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2014-15 WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY OFFICIAL GAME PROGRAM TABLE OF CONTENTS

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Basketball Coaching & Support Staff........................ 2 The Wildcat Club.............................................................11 WSU Athletics Donor List.............................................13 Today’s Game Notes......................................................25 2014-15 Wildcats............................................................28 Opponent Basketball Roster......................................31 WSU Men’s Basketball Roster.....................................36 Game Scorecard..............................................................37 Weber State Univ. Administration............................38 WSU Athletics Administration & Support..............39 Weber State Wheeler Dealers....................................43 Dee Events Center..........................................................46 WSU Women’s Basketball............................................50 WSU Men’s Basketball History...................................53 Big Sky Conference........................................................54 WSU Fight Song..............................................................56

Published by...................................WSU Athletics Advertising.................................. Dave Champlin Editors..................................................Darin Hogge

Alyssa Amano

Paul Grua

Justin Johnson Portrait Photos................................Robert Casey Action Photos..................................Robert Casey

Darin Hogge Cover Design....................................Darin Hogge

Alyssa Amano Program Design...............................Darin Hogge

Alyssa Amano Printed by......... Weber State Printing Services

For Ticket Information, call the Weber State Ticket Office at 801-626-8500 or visit us online at WeberStateSports.com 2014-15 Weber State Men’s Basketball Schedule Day Date Sat. Nov 01 Sat. Nov 08 Fri. Nov 14 Mon. Nov 17 Fri.-Sat. Nov 21-22 Sun. Nov 23 Mon. Nov 24 Mon. Dec 01 Sat. Dec 06 Sat. Dec 13 Sat. Dec 20 Mon. Dec 22 Sat. Dec 27 Thu. Jan 01 Sat. Jan 03 Thu. Jan 08 Sat. Jan 10 Thu. Jan 15 Sat. Jan 17 Thu. Jan 22 Sat. Jan 24 Thu. Jan 29 Sat. Jan 31 Sat. Feb 07 Thu. Feb 12 Sat. Feb 14 Thu. Feb 19 Sat. Feb 21 Sat. Feb 28 Thu. Mar 05 Sat. Mar 07 Thu-Sat Mar 12 -14

Opponent Site St. Katherine (exhibition) Ogden Western State (exhibition) Ogden at Utah State Logan, Utah Presentation College Ogden U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam vs. Illinois State St. Thomas, Virgin Islands vs. LSU or Old Dominion St. Thomas, Virgin Islands vs. TBA St. Thomas, Virgin Islands Oral Roberts Ogden at UT Arlington Arlington, Texas BYU Ogden Utah Valley Ogden at Oklahoma Norman, Okla.

Bristol University Ogden at Eastern Washington * Cheney, Wash. at Idaho * Moscow, Idaho Montana * Ogden Montana State * Ogden at Northern Arizona * Flagstaff, Ariz. at Southern Utah * Cedar City, UT Portland State * Ogden Sacramento State * Ogden at North Dakota * Grand Forks, ND at Northern Colorado * Greeley, Colo. at Idaho State * Pocatello, Idaho Southern Utah * Ogden Northern Arizona * Ogden at Montana State * Bozeman, Mont. at Montana * Missoula, Mont.

Idaho State * Ogden Idaho * Ogden Eastern Washington * Ogden Big Sky Tournament TBD

* Big Sky Conference Game # Doubleheader with WSU women’s basketball.

All times are Mountain and are subject to change.

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Weber State Basketball Coaching & Support Staff Head Coach Randy Rahe

MVP’s under coach Rahe’s watch.

The 2014-15 season marks the ninth year for Randy Rahe as head coach of the Weber State men’s basketball team.

In eight seasons with the Wildcats, Rahe has led Weber State to four Big Sky Championships and seven postseason tournament appearances, including two trips to the NCAA Tournament. He is the first coach in Big Sky Conference history to be named conference Coach of the Year four times and has coached five Big Sky MVP’s in his eight seasons with the Wildcats.

Rahe has a career record of 169-86 (.663) in his career with the Wildcats and is 106-30 (.779) in Big Sky games. He now ranks second in conference history in career victories and is just the third coach in conference history to win 100 Big Sky games.

His Big Sky winning percentage of .779 ranks as the third best all-time and his 169 overall wins is the fifth most of any coach in the Big Sky. During the 2013-14 season, Rahe led the Wildcats to a 19-12 overall record. WSU finished 14-6 in Big Sky play and won the conference tournament for the fourth time in the last eight years. It was Weber State’s 21st Big Sky title in 51 seasons of conference play. Weber State also hosted and won the conference tournament and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 15th time. The Wildcats fell by nine points to Arizona in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

He recruited and coached Lillard to All-American status in 2012, the first player in Big Sky history to be named to an All-American team. Lillard is second in Weber State history in career scoring and career 3-pointers and is the school’s all-time leader in free throws and free throw percentage. Lillard went on to be the first player in Weber State history to be drafted in the first round of the NBA Draft when he was selected sixth overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2012 NBA Draft. He was named Rookie of the Year in 2013 and named to the NBA All-Star team in 2014.

A native of Bancroft, Iowa, Rahe was named the ninth coach in Weber State history in March 2006.

In his first season as head coach, with just three returning players from the previous season, Rahe put together a squad of newcomers and began the process of restoring the winning tradition of Wildcat basketball. That season he surpassed all expectations, leading the Wildcats to a 20-12 record and a tie for the Big Sky Conference regular-season title. The Wildcats then won the postseason conference tournament and earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament. In the 2007-08 season Rahe led the Wildcats to a 16-14 overall record and a third place finish in the Big Sky. During the 2008-09 season, Weber State finished 15-1 in Big Sky Conference play and won the conference regular season title.

WSU became the first Big Sky team ever to finish 8-0 on the road in conference action. WSU senior Kellen McCoy was named the Big Sky MVP. In the 2009-10 season the Wildcats had another

In addition to being named Big Sky Coach of the Year for a record fourth time, Rahe was named a finalist for the Skip Prosser Award, honoring the nation’s head coaches who also exhibit strong moral character.

Rahe has coached 25 Big Sky All-Conference performers and 21 Big Sky Academic All-Conference performers in his team with the Wildcats. He has led WSU to 10 or more wins in conference play in all eight seasons at the helm, a Big Sky record.

Weber State senior Davion Berry was named the 2014 Big Sky MVP, and was the fifth time in eight years coach Rahe has had the conference MVP. Berry joined Damian Lillard, who won the award in 2010 and 2012, David Patten and Kellen McCoy as

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strong year where they repeated as Big Sky champions. WSU posted a 20-11 overall record and a 13-3 mark in Big Sky play. Lillard, a sophomore that season, was honored as the Big Sky MVP. WSU advanced to the NIT for the second-straight season, losing at Cincinnati in the first round.

The 2010-11 season was another outstanding coaching job by Rahe. Despite losing Lillard to a season-ending injury just nine games into the season, the Wildcats still managed to post a season record of 18-14 and make a run at the Big Sky title.

They also finished 11-5 in the Big Sky, taking third in the league standings. After starting the Big Sky season with a pair of road losses, the Wildcats won 11 of their next 13 league games to get into a fight for the league title. WSU beat Eastern Washington in the first round of the conference tournament, before losing in the semifinals of the tournament. The ‘Cats also advanced to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost to Oregon in the first round.

Two players (Scott Bamforth and Kyle Bullinger) earned First Team Big Sky All-Conference honors.

During the 2011-12 season, Weber State posted a 25-7 overall record and a 14-2 record in Big Sky Conference play and again advanced to postseason play where the Wildcats won a first round game in the collegeinsider.com Postseason Tournament.

Weber State also led the nation in free throw percentage at 81.4 percent, the single-best team percentage in the history of the Big Sky Conference.

WSU also set a school record for three-point field goals made.

