1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1971–72 Weber State Wildcats Big Sky Conference Big Sky 19 т 18–11 10–4 Gene Visscher 1st Neil McCarthy Wildcat Gym Big Sky champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7162%2C394632 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Big Sky final standings March 2, 1972 23 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,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v9kvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3273%2C4485876 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Weber rips Hawaii 91-64, meets UCLA next round March 12, 1972 1, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sKUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5518%2C2755045 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Miller Hack Y. hangs 'em up, Weber goes on March 13, 1972 B7 and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in Provo. Weber fell to eventual champion UCLA by 32 points,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tKUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5538%2C3960950 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Miller Hack As predicted: UCLA vs. 49ers March 17, 1972 10Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BtovAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6929%2C604254 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Bruins blast Weber State March 17, 1972 34 then dropped the third-place game to San Francisco.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNovAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4167%2C1861309 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Bruins roll past 49ers March 19, 1972 1, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tqUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5055%2C4449671 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Miller Hack UCLA after 6th straight March 20, 1972 6B 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.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1AspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_H0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6906%2C3350417 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Associated Press 3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky' March 15, 1972 D5https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eTwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dCcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2088%2C4658185 Spokane Daily News Washington Two Zags named to Big Sky stars March 15, 1972 33https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdovAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3077%2C401620 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team March 16, 1972 22 Postseason results yes no |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats| NCAA tournament Sat, March 11 4:30 pm yes yes no Hawaii 12 ISU Minidome Pocatello, Idaho First round 91–64 18–9 13,000 Thu, March 16 7:05 pm yes yes no UCLA 1 Marriott Center Provo, Utah Regional semifinal (Sweet 16) 58–90 18–10 15,247 Sat, March 18 2:00 pm yes yes no San Francisco Marriott Center Provo, Utah Regional Third Place 64–74 18–11 15,152 no AP poll Mountain time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1971–72 basketball season 2015–16 Media Guide: 1971–72 season Category:Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Weber State Weber State