1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Gene Visscher and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 17–9 in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play.^[1]

1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19 т
Record	18–11 (10–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Gene Visscher (1st season)
Assistant coach	Neil McCarthy
Home arena	Wildcat Gym
Seasons ← 1970–71 1972–73 →

1971–72 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	10	–	4		.714			18	–	11		.621
Gonzaga	8	–	6		.571			14	–	12		.538
Northern Arizona	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Idaho State	8	–	6		.571			14	–	12		.538
Montana	7	–	7		.500			14	–	11		.560
Boise State	7	–	7		.500			14	–	12		.538
Montana State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	16		.360
Idaho	2	–	12		.143			5	–	14		.263

The conference tournament was four years away, and for the fifth consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional, the Wildcats defeated #12 Hawaii 91–64 in the first round in Pocatello, Idaho,^[2][3] and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in Provo. Weber fell to eventual champion UCLA by 32 points,^[4][5] then dropped the third-place game to San Francisco.^[6][7]

Senior forward Bob Davis was named to the all-conference team; senior forward Jon Knoble and junior guard Brady Small were on the second team.^[8][9][10]

Postseason results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
NCAA tournament
Sat, March 11* 4:30 pm	vs. No. 12 Hawaii First round	W 91–64	18–9	ISU Minidome (13,000) Pocatello, Idaho
Thu, March 16* 7:05 pm	vs. No. 1 UCLA Regional semifinal (Sweet 16)	L 58–90	18–10	Marriott Center (15,247) Provo, Utah
Sat, March 18* 2:00 pm	vs. San Francisco Regional Third Place	L 64–74	18–11	Marriott Center (15,152) Provo, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.

References

1. "Big Sky final standings". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane,Washington). March 2, 1972. p. 23.
2. "Weber rips Hawaii 91-64, meets UCLA next round". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane,Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1972. p. 1, sports.
3. Miller, Hack (March 13, 1972). "Y. hangs 'em up, Weber goes on". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B7.
4. Miller, Hack (March 17, 1972). "As predicted: UCLA vs. 49ers". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 10B.
5. "Bruins blast Weber State". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 17, 1972. p. 34.
6. "Bruins roll past 49ers". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1972. p. 1, sports.
7. Miller, Hack (March 20, 1972). "UCLA after 6th straight". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B.
8. "3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky'". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 15, 1972. p. D5.
9. "Two Zags named to Big Sky stars". Spokane Daily News. (Washington). March 15, 1972. p. 33.
10. "Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1972. p. 22.

External links

• Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1971–72 basketball season
• 2015–16 Media Guide: 1971–72 season