The season was highlighted by the play of Lillard who became and All-American, District VIII Player of the Year, and Big Sky MVP as he put together

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perhaps the greatest season in school history, finishing second in the nation in scoring at 24.5 points per game. Lillard set a school record for single-season points with 784, the third most points in Big Sky history and became the first player in the history of the conference to earn All-American honors. He was also a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award, John Wooden Award and Oscar Robertson Award.

After losing Lillard to the NBA, Rahe led the Wildcats to a historic season in 2012-13 as the Wildcats won a Big Sky record 30 games, the first time in conference history to do so. WSU finished the year 30-7 overall and won a record 18 Big Sky games and advanced to postseason play for the fifth straight season. WSU also became the first team in Big Sky history to advance to the championship game of a national postseason tournament where they lost to East Carolina in the championship game of the Collegeinsider.com Tournament.

The Wildcats also set a school record with 17 home wins and tied a school record with 11 road wins.

During the season, the Wildcats were the best shooting team in the country, finishing first in the nation in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage. The ‘Cats also finished in the top 10 in the nation in four other categories and were one of just eight teams in the nation to win 30 games during the season. Davion Berry, Scott Bamforth, Kyle Tresnak and Frank Otis all earned Big Sky All-Conference honors. Coach Rahe was also honored as the 2013 Utah Sportsperson of the Year by the Utah/Idaho Chapter of the National M.S. Society.

In eight seasons, Rahe has a career record of 10615 (.876) at home and is an incredible 63-5 (.926)

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at home in Big Sky regular season games. Last season, WSU set a Big Sky record with 27 straight conference regular season home victories. During the season the Wildcats also averaged 6,834 fans, by far the best average in the Big Sky and one of the best in the western United States. It was also the school’s best attendance average in 17 seasons.

90) and the University of Denver (1990-91) before beginning his long association with Stew Morrill at Colorado State and Utah State.

Rahe was a two-sport athlete at Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa as a point guard on the men’s basketball team and a shortstop on the baseball team. He earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education in 1982. He began his coaching career on the high school level in Colorado. During his tenure as the head coach at Stratton High School (1985-88) he was twice named District Coach of the Year leading his teams to district and league championships in 1986, 1987 and 1988. His teams posted an overall mark of 54-17, earning two third-place finishes in state tournaments.

Following Morrill to Utah State, Rahe was part of an Aggie staff which, in six seasons, helped the team compile a 143-48 record, winning five Big West Conference championships, earn three appearances in the NCAA Tournament with a first round win over Ohio State and two NIT berths. In his last season (2003-04) at USU, the Aggies were ranked as high as 19th in the nation. From Utah State Rahe went to the University of Utah in 2004-05 where he would spend the next two seasons as an assistant coach under Ray Giacoletti. In his first season with the Utes, Utah finished 29-6, won the Mountain West Championship, and advanced to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. They were led that season by Andrew Bogut who earned National Player of the Year honors and went on to become the first pick in the 2005 NBA Draft.

Rahe got his first taste of coaching on the collegiate level in 1988-89, when he joined the staff at Colorado College as an assistant. He went on to serve as an assistant at the University of Colorado (1989-

Rahe was born June 12, 1960. He and his wife Laura are the parents of two sons, Luke and Kade.

Laura is a women’s basketball official in the Mountain West, WAC and West Coast Conferences.

Associate Head Coach Eric Duft This season will be the ninth year for Eric Duft with the Wildcat coaching staff. He came to Weber State with Coach Randy Rahe in 2006. In 2009, Duft was elevated to the position of Associate Head Coach for the Wildcats.

During the past season, Duft helped lead the Wildcats to the 2013-14 Big Sky Conference title, the Big Sky Tournament title and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. It marked the second NCAA Tournament appearance for coach Duft at Weber State.

While a member of the coaching staff with the Wildcats, Weber State has won four Big Sky titles with five conference MVP awards. David Patten (2007), Kellen McCoy (2009), Damian Lillard (2010, 2012) and Davion Berry (2014) were all named the Big Sky Conference MVP. He has helped lead the Wildcats to seven postseason tournament appearances, including trips to the NCAA Tournament in 2007 and 2014, two trips to the NIT, and the Collegeinsider.com Tournament championship game in 2013.

In his role at Weber State, Duft calls the offensive plays during the game. Last season Weber State led the Big Sky in several statistical categories. During the 2012-13 season the Wildcats led the nation in field goal percentage and three-point field goal percentage in route to a record-setting 30-7 season.

Duft came to Weber State after spending seven seasons as an assistant coach at Hutchinson Junior College in Hutchinson, Kansas. He served two seasons under current Utah State University assistant coach, Tim Duryea, and five seasons under Chad Wintz. The 2003-04 team posted a 29-4 record and were ranked among the top five in the country during the course of the season.

A native of Sterling, Kansas, he graduated from Sterling High in 1991 where he was the class valedictorian.

He attended Sterling College where he was a four-year letterman under Coach Jim Woudstra. He graduated in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in physical education.

Prior to his coaching stint at Hutchinson JC, Duft spent one season as an assistant coach at Cowley County (Kansas) CC for Coach Mark Nelson in 1998-99. He also served as an assistant coach at Central (Kansas) Community College under Coach Mike Beard from 1995-97 and was then elevated to head coach for the 1997-98 season before going to Cowley CC. He and his wife, Sherri, are the parents of four children: Jaret, Halle, Easton and Kourt.

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Assistant Coach Garrett Lever Garrett Lever enters his third season with the Weber State men’s basketball program. In June 2014, he was named an assistant coach with the Wildcats after spending the previous two seasons as Director of Basketball Operations and video coordinator.

In his role as an assistant coach Lever assists in all areas of the program including recruiting, scouting and player development. He came to Weber State for the 2012-13 season as video coordinator and was the Director of Basketball Operations during the 2013-14 season in which the Wildcats won the Big Sky title, Big Sky Tournament title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.

Lever played two seasons of college basketball at the University of Seattle from 2009-11, where he averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 steals per game for the Redhawks. He graduated from Seattle in 2011 and spent the 2011-12 school year as the Director of Operations for the University of Seattle athletic department.

Prior to his time at Seattle, he played one season at Midland Junior College where he helped lead the team to a regional championship and a trip to the championship game of the National Junior College Tournament. He averaged 2.3 steals per game that season, fifth best in the nation.

He also played one season at Nebraska-Kearny where he led the nation in steals at 3.6 per game, totaling 90 steals on the season, as well as averaging 13 points per game. He was named Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Freshman of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year.

Lever is a native of Phoenix, Ariz., where he attended Desert Vista High School and earned First Team All-City and All-Region honors and Second Team All-State honors.

He is the son of former NBA all-star Lafayette “Fat” Lever who played 11 seasons in the NBA with the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks. Lever was a two-time NBA AllStar and ranks 22nd in NBA history in career steals. He is currently the Director of Player Development for the Sacramento Kings.

Assistant Coach Steve Smiley Steve Smiley is in his first season as an assistant coach with the Wildcat men’s basketball team. He joined the Weber State program in August 2014.

Smiley comes to Weber State after spening the last six years as the head coach at Sheridan College, a national junior college powerhouse in Sheridan, Wyo. In the six years with the Generals, Smiley posted a 153-43 (.780) overall record and led Sheridan to four North Sub-Region 9 titles and two runner-up finishes. His teams also advanced to the Region 9 Final Four four times and appeared in two championship games. Smiley was twice named the North Region Coach of the Year.

During his time at Sheridan, Smiley had 21 players sign to play NCAA Division I basketball and a total of 38 players moved on to the four-year level. He coached two players who earned NJCAA All-American honors and nine players who earned All-Region honors. Several players went on to play professional basketball across the world.

