1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Dick Motta and played their home games on campus at Swenson Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 21–5 in the regular season and 12–3 in conference play.[1]
| 1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 1967–68 record | 21–6 (12–3 Big Sky) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Phil Johnson |
| Home arena | Swenson Gym |
| 1967–68 Big Sky men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 8 | – | 17 | .320 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State won the Big Sky title and gained the conference's first-ever berth in the 23-team NCAA Tournament.[2] In the West regional at nearby Salt Lake City, the Wildcats fell by eleven points to New Mexico State.[3][4]
Motta left in late May to become head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls,[5][6][7] and assistant Phil Johnson was promoted to head coach of the Wildcats.[8]
Postseason result
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, March 9* 9:00 pm |
vs. New Mexico First round |
L 57–68 | 21–6 |
Nielsen Fieldhouse (4,700) Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
References
- "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 5, 1968. p. 15.
- Ferguson, George (March 9, 1968). "Kibitzing's over, NCAA hopefuls poised". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4A.
- "Houston rips Loyola easily". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 10, 1968. p. 2, sports.
- Ferguson, George (March 11, 1968). "Houston, NMSU advance!". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. C1.
- "Dick Motta 'goes pro' with Chicago Bulls". Deseret News. May 27, 1968. p. D1.
- "Chicago hires Coach Motta". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. May 28, 1968. p. 15.
- Ferguson, George (May 28, 1968). "Motta likes a challenge". Deseret News. p. D1.
- Deford, Frank (October 25, 1971). "Beware, Little Big Man is here". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
External links
- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1967–68 basketball season