1974–75 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1974–75 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Visscher and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 11–15 overall and 6–8 in conference play.[1]

1974–75 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record11–15 (6–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWildcat Gym
1974–75 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Montana13–1 .92921–8  .724
Idaho State9–5 .64316–10  .615
Boise State7–7 .50013–13  .500
Gonzaga7–7 .50013–13  .500
Weber State6–8 .42911–15  .423
Montana State5–9 .35711–15  .423
Northern Arizona5–9 .3579–17  .346
Idaho4–10 .28610–16  .385

After Visscher abruptly resigned on Friday, January 24, fourth-year assistant Neil McCarthy took over as head coach.[2][3] The Wildcats were 6–8 and 1–2 in conference, but had lost four straight, three of which were non-conference. The last was a 26-point road loss to independent Utah State in Logan on Wednesday, January 22.[4]

In the remaining twelve games of the season under McCarthy, the Wildcats were 5–7; this included another loss to Utah State in the season finale, but only by two points in overtime at Ogden.[5][6] The USU Aggies were invited to the 32-team NCAA Tournament,[5] but were defeated in the first round by Big Sky champion Montana.[7]

Junior forward Jimmie Watts was named to the all-conference team for a second time; junior center Al DeWitt and senior forward Brad Tauscheck were honorable mention.[8][9]

References
  1. "College basketball standings". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). March 3, 1975. p. 2B.
  2. "Visscher quits Weber post; McCarthy picked". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. January 25, 1975. p. 3B.
  3. "McCarthy moves up". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). January 25, 1975. p. 6A.
  4. Blodgett, Gary R. (January 23, 1975). "Aggies drub Wildcat five". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 2D.
  5. "Aggies to meet Montana in NCAA West cage regional". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). March 6, 1975. p. 2D.
  6. "Utah State nips Weber State 72-70 in overtime period". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 6, 1975. p. 2B.
  7. Brown, Bruce (March 17, 1975). "UCLA, Montana paired Thursday". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). p. 17.
  8. "Four centers on all-conference". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. March 13, 1975. p. 1B.
  9. "Zags' Tyler on star club". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). Associated Press. March 12, 1975. p. 12.
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