OGDEN -- There is only one regular season game left for Weber State, but the numbers keep adding up.
One -- The Wildcats could be the No. 1 seed and host the Big Sky tournament if they win tonight at 8 p.m against Eastern Washington and if first-place Northern Colorado loses at home against Sacramento State.
Two -- The number of seniors (guard Lindsey Hughey and center Trevor Morris) that Weber State will honor before tonight's game. Hughey is averaging 12.6 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, while Morris, a 6-foot-9 senior from Nampa, Idaho, contributes 9.9 ppg and 4.1 rpg.
"They both exemplify the kinds of kids we want in the program ... that will help us have some success," Weber State coach Randy Rahe said. "They're both extremely high character kids, they're both really good students, they've both been good teammates and they both love to compete. That's exactly what we try to get recruiting."
Two -- WSU will be the second seed if the Bears and Wildcats both win tonight, meaning the tourney semifinals and championship will be held in Greeley, Colo., and Weber State would have a bye into the semis.
Two -- Number of times Hughey has been named Big Sky co-player of the week for performances against Sacramento State and Idaho State.
Hughey was named co-player of the week in the Big Sky on Monday after averaging 16.5 points and 11.5 rebounds in Wildcats' wins over Sacramento State and Idaho State.
Hughey's 15 boards against Idaho State was a career-high, The 6-foot-3 senior from Grand Prairie, Texas, who came to WSU as a junior college transfer Seminole State (Okla.) College, earned the honor earlier this season after games with Sac State and Idaho State.
Three(s) -- Weber State sophomore guard Scott Bamforth was again leading the nation in 3-point field goal percentage (.540) as of Monday's statistics, despite playing most of the season with a dislocated shoulder. As a team, WSU is second nationally in 3-point percentage (.423).
Three is also the number of consecutive regular-season championships the Wildcats would have if everything fell into place to tie with UNC and Montana. But if the Wildcats lose, they would be the third seed and have to host the No. 6 seed in a tournament quarterfinal game at home this Saturday.
At the five-and-dime -- Weber State has won at least 10 conference games for five consecutive seasons (all five of coach Randy Rahe's seasons at the helm), marking the third time for the school and the fourth time in league history a team has done so.
The staff has tried to build a foundation as a high-school based program with some juco additions while keeping each class balanced so the 'Cats can be in the hunt each year, Rahe said.
"My assistants have done a great job recruiting as far as finding the players that fit," he said.
Five -- After knocking off a Montana team that was tied for first place in overtime, Eastern Washington is going to the Big Sky tournament for the first time in five seasons.
Sophomore guard Glen Dean, last year's Big Sky freshman of the year, leads the Eagles at 14.3 ppg and junior Cliff Ederaine is third in the conference in rebounding (7.5 rpg).
"They are hungry," Rahe said. "They've been playing on edge with a sense of urgency the last couple of weeks. They did a great job of getting a big win against Montana. They fought really hard and it was almost like they weren't going to be denied."
Dean hit six 3s and scored 26 points against WSU on Feb. 12 in Cheney, Wash.
Eight -- Number of consecutive conference wins for Weber State going into tonight.
"It probably goes to our kids' practice habits. They practice hard every day; we give them things we need to improve on and they pay attention to those things and really try to get better at them," Rahe said. "The mindset of these kids has been the main reason."
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