1981–82 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by seventh-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah.

1981–82 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record15–13 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
1981–82 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Idaho 13 1   .929 27 3   .900
Montana 10 4   .714 17 10   .630
Nevada 9 5   .643 19 9   .679
Weber State 6 8   .429 15 13   .536
Boise State 6 8   .429 12 14   .462
Idaho State 5 9   .357 14 12   .538
Montana State 5 9   .357 11 18   .379
Northern Arizona 2 12   .143 6 20   .231
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Wildcats were 15–12 overall in the regular season and 6–8 in conference play; despite dropping their final league game at home, they won the tiebreaker for fourth to participate in the conference tournament, hosted again by sixth-ranked Idaho at the Kibbie Dome in Moscow.[1] In the opening semifinal, the Wildcats gave the host Vandals all they could handle at home, but fell short by two points.[2][3][4]

Senior guard Todd Harper was named to the all-conference team, and junior forward Royal Edwards was honorable mention.[5][6][7]

Postseason result

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Big Sky tournament
Fri, March 5
8:10 pm
(4) at (1) No. 6 Idaho
Semifinal
L 55–57  15–13
Kibbie Dome (8,150)
Moscow, Idaho
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain time.

References

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  1. ^ Rock, Brad (March 1, 1982). "Weber backs into playoffs against Idaho". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 4D.
  2. ^ Benson, Lee (March 6, 1982). "Weber scares the socks off of No. 6 UI". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. A3.
  3. ^ Killen, John (March 6, 1982). "Vandals pull out the plug on Weber St., 57-55". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). p. 1C.
  4. ^ "Vandals are just glad to be in tonight's final". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 6, 1982. p. 11.
  5. ^ "Harper wins spot on all-BSC team". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). Associated Press. March 10, 1982. p. D4.
  6. ^ "Vandals honored". Spokane Chronicle. (Washington). March 10, 1982. p. 34.
  7. ^ "Owens: Vandal guard named MVP". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 10, 1982. p. 1C.
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