1974–75 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1974–75 Weber State Wildcats Big Sky Conference Big Sky 11–15 6–8 Gene Visscher 4th Neil McCarthy(5–7 as head coach) Blaine Sylvester Wildcat Gym The 1974–75 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Visscher and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 11–15 overall and 6–8 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YrJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BDMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5185%2C606143 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho College basketball standings March 3, 1975 2B After Visscher abruptly resigned on Friday, January 24, fourth-year assistant Neil McCarthy took over as head coach.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TK5fAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2jIMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5742%2C6289487 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Visscher quits Weber post; McCarthy picked January 25, 1975 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=99JSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3641%2C5087217 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah McCarthy moves up January 25, 1975 6A The Wildcats were 6–8 and 1–2 in conference, but had lost four straight, three of which were non-conference. The last was a 26-point road loss to independent Utah State in Logan on Wednesday, January 22.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=H81SAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PX8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=7198%2C4775417 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Blodgett Gary R. Aggies drub Wildcat five January 23, 1975 2D In the remaining twelve games of the season under McCarthy, the Wildcats were 5–7; this included another loss to Utah State in the season finale, but only by two points in overtime at Ogden.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kcxSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PH8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6736%2C1268836 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Aggies to meet Montana in NCAA West cage regional March 6, 1975 2Dhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZbJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BDMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3480%2C1285205 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Utah State nips Weber State 72-70 in overtime period March 6, 1975 2B The USU Aggies were invited to the 32-team NCAA Tournament, but were defeated in the first round by Big Sky champion Montana.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=55FYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=afgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4602%2C89010 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Brown Bruce UCLA, Montana paired Thursday March 17, 1975 17 Junior forward Jimmie Watts was named to the all-conference team for a second time; junior center Al DeWitt and senior forward Brad Tauscheck were honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bLJfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BDMMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4603%2C2954896 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Four centers on all-conference March 13, 1975 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3JJYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=W_gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3943%2C2865608 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Zags' Tyler on star club March 12, 1975 12 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1974–75 basketball season 2015–16 Media Guide: 1974–75 season Category:Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Weber State