In addition to head coach, Smiley also worked as the Athletics Director at Sheridan. Prior to his time at Sheridan, Smiley spent two seasons as an assistant coach at his alma mater, Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., where he worked under the winningest coach in NCAA history, Don Meyer. During his time at NSU, the Wolves posted a 50-12 record. Smiley was also the head assistant coach at Black Hills State University during the 2005-06 season.

A native of Denver, Smiley graduated from Northern State in 2004. He was a three-year starter with the Wolves and led the Northern Sun league in assists for three straight seasons. He ranks

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second in NSU history in career assists with 537. As a senior he was named the NSIC Defensive Player of the Year and the league tournament MVP. He helped lead the team to a 24-7 record and a trip to the NCAA Division II Tournament.

He played high school basketball at Pomona High School in Arvada, Colo, where he was a fouryear starter and earned All-State honors twice. He also led the state of Colorado in assists during his junior season.

Smiley and his wife Nikki have been married 10 years. The couple has two children, Madden, 7, and Avery, 5.

Director of Basketball Operations David Moats David Moats is in his first season as Director of Basketball Operations for the Weber State men’s basketball program. Moats joined Weber State in June 2014. In his role Moats will assist in all ares of the Wildcat program including travel and scheduling.

Moats came to Weber State after two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at the University of Florida where he worked the with Gators men’s basketball team. During the 2013-14 season the Gators were ranked first in the nation for much of the 2013-14 season and advanced to the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament.

Prior to his time at Florida, Moats spent two seasons as a student assistant coach with the men’s basketball team at the University of Wyoming.

A native of Guernsey, Wyo., Moats played two seasons of college basketball at Northwest Junior College in Powell, Wyo. He graduated from Wyoming in 2012 with a degree in Kinesiology. He earned his master’s degree in Sports Management from Florida in 2014.

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The Wildcat Club

Wildcat Club Mission Statement The Wildcat Club is a membership organization dedicated to providing athletic scholarships to studentathletes at Weber State University. The Wildcat Club enlists members who are committed to athletic excellence and who recognize the value of a successful athletic program to the University, its students, alumni and the community at large.

If you are a member of the Wildcat Club, thank you. If you are not a member please consider supporting our student-athletes by joining. To join, or for more information, call the Wildcat Club office at 801-626-6576.

Board of Directors The Wildcat Club Board serves to support the Weber State University Athletics Department.

Board members responsibility is general oversight of the Wildcat Club, membership recruitment and to boost fundraising efforts.

KEARSTON CUTRUBUS Co-Auction Chair

VICKI MAGER Co-Auction Chair

MIKE PLOWMAN Wildcat Club President

KENNETH RICHEY Vice-President

ROBERT GALE Past President

BECKY THOMPSON Executive Director

JERRY BOVEE Director of Athletics

KERRI THOMPSON Wildcat Club/Athletics Administrative Assistant

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Wildcat Club Board of Directors

ROBB ALEXANDER Board Member

ERIC ARAGON Board Member

JEFF ARNOLD Board Member

PAUL BACHMAN Board Member

EDD BRIDGE Board Member

JOHN BOYER Board Member

LYNN BRANDENBURG Board Member

MIKE CALDWELL Board Member

BARRY DANIELS Board Member

DAVE HARDMAN JR Board Member

KEVIN IRELAND Board Member

DAVE KEARL Board Member

BEN NADOLSKI Board Member

DAVE OLSEN Board Member

NIKKI NICHOLAS Board Member

BILLY PETERSON Board Member

CHRIS SOELBERG Board Member

SCOTT SMITH Board Member

SHANA TOBIN Board Member

SUE WILKERSON Board Member

MIKE WILLIAMS Board Member

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MELISSA LEONARD Alumni

JERRY GRAYBEAL Associate AD Dev.

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MATT SPENCER Exec. Director of Dev.

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CHAMPIONS CLUB

Members Alan and Jeanne Hall Barry and Kathy Mower Larry and Annette Kimball Richard Stromberg Rory and Barbara Youngberg Steven and Polly Petersen The Champions Club is the premium level of the Wildcat Club. The Champions Club level is unique in that its annual donations go into the Program Enhancement Fund, which was created to provide assets that will give Weber State Athletics the resources to handle sport needs as they arise. Membership and benefits are exclusive and will be limited to 15 donors.

Resource allocation will be limited to coaches’ compensation and incentives, facility improvement and equipment upgrade and replacement.

For more information on the Champions Club or the Program Enhancement Fund, or to become a member of the Champions Club, contact Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jerry Bovee or Wildcat Club Director Becky Thompson.

Jerry Bovee 801-626-7738 jerrybovee@weber.edu Becky Thompson 801-626-6564 rthompson1@weber.edu

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Weber State Athletics Donor List ENDOWMENTS, SCHOLARSHIPS and PLANNED GIFTS These funds provide income or scholarship support to benefit WSU athletics. These endowments, scholarships and planned gifts have a tremendous impact on the Athletic Department as they benefit today’s student-athletes as well as generations to come. If you are interested in establishing a named endowment fund, contributing to an existing fund, or would like to explore planned giving options, please contact Becky Thompson or Annette Gallagher with the Wildcat Club at (801) 626-6576.

Joseph F. Breeze Memorial Fund Athletic Scholarships Established 1977

Brent Crompton

Memorial Scholarship Endowment Athletic Scholarships Established 2010

Tom and Nancy Davidson

Endowment Athletic Scholarships Established 2001

Ben H. Day

Endowment Volleyball Scholarship Established 2001

Roger and Maxine DeBloois

Memorial Golf Scholarship Fund Established 2009

Michael and Jeff Farrell Memorial Fund Golf Scholarships Established 1983

Wayne P. Farrell Golf Fund Golf Scholarships Established 1995

Get Away Today Vacations Golf Fund Golf Scholarships Established 2001

Frank and Marci Harvey Estate Gift Athletic Scholarships Established 2002

Dr. and Mrs. R. N. Hirst

Endowment Female Athletic Scholarships Established 2000

Howard Ogden

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Jack F. & Bonnie F. Parson Scholarship Fund Athletic Scholarships

Edson Preece

Memorial Fund Sports Medicine Established 1987

Athletic Scholarships Established 1980

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Merlon L. Stevenson

Scholarship Fund Track Scholarship Established 2002

Athletic Scholarship Fund

Denece Johnson

Athletic Scholarships Established 1978

Endowment Mascot & Cheerleader Book Scholarships

Darwin Larsen

Athletic Scholarship Fund

Joseph and Katherine McCune Scholarship Fund Athletic Scholarships April 1992

Dick Motta

Endowment Men’s Basketball Scholarships Established 1998

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Stewart Education Foundation

Donnell B. Stewart

Cross Country Scholarships

Elizabeth Dee Shaw Stewart Endowment Facility Improvements Established 1985

Blaine E. Sylvester Memorial Fund Athletic Scholarships

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Weber State Athletics Donor List Athletic Director Darlene Hobson Ray Kimber Jack and Betty Lampros Telitha Lindquist Bernice Stromberg

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Weber State Athletics Donor List Marvin and Geneva Peterson Maurice and Linda Pitcher Dennie Prevedel Beverly Rudd Ken and Vivian Schoonmaker Norman Skanchy Rich Skeen Kirk D. Smith Kirk Smith Phil Smith Sandy and Mel Sowerby Patrick and Dodie Stallcup Jeffrey W. and Susan C. Steagall Spencer Stokes Earl Taylor Art Thompson Kerri and Jason Thompson Craig and Jelene Trewet Kevin and Carrie Trussel Brad D Turner Richard Ulibarri Mary Venstra Patrick and Kimberly Volk Dr. Jack D Wahlen Brent and Mequette Wangsgard WB Roofing Inc Val Weathers Westland Ford Hal Wheelwright Derick Wright Ron Wright Mr Ray Young Chad and Jolene Zito

