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No Comments [ Add Comment ]Wildcats release men's basketball schedule for 2008-2009
OGDEN -- Weber State University men's basketball coach Randy Rahe unveiled his 2008-09 schedule Thursday, with the Wildcats facing teams from 10 different conferences with a possible meeting against two PAC-10 powerhouses.
"Our goal every year is to put together a challenging schedule, and this year we have done just that," said Rahe. "Like always, we are excited about out instate games with BYU, Southern Utah, Utah and Utah State. These are great games, against great teams and great for our fans."
The Wildcats begin the season at the CBE Tournament in Los Angeles, California on Nov. 12-13 hosted by UCLA. It is the same tournament the Wildcats played in last season. The first round opponent is still undetermined but a win in that game would most likely mean a match up with the UCLA Bruins coached by former Weber State standout Ben Howland.
The Wildcats have a home-and-home series with Long Beach State beginning on Nov. 22 at Long Beach. The 49ers come to the Dee Events Center on Dec. 11 for a 6 p.m. tip-off. The early tip is to help accommodate a change in venue for the 2008 WSU Winter graduation ceremonies to be held the next day inside the Dee Center.
Long Beach State was the first opponent to play Weber State at the Dee Events Center when it opened in 1977-78. WSU won the game 99-96 in overtime.
After a Nov. 25 road trip to Utah State, the Wildcats return home to face Montana Tech on Nov. 29 and the BYU Cougars on Dec. 3, followed by a road trip to Cedar City to meet the Southern Utah Thunderbirds on Dec. 13.
On Dec. 17, the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos makes their first-ever appearance in the Dee Events Center. The Wildcats will make the return visit to Santa Barbara in 2009-2010.
A stretch of four straight road games, in nine days, in December will give the Wildcats a stern test beginning with a road trip to Utah on Dec. 20, followed by the Southern Mississippi Tournament on Dec. 22 and 23 in Biloxi, Miss. The Wildcats play Texas-Pan American the first night and a first-ever meeting with Southern Miss the second night. Southern Miss is coached by former Idaho and Utah State head coach, Larry Eustachy.
That stretch concludes with a game at the University of Arizona in Tucson on Dec. 29. It is the first meeting between the two schools since the 1969-70 season.
"Every game will be tough, but this presents a good challenge for our team to prepare them for Big Sky Conference play," Rahe said. "I really believe this schedule will help our young team grow and mature as long as we find a way to have some success."
The Wildcats open the 2008-09 Big Sky Conference season at home on Jan. 3 hosting Northern Colorado and concludes with a March 3 game at Montana State. The first round of the Big Sky Conference postseason tournament is set for Saturday, March 7 with the semifinals and finals slated for March 10-11 at the site of the regular season winner.
2008-09 Weber State University Men*s Basketball Schedule
DAY DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME
MON NOV 3 U. OF GUELPH (exb.)
OGDEN, UT 8:05
SAT NOV 8 COLORADO-COLO. SPRINGS (exb). OGDEN,
UT 5:05
Wed-ThurNov 12-13 at Coaches vs. Cancer Tournament
Los Angeles, CA TBA PST
(Prairie View A&M,, Weber State, UCLA,
TBA)
Sat Nov 22 at Long Beach State
Long Beach, CA 4:05 PST
Tues Nov 25 at Utah State
Logan, UT 7:05
SAT NOV 29 MONTANA TECH
OGDEN, UT 7:05
WED DEC 3 BRIGHAM YOUNG
OGDEN, UT 7:05
THURS DEC 11 LONG BEACH STATE
OGDEN, UT 6:05
Sat Dec 13 at Southern Utah
Cedar City, UT 7:05
WED DEC 17 UC SANTA BARBARA
OGDEN, UT 7:05
Sat Dec 20 at Utah
Salt Lake City, UT 7:05
Mon-Tues Dec 22-23 at Southern Mississippi Tournament
Biloxi, MS TBA CST
(Dec. 22: vs. Texas-Pan
American Dec. 23: vs. Southern Mississippi)
Mon Dec 29 at Arizona
Tucson, AZ 7:05
SAT JAN 3 *NORTHERN COLORADO
OGDEN, UT 7:05
Thurs Jan 8 *at Portland State
Portland, OR 7:05 PST
Sat Jan 10 *at Eastern Washington
Cheney, WA 7:05 PST
THURS JAN 15 *MONTANA STATE
OGDEN, UT 7:05
SAT JAN 17 *MONTANA
OGDEN, UT 7:05
Thurs Jan 22 *at Sacramento State
Sacramento, CA 7:05 PST
Sat Jan 24 *at Northern Arizona
Flagstaff, AZ 6:35
Thurs Jan 29 *at Idaho State
Pocatello, ID 7:05
SAT JAN 31 *IDAHO STATE
OGDEN, UT 7:05
Thurs Feb 5 *at Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO 7:05
THURS FEB 12 *EASTERN WASHINGTON
OGDEN, UT 7:05
SAT FEB 14 *PORTLAND STATE
OGDEN, UT 7:05
Thurs Feb 19 *at Montana
Missoula, MT 7:05
THURS FEB 26 *NORTHERN ARIZONA
OGDEN, UT 7:05
SAT FEB 28 *SACRAMENTO STATE
OGDEN, UT 7:05
Tues Mar 4 *at Montana State
Bozeman, MT 7:05
Sat Mar 7 Big Sky Tournament Quarterfinals
TBA TBA
Tues-WedMar 10-11 Big Sky Tournament Semis and Final Regular
Season Winner TBA
*Big Sky Conference Game All Times Listed are MOUNTAIN
STANDARD TIME except where noted
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