The 1975–76 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I basketball season. Members of the

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, the

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were led by first-year head coach Neil McCarthy and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were overall in the regular season and in conference play. This was McCarthy's first full season as head coach; he had been promoted in the middle of the previous season, following the sudden resignation of Gene Visscher in late January. The Wildcats were regular season co-champions with Idaho State and Boise State, and the league champion hosted the new conference tournament. The seeding of the three co-champions for the four-team bracket was done by a random draw in late February, conducted via a Saturday night conference telephone call by commissioner John Roning from Moscow, Idaho. Weber was drawn as the top seed, which included the right to host at Wildcat Gym in Ogden. At this time, both Weber and Boise still played in small gymnasiums, while ISU's

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had more than double the seating capacity of the others. The Wildcats defeated fourth-seeded

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in the semifinal, but lost to Boise State in the final in double overtime. For the third consecutive year, senior forward Jimmie Watts was named to the all-conference team, this time as a unanimous choice. Senior center Al DeWitt was on the second team, and senior forward Paul Marigney was honorable mention.

Postseason results

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References

External links

Sports Reference
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