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2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Weber State Wildcats wordmark.svg
Riley Wallace Classic champions
CIT, Second Round
Conference Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record 20–14 (12–6 Big Sky)
Head coach Randy Rahe (11th year)
Assistant coach Eric Duft
Assistant coach Garrett Lever
Assistant coach David Marek
Home arena Dee Events Center
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota 14 4   .778     22 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722     22 12   .647
Idaho 12 6   .667     19 14   .576
Weber State 12 6   .667     20 14   .588
Montana 11 7   .611     16 16   .500
Montana State 11 7   .611     16 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 9   .500     13 18   .419
Portland State 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 11   .389     11 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 12   .333     9 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 15   .167     6 27   .182
Idaho State 3 15   .167     5 26   .161
2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

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. Due to tiebreaking rules, they received the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky Tournament where 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 and become champions of the Riley Wallace Classic. In the Second Round they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

The Wildcats finished the 2016–17 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.


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