1965–66 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1965–66 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1965–66 NCAA University Division basketball season. In the third season of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by sixth-year head coach Dick Motta and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 20–5 overall and 8–2 in conference play.[1]

1965–66 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record20–5 (8–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachPhil Johnson
Home arenaWildcat Gym
Seasons
1965–66 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 8 2   .800 20 5   .800
Gonzaga 8 2   .800 19 7   .731
Montana 6 5   .545 14 10   .583
Montana State 5 5   .500 7 15   .318
Idaho 2 8   .200 12 14   .462
Idaho State 1 9   .100 7 19   .269

Weber State and Gonzaga were co-champions of the Big Sky;[2] it did not yet have an automatic berth to the 22-team NCAA tournament, which came two years later. The conference tournament was a full decade away.

References

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  1. ^ "Big Sky final standings". Spokane Daily Chronicle. (Washington). March 7, 1966. p. 16.
  2. ^ Livingood, Jay (March 7, 1966). "Weber rips Montana, shares Big Sky title". Deseret News. (Salt Lake City, Utah). p. 6B.
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