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Weber State Athletics Donor List Ruth Oda Leslie B. and Dee H. Ogden Ogden Pizzeria Scott and Pam Parkinson Robert Petersen Peterson Wealth Services Paul A. Pilkington Carl J. Porter Ann Poulsen Anita Preece Clara Puffer Randy J. and Charlotte Quinn Steven and Tamara Ray Nate Reeve Richard Reeve Douglas Reinhart Stephen and Georgia Richey Keith and Lois Richins Shauna Riley Clark Roberts Stan and Donna Roberts Jeanne and Lex Robinson Lee Robson Harvey A. Rogers Dale J and Phyllis Rogerson Diane Russell Craig Sandberg Mark Scharmann Dr. Steve and Dana Scharmann Dee Schenck Ernie Schneiter Scott and Catherine Schwaegler Brian Scott Dr. Gene A and Shantal D Sessions Terry Shaw Bruce and Sydnee Shepherd Foundation Danzo Shiramizu Monty Shupe Robert H. and Lou Shurtliff Anna Simpson Sam and Jennie Slater Jeffery Smith Jill Smith Jodi L. Smith Michael Smith Phillip Smith Scott and Julie Smith Todd and Mary Smith & Family Bill (William) Sneddon Irma and Jim Sobers Paul Sonntag James T and Joy A Soter Sotomayor Insurance Agency Don Spainhower Brent Speechly Roy Spradley George Stettler Dwight Stevenson Thomas and Norma Stout Joseph and Angie Strand Kevin J Sullivan Lee and Marilyn Summerill Bryon Talbot Dr. Bryon John Talbot Corey and Shelley Taylor

Jeremy and Pat Taylor Kenny Taylor Norman and Dorothy Taylor John and Marylou Thirkill Blaine Thornock Irene Thurston Bud Toliver Dave and Ruth Toller James D Torghele Robert J. Torghele Frank and Ellen Tresnak Carol Tribe David Trujillo Steven Rex Turner Randal and Laura Udy John and Mary Ulibarri Kay Van Kampen Terry Vanvleet Mikel Vause Ed and Jeannie Vendell Byron Wade Wadman Corporation Kenneth and Barbara Waite Jim Walker Erik Ward Lamar and Gayle Wardle Derek Warnes Richard Watkins Jethro Watson Richard M Webber Larry and Ann Weir Nancy Weir Patricia and John Wheeler Jim Whitelock Burt and Carol Wilde Mike Williams Alan Williamson Ferron Wimmer Mario (Butch) and Susan Zampedri Tom Zampedri Katie Zaremba

Anniversary

Jeff Adams Rock Allen Paul Bachman Pat Barron Richard and Pat Bennett Josh and Stephanie Benson Troy and Julie Bohling Fred and Myrna Bostick Timothy and Melody Boyle Neil R. and Julia A. Bradley Edd Bridge David Brodstein Candace Lee Busby Stephanie Casanova-Patterson Bryce Clark Max and Jacqueline Cologna Katy and Michael Conolly Desiree Cooper-Larsen Amy and Jeff Crosbie Kearston Cutrubus Betty L and D L Daniels Pat Dejong

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Weber State Athletics Donor List Darrell S. and Debra S. Clarke Carl Clayton David M Coleman George and Terry Comber Lisa Condie Parker Bruce and Terry Cook Roger Cook Dave Copier Vicki and Frank Corgiat Karole Crompton Kathy Crompton Tim and Dani Crompton Grant J. Cullimore Lindsay & Kathy Curtis Skyler Cutrubus Troy Cutrubus Danny and Charla Dean Brent DeYoung Steve and Julie Dickson Shawn Dorr Darrell and Marlene Doxey Jon Kent Draayer Gary and Jackie Dribnak Arlo and Betty Egbert William Egbert Byron Endo Margie E Esquibel Gerald Everett Alan Ferrin Tim and Connie Finger Ralph and Lori Frederiksen John and Susan Fullington Corbin Gale Annette and Donald Gallagher William C Gallagher Rodney and Marcie Gochis Lawanna Goodrich Ed Gorder Mark Gorscak Shelli Gough Jon and Telitha Greiner Carl Grunander Dr. Todd and Megan Grunander Glen C. and Molly J. Hadfield Lynn Hadfield Dennis Haggard Stephanie Hall Bruce William Handley Steve and Pat Hanrahan Bradley and Michelle Hart Christy Hatley Shawn Healy Donna Hernandez Kathleen Herndon Brian and April Hickman Bob and Shelly Hill Susan Himelright John Holaday Randy Hollis Allen Holmes Jodi Holmgren Nan Holyoak Gary and Bonnie Hooper Starter Marcy B. Hooper Greg and Kris Hyde Kevin Ireland Justin B. Jackson

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ABOUT THIS TONIGHT’S GAME QUICK HITS

Weber State is back home for the final push of the Big Sky Conference season.

The Wildcats will finish the season with three straight home games beginning tonight.

2014-15 BIG SKY STANDINGS (as of Feb. 25)

Team Big Sky *Sacramento State 12-3 *Montana 12-3 *Eastern Washington 11-3 *Northern Arizona 10-4 Portland State 8-7 Northern Colorado 7-8 Idaho 6-8 WEBER STATE 6-9 Southern Utah 5-9 North Dakota 4-11 Montana State 4-11 Idaho State 3-12

Pct. Overall Pct. Streak .800 18-6 .692 W2 .800 16-10 .615 W5 .786 20-7 .741 L1 .714 15-12 .556 W3 .533 14-11 .560 W3 .467 12-14 .462 L4 .429 11-14 .440 L2 .400 11-15 .423 L1 .357 8-17 .320 W1 .267 8-18 .308 L5 .267 7-20 .259 W1 .200 6-21 .222 L3

*Clinched berth in postseason Tournament.

WILDCATS EIGHTH IN BIG SKY

Weber State begins this week in eighth place in the Big Sky Conference standings with three conference games remaining.

The top eight teams in the league standings will advance to the Big Sky Tournament which will be held March 12-14 at the site of the regular season champion.

LOOKING AHEAD

After tonight’s game the Wildcats will finish the regular season with two home games next week hosting Idaho Thursday and Eastern Washington Saturday.

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2014-15 Weber State Men's Basketball Weber State Combined Team Statistics (as of Feb 21, 2015) All games RECORD: ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE

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SENGLIN, Jeremy BOLOMBOY, Joel GITTENS, Richaud GOLDEN, Chris HILL, Kyndahl RICHARDSON, Ryan HAJEK, James JOHNSON-COSTON, HUNTER, Hayden BROWN, Jordan VAN PELT, Ryan KENNEDY, J.C. Team Total..........

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TEAM STATISTICS SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct 3 POINT FG-ATT 3-point FG pct 3-pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-Avg/Game Neutral site-Avg/Game Score by Periods Weber State Opponents

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Total 3-Point avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg%

35.3 32.8 32.3 25.6 25.9 14.2 16.4 10.4 13.8 4.8 3.0 3.0

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WSU 1731 66.6 -1.3 551-1312 .420 183-521 .351 7.0 446-595 .750 17.2 855 32.9 -0.1 304 11.7 342 13.2 -1.8 0.9 139 5.3 91 3.5 75909 11-6901 -

1st 2nd 779 952 818 948

HOME 6-5 2-4 4-1

Totals 1731 1766

110-261 109-232 82-195 76-222 58-130 43-110 37-69 30-62 5-28 1-2 0-0 0-1

.421 .470 .421 .342 .446 .391 .536 .484 .179 .500 .000 .000

.339 .353 .468 .318 .262 .373 .000 .000 .333 .500 .000 .000

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108-139 109-146 59-74 36-45 63-83 7-10 21-33 23-38 20-27 0-0 0-0 0-0

.777 .747 .797 .800 .759 .700 .636 .605 .741 .000 .000 .000

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41-121 12-34 36-77 47-148 11-42 31-83 0-0 0-1 4-12 1-2 0-0 0-1

