1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1975–76 Weber State Wildcats Big Sky Conference Big Sky 21–11 9–5 Neil McCarthy 1st Wildcat Gym Big Sky regular season co–champions The 1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 20–10 overall in the regular season and 9–5 in conference play. This was McCarthy's first full season as head coach; he had been promoted in the middle of the previous season, following the sudden resignation of Gene Visscher in late January.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 regular season co-champions with Idaho State and Boise State,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=L_NLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=de0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=2870%2C362230 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington College hoop standings March 2, 1976 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2JBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5922%2C120852 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho College cage standings March 1, 1976 3B and the league champion hosted the new conference tournament. The seeding of the three co-champions for the four-team bracket was done by a random draw in late February, conducted via a Saturday night conference telephone call by commissioner John Roning from Moscow, Idaho.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2JBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2840%2C111224 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Top four head for tourney March 1, 1976 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LvNLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=de0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6383%2C133107 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Weber hosts Sky playoffs March 1, 1976 16https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uqQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vVsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7073%2C114862 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Wildcats win tourney 'draw' March 1, 1976 B7 Weber was drawn as the top seed, which included the right to host at Wildcat Gym in Ogden. At this time, both Weber and Boise still played in small gymnasiums, while ISU's Minidome had more than double the seating capacity of the others. The Wildcats defeated fourth-seeded Northern Arizona in the semifinal,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VP4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=730DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4188%2C1168892 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Blodgett Gary R. Big Sky feud: Weber-Boise State March 6, 1976 6Ahttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3ZBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2739%2C1496986 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Weber, Boise advance in Big Sky March 6, 1976 2B but lost to Boise State in the final in double overtime.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wKQqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vVsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7020%2C1499626 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah Blodgett Gary R. Boise faces tough Rebels March 8, 1976 C3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3pBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3288%2C1867774 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Boise rules Big Sky after overtime win March 7, 1976 1B For the third consecutive year, senior forward Jimmie Watts was named to the all-conference team, this time as a unanimous choice. Senior center Al DeWitt was on the second team, and senior forward Paul Marigney was honorable mention.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2pBfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2843%2C602981 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Trio tops Big Sky all-star team March 3, 1976 2Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=u6QqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vVsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6933%2C293958 Deseret News Salt Lake City, Utah UPI Watts gets 'Sky honor for 3rd year March 2, 1976 B6https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6flLAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0fgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4362%2C344025 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Gonzaga's Jim Grady 2nd-team Sky choice March 2, 1976 20 Postseason results yes no |- !colspan=5 style=Weber State Wildcats| Big Sky tournament Fri, March 5 7:00 pm no Northern Arizona Wildcat Gym Ogden, Utah Semifinal 63–58 21–10 4,411 Sat, March 6 8:00 pm no Boise State Wildcat Gym Ogden, Utah Final 70–77 2OT 21–11 4,679 no AP poll Mountain time References 2 External links Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1975–76 basketball season Category:Weber State Wildcats men's basketball seasons Weber State