1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|APRank=
|mode=Basketball
|year=1971–72
|team=Weber State Wildcats
|image=
|image_size=
|conference=Big Sky Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Sky
|CoachRank=19 т
|record=18–11
|conf_record=10–4
|head_coach=Gene Visscher
|hc_year = 1st
|asst_coach1=Neil McCarthy
|asst_coach2=
|mvp=
|stadium=Wildcat Gym
|champion=Big Sky champions
|bowl=NCAA tournament
|bowl_result=Sweet Sixteen
}}
{{1971–72 Big Sky men's basketball standings}}
The 1971–72 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Gene Visscher and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were {{nowrap|17–9}} in the regular season and {{nowrap|10–4}} in conference play.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tdkvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7162%2C394632 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane,Washington) |title=Big Sky final standings |date=March 2, 1972 |page=23}}
The conference tournament was four years away, and for the fifth consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional, the Wildcats defeated #12 Hawaii {{nowrap|91–64}} in the first round in Pocatello, Idaho,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v9kvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0ewDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3273%2C4485876 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane,Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Weber rips Hawaii 91-64, meets UCLA next round |date=March 12, 1972 |page=1, sports}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sKUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5518%2C2755045 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Miller |first=Hack |title=Y. hangs 'em up, Weber goes on |date=March 13, 1972 |page=B7}} and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in Provo. Weber fell to eventual champion UCLA by 32 points,{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tKUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5538%2C3960950 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Miller |first=Hack |title=As predicted: UCLA vs. 49ers |date=March 17, 1972 |page=10B}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BtovAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6929%2C604254 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Bruins blast Weber State |date=March 17, 1972 |page=34}} then dropped the third-place game to San Francisco.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CNovAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4167%2C1861309 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Bruins roll past 49ers |date=March 19, 1972 |page=1, sports}}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tqUqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8FsEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5055%2C4449671 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |last=Miller |first=Hack |title=UCLA after 6th straight |date=March 20, 1972 |page=6B}}
Senior forward Bob Davis was named to the all-conference team; senior forward Jon Knoble and junior guard Brady Small were on the second team.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1AspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_H0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6906%2C3350417 |work=Deseret News |location=(Salt Lake City, Utah) |agency=Associated Press |title=3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky' |date=March 15, 1972 |page=D5}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eTwaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=dCcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2088%2C4658185 |work=Spokane Daily News |location=(Washington) |title=Two Zags named to Big Sky stars |date=March 15, 1972 |page=33}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BdovAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LO0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=3077%2C401620 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team |date=March 16, 1972 |page=22}}
Postseason results
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Weber State Wildcats}}| 1972 NCAA University Division basketball tournament#West region
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Sat, March 11
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = Hawaii
| opprank = 12
| site_stadium = ISU Minidome
| site_cityst = Pocatello, Idaho
| gamename = First round
| tv =
| score = 91–64
| overtime =
| record = 18–9
| attend = 13,000
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Thu, March 16
| time = 7:05 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 1
| site_stadium = Marriott Center
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| gamename = Regional semifinal (Sweet 16)
| tv =
| score = 58–90
| overtime =
| record = 18–10
| attend = 15,247
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = Sat, March 18
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = no
| opponent = San Francisco
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Marriott Center
| site_cityst = Provo, Utah
| gamename = Regional Third Place
| tv =
| score = 64–74
| overtime =
| record = 18–11
| attend = 15,152
}}
{{CBB schedule end|ncg=no|rank=|poll=AP poll|timezone=Mountain time}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/weber-state/1972-schedule.html Sports Reference] – Weber State Wildcats: 1971–72 basketball season
- [https://issuu.com/weberstatesports/docs/2015-16_mbb_media_guide/66 2015–16 Media Guide: 1971–72 season]
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