2020–21 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2020–21 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
2020–21 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	17–6 (12–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Randy Rahe (15th season);
Associate head coach	Eric Duft
Assistant coaches	David Marek; Eric Daniels;
Home arena	Dee Events Center

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Utah	12	–	2	.857	20	–	4	.833
Weber State	12	–	3	.800	17	–	6	.739
Eastern Washington†	12	–	3	.800	16	–	8	.667
Montana State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	11	.542
Montana	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Northern Colorado	6	–	8	.429	11	–	11	.500
Portland State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Sacramento State	5	–	9	.357	8	–	12	.400
Northern Arizona	4	–	10	.286	6	–	16	.273
Idaho	1	–	17	.056	1	–	21	.045

† Conference tournament winner

The 2020–21 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by 15th-year head coach Randy Rahe, played their home games at the Dee Events Center in Ogden, Utah, as members of the Big Sky Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 17–6, 12–3 in Big Sky play to finish a tie for second place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Montana.

Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2019–20 season 12–20, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As the No. 9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they lost in the first round to Sacramento State.^[1]

Roster

2020–21 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Zahir Porter	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Independence Community College	Bronx, New York
F	2	Dillon Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Prep	Columbia, South Carolina
G	3	KJ Cunningham	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Rudder High School	Bryan, Texas
G/F	4	Tavian Percy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	New Mexico	Miami, Florida
G	5	Seikou Sisoho Jawara	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Loyola Marymount	Mataró, Spain
G	10	Kham Davis	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Pittsburgh	Denver, Colorado
F	11	Michal Kozak	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Get Better Academy	Plzeň, Czech Republic
G	12	Isiah Brown	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Grand Canyon	Seattle, Washington
F	13	Donatas Kupsas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Long Island Lutheran High School	Joniškis, Lithuania
G	14	Josh Sanders	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Davis High School	Kaysville, Utah
F/C	15	David Nzekwesi	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Denver	The Hague, Netherlands
C	21	Dontay Bassett	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Florida	Oakland, California
G	23	Hunter Humphreys	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Alta High School	Sandy, Utah
G	24	Darweshi Hunter	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Central State	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	25	Jake Furgerson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Notre Dame de Namur	Star, Idaho
F/C	34	Cody Carlson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Concordia St. Paul	Duluth, Minnesota
F/C	50	Mitch Brizee	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Fr	Twin Falls High School	Twin Falls, Idaho

Head coach

Randy Rahe (Buena Vista)

Assistant coach(es)

Eric Duft (Sterling (KS))
David Marek (Southern Utah)
Eric Daniels (Johnson & Wales)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 30, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Adams State	W 88–60	1–0	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
November 28, 2020* 2:00 pm, WAC DN		at Dixie State	Canceled^[2]		Burns Arena St. George, UT
December 8, 2020* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Westminster	W 85–73	2–0	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
December 12, 2020* TBA, Pluto TV		Utah State	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
December 13, 2020* 2:00 pm		at Boise State	L 59–70	2–1	ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
December 18, 2020 8:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Portland State	W 94–66	3–1 (1–0)	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
December 20, 2020 1:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Portland State	L 72–74	3–2 (1–1)	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
December 23, 2020* TBA, BYUtv		vs. BYU	L 79–87	3–3	Vivint Smart Home Arena Salt Lake City, UT
December 31, 2020 TBA, Pluto TV		at Idaho State	Canceled		Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 2, 2021 TBA, Pluto TV		Idaho State	Canceled		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 2, 2021* 2:30 pm, Pluto TV		Utah Valley	W 70–62	4–3	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Eastern Washington	Canceled		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Eastern Washington	Canceled		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 16, 2021* 2:00 pm, Pluto TV		Yellowstone Christian	W 124–44	5–3	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 17, 2021* 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Tarleton State	W 94–79	6–3	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 21, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	W 91–67	7–3 (2–1)	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
January 23, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Southern Utah	L 72–77	7–4 (2–2)	America First Event Center (689) Cedar City, UT
January 28, 2021 7:00 pm, PLuto TV		at Idaho	W 81–56	8–4 (3–2)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
January 30, 2021 1:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Idaho	W 81–62	9–4 (4–2)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
February 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Montana State	W 96–88	10–4 (5–2)	Dee Events Center (810) Ogden, UT
February 6, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Montana State	W 82–74	11–4 (6–2)	Dee Events Center (844) Ogden, UT
February 11, 2021 5:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Montana	L 67-80	11-5 (6-3)	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 13, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Montana	W 91–82	12–5 (7–3)	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Northern Arizona	W 92–59	13–5 (8–3)	Dee Events Center (879) Ogden, UT
February 20, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		Northern Arizona	W 74–52	14–5 (9–3)	Dee Events Center (1,021) Ogden, UT
February 25, 2021 6:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Sacramento State	W 82–73	15–5 (10–3)	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 27, 2021 12:00 pm, Pluto TV		at Sacramento State	W 72–70	16–5 (11–3)	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
March 4, 2021 7:00 pm, Pluto TV		Northern Colorado	W 60–59	17–5 (12–3)	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
March 6, 2021 TBA, Pluto TV		Northern Colorado	Canceled		Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2021 8:00 pm, Eleven	(3)	vs. (6) Montana Quarterfinals	L 75–80	17–6	Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source^[3]

References

^ "WSU's season ends with loss to Sacramento State". Weber State University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "Weber State men's basketball game at Dixie State canceled due to 'possible' COVID-19 case". Standard-Examiner. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[1] "WSU's season ends with loss to Sacramento State". Weber State University Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[2] "Weber State men's basketball game at Dixie State canceled due to 'possible' COVID-19 case". Standard-Examiner. November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Weber State University Athletics. Retrieved November 30, 2020.

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