1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1969–70 Weber State Wildcats Big Sky Conference Big Sky 19–8 12–3 Phil Johnson 2nd Gene Visscher Wildcat Gym Big Sky champions NCAA tournament First round The 1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Phil Johnson and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 19–7 in the regular season and 12–3 in conference play.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fLszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QvgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7290%2C2157004 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Big Sky final standings March 9, 1970 15 The conference tournament was six years away, and for the third consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional at nearby Provo, they met Jerry Tarkanian's Long Beach State 49ers in the first round and lost by 19 points.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3bMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6968%2C3213471 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Long Beach routs Weber March 8, 1970 2, sportshttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m9AiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=aEoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6926%2C1591371 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Ferguson George Weber: thud! March 9, 1970 6B Junior forward Willie Sojourner was a unanimous selection to the all-conference team, joined by senior guard Sessions Harlan.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4bMyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YOsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4758%2C3931482 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Sojourner top choice in Big Sky March 12, 1970 12 Sojourner was an honorable mention AP All-American twice and was All-Big Sky for three consecutive seasons. After the following season, Johnson became an assistant in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls under Dick Motta, whom he had played for in high school in Idaho and coached under at Weber.https://www.si.com/vault/1971/10/25/613505/beware-little-big-man-is-here Sports Illustrated Deford Frank Frank Deford Beware, Little Big Man is here October 25, 1971 46 Postseason result yes no |- !colspan=9 style=Weber State Wildcats| NCAA tournament Sat, March 7 7:05 pm yes yes no Long Beach State Smith Fieldhouse Provo, Utah First round 73–92 19–8 10,500 no AP poll Mountain time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1969–70 basketball season 2015–16 Media Guide: 1969–70 season Category:Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Weber State Weber State Weber State Wildcats men's basketball Weber State Wildcats men's basketball