1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
The 1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1969–70 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Phil Johnson and played their home games on campus at Swenson Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 19–7 in the regular season and 12–3 in conference play.[1]
| 1969–70 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| 1969–70 record | 19–8 (12–3 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Swenson Gym |
| 1969–70 Big Sky men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 12 | – | 3 | .800 | 19 | – | 8 | .704 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gonzaga | 7 | – | 8 | .467 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 9 | .400 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 5 | – | 10 | .333 | 8 | – | 18 | .308 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | 4 | – | 22 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The conference tournament was six years away, and for the third consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA Tournament. In the West regional at nearby Provo, they met Jerry Tarkanian's Long Beach State 49ers in the first round and lost by 19 points.[2][3]
After the following season, Johnson became an assistant in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls under Dick Motta, whom he had played for in high school in Idaho and coached under at Weber.[4]
Postseason result
| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Sat, March 7* 7:05 pm |
vs. Long Beach State First round |
L 73–92 | 19–8 |
Smith Fieldhouse (10,500) Provo, Utah | |||||||
References
- "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 9, 1970. p. 15.
- "Long Beach routs Weber". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. March 8, 1970. p. 2, sports.
- Ferguson, George (March 9, 1970). "Weber: thud!". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B.
- Deford, Frank (October 25, 1971). "Beware, Little Big Man is here". Sports Illustrated. p. 46.
External links
- Sports Reference – Weber State Wildcats: 1969–70 basketball season