2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

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The 2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats, led by third-year head coach Eric Duft, played their home games at the Dee Events Center located in Ogden, Utah as members of the Big Sky Conference.

ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record12–22 (5–13 Big Sky)
Headcoach
Associate headcoachDan Russell
Quick facts Weber State Wildcats men's basketball, Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division champions ...
2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record12–22 (5–13 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachDan Russell
Assistant coaches
Home arenaDee Events Center
Seasons
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2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Northern Colorado15–3 .83325–10  .714
Montana †15–3 .83325–10  .714
Portland State11–7 .61119–13  .594
Idaho State10–8 .55615–15  .500
Montana State9–9 .50015–18  .455
Idaho8–10 .44414–19  .424
Northern Arizona8–10 .44418–16  .529
Eastern Washington6–12 .33310–22  .313
Weber State5–13 .27812–22  .353
Sacramento State3–15 .1677–25  .219
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner
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Previous season

The Wildcats finished the 2023–24 season 20–12, 11–7 in Big Sky play to finish in fourth place.[1] They were defeated by eventual tournament champions Montana State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[2]

Offseason

Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dillon Jones2F6'6"235JuniorColumbia, South CarolinaDeclared for NBA draft
KJ Cunningham3G6'2"190SeniorBryan, TexasGraduated
Cole Lake5G5'11"175JuniorEagle, IdahoTransferred to Lethbridge Polytechnic
Steven Verplancken11G6'4"205SeniorSan Pedro de Macorís, Dominican RepublicGraduated
Chris Dockery12G/F6'6"185Redshirt FreshmanLas Vegas, NevadaTransferred to Independence CC
Carter Gittens13G6'5"215FreshmanPeoria, Arizona
Isaiah Somers15G6'5"200JuniorChandler, Arizona
Louie Jordan30F6'9"215SophomoreLeicester, EnglandTransferred to UMBC
Arnaud Revaz31F6'10"230JuniorSion, SwitzerlandTransferred to UT Tyler
Handje Tamba32C6'11"230SophomoreKinshasa, DR CongoTransferred to Milligan
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Incoming transfers

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Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Miguel Tomley3G6'3"200SeniorSurrey, British ColumbiaIdaho State
Nigel Burris5F6'7"225JuniorSan Francisco, CaliforniaUtah State
Andrew Younan7G6'5"205SophomoreWestlake Village, CaliforniaPortland
Vasilije Vucinic13C6'11"250SeniorBijelo Polje, MontenegroPortland
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Recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
David Hansen
F		 Magrath, Alberta Magrath High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 13, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Trevor Hennig
G		 North Bend, Washington Mount Si High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 11, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Saadiq Moore
G		 Pasadena, California Middlebrooks Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Mar 7, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Declan Cutler
F		 Vancouver, British Columbia Royal Crown School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 29, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Logan Kilbert
G		 Clovis, California Sierra High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 25, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Niyol Hauet
G		 Yokohama, Japan Ogden High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) May 22, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2024–25 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Blaise Threatt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrColorado Mesa Scottsdale, Arizona
G 3 Miguel Tomley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrIdaho State Surrey, British Columbia
F 4 Dyson Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrJordan High School Draper, Utah
F 5 Nigel Burris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrUtah State San Francisco, California
G 6 Trevor Hennig 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMount Si High School North Bend, Washington
G 7 Andrew Younan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoPortland Westlake Village, California
G/F 8 Viljami Vartiainen 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoHelsinki Basketball Academy Helsinki, Finland
F 10 Marko Sarenac 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoKK Spartak Subotica Zrenjanin, Serbia
G 11 Saadiq Moore 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrMiddlebrooks Academy Pasadena, California
C 13 Vasilije Vucinic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrPortland Bijelo Polje, Montenegro
F 15 Declan Cutler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrRoyal Crown School Vancouver, British Columbia
C 20 Alex Tew 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)250 lb (113 kg) SrCooper International Academy Cheshire, England
G 21 Niyol Hauet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrOgden High School Yokohama, Japan
G 23 Nemanja Sarenac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrHoosac School Belgrade, Serbia
F 33 David Hansen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMagrath High School Magrath, Alberta
G 34 Logan Kilbert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrSierra High School Clovis, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2024

