# 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by 11th-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 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.

## Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2015–16 season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season title. They defeated Portland State, North Dakota, and Montana in the Big Sky tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As a No. 15 seed in the NCAA Tournament, they lost in the first round to Xavier.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Hayden Hunter | 3 | G | 5'11" | 170 | Sophomore | North Richland Hills, TX | Transferred to McLennan CC |
| Jeremiah Jefferson | 15 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Freshman | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Iowa Western CC |
| J. C. Kennedy | 20 | G/F | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Nampa, ID | Walk-on; didn't return |
| Joel Bolomboy | 21 | F/C | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Donetsk, Ukraine | Graduated and Drafted by the Utah Jazz in the 2016 NBA draft |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brekkott Chapman | 13 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Roy, UT | Transferred from Utah. Under NCAA transfer rules, Champman will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2016 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class for Weber State of 2016.

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| 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 |||||||
| 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 August 29, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 5:00 pm | | Black Hills State | W 88–47 | | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 pm | | Antelope Valley | W 128–65 | 1–0 | Dee Events Center (6,140) Ogden, UT |
| 11/15/2016* 8:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | L 68–69 | 1–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (1,020) Malibu, CA |
| 11/17/2016* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 49–67 | 1–2 | Maples Pavilion (1,232) Stanford, CA |
| 11/24/2016* 10:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. UC Davis Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals | W 86–58 | 2–2 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,154) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/25/2016* 10:00 pm, CBSSN | | vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout semifinals | L 54–76 | 2–3 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK |
| 11/26/2016* 7:30 pm | | vs. Buffalo Great Alaska Shootout 3rd place game | L 72–74 | 2–4 | Alaska Airlines Center (2,851) Anchorage, AK |
| 12/03/2016* 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Denver | L 55–57 | 2–5 | Dee Events Center (6,167) Ogden, UT |
| 12/07/2016* 7:00 pm, BYUtv | | at BYU Old Oquirrh Bucket | L 66–77 | 2–6 | Marriott Center (12,859) Provo, UT |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | West Coast Baptist | W 107–51 | 3–6 | Dee Events Center (5,725) Ogden, UT |
| 12/17/2016* 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Utah Valley Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 93–85 | 4–6 | Dee Events Center (8,212) Ogden, UT |
| 12/21/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Utah State Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 77–71 | 5–6 | Smith Spectrum (6,270) Logan, UT |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2016 7:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 87–75 | 6–6 (1–0) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,586) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/31/2016 2:00 pm | | at Montana | W 84–81 $^{OT}$ | 7–6 (2–0) | Dahlberg Arena (3,710) Missoula, MT |
| 01/07/2017 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State Suspended (roof leak), rescheduled for 01/25/2017 | | | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID |
| 01/12/2017 7:00 pm | | Idaho | W 91–66 | 8–6 (3–0) | Dee Events Center (6,507) Ogden, UT |
| 01/14/2017 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | W 70–67 | 9–6 (4–0) | Dee Events Center (6,678) Ogden, UT |
| 01/19/2017 6:00 pm | | at North Dakota | L 77–83 | 9–7 (4–1) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,362) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/21/2017 7:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 74–69 | 10–7 (5–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,915) Greeley, CO |
| 01/25/2017 7:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 85–73 | 11–7 (6–1) | Reed Gym (1,203) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/27/2017 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 96–74 | 12–7 (7–1) | Dee Events Center (7,018) Ogden, UT |
| 02/02/2017 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Southern Utah Old Oquirrh Bucket | W 90–74 | 13–7 (8–1) | Dee Events Center (6,436) Ogden, UT |
| 02/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 86–80 | 14–7 (9–1) | Dee Events Center (7,110) Ogden, UT |
| 02/09/2017 8:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | L 74–77 | 14–8 (9–2) | Hornets Nest (908) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/11/2017 8:00 pm | | at Portland State | W 96–93 $^{OT}$ | 15–9 (10–2) | Peter Stott Center (784) Portland, OR |
| 02/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 69–63 | 16–8 (11–2) | Dee Events Center (6,641) Ogden, UT |
| 02/18/2017 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | L 68–77 | 16–9 (11–3) | Dee Events Center (7,658) Ogden, UT |
| 02/23/2017 7:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 72–78 | 16–10 (11–4) | Reese Court (2,223) Cheney, WA |
| 02/25/2017 8:00 pm | | at Idaho | L 78–83 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (11–5) | Cowan Spectrum (1,267) Moscow, ID |
| 03/02/2017 7:00 pm, KJZZ | | Montana | L 74–78 | 16–12 (11–6) | Dee Events Center (6,431) Ogden, UT |
| 03/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Montana State | W 76–67 | 17–12 (12–6) | Dee Events Center (8,575) Ogden, UT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| 03/09/2017 7:05 pm | (3) | vs. (11) Southern Utah Quarterfinals | W 90–70 | 18–12 | Reno Events Center (1,903) Reno, NV |
| 03/10/2017 8:05 pm | (3) | vs. (2) Eastern Washington Semifinals | W 80–72 | 19–12 | Reno Events Center (2,265) Reno, NV |
| 03/11/2017 6:35 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (1) North Dakota Championship game | L 89–93 $^{OT}$ | 19–13 | Reno Events Center (2,025) Reno, NV |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/16/2017* 8:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at Cal State Fullerton First Round Riley Wallace Classic | W 80–76 | 20–13 | Titan Gym (1,293) Fullerton, CA |
| 03/20/2017* 7:00 pm, Facebook Live | | at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Second Round | L 73–82 | 20–14 | American Bank Center (1,116) Corpus Christi, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||