The 1974–75 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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during the 1974–75 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the

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, the

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were led by fourth-year head coach Gene Visscher and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in

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. They were 11–15 overall and 6–8 in conference play. After Visscher abruptly resigned on Friday, January 24, fourth-year assistant Neil McCarthy took over as head coach. were and in conference, but had lost four straight, three of which were non-conference. The last was a 26-point road loss to independent

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

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. 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.

References

External links

Sports Reference
– Weber State Wildcats: 1974–75 basketball season
2015–16 Media Guide: 1974–75 season
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Weber State Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...