AWAY 4-8 4-5 0-3

Date 11/14/14 11/17/14 11/21/14 11/22/14 11/24/14 12/01/14 12/06/14 12/13/14 12/20/14 12/22/14 12/27/14 01/01/15 01/03/15 01/08/15 01/10/15 01/15/15 01/17/15 01/22/15 01/24/15 01/29/15 01/31/15 02/07/15 02/12/15 02/14/15 02/19/15 02/21/15

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60 72 44 36 40 15 14 23 31 0 1 0 6 3 304 342 6 319 296

Opponent at Utah State PRESENTATION vs Illinois State vs LSU vs Nevada ORAL ROBERTS at UT Arlington BYU UTAH VALLEY at Oklahoma BRISTOL at Eastern Washington at Idaho MONTANA MONTANA STATE at Northern Arizona at Southern Utah PORTLAND STATE SACRAMENTO STATE at North Dakota at Northern Colorado at Idaho State SOUTHERN UTAH NORTHERN ARIZONA at Montana State at Montana

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16.0 13.0 10.0 9.0 7.3 6.2 3.7 3.2 1.4 0.8 0.0 0.0

91 139 1731 80 161 1766

66.6 67.9

Score 61-72 74-49 64-73 58-72 59-56 62-61 56-63 60-76 73-61 51-85 109-59 78-84 84-86 68-60 65-62 74-65 60-70 63-69 71-78 67-60 57-71 70-63 56-65 54-61 74-71 63-74

Att. 9982 5453 1910 1968 0 5633 1524 10122 6803 10645 6322 1832 801 6508 6721 2603 1842 7162 7880 1751 2178 1892 7113 6192 1613 4416

+ = US Virgin Islands Paradise Jam * = Big Sky Conference game

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JORDAN BROWN Guard • 6-1 / 185 Sophomore Plain City, UT

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JOEL BOLOMBOY

Forward • 6-9 / 230 Junior Forth Worth, TX

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JOHNSON-COSTON

Forward • 6-6 / 210 Junior New York City, NY

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RYAN RICHARDSON

Guard • 6-4 / 175 Freshman Mesa, AZ

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HAYDEN HUNTER

Guard • 5-11 / 165 Freshman North Richland, TX

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RICHAUD GITTENS

Guard • 6-4 / 190 Sophomore Tempe, AZ

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CHRIS GOLDEN

Guard • 6-2 / 165 Junior Milwaukee, WI

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J.C. KENNEDY

F/G • 6-4 / 160 RFreshman Nampa, ID

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JEREMIAH JEFFERSON

Guard • 6-2 / 165 Freshman Dallas, TX

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JEREMY SENGLIN

Guard • 6-2 / 185 Sophomore Arlington, TX

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KYNDAHL HILL

Forward • 6-7 / 218 Sophomore Humble, TX

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ZACH BRAXTON

F/C • 6-9 / 250 Freshman Highlands Ranch, CO

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JAMES HAJEK

Center • 6-10 / 250 Senior Omaha, NE

GARRETT LEVER

Associate Head Coach

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RYAN VAN PELT

Center • 6-10 / 220 RFreshman Lindon, UT

STEVE SMILEY Assistant Coach

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IDAHO STATE BENGALS (6-21, 3-12) No. 1 3 5 10 11 12 21 22 24 25

Player Geno Luzcando Ben Wilson Jeffrey Solarin Evann Hall Nnamdi Ezenwa Ajak Magot Andre Slavik Marcus Bradley Chris Hansen Erik Nakken

Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. G Fr. 6-3 190 G Jr. 6-6 207 F Sr. 6-4 210 G Jr. 6-4 210 F Sr. 6-5 200 C Sr. 6-11 225 F/C So. 6-9 210 F Jr. 6-6 225 G/F Sr. 6-4 210 G R-Fr. 6-3 195

Hometown (HS/Previous school) Estacion Central, Chile (Wasatch Acad.)

Bardon, Australia (North PlatteCC) Denver, Colo. (Northwest College) Thousand Oaks, CA (San Bernardino CC) El Paso, Texas (Cochise College) Tucson, Ariz. (Cochise College) Ziar n Hronov, Slovakia (Beacon Prep) Highland, CA(San Bernadino Valley JC) Fort Collins, Colo. (Northwest College) Cedar City, Utah (Cedar)

Head Coach: Bill Evans (3rd season) Assistant Coach: Andy Ward Assistant Coach: Jay Collins Assistant Coach: Tim Walsh

BILL EVANS

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FIVE INDUCTED TO WEBER STATE HALL OF FAME

This weekend Weber State is inducting four former players and one former coach to the Weber State Athletics Hall of Fame. The WSU Wildcat Club is pleased to announce this year’s class of inductees, presented by the Cutrubus Automotive Group.

This year’s Hall of Fame inductees are: Dave Arslanian (football head coach), Jermaine Boyette (men’s basketball), Jeff Carlson (football), Tenille Howe Slack (women’s golf) and Stephanie Stanger Hale (women’s basketball).

Dave Arslanian was the head coach of the Wildcat football team from 1989-1997 and is Weber State’s all-time leader in coaching victories with 53. He guided the Wildcats to the Division I-AA Playoffs in 1991 and coached four NFL Draft picks and 38 players to All-Big Sky honors. Also coached Jamie Martin to All-American honors.

Jermaine Boyette was a three-year standout for the Weber State men’s basketball team. He earned Big Sky First Team All-Conference honors three times, one of just five Wildcats to ever do so. He was the 2003 Big Sky MVP and led the Wildcats to an undefeated 14-0 conference record. He currently ranks fourth in school history in career scoring and is second in career free throws, third in steals and seventh in assists.

Jeff Carlson was a four-year standout quarterback for the Wildcat football team from 1984-88. As a junior in 1987 he guided the Wildcats to a 10-3 record, still the best winning percentage in school history, and a trip to the Division I-AA Playoffs. He finished his career as Weber State’s career leader in passing yards with 6,147 yards, which is currently third in school history. He threw for 47 touchdowns in his career. He was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft and played four seasons in the NFL. Tenille Howe Slack was a member of the WSU women’s golf team and made history by becoming the first Wildcat to win a Big Sky title and led the ‘Cats to their first ever conference championship. As a junior in 1999-00, she won individual honors at the conference tournament and was named Big Sky Player of the Year, the only Wildcat to ever win the award. As a senior she led Weber State to its first ever team championship.

She also won the 2000 Utah State Women’s Amateur Championship.

Stephanie Stanger Hale played four years for the Wildcat women’s basketball team from 1998-02. She twice earned Big Sky All-Conference honors and as a senior in 2001-02, she became the first player in school history to earn Big Sky MVP honors. She led the Wildcats to a 21-9 record that season as Weber State who its first ever Big Sky Conference title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament. She currently ranks 13th in scoring in school history and is fourth in career 3-pointers and seventh in assists.

