# 2017–18 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 12th-year head coach Randy Rahe and play their home games in the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 season 20–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Southern Utah and Eastern Washington before losing in the championship game to North Dakota. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated Cal State Fullerton in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic. In the second round, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Kiko Stavrev | 0 | F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Freshman | Sofia, Bulgaria | Transferred to Eckerd |
| Juwan Williams | 2 | G/F | 6'5" | 190 | Sophomore | Richmond, TX | Transferred to Panola College |
| George Darling | 12 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Freshman | Doncaster, England | Transferred |
| Richaud Gittens | 23 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Senior | Tempe, AZ | Graduate transferred to Seattle |
| McKay Cannon | 24 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Sophomore | Highlands Ranch, CO | Transferred to BYU |
| Jeremy Senglin | 30 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Senior | Arlington, TX | Graduated/Went undrafted in 2017 NBA draft |
| Kyndahl Hill | 35 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Humble, TX | Graduated |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Rick Nelson PG | Houston, TX | Episcopal High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 1, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Michal Kozak PF | Plzen, Czech Republic | Get Better Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Anton Vialen C | Espoo, Finland | Helsinki Basketball Academy | 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Trevon Ary-Turner PG | Issaquah, WA | Elite Sports Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 19, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Riley Court SG | Pleasant Grove, UT | Pleasant Grove High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | |
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 26, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Western State | W 84–77 | | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 65–59 | 1–0 | Dee Events Center (8,592) Ogden, UT |
| Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm | | West Coast Baptist | W 110–45 | 2–0 | Dee Events Center (6,321) Ogden, UT |
| Nov 17, 2017* 6:00 pm | | vs. Iona The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Quarterfinals | L 72–80 | 2–1 | Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (316) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 18, 2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. James Madison The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase Consolation Semifinals | W 73–65 | 3–1 | Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (264) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 19, 2017* 12:00 pm | | vs. Bradley The Islands of the Bahamas Showcase 5th Place Game | L 64–70 | 3–2 | Kendal Isaac Memorial Gymnasium (312) Nassau, Bahamas |
| Nov 25, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Black Hills State | W 105–52 | 4–2 | Dee Events Center (6,057) Ogden, UT |
| Nov 30, 2017* 8:00 pm | | at Fresno State | L 71–83 | 4–3 | Save Mart Center (5,105) Fresno, CA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:00 pm | | at Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 56–83 | 4–4 | UCCU Center (3,389) Orem, UT |
| Dec 9, 2017* 8:00 pm, BYUtv | | vs. BYU Beehive Classic/Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 68–74 | 4–5 | Vivint Smart Home Arena (7,729) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Dec 16, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 96–74 | 5–5 | Dee Events Center (6,544) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Pepperdine | W 72–67 | 6–5 | Dee Events Center (6,576) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 22, 2017* 7:00 pm | | Presentation College | W 88–48 | 7–5 | Dee Events Center (6,495) Ogden, UT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 7:00 pm, ELVN | | Idaho State | L 60–62 | 7–6 (0–1) | Dee Events Center (7,552) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Northern Arizona | W 95–55 | 8–6 (1–1) | Dee Events Center (6,272) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 6, 2018 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 92–76 | 9–6 (2–1) | Dee Events Center (6,831) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 78–74 | 10–6 (3–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,792) Greeley, CO |
| Jan 13, 2018 1:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 79–89 | 10–7 (3–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,188) Grand Forks, ND |
| Jan 18, 2018 7:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 80–64 | 11–7 (4–2) | Dee Events Center (6,410) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 20, 2018 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 84–79 | 12–7 (5–2) | Dee Events Center (6,911) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 27, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 77–70 | 13–7 (6–2) | Holt Arena (2,584) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 1, 2018 6:30 pm | | at Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 90–80 | 14–7 (7–2) | America First Events Center (3,817) Cedar City, UT |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 87–55 | 15–7 (8–2) | Walkup Skydome (622) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Feb 8, 2018 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | North Dakota | W 84–76 | 16–7 (9–2) | Dee Events Center (6,275) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Northern Colorado | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 17–7 (10–7) | Dee Events Center (6,909) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 15, 2018 9:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 95–86 $^{OT}$ | 18–7 (11–2) | Pamplin Sports Center (540) Portland, OR |
| Feb 17, 2018 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 83–73 | 19–7 (12–2) | Hornets Nest (623) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 22, 2018 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Eastern Washington | L 70–75 | 19–8 (12–3) | Dee Events Center (6,425) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 24, 2018 7:00 pm, ELVN | | Idaho | L 62–68 | 19–9 (12–4) | Dee Events Center (7,513) Ogden, UT |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:00 pm | | at Montana | L 57–75 | 19–10 (12–5) | Dahlberg Arena (4,922) Missoula, MT |
| Mar 3, 2018 2:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 95–92 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (13–5) | Worthington Arena (7,250) Bozeman, MT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2018 2:30 pm, ELVN | (4) | vs. (5) Northern Colorado | L 55–80 | 20–11 | Reno Events Center (1,110) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||