1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

{{short description|American college basketball season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NCAA team season

|CoachRank=

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|mode=Basketball

|year=1967–68

|team=Weber State Wildcats

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|conference=Big Sky Conference

|division=

|short_conf=Big Sky

|record=21–6

|conf_record=12–3

|head_coach=Dick Motta

|hc_year = 8th

|asst_coach1=Phil Johnson

|asst_coach2=

|mvp=

|stadium=Wildcat Gym

|champion=Big Sky Champions

|bowl=NCAA tournament

|bowl_result=First round

}}

{{1967–68 Big Sky men's basketball standings}}

The 1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Dick Motta and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were {{nowrap|21–5}} in the regular season and {{nowrap|12–3}} in conference play.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=q2VYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=zvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3351%2C877284 |work=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=(Washington) |title=Big Sky final standings |date=March 5, 1968|page=15}}

Weber State won the Big Sky title and gained the conference's first-ever berth in the 23-team NCAA tournament.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8i4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7100%2C1785209 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Ferguson |first=George |title=Kibitzing's over, NCAA hopefuls poised |date=March 9, 1968 |page=4A}} In the West regional at nearby Salt Lake City, the Wildcats fell by eleven points to New Mexico State.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=qTtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dOkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6958%2C3654295 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Houston rips Loyola easily |date=March 10, 1968 |page=2, sports}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8y4jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8EkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5166%2C2113691 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Ferguson |first=George |title=Houston, NMSU advance! |date=March 11, 1968 |page=C1}}

Motta left in late May to become head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BUUwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7084%2C6766710 |work=Deseret News |title=Dick Motta 'goes pro' with Chicago Bulls |date=May 27, 1968 |page=D1}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ytMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6270%2C4965094 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Chicago hires Coach Motta |date=May 28, 1968 |page=15 }}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BkUwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZUgDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6925%2C7045054 |work=Deseret News |last=Ferguson |first=George |title=Motta likes a challenge |date=May 28, 1968 |page=D1}} and assistant Phil Johnson was promoted to head coach of the Wildcats.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/vault/1971/10/25/613505/beware-little-big-man-is-here |magazine=Sports Illustrated |last=Deford |first=Frank |authorlink=Frank Deford |title=Beware, Little Big Man is here |date=October 25, 1971 |page=46}}