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2014-15 Weber State Men’s Basketball Roster No. 0 2 3 11 15 20 21 22 23 30 35 44 45 50

Name Pos. Jordan Brown G Jaelyn Johnson-Coston F Hayden Hunter G Chris Golden G Jeremiah Jefferson G J.C. Kennedy F/G Joel Bolomboy F Ryan Richardson G Richaud Gittens G Jeremy Senglin G Kyndahl Hill F Zach Braxton F/C James Hajek C Ryan Van Pelt C Jake Bigler G Grant Jones F/G

Ht. 6-1 6-6 5-11 6-2 6-2 6-4 6-9 6-4 6-4 6-2 6-7 6-9 6-10 6-10 6-1 6-5

Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Dir. of Basketball Operations:

Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev School) 185 So. Plain City, Utah (Powell (WY)) 210 Jr. New York City, N.Y. (Monroe JC) 165 Fr. North Richland, Texas (Richland) 165 Jr. Milwaukee, Wisc. (Otero JC) 165 Fr. Dallas, Texas (Triple A Academy) 160 RFr. Nampa, Idaho (Skyview) 230 Jr. Forth Worth, Texas (Keller) 175 Fr. Mesa, Ariz. (Dobson) 190 So. Tempe, Ariz. (Marcos De Niza) 185 So. Arlington, Texas (Bowie) 218 So. Humble, Texas (Humble) 250 Fr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Highlands Ranch) 250 Sr. Omaha, Neb. (Skutt Catholic HS) 220 RFr. Lindon, UT (Timpanogos) 175 Fr. Layton, Utah (Northridge) 200 Jr. Santa Ana, Calif. (Idaho State) (Foothill)

Randy Rahe, Buena Vista ‘82 (9th Season) Eric Duft Garrett Lever Steve Smiley David Moats

Front row (l to r): Jeremiah Jefferson, Richaud Gittens, Jeremy Senglin, Chris Golden, Hayden Hunter, Jake Bigler Back row: Jordan Brown, J.C. Kennedy, Kyndahl Hill, Joel Bolomboy, Zach Braxton, James Hajek, Ryan Van Pelt, Jaelyn Johnson-Coston, Grant Jones, Ryan Richardson

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Weber State Scorecard No. Name Field Goals Free Throws Fouls FG FT 0 Jordan Brown 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 2 Jaelyn Johnson-Coston 2 22222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 3 Hayden Hunter 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 11 Chris Golden 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 15 21 22 23 24 30 35 44 45 50

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Jeremiah Jefferson 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Joel Bolomboy 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Ryan Richardson 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Richaud Gittens 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 J.C. Kennedy 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Jeremy Senglin 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Kyndahl Hill 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Zach Braxton 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 James Hajek 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Ryan Van Pelt 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Jake Bigler 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345 Grant Jones 222222222222/333333 11111111111 12345

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Weber State University Administration CHARLES A. WIGHT President

DR. MICHAEL B. VAUGHAN

DR. BRAD MORTENSEN

Provost

Vice President for University Advancement

Vice President for Information Technology

DR. JANET WINNIFORD

DR. NORM TARBOX

DR. CRAIG OBERG

Vice President for Student Affairs

Vice President for Administrative Services

DR. BRET ELLIS

NCAA Faculty Representative

2014-15 Weber State University Board of Trustees Mr. Alan Hall (Chair) Maj. Gen. Kevin Sullivan (Vice-Chair) Mrs. Karen White Fairbanks Mr. Joseph Favero (WSUSA President) Mr. Nolan Karras

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Mr. Andre Lortz Mr. Scott Parson Mr. Steven E. Starks Dr. Jeff M. Stephens Mrs. JoAnne Robinson (Secretary)

Weber State Athletic Department Administration JERRY BOVEE

Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Jerry Bovee was named Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Weber State University in September 2009.

certification process for the Wildcats serving as chief report writer and liaison to the NCAA Peer Review Team. In addition, he has supervised the initiative to improve the Academic Performance Ratings for Weber State’s 16 athletic teams.

Since joining the Wildcats Bovee has been influential in several facility upgrades at Weber State. A new state-of-the-art Daktronics video board was installed at the Dee Events Center, giving fans a new way to enjoy men’s and women’s basketball games. In addition, a new synthetic turf field and new track have been installed at Stewart Stadium. WSU has also refurnished the Edmond Tennis Courts on campus.

Before coming to Weber State, Bovee served as Assistant Director of the Utah High School Activities Association. His duties included organization and management of state tournaments, coaches and officials education programs, sport rules interpretation and a myriad of other duties related to the administration and governance of sports and activities at the high school level throughout Utah. While at the UHSAA, Jerry served as vice-chair of the National Federation of State High School Associations football rules committee.

He has also been involved in the hiring of new employees within the athletic department including a new Senior Woman’s Administrator, a new Marketing Director, as well as new volleyball, women’s basketball, and softball head coaches.

He has also partnered with KP Sports for WSU’s corporate sponsorship opportunities.

Prior to being named Athletics Director, Bovee spent two years as Assistant Vice President for Administrative Support Services at Weber State. In that role he supervised operations for the Academic Services and Athletics Compliance for the Athletics Department, and directed Campus Police, Mail Services, Printing Services, Environmental Health and Safety and the Dee Events Center and Stewart Stadium operations.

Bovee assisted in the completion of the year-long NCAA re-

Bovee worked as Sales and Promotion Specialist and later as Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Promotions at Utah State from 1992 to 1995. In that role, he directed the corporate sales program for Aggie Athletics. In addition, he developed group and corporate ticketing plans, in-game promotions and other game management programs.

Bovee earned a bachelor’s degree in Business-Finance from Utah State University in 1992. In 2010 he earned a master’s degree in Business Administration from Weber State. He was born and raised in Ogden Utah and attended Ben Lomond High School.

Bovee and his wife Julie have four children: Jared, Ethan, Addison and Seth.

Athletic Department Administration Staff

AMY CROSBIE Associate A.D. for Support Services/ Senior Woman Administrator

RON GOCH Associate A.D. for External Operations

JERRY GRAYBEAL Associate A.D. for Development

JOEL BASS Assistant Athletics Director/Support Services & Head Athletic Trainer

MICHAEL TESCH Financial Operations Manager

BECKY THOMPSON Wildcat Club Athletic Fund Executive Director

PAUL GRUA Director of Athletic Communications

DARIN HOGGE Director of Digital Media & Publications

DAVE CHAMPLAIN Senior Account Executive/ Weber State Sports Properties

WILL PRIDEMORE Director of Compliance

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Administration and Support Staff

CHELSEA BURNS Compliance Coordinator

ANDREA LAURITZEN Athletics Academic Advisor

JUSTICE SMITH Athletics Academic Advisor

TOM SHURTLIFF Equipment Manager/ Athletic Administrative Support

JOHN HENDERSON Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

SUMMER WILLIS Spirit Squad Advisor

NANCY WEIR Assistant Athletic Trainer

TALON BIRD Assistant Athletic Trainer

PAUL BUGNET Assistant Athletic Trainer

ANDI PIGEON Assistant Athletic Trainer

KERRI THOMPSON Wildcat Club Assistant

BETH BASS Administrative Assistant

BERNICE WALTON Administrative Assistant

LORA COBABE Insurance Coordinator

JOE STRAND SkySuites Manager

JUSTIN JOHNSON Athletic Communications Assistant

MASON PAGE Marketing Assistant

CHAR WICHMAN Marketing Assistant

CURTIS COSGROVE Strength & Conditioning Assistant

CHASE SANDERS Strength & Conditioning Assistant

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KEN GARFF BUICK GMC 615 W Riverdale Road

Riverdale, Utah

LARRY H. MILLER CHRYSLER / JEEP / DODGE 5212 So. Freeway Park Dr. Riverdale, Utah

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Weber State Wheeler Dealers LAYTON HILLS CHRYSLER / DODGE / JEEP / RAM 1234 North Main

Layton, Utah

RAY CITTE 1677 Riverdale Road

Roy, Utah

TONY DIVINO TOYOTA-SCION 777 W Riverdale Road

Riverdale, Utah

WASATCH FRONT KIA-KIA-KIA 895 W. Riverdale Road

Ogden, Utah

WESTLAND HYUNDAI 3333 Wall Ave.

Ogden, Utah

YOUNG CHEVROLET 645 North Main

Layton, Utah

YOUNG GMC 570 North Main

Layton, Utah

YOUNG SUBARU 3920 Riverdale Road

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Dee Events Center

The beautiful Dee Events Center is one of the premier basketball facilities in the west and is a building of many uses, including the home for the Weber State men’s and women’s basketball teams. The building has been home to several Big Sky Championships, NCAA Tournaments, and other basketball events, as well as numerous religious and community events.

