The 2016–17 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Wildcats were led by 11th-year head coach

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and played their home games in the

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, as members of the

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. They finished the season 20–14, 12–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. As the No. 3 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated

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and

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before losing in the championship game to

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. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament where they defeated

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in the first round to win the Riley Wallace Classic. In the second round, they lost to Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2015–16 season 26–9, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the conference regular season title. They defeated

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, and

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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.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2016 recruiting class

There were no recruiting class for Weber State of 2016.

2017 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Weber State Wildcats men's basketball The Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team is the basketball team representing Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. The program is classified in the NCAA Division I and is a member of the Big Sky Conference. The team last played in the NCAA ...