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, MW Network		 at Utah State
Charity Exhibition		 L 66–85  –
  16 – Vartiainen  6 – Tied  4 – Moore  Smith Spectrum (4,157)
Logan, UT
October 28, 2024*
7:00 pm		 Adams State W 83–63  –
  15 – Tied  8 – Threatt  9 – Threatt  Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northwest Indian W 118–35  1–0
  22 – Koehler  10 – Cutler  7 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (1,368)
Ogden, UT
November 8, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Oregon State L 48–76  1–1
  14 – Threatt  6 – Threatt  4 – Threatt  Gill Coliseum (3,041)
Corvallis, OR
November 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Nevada L 55–88  1–2
  13 – Threatt  12 – Vucinic  4 – Threatt  Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
November 17, 2024*
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Hawaii L 68–73 OT 1–3
  27 – Threatt  9 – Tied  3 – Threatt  Stan Sheriff Center (4,433)
Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 UC Irvine L 87–93  1–4
  22 – Threatt  5 – Tied  6 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (3,559)
Ogden, UT
November 25, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Justice W 93–45  2–4
  16 – Threatt  7 – Tied  5 – Moore  Dee Events Center (1,589)
Ogden, UT
November 29, 2024*
11:00 am		 vs. Bowling Green
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division semifinals		 W 73–70  3–4
  19 – Threatt  7 – Tied  4 – Threatt  Mullett Arena 
Tempe, AZ
November 30, 2024*
2:30 pm		 vs. Pepperdine
Arizona Tip-Off Desert Division championships		 W 68–53  4–4
  28 – Tomley  9 – Koehler  4 – Threatt  Mullett Arena (924)
Tempe, AZ
December 4, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge		 L 73–77  4–5
  18 – Vartiainen  6 – Burris  6 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (3,291)
Ogden, UT
December 7, 2024*
6:00 pm		 at North Dakota
Big Sky-Summit Challenge		 L 75–80  4–6
  23 – Threatt  7 – Burris  2 – Tied  Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,696)
Grand Forks, ND
December 13, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Utah Tech W 73–71  5–6
  21 – Tomley  13 – Vucinic  4 – Tomley  Burns Arena (1,559)
St. George, UT
December 18, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Lincoln W 128–58  6–6
  18 – Threatt  10 – Threatt  5 – Moore  Dee Events Center (1,422)
Ogden, UT
December 21, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Utah Valley L 62–64  6–7
  17 – Burris  10 – Burris  3 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (3,609)
Ogden, UT
December 29, 2024*
3:00 pm, BTN+		 at No. 9 Oregon L 49–89  6–8
  15 – Threatt  4 – Tied  3 – Tew  Matthew Knight Arena (7,320)
Eugene, OR
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Colorado L 72–89  6–9
(9–1)		  17 – Hennig  5 – Tied  3 – Tied  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,006)
Greeley, CO
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Arizona L 77–80  6–10
(0–2)		  19 – Vucinic  8 – Vucinic  6 – Threatt  Findlay Toyota Court (561)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 11, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho State W 77–69  7–10
(1–2)		  21 – Koehler  7 – Threatt  3 – Burris  Reed Gym (2,323)
Pocatello, ID
January 16, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Montana L 59–63  7–11
(1–3)		  16 – Tomley  9 – Vucinic  4 – Tied  Dee Events Center (3,336)
Ogden, UT
January 18, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Montana State L 71–80  7–12
(1–4)		  13 – Tied  9 – Burris  4 – Hennig  Dee Events Center (3,895)
Ogden, UT
January 23, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Portland State L 56–74  7–13
(1–5)		  22 – Threatt  7 – Threatt  4 – Threatt  Viking Pavilion (1,025)
Portland, OR
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Sacramento State W 87–81  8–13
(2–5)		  26 – Threatt  9 – Threatt  7 – Threatt  Hornets Nest (752)
Sacramento, CA
January 30, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho L 74–82  8–14
(2–6)		  19 – Threatt  6 – Threatt  8 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (3,449)
Ogden, UT
February 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Washington L 49–72  8–15
(2–7)		  17 – Threatt  7 – Threatt  3 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (2,428)
Ogden, UT
February 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Arizona W 77–73  9–15
(3–7)		  34 – Threatt  10 – Threatt  3 – Moore  Dee Events Center (2,537)
Ogden, UT
February 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Idaho State L 67–72  9–16
(3–8)		  21 – Hennig  6 – Hennig  5 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (3,046)
Ogden, UT
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana State L 66–74  9–17
(3–9)		  32 – Threatt  9 – Burris  6 – Threatt  Worthington Arena (2,707)
Bozeman, MT
February 15, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Montana L 58–65  9–18
(3–10)		  24 – Threatt  5 – Tied  4 – Threatt  Dahlberg Arena (3,318)
Missoula, MT
February 20, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Sacramento State L 77–80  9–19
(3–11)		  24 – Vartiainen  6 – Threatt  8 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (2,196)
Ogden, UT
February 22, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Portland State W 60–58  10–19
(4–11)		  27 – Threatt  10 – Burris  3 – Hennig  Dee Events Center (2,144)
Ogden, UT
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Eastern Washington W 66–64  11–19
(5–11)		  16 – Tew  5 – Threatt  7 – Threatt  Reese Court (1,354)
Cheney, WA
March 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Idaho L 79–81 OT 11–20
(5–12)		  32 – Threatt  9 – Burris  9 – Threatt  ICCU Arena (2,262)
Moscow, ID
March 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Northern Colorado L 63–68  11–21
(5–13)		  29 – Threatt  8 – Threatt  4 – Threatt  Dee Events Center (2,633)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 (9) vs. (10) Sacramento State
First round		 W 83–70  12–21
  30 – Vartiainen  6 – Threatt  7 – Threatt  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 9, 2025
5:30 pm, ESPN+		 (9) vs. (1) Northern Colorado
Quarterfinals		 L 52–76  12–22
  12 – Threatt  8 – Threatt  1 – Tied  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Mountain.
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