Prior to the 2012-13 season, a new floor was painted with the new Weber State Athletics logo. In addition, a new state-of-the-art energy efficient lighting system was installed that will allow instant on and off lights.

In 2010-11, a new state-of-the-art Daktronics videoboard, display ring, and scoretable sign were installed along with new basket standards and wall scoreboards.

The Dee Events Center itself has been on national display hosting the annual NCAA Tournament on four different occasions. In 1980, the center hosted the First and Second Rounds.

In 1983, it served as the West Regional Final Site with North Carolina State defeating Virginia, 62-61, to advance to and eventually win the NCAA Final Four. In 1986, the Dee Events

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Center was once again the site of the First and Second Rounds of the tournament. That year Louisville won a pair of games in the DEC on their way to winning the national title. The building was host again to the First and Second Rounds in 1994.

The arena has also been home to eight Big Sky men’s basketball tournaments and two women’s tournaments. The Utah Jazz have played 12 NBA preseason games at the DEC. The building was built at a cost of 11.3 million dollars, representing the combined efforts and cooperation of students, the university and community members for the development of a functional events facility for the greater Ogden and Weber County area. In addition to those funds provided through student fees and revenue bonds, more than five million dollars was raised from private sources in a variety of memorialization programs. The highlight of the fund drive was the contribution of more than two million dollars from the Lawrence T. Dee and Donnell B. Stewart families.

Ground breaking ceremonies on the fortythree acre site were conducted on March 21,

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Dee Events Center 1975. Dedication ceremonies were held on November 1, 1977, a little more than two and half years after construction was started. The first event in the facility was a men’s basketball game on November 29, 1977, in which Weber State defeated Long Beach State, 99-96 in overtime.

The Dee Events Center can accommodate more than 12,000 spectators in chair-backed seats. The building is not just an athletic facility. The arena also hosts the WSU commencement services each year as well as a variety of campus, religious, and community events.

The arena frequently hosts the Utah State High School Basketball Championships as well as numerous graduation ceremonies for area high schools.

The DEC has also been the home of many con-

certs and other performances throughout the years. Alabama, Clint Black, the Beach Boys, Sawyer Brown, Johnny Cash, Bill Cosby, Kenny G, Chris LeDoux, Imagine Dragons, Fleetwood Mac, Barry Manilow, Bette Midler, David Lee Murphy, Willie Nelson, Collin Raye, LeAnn Rimes, George Strait, Taylor Swift, James Taylor, the New York Philharmonic, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, the Utah Symphony and Widespread Panic are just some of the many performers to come to the Dee Events Center.

Over the years, the arena has been the site of a circus, tennis and wrestling matches, gatherings by religious groups, and high school basketball championships. Neil Armstrong, Jake Garn, Gordon B. Hinckley, Thomas S. Monson, Jon M. Huntsman, Larry Miller, Christopher Reeve, and John Wooden are just a few of the luminaries who have spoken at the facility.

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2014-15 Weber State Women’s Basketball Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Previous School) 10 Jocelyn Adams F 6-1 Fr. Vancouver, Wash. (Skyview) 5 Brianna Averette G 5-5 Sr. Louisville, Ky. (Central HS) 3 Jalen Carpenter F 6-1 Jr. Bremerton, WA (Bremerton HS) 11 Dionne Coe G 5-6 Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Monroe JC) (Murry Bergtraum) 22 Brittney Dunbar G 5-8 Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) (St. Petersburg) 44 Jordan French G 5-6 Fr. Sherman, IL (Williamsville H.S.) 15 Carlee Lough G 5-11 Sr. Boulder, Colo. (Fairvew HS) 34 Regina Okoye G 5-10 Jr. Alburquerque, NM (El Dorado HS) 4 Kailie Quinn G 5-9 Fr. Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge) 12 Zakiyyah Shahid-Martin C 6-2 Sr. Louisville, KY (St. Johns) (DuPont Manual HS) 14 Shantaya Strebel G 5-8 Jr. Tabonia, UT (USU Eastern) (Tabonia School) 2 Deeshyra Thomas G 5-6 So. Clackamas, OR (Clackamas HS) 21 Sira Toure G 5-9 Fr. Kennewick, Wash. (Kamiakin) 23 Tinisha Toussaint C 6-2 Jr. Phoenix, AZ (Desert Vista HS) 32 Cece Wooten F 6-0 Fr. Portland, Ore. (St. Mary’s Academy) Head Coach: Bethann Ord Assistant Coaches: Devan Newman, Brett Vana, Laura Terry

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Date Oct 22 Nov 06 Nov 14 Nov 20 Nov 22 Nov 24

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Nov 28 Nov 29 Dec 06 Dec 09 Dec 15 Dec 18 Jan 01 Jan 03 Jan 08 Jan 10 Jan 15 Jan 17 Jan 22 Jan 24 Jan 29 Jan 31 Feb 07 Feb 12 Feb 14 Feb 19 Feb 21 Feb 28 Mar 05 Mar 07 Mar 12 Mar 14

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Opponent Site Purple and White Game Ogden, UT Adams State (Exh.) Ogden, UT Montana-Western Ogden, UT Air Force USAFA, CO Utah Valley Orem, UT Cal State Fullerton Ogden, UT New Mexico State Tournament New Mexico State Las Cruces, NM Eastern Michigan Las Cruces, NM San Diego Ogden, UT Brigham Young Provo, UT Denver (Field Trip Day) Ogden, UT Oklahoma State Ogden, UT Eastern Washington * Ogden, UT Idaho * Ogden, UT Montana * Missoula, MT Montana State * Bozeman, MT Northern Arizona * Ogden, UT Southern Utah * Ogden, UT Portland State * Portland, OR Sacramento State * Sacramento, CA North Dakota * Ogden, UT Northern Colorado * Ogden, UT Idaho State * Ogden, UT Southern Utah * Cedar City, UT Northern Arizona * Flagstaff, AZ Montana State * Ogden, UT Montana * Ogden, UT Idaho State * Pocatello, ID Idaho * Moscow, ID Eastern Washington * Cheney, WA Big Sky Conference Tournament

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* Big Sky Conference Game # Doubleheader with WSU men’s basketball.

All times are Mountain and are subject to change.

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Time 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 1:00 PM 11:00 AM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 12:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 8:00 PM 3:00 PM 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM TBA 7:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 7:00 PM 3:00 PM TBA

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DEESHYRA THOMAS Guard • 5-6 • So. Clackamas, OR

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JALEN CARPENTER Forward • 6-1 • Jr. Bremerton, WA

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DIONNE COE

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Guard • 5-8 • Jr. St. Petersburg, FL

ZAKIYYAH SHAHID-MARTIN

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CARLEE LOUGH

SIRA TOURE

Guard • 5-9 • Fr. Kennewick, WA

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REGINA OKOYE

Guard • 5-10 • Jr. Alburquerque, NM

JORDAN FRENCH

Guard • 5-6 • Fr. Sherman, IL

BRETT VANA

LAURA TERRY

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Forward • 6-1 • Fr. Vancouver, WA

Guard • 5-11 • Sr. Boulder, CO

Forward • 6-0 • Fr. Portland, OR

DEVAN NEWMAN

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BRIANNA AVERETTE Guard • 5-5 • Sr. Louisville, KY

Guard • 5-8 • Jr. Tabonia, UT

TINISHA TOUSSAINT

Center • 6-2 • Jr. Phoenix, AZ

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KAILIE QUINN Guard • 5-9 • Fr. Salt Lake City, UT

Center • 6-2 • Sr. Louisville, KY

BRITTNEY DUNBAR

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Weber State Men’s Basketball History Big Sky Regular Season Championships Year 1964-65 1965-66 1967-68 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72

