# 2018–19 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 13th-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 11–9 in Big Sky play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place. They defeated Portland State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Montana.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2017–18 season 20–11, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Riley Court | 4 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Freshman | Pleasant Grove, UT | Transferred to Dixie State |
| Trevon Ary-Turner | 21 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Issaquah, WA | Transferred to Dartmouth |
| Ryan Richardson | 22 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Mesa, AZ | Graduated |
| Eric Patten | 24 | F | 6'6" | 240 | Sophomore | Orange, CA | Walk-on; graduate transferred Dixie State |
| Dusty Baker | 25 | G/F | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Rancho Santa Margarita, CA | Graduated |
| Anton Vialen | 31 | C | 7'0" | 230 | Freshman | Espoo, Finland | Left the team for personal reasons |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Israel Barnes #46 PG | Wichita, KS | Wichita Southeast High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Oct 13, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Spencer Johnson #90 PG | American Fork, UT | American Fork High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 23, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| Tim Fuller #95 PF | Gilbert, AZ | Highland High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 11, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 63 ||||||
| Caleb Nero PG | Tulsa, OK | Tulsa Memorial High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Donatas Kupšas PF | Joniškis, Lithuania | Long Island Lutheran | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jan 9, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Dima Zdor PF | Ukraine | St. James School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Jun 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018. ||||||

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Judah Jordan PG | Landover, MD | Scotland Performance Institute | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 3, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Korbin Cunningham PG | Bryan, TX | Rudder High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 6, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 6, 2018. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 1, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Chadron State | W 76–59 | | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 8:00 pm, TheW.TV | | at San Diego | L 66–83 | 0–1 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,212) San Diego, CA |
| Nov 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Bethesda Junkanoo Jam | W 123–53 | 1–1 | Dee Events Center (5,263) Ogden, UT |
| Nov 15, 2018* 8:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. San Jose State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division quarterfinals | W 85–77 | 2–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 16, 2018* 6:30, FloHoops | | vs. Central Michigan Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division | W 78–76 | 3–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 18, 2018* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division | L 67–68 | 3–2 | Gateway Christian Academy (521) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV | | Benedictine University at Mesa | W 100–61 | 4–2 | Dee Events Center (5,821) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV/KJZZ | | BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 113–103 | 5–2 | Dee Events Center (9,731) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 5, 2018* 8:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 52–71 | 5–3 | Save Mart Center (4,597) Fresno, CA |
| Dec 8, 2018* 2:30 pm, ATTSNRM | | vs. Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket/Beehive Classic | L 67–76 | 5–4 | Vivint Smart Home Arena (10,678) Salt Lack City, UT |
| Dec 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 63–75 | 5–5 | Dee Events Center (7,021) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm | | Delaware State | W 83–69 | 6–5 | Dee Events Center (5,711) Ogden, UT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 29, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | W 84–72 | 7–5 (1–0) | Reese Court (1,051) Cheney, WA |
| Dec 31, 2018 3:00 pm | | at Idaho | W 93–87 | 8–5 (2–0) | Cowan Spectrum (512) Moscow, ID |
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 77–52 | 9–5 (3–0) | Dee Events Center (5,822) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 82–90 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (3–1) | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| Jan 12, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 95–88 $^{OT}$ | 10–6 (4–1) | Viking Pavilion (1,655) Portland, OR |
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 76–59 | 11–6 (5–1) | Dee Events Center (6,024) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 78–64 | 12–6 (6–1) | Dee Events Center (7,891) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 93–84 | 13–6 (7–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,535) Bozeman, MT |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Montana | L 68–75 | 13–7 (7–2) | Dahlberg Arena (5,547) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 31, 2019 7:00 pm | | Portland State | L 75–76 | 13–8 (7–3) | Dee Events Center (6,526) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 75–65 | 14–8 (8–3) | Dee Events Center (7,034) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 7, 2019 6:30 pm | | at Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 53–65 | 14–9 (8–4) | America First Events Center (3,069) Cedar City, UT |
| Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 86–71 | 15–9 (9–4) | Walkup Skydome (1,464) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm | | Montana | L 80–83 | 15–10 (9–5) | Dee Events Center (6,729) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 16, 2019 7:00 pm | | Montana State | W 94–82 | 16–10 (10–5) | Dee Events Center (7,508) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 21, 2019 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 76–78 | 16–11 (10–6) | Hornets Nest (621) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 28, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 61–85 | 16–12 (10–7) | Bank of Colorado Arena (2,169) Greeley, CO |
| Mar 4, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 74–78 | 16–13 (10–8) | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID |
| Mar 7, 2019 7:00 pm | | Idaho | W 93–59 | 17–13 (11–8) | Dee Events Center (6,381) Ogden, UT |
| Mar 9, 2019 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 77–80 | 17–14 (11–9) | Dee Events Center (7,113) Ogden, UT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 2019 2:30 pm, Eleven | (4) | vs. (5) Portland State Quarterfinals | W 81–71 | 18–14 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| Mar 15, 2019 5:30 pm, Eleven | (4) | vs. (1) Montana Semifinals | L 49–78 | 18–15 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||