2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
The Nague, Netherlands
Transferred
Seikou Sisoho Jawara
5
G
6'3"
210
Sophomore
Mataró, Spain
Transferred to San Diego
Michal Kozak
11
F
6'8"
215
Senior
Plzeň, Czech Republic
Graduated
Donatas Kupsas
13
F
6'8"
210
Sophomore
Joniškis, Lithuania
Left the team for personal reasons
Josh Sanders
14
G
6'2"
180
Freshman
Kaysville, UT
Left the team for personal reasons
Koby McEwen
15
G
6'4"
195
Senior
Toronto, ON
Graduated
Dontay Bassett
21
C
6'9"
250
Senior
Oakland, CA
Graduated
Chance Trujillo
23
G
6'3"
205
Freshman
Kaysville, UT
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
JJ Overton
24
G/F
6'6"
190
Senior
San Diego, CA
Graduated
Jake Furgerson
25
F
6'7"
210
Sophomore
Star, ID
Walk-on; transferred
Cody Carlson
34
F/C
6'10"
230
Senior
Duluth, MN
Graduated
Incoming transfers
2022 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Chris Dockery SG
Los Angeles, CA
Middlebrooks Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Oct 28, 2021
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports :
Daniel Rouzan PF
Las Vegas, NV
Bishop Gorman High School
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
236 lb (107 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
JJ Louden SG
Indianapolis, IN
Pike High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Louie Jordan SF
Leicester, England
Charnwood College
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
N/A
Apr 4, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
2023 recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Viljami Vartiainen SG
Helsinki, Finland
HBA Märsky
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
N/A
Oct 10, 2022
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Roster
2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
0
Zahir Porter
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Independence CC
Bronx , NY
F
2
Dillon Jones
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Sunrise Christian Prep
Columbia, SC
G
3
KJ Cunningham
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Rudder HS
Bryan, TX
F
4
Dyson Koehler
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
So
Cal Poly
Draper, UT
G
10
Keith Dinwiddie Jr.
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
San Diego State
Los Angeles, CA
G
11
Steven Verplancken Jr.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Jr
Southern Illinois
San Pedro , DR
G
12
Chris Dockery
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Bishop Gorman HS
Las Vegas, NV
C
20
Alex Tew
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
So
Cooper International Academy
Cheshire , England
F
21
Daniel Rouzan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Bishop Gorman HS
Las Vegas, NV
G
23
JJ Louden
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Desert Valley Prep (NV)
Indianapolis, IN
G
24
Junior Ballard
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Fresno State
Stockton, CA
F
30
Louie Jordan
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Charnwood College
Leicester, England
C
32
Handje Tamba
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
RS Fr
Tennessee
Kinshasa , Congo
G
41
Cole Lake (W)
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Montana Western
Eagle, ID
F
43
Sebastian Gahse
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Central Wyoming College
Stuttgart, Germany
G
55
Abdul-Noor Beyah (W)
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
155 lb (70 kg)
Fr
Cedar Hill HS
Cedar Hill, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022 *7:00 p.m.
Adams State
W 88–76
Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022 *9:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington
L 52–69
0–1
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,445)Seattle, WA
November 10, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Colorado
W 83–67
1–1
Dee Events Center (4,113)Ogden, UT
November 14, 2022 *7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Colorado State
L 52–77
1–2
Moby Arena (3,769)Fort Collins, CO
November 21, 2022 *8:00 p.m., Baller TV
vs. UC Riverside Vegas 4
L 65–72
1–3
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 22, 2022 *5:30 p.m., Baller TV
vs. Abilene Christian Vegas 4
W 77–67
2–3
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 23, 2022 *2:30 p.m., Baller TV
vs. Wright State Vegas 4
L 65–87
2–4
Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
November 29, 2022 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Tarleton State
L 65–75
2–5
Dee Events Center (1,873)Ogden, UT
December 3, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Utah Tech
L 65–77
2–6
Dee Events Center (4,663)Ogden, UT
December 7, 2022 *8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at California Baptist
L 52–64
2–7
CBU Events Center (2,817)Riverside, CA
December 10, 2022 *7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Saint Martin's
W 82–58
3–7
Dee Events Center (4,459)Ogden, UT
December 14, 2022 *8:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal Poly
W 74–45
4–7
Mott Athletics Center (1,329)San Luis Obispo, CA
December 19, 2022 *7:00 p.m., MW Network
at Utah State
W 75–72
5–7
Smith Spectrum (7,000)Logan, UT
December 22, 2022 *7:00 p.m., BYUtv
at BYU
L 57–63
5–8
Marriott Center (13,229)Provo, UT
Big Sky Conference season
December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado
W 81–72
6–8 (1–0)
Dee Events Center (4,861)Ogden, UT
December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona
W 76–60
7–8 (2–0)
Dee Events Center (4,923)Ogden, UT
January 7, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State
L 57–67
7–9 (2–1)
Dee Events Center (5,114)Ogden, UT
January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana
W 59–57
8–9 (3–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,243)Missoula, MT
January 14, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State
L 52–67
8–10 (3–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,270)Bozeman, MT
January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State
W 84–68
9–10 (4–2)
Dee Events Center (4,448)Ogden, UT
January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State
W 50–48
10–10 (5–2)
Dee Events Center (6,156)Ogden, UT
January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho
W 73–65
11–10 (6–2)
Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (1,713)Moscow, ID
January 28, 2023 3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington
L 71–75
11–11 (6–3)
Reese Court (2,231)Cheney, WA
February 4, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State
W 72–71 2OT
12–11 (7–3)
Reed Gym (1,669)Pocatello, ID
February 6, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern Colorado
L 54–88
12–12 (7–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,503)Greeey, CO
February 9, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State
W 73–63
13–12 (8–4)
Dee Events Center (4,827)Ogden, UT
February 11, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana
L 69–74
13–13 (8–5)
Dee Events Center (6,372)Ogden, UT
February 16, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State
W 52–49
14–13 (9–5)
Hornets Nest (906)Sacramento, CA
February 18, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State
W 65–57
15–13 (10–5)
Viking Pavilion (1,583)Portland, OR
February 23, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington
L 82–89
15–14 (10–6)
Dee Events Center (5,817)Ogden, UT
February 25, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho
W 67–53
16–14 (11–6)
Dee Events Center (6,039)Ogden, UT
February 27, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona
W 90–89 OT
17–14 (12–6)
Findlay Toyota Court (876)Flagstaff, AZ
Big Sky tournament
March 6, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+
(3)
vs. (6) Sacramento State Quarterfinals
W 70–64
18–14
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
March 7, 2023 9:00 pm, ESPN2
(3)
vs. (2) Montana State Semifinals
L 58–60 2OT
18–15
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain .
Source[ 2]
References