2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Dakota †	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
Eastern Washington	13	–	5	.722	22	–	12	.647
Idaho	12	–	6	.667	19	–	14	.576
Weber State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	14	.588
Montana	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Montana State	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Sacramento State	9	–	9	.500	13	–	18	.419
Portland State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Northern Colorado*	7	–	11	.389	11	–	18	.379
Northern Arizona	6	–	12	.333	9	–	23	.281
Southern Utah	3	–	15	.167	6	–	27	.182
Idaho State	3	–	15	.167	5	–	26	.161

† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team will represent Weber State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats will be led by eleventh year head coach Randy Rahe and will play their home games in the Dee Events Center. They are members of the Big Sky Conference. The Wildcats are entering the season defending their Big Sky Tournament title the previous season.

Previous Season

The Wildcats finished the season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season title. They defeated Portland State, North Dakota, and Montana to become champions of the Big Sky Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Xavier.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Hayden Hunter	3	G	5'11"	170	Sophomore	North Richland Hills, TX	Transferred to McLennan CC
Jeremiah Jefferson	15	G	6'2"	185	RS Freshman	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Iowa Western CC
J. C. Kennedy	20	G/F	6'4"	175	Sophomore	Nampa, ID	Walk-on; didn't return
Joel Bolomboy	21	F/C	6'9"	235	Senior	Donetsk, Ukraine	Graduated and Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2016 NBA Draft

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brekkott Champman	13	F	6'8"	205	Junior	Roy, UT	Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Champman will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2016 Incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Spencer Johnson SF #90	American Fork, UT	American Fork High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sep 23, 2015
Spencer Johnson SF #90	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64
Tim Fuller #95 PF	Gilbert, AZ	Highland High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Nov 11, 2015
Tim Fuller #95 PF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

2017 Incoming recruits

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rick Nelson PG	Houston, TX	Episcopal High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 1, 2016
Rick Nelson PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-29.

Roster

2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Kiko Stavrev	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Myerscough	Sofia, Bulgaria
G/F	2	Juwan Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Travis	Richmond, TX
C	3	Jordan Dallas	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Long Beach Poly	Long Beach, CA
G	5	Cody John	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Wasatch Academy	Toronto, ON
G	10	Jerrick Harding	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Southeast	Wichita, KS
F	12	George Darling	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Myerscough	Doncaster, England
F	13	Brekkott Champman (I)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Roy Utah	Roy, UT
G	22	Ryan Richardson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Dobson	Mesa, AZ
G	23	Richaud Gittens	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Marcos de Niza	Tempe, AZ
G	24	McKay Cannon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Highlands Ranch	Highlands Ranch, CO
G/F	25	Dusty Baker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Tesoro Saddleback College	Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
G	30	Jeremy Senglin	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Bowie	Arlington, TX
F	35	Kyndahl Hill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Humble	Humble, TX
F/C	44	Zach Braxton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS So	Highlands Ranch	Highlands Ranch, CO

Head coach

Randy Rahe (Buena Vista College)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Duft (Sterling College)
Garrett Lever (Seattle)
David Marek (Southern Utah)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2016* 5:00 PM	Black Hills State	W 88–47		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	Antelope Valley	W 128–65	1–0	Dee Events Center (6,140) Ogden, UT
11/15/2016* 8:00 PM	at Pepperdine	L 68–69	1–1	Firestone Fieldhouse (1,020) Malibu, CA
11/17/2016* 8:00 PM, P12N	at Stanford	L 49-67	1–2	Maples Pavilion (1,232) Stanford, CA
11/24/2016* 10:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. UC Davis Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals	W 86-58	2–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,154) Anchorage, AK
11/25/2016* 10:00 PM, CBSSN	vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout semifinals	L 54–76	2–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016* 7:30 PM	vs. Buffalo Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game	L 72–74	2–4	Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Denver	L 55-57	2–5	Dee Events Center (6,167) Ogden, UT
12/07/2016* 7:00 PM, BYUtv	at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket			Marriott Center Provo, UT
12/10/2016* 7:00 PM	West Coast Baptist			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
12/21/2016* 7:00 PM	at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM	at Montana State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/31/2016 2:00 PM	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
01/07/2017 7:00 PM	at Idaho State			Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
01/12/2017 7:00 PM	Idaho			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
01/14/2017 7:00 PM	Eastern Washington			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
01/19/2017 6:00 PM	at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
01/21/2017 7:00 PM	at Northern Colorado			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
01/27/2017 7:00 PM	Idaho State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/02/2017 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Arizona			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/09/2017 8:00 PM	at Sacramento State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
02/11/2017 8:00 PM	at Portland State			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
02/16/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Colorado			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/18/2017 7:00 PM	North Dakota			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
02/23/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
02/25/2017 8:00 PM	at Idaho			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
03/02/2017 7:00 PM, KJZZ	Montana			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
03/04/2017 7:00 PM	Montana State			Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

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