Overall BSC 22-3 8-2 20-5 8-2 21-6 12-3 27-3 15-0 20-7 12-3 21-6 12-2 18-11 10-4

Year Overall BSC 1972-73 20-7 13-1 1975-76 21-11 9-5 1978-79 25-9 10-4 1979-80 26-3 13-1 1982-83(tie) 23-8 10-4 1983-84 23-8 12-2 1993-94(tie) 20-10 10-4

Year Overall BSC 1994-95 21-9 11-3 1998-99 25-8 13-3 2002-03 26-6 14-0 2006-07(tie) 20-12 11-5 2008-09 21-10 15-1 2009-10 20-11 13-3 2013-14 19-12 14-6

NCAA Tournament Appearances Year 1967-69 1968-69

1969-70 1970-71 1971-72

1972-73 1977-78 1978-79

1979-80 1982-83 1994-95

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2002-03 2006-07 2013-14

Round 1st Round 1st Round Regional Regional 1st Round 1st Round 1st Round Regional Regional 1st Round 1st Round 1st Round 2nd Round 1st Round 1st Round 1st Round 2nd Round 1st Round 2nd Round 1st Round 1st Round 2nd Round

Opponent vs. New Mexico State vs. Seattle vs. Santa Clara vs. New Mexico State vs. Cal State Long Beach vs. Cal State Long Beach vs. Hawaii vs. UCLA vs. San Francisco vs. Cal State Long Beach vs. Arkansas vs. New Mexico State vs. Arkansas vs. Lamar vs. Washington State vs. Michigan State vs. Georgetown vs. North Carolina vs. Florida vs. Wisconsin vs. UCLA vs. Arizona

Result L 57-68 W 75-73 L 59-63(ot) W 58-56 L 73-92 L 66-77 W 91-64 L 58-90 L 64-74 L 75-88 L 52-73 W 81-78(ot) L 63-74 L 86-87 L 52-62 W 79-72 L 51-53 W 76-74 L 74-81(ot) L 74-81 L 42-70 L 59-68

Site Salt Lake City, UT Las Cruses, NM Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, CA Provo, UT Logan, UT Pocatello, ID Provo, UT Provo, UT Logan, UT Eugene, OR Lawrence, KS Lawrence, KS Ogden, UT Boise, ID Tallahassee, FL Tallahassee, FL Seattle, WA Seattle, WA Spokane, WA Sacramento, CA San Diego, CA

Weber State Hall of Fame Members

Big Sky MVP’s Year Player 1994-95 Ruben Nembhard 1995-96 Jimmy Degraffenried 1998-99 Harold Arceneaux 1999-00 Harold Arceneaux 2002-03 Jermaine Boyette 2006-07 David Patten 2008-09 Kellen McCoy 2009-10 Damian Lillard 2011-12 Damian Lillard 2013-14 Davion Berry

Ron Abegglen Harold Arceneaux Kenny Barrett Bruce Collins Lynn Corbridge Jimmy Degraffenried Eddie Gill Stuart “Monk” Halliday Sessions Harlan Todd Harper Allen Holmes David Johnson Phil Johnson

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The Big Sky Conference A new era in the Big Sky Conference begins in 2012-13 as the league enters its 50th year of athletic competition, and its 25th sponsoring women’s collegiate athletics.

The Division I Big Sky Conference welcomes the University of North Dakota and Southern DOUG FULLERTON Utah University into Big Sky Conference the fold as full memCommissioner bers. Cal Poly and UC Davis join the league as affiliate members in football, where the league competes at the Championship Subdivision level (formerly I-AA).

The additions of North Dakota and Southern Utah give the stable Big Sky 11 full institutions and 13 football members. The current lineup includes four of the six charter members: Idaho State University, The University of Montana, Montana State University and Weber State. Northern Arizona enters its 43rd season in the Big Sky, giving the conference five members with at least 40 years of continuous membership.

Eastern Washington University joined the Big Sky Conference in 1987, followed by Portland State University and Sacramento State in 1996. The Big Sky became a nine-team league in 2006 with the addition of the University of Northern Colorado.

The league has become one of the strongest Division I conferences in the West and is a national leader in the Football Championship Subdivision. Six times, Big Sky teams have won the Division I National Championship, including Eastern Washington in 2010. A Big Sky team has played for the national championship in three of the past four seasons.

The Big Sky Conference was established in 1963 by six charter members – Idaho, Idaho State, Gonzaga, Montana, Montana State and Weber State. Those six schools formed the foundation of the Big Sky before the league expanded in 1970 by adding Boise State and Northern Arizona. Gonzaga left the Sky in 1979 and was replaced by Nevada, which gave the league eight members. The conference grew to nine schools in 1987 with the addition of Eastern Washington.

The Big Sky now includes nine states spanning from the Pacific Ocean to the Red River Valley of North Dakota. The league is represented along the entire west coast with institutions in Washington, Oregon and California. League schools also range up and down the Rocky Mountains with institutions in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Arizona and Colorado.

On Feb 25, 1963, the name Big Sky was adopted by the six presidents of the charter members as the name of the new conference. The name Big Sky originated in a novel written by the late A.B. (Bud) Guthrie of Great Falls, Mont., in 1947 entitled “The Big Sky.” Jack Hollowell, a former Montana advertising director, promoted the Big Sky theme for the Treasure State.

While on a track and field trip from Pocatello, Idaho, to Missoula, Mont., legendary Dubby Holt of Idaho State saw a “Welcome to Big Sky Country” sign as his team entered Montana. Holt, and his athletes thought “Big Sky” would be a perfect name for the new conference.

Harry Missildine of the Spokane Spokesman-Review called for the newly formed league to be named the Big Sky Conference in his column dated Feb. 20, 1963.

The Big Sky sponsors championships in 15 sports, including men’s and women’s cross country, indoor and outdoor track and field, basketball and tennis. In addition, there are also championships in football, and women’s volleyball, golf and soccer. This upcoming spring, the Big Sky will sponsor a softball championship for the first time.

In 1988-89, the Big Sky Conference first began sponsoring women’s sports. The former Mountain West Conference existed from 1982-88, sponsoring championships for women’s sports at the same institutions the Big Sky had men’s programs. The Big Sky merged with the Mountain West in 1988, forming one league for both men and women.

Doug Fullerton, the fifth commissioner of the Big Sky Conference, is in his 18th year at the helm. Fullerton took over the Big Sky on July 1, 1995, replacing longtime commissioner Ron Stephenson, who passed away in 2011. Stephenson served the league for 14 years. Steve Belko was the commissioner from 197781, while John Roning held the post from 1971-77.

The first league commissioner was Jack Friel, who served from 1963-71.

The 1990s saw change in the makeup of the league, beginning in 1992 when Nevada departed and put the Big Sky back at eight teams. In 1996 Boise State and Idaho left and at the same time the conference added Portland State, Sacramento State and Cal State Northridge. The Big Sky maintained nine teams for five years before Cal State Northridge departed in the spring of 2001.

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RON LOGHRY Associate Commissioner

JANET CARPENTER Administrative Assistant

JON KASPER Assistant Commissioner for Media Relations

CHRISTY HATLEY Business Manager

JAYNEE NADOLSKI Assistant Commissioner for Compliance

JASON ASHCRAFT Media Relations Director

TANNER GOOCH Director of Marketing and Brand Management

KARL RICHINS Coordinator of Football Officials

MARLA DENHAM Coordinator of Officials for VB, MBB & WBB

ALYSSA ASKEW Media Relations Assistant

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WEBER STATE FIGHT SONG WE ARE THE WILDCATS, SCRATCHING, SNARLING WE’RE GONNA WIN THIS GAME! UPWARD AND ONWARD, FIGHTING WILDCATS, WITH PRIDE AND HONOR, ON TO FAME. AND WE’LL NEVER QUIT ‘TIL WE HAVE WON, SO PURPLE AND WHITE WILL REIGN, ‘CAUSE WE WILL GROWL, AND SNARL, AND SHOW HOW WE RATE, FOR WE ARE WