7-6 |
| 1978 |
Weber State |
84-79 (OT) |
Ogden |
8-6 |
| 1978 |
Utah State |
74-65 |
Logan |
8-7 |
| 1979 |
Utah State |
76-70 |
Logan |
8-8 |
| 1979 |
Weber State |
73-64 |
Ogden |
9-8 |
| 1980 |
Utah State |
91-84 (OT) |
Logan |
9-9 |
| 1980 |
Weber State |
79-73 |
Ogden |
10-9 |
| 1981 |
Weber State |
81-66 (OT) |
Ogden |
10-10 |
| 1981 |
Utah State |
82-69 |
Logan |
10-11 |
| 1982 |
Weber State |
86-61 |
Logan |
11-11 |
| 1982 |
Weber State |
83-78 |
Ogden |
12-11 |
| 1983 |
Weber State |
83-57 |
Ogden |
13-11 |
| 1983 |
Utah State |
74-62 |
Logan |
13-12 |
| 1984 |
Weber State |
74-73 |
Logan |
14-12 |
| 1984 |
Utah State |
69-63 |
Ogden |
14-13 |
| 1985 |
Weber State |
77-70 |
Ogden |
15-13 |
| 1985 |
Utah State |
104-83 |
Logan |
15-14 |
| 1986 |
Weber State |
92-85 |
Logan |
16-14 |
| 1986 |
Weber State |
108-76 |
Ogden |
17-14 |
| 1987 |
Utah State |
84-75 |
Ogden |
17-15 |
| 1987 |
Utah State |
76-67 |
Logan |
17-16 |
| 1988 |
Utah State |
107-93 |
Ogden |
17-17 |
| 1988 |
Utah State |
92-69 |
Logan |
17-18 |
| 1989 |
Utah State |
106-93 |
Logan |
17-19 |
| 1989 |
Weber State |
75-74 |
Ogden |
18-19 |
| 1990 |
Utah State |
70-52 |
Logan |
18-20 |
| 1990 |
Utah State |
64-62 |
Ogden |
18-21 |
| 1991 |
Utah State |
77-62 |
Logan |
18-22 |
| 1991 |
Utah State |
82-72 |
Ogden |
18-23 |
| 1992 |
Utah State |
92-78 |
Ogden |
18-24 |
| 1992 |
Utah State |
84-72 |
Logan |
18-25 |
| 1993 |
Weber State |
85-80 |
Ogden |
19-25 |
| 1994 |
Weber State |
87-86 |
Logan |
20-25 |
| 1995 |
No Game |
- |
- |
20-25 |
| 1996 |
Weber State |
81-79 |
Neutral-SLC |
21-25 |
| 1997 |
Utah State |
80-68 |
Ogden |
21-26 |
| 1998 |
Utah State |
71-65 |
Logan |
21-27 |
| 1999 |
Weber State |
82-72 |
Neutral-SLC |
22-27 |
| 2000 |
Weber State |
86-73 |
Ogden |
23-27 |
| 2001 |
Utah State |
89-77 |
Logan |
23-28 |
| 2002 |
Weber State |
67-64 |
Ogden |
24-28 |
| 2003 |
Utah State |
66-64 |
Logan |
24-29 |
| 2004 |
Utah State |
66-60 |
Ogden |
24-30 |
| 2005 |
Utah State |
73-56 |
Logan |
24-31 |
| 2006 |
Utah State |
69-60 |
Ogden |
24-32 |
| 2007 |
Utah State |
68-55 |
Neutral-Alaska |
24-33 |
| 2007 |
Utah State |
77-68 |
Logan |
24-34 |
| 2008 |
Weber State |
78-71 |
Ogden |
25-34 |
| 2009 |
Utah State |
75-49 |
Logan |
25-35 |
| 2010 |
- |
- |
Ogden |
- |
| Year |
Winner |
Score |
Location |
Series |
| 46 Years of Big Sky Basketball |
The 2008-09 season is Weber's 47th season of men's basketball as a 4-year institution and its 46th year in the Big Sky Conference.
Weber State's overall record is 852-495 (63%) and 531-113 (83%) in Ogden.
In 1962 Weber Junior College became the first junior college in the country to move from the juco ranks straight into NCAA Division I basketball.
WSU has won 18 Big Sky Conference basketball titles and have made 14 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Both of these numbers are conference records. Of the 14 appearances, the 'Cats have advanced to the second round 6 times.
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| WSU - NCAA Tournament Results |
| Year |
First/Second Round |
Regionals |
| 1968 |
New Mexico State 68, WSU 57 |
- |
| 1969 |
WSU 75, Seattle 73 |
Santa Clara 63, WSU 59
WSU 58, New Mexico State 56 |
| 1970 |
Long Beach State 92, WSU 73 |
- |
| 1971 |
Long Beach State 77, WSU 66 |
- |
| 1972 |
WSU 91, Hawaii 64 |
UCLA 90, WSU 58
San Francisco 74, WSU 64 |
| 1973 |
Long Beach State 88, WSU 75 |
- |
| 1978 |
Arkansas 73, WSU 52 |
- |
| 1979 |
(7) WSU 81, (10) New Mexico State 78 (OT)
(2) Arkansas 74, (7) WSU 63 |
- |
| 1980 |
(10) Lamar 87, (7) WSU 86 |
- |
| 1983 |
(8) Washington State 62, (9) WSU 52 |
- |
| 1995 |
(14) WSU 79, (3) Michigan State 72
(6) Georgetown 53, (14) WSU 51 |
- |
| 1999 |
(14) WSU 76, (3) North Carolina 74
(6) Florida 82, (14) WSU 74 (OT) |
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| 2003 |
(5) Wisconsin 82, (12) WSU 76 |
- |
| 2007 |
(2) UCLA 70, (15) WSU 42 |
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| Associated Press Top 25 Final Season Poll - Big Sky Teams |
| Year |
Team |
Ranking |
| 1969 |
Weber State |
17th |
| 1971 |
Weber State |
20th |
| 1972 |
Weber State |
19th |
| 1973 |
Weber State |
18th |
| 1980 |
Weber State |
17th |
| 1982 |
U of Idaho |
8th |
| Since 1982 no Big Sky team has ever finished a season ranked in the top 25. The closest team since '82 was the 2003 and 2009 Wildcats. The '03 team who finished 30th in the AP was one of just two teams in Big Sky history to go undefeated, the other was Weber in 1969. The 2009 team had votes to be ranked in the AP the last week of the season.
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| Notable Coaches |
Weber State has had 2 of its former coaches go on to careers in the NBA and both coaches earned NBA Coach-of-the-year honors. Former Chicago Bulls, Washinton Bullets, Dallas Mavericks, and Sacramento Kings coach, Dick Motta patrolled the WSU sidelines from 1960-1968. Motta left WSU to become head coach of the Chicago Bulls in 1969 and in 1970 he was Coach-of-the-Year.
Current Utah Jazz assistant coach, Phil Johnson, was NBA Coach-of-the-Year in 1974 with the Kansas City Kings. Johnson coached WSU's 15-0 (27-3 overall) 1969 team. Only 2 teams in the history of the Big Sky have ever gone undefeated, both were WSU - 1969 and 2003. Johnson has the highest winning percentage (84%) in Big Sky history.
Current UCLA head coach, Ben Howland, graduated from Weber after a two-year career as a player from 1977-1979. Howland still has the record for the most games played in a season - 34. At UCLA he has taken the Bruins to 3 consecutive Final Four's, and he's the only coach in the NCAA to do so since John Wooden.
Joe Cravens served as head coach at WSU from 2000-2006. He led the 2003 team to an undefeated 16-0 in the Big Sky and 26-6 overall. The 26 wins were the second most wins in WSU history for a single season. Also, Weber had the second longest winning streak in the nation in 2003 with 17 straight wins. Only Kentucky had more that year with 23.
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| Coaching History |
| Year |
Coach |
Record |
PCT |
Big Sky Titles |
| 1963-1968 |
Dick Motta |
98-29 |
77% |
3 |
| 1969-1971 |
Phil Johnson |
68-16 |
84% |
3 |
| 1972-1975 |
Gene Visscher |
63-45 |
58% |
2 |
| 1976-1985 |
Neil McCarthy |
200-98 |
67% |
4 |
| 1986-1988 |
Larry Farmer |
34-54 |
39% |
0 |
| 1989-1991 |
Denny Huston |
43-42 |
51% |
0 |
| 1992-1999 |
Ron Abegglen |
157-83 |
65% |
3 |
| 2000-2006 |
Joe Cravens |
116-88 |
57% |
1 |
| 2007- |
Randy Rahe |
57-36 |
61% |
2 |
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Big Sky Conference 1st Team Players |
| Weber State |
70 |
| Idaho State |
44 |
| Montana |
42 |
| Montana State |
37 |
| Idaho |
27 |
| Northern Arizona |
27 |
| Eastern Washington |
24 |
| Boise State |
17 |
| Portland State |
17 |
| Nevada |
16 |
| Gonzaga |
12 |
| Cal State Northridge |
10 |
| Sacramento State |
5 |
| Northern Colorado |
1 |
| WSU in the NBA |
| Year |
Name |
Team |
| 1966 |
Jerry Trice |
Baltimore Bullets |
| 1966 |
Gene Visscher |
Baltimore Bullets |
| 1968 |
Dan Sparks |
Cincinnati Royals |
| 1969 |
Larry Bergh |
Chicago Bulls |
| 1969 |
Justus Thigpen |
San Diego Rockets |
| 1971 |
Willie Sojourner |
Virginia Squires |
| 1972 |
Bob Davis |
Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1976 |
Al DeWitt |
Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1977 |
Stan Mayhew |
Indiana Pacers |
| 1980 |
Bruce Collins |
Portland Trail Blazers |
| 1980 |
David Johnson |
Dallas Mavericks |
| 1980 |
Richard Smith |
Philadelphia 76ers |
| 1983 |
Tom Heywood |
Golden State Warriors |
| 1985 |
Shawn Campbell |
Phoenix Suns |
| 1995 |
Ruben Nembhard |
Portland Trail Blazers |
| 2000 |
Eddie Gill |
New Jersey Nets |
| 2008 |
Lance Allred |
Cleveland Cavaliers |
| History of the Big Sky Conference |
The 2008-09 season marks the 46th year of the Big Sky Conference. The Big Sky is an NCAA Division I member in all sports, and is classified as FCS (Football Championship Series) in football and formerly I-AA. The league has become one of the strongest Division I conferences in the West and is a national leader in FCS football. With the addition of Northern Colorado (July 1, 2006), the Big Sky is now a nine-team format.
In 1963 the Big Sky Conference was established by six charter members (Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State, and Weber State). The ‘Sky was later expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington.
In 1992 Nevada departed, and in 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. For the next 5 years the Big Sky would maintain nine teams before Cal State Northridge left in 2001.
Why is it called the Big Sky Conference?
In 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State, and Harry Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963.
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