1972–73 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
Record20–7 (13–1 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachNeil McCarthy
Home arenaWildcat Gym
1972–73 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State13–1 .92920–7  .741
Idaho State10–4 .71418–8  .692
Montana State9–5 .64317–10  .630
Montana7–7 .50013–13  .500
Gonzaga6–8 .42914–12  .538
Boise State5–9 .35711–15  .423
Idaho3–11 .2147–19  .269
Northern Arizona3–11 .2146–20  .231

The 1972–73 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by second-year head coach Gene Visscher and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 20–6 in the regular season and 13–1 in conference play.[1]

The conference tournament was three years away, and for the sixth consecutive season, Weber State won the Big Sky title and played in the 25-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional at nearby Logan, they met Jerry Tarkanian's fourth-ranked Long Beach State 49ers in the first round for the third time in the four years.[2] The Wildcats led by two points at the half, but lost by a dozen.[3][4]

Weber's next NCAA appearance was five years later in 1978.

Senior center Rich Cooper and senior guard Brady Small were named to the all-conference team; junior guard Dan Dion and senior forward Ken Gubler were on the second team.[5][6]

Postseason result

Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
NCAA tournament
Sat, March 10*
12:05 pm 		vs. No. 4 Long Beach State
First round		 L 75–88  20–7
 Smith Spectrum (6,706)
Logan, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References

  1. ↑ Brown, Bruce (March 5, 1973). "Big Sky coaches seek added help". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 19.
  2. ↑ Ferguson, George (March 9, 1973). "Bruin shadow haunts NCAA". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. D1.
  3. ↑ "Arizona State, Long Beach win". Tuscaloosa News. (Alabama). Associated Press. March 11, 1973. p. 8B.
  4. ↑ Ferguson, George (March 11, 1973). "Weber scared mighty Long Beach". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. B5.
  5. ↑ "Honors mounting up for Zags' Greg Sten". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1973. p. 31.
  6. ↑ "'Sky team named". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). UPI. March 7, 1973. p. D4.
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