American college basketball season
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 17–9 in the regular season and 10–4 in conference play.[ 1]
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 91–64 in the first round in Pocatello, Idaho ,[ 2] [ 3] Provo . Weber fell to eventual champion UCLA by 32 points,[ 4] [ 5] San Francisco .[ 6] [ 7]
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.[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Postseason results
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
NCAA tournament
Sat, March 11 *4:30 pm
vs. No. 12 Hawaii First round W 91–64 18–9
ISU Minidome Pocatello, Idaho
Thu, March 16 *7:05 pm
vs. No. 1 UCLA Regional semifinal (Sweet 16) L 58–90 18–10
Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Sat, March 18 *2:00 pm
vs. San Francisco Regional Third Place L 64–74 18–11
Marriott Center (15,152)Provo, Utah
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Mountain time.
References
^ "Big Sky final standings" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane,Washington). March 2, 1972. p. 23.^ "Weber rips Hawaii 91-64, meets UCLA next round" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane,Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1972. p. 1, sports.^ Miller, Hack (March 13, 1972). "Y. hangs 'em up, Weber goes on" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B7. ^ Miller, Hack (March 17, 1972). "As predicted: UCLA vs. 49ers" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 10B. ^ "Bruins blast Weber State" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 17, 1972. p. 34.^ "Bruins roll past 49ers" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 19, 1972. p. 1, sports.^ Miller, Hack (March 20, 1972). "UCLA after 6th straight" . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B. ^ "3 WSC aces 'All Big Sky' . Deseret News . (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 15, 1972. p. D5.^ "Two Zags named to Big Sky stars" . Spokane Daily News . (Washington). March 15, 1972. p. 33.^ "Weber tops Big Sky vote; Clayton makes first team" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 16, 1972. p. 22.
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