1981–82 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

1981–82 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
1981–82 record15–13 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Events Center
1981–82 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 8 Idaho131 .929  273  .900
Montana104 .714  1710  .630
Nevada95 .643  199  .679
Weber State68 .429  1513  .536
Boise State68 .429  1214  .462
Idaho State59 .357  1412  .538
Montana State59 .357  1118  .379
Northern Arizona212 .143  620  .231
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Wildcats were 15–12 overall in the regular season and 6–8 in conference play; despite dropping their final league game at home, they won the tiebreaker for fourth to participate in the conference tournament, hosted again by sixth-ranked Idaho at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.[1] In the opening semifinal, the Wildcats gave the host Vandals all they could handle at home, but fell short by two points.[2][3][4]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky Tournament
Fri, March 5
8:10 pm
No. 6 (1) Idaho
Semifinal
L 55–57  15–13
Kibbie Dome (8,150)
Moscow, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References

  1. Rock, Brad (March 1, 1982). "Weber backs into playoffs against Idaho". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4D.
  2. Benson, Lee (March 6, 1982). "Weber scares the socks off of No. 6 UI". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
  3. Killen, John (March 6, 1982). "Vandals pull out the plug on Weber St., 57-55". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. "Vandals are just glad to be in tonight's final". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 6, 1982. p. 11.
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