1977–78 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1977–78 Weber State Wildcats Big Sky Conference Big Sky 19–10 9–5 Neil McCarthy 3rd Dee Events Center Big Sky tournament champions The 1977–78 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at the new Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah. They were 17–9 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play. Weber State was third in the regular season standings and qualified for the four-team conference tournament, hosted by regular season champion Montana in Missoula.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lpRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3463%2C824761 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Big Sky playoff starts at Montana March 3, 1978 5Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jCVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7059%2C1014202 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ewer Bill Weber, Idaho State set for tourney test tonight March 3, 1978 B5 The Wildcats defeated defending champion Idaho State in the semifinal,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=l5RfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2229%2C1011321 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Montana, Weber in Big Sky finals March 4, 1978 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jSVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=4104%2C1249807 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ewer Bill Weber going for Big Sky marbles March 4, 1978 6A then upset the host in the final in overtime.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mJRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=4905%2C1487150 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Weber State stops Montana for Big Sky title March 5, 1978 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jiVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7316%2C1583079 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ewer Bill Weber not awed by NCAA foe Arkansas March 6, 1978 B5 Weber State appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament; this was the first of three consecutive titles. The Wildcats received the Big Sky's automatic bid to the 32-team NCAA tournament, but lost in the first round to seventh-ranked Arkansas in Eugene, Oregon;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MPJVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4eEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6887%2C3159686 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Withers Bud Arkansas' quick paralyzes Weber March 12, 1978 4Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lCVVAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HYADAAAAIBAJ&pg=7084%2C3522848 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Benson Lee The Hogs bury Weber March 13, 1978 2D Arkansas ultimately advanced to the Final Four. It was Weber State's first NCAA appearance in five years, since they went to six consecutive (1968–1973). Sophomore guard Bruce Collins was named to the all-conference team; forward David Johnson and center Richard Smith, also sophomores, were honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mpRfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_DAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5274%2C2011276 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Montana's Richardson all-conference for third year March 7, 1978 1Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zSFOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4e0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6841%2C3289589 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Grizzlies' 'M.R.R.' 3-timer March 8, 1978 17 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=6 style=Weber State Wildcats| Regular season Tue, Nov 29 yes Long Beach State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 99–96 OT 1–0 Sat, Dec 3 yes 1977 men Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 70–64 2–0 Mon, Dec 5 yes Midwestern State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 107–72 3–0 Sat, Dec 10 yes Utah State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 84–79 OT 4–0 Wed, Dec 14 yes UC Davis Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 95–65 5–0 Sat, Dec 17 yes yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 72–74 OT 5–1 Tue, Dec 20 yes Utah Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 71–61 6–1 Tue, Dec 27 yes yes Utah Special Events Center Salt Lake City, Utah 88–98 6–2 Fri, Dec 30 yes Sacramento State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 82–73 7–2 Tue, Jan 3 yes yes BYU Marriott Center Provo, Utah 76–81 7–3 Fri, Jan 6 yes yes Gonzaga Kennedy Pavilion Spokane, Washington 76–78 7–4 0–1 Sat, Jan 7 yes yes Idaho Kibbie Dome Moscow, Idaho 72–63 8–4 1–1 Mon, Jan 9 yes Chico State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 76–57 9–4 Sat, Jan 14 yes Northern Arizona Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona 73–72 10–4 2–1 Tue, Jan 17 yes yes Utah State Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 65–74 10–5 Sat, Jan 21 Northern Arizona Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 78–66 11–5 3–1 Thu, Jan 26 Idaho State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 68–65 12–5 4–1 Sat, Jan 28 Boise State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 84–61 13–5 5–1 Fri, Feb 3 yes Idaho State ICCU Dome Pocatello, Idaho 67–77 13–6 5–2 Sat, Feb 4 yes Boise State Bronco Gymnasium Boise, Idaho 70–75 13–7 5–3 Fri, Feb 10 yes Montana State Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana 83–73 14–7 6–3 Sat, Feb 11 yes Montana Adams Field House Missoula, Montana 52–62 14–8 6–4 Thu, Feb 16 Montana State Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 90–80 15–8 7–4 Sat, Feb 18 Montana Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 56–58 OT 15–9 7–5 Thu, Feb 23 Gonzaga Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 80–63 16–9 8–5 Sat, Feb 25 Idaho Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah 86–69 17–9 9–5 |- !colspan=6 style=Weber State Wildcats| Big Sky tournament Fri, March 3 7:00 pm yes 3 Idaho State 2 Adams Field House Missoula, Montana Semifinal 84–79 18–9 9,350 Sat, March 4 8:00 pm yes 3 Montana 1 Adams Field House Missoula, Montana Final 62–55 OT 19–9 9,203 |- !colspan=6 style=Weber State Wildcats| NCAA tournament Sat, March 11 12:10 pm yes yes 4Q-W Arkansas 7 2L-W McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon First round 52–73 19–10 9,141 no AP poll Mountain time https://weberstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1977-78 1977-78 Men's Basketball Schedule weberstatesports.com April 5, 2025 References 2 External links Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1977–78 basketball season Category:Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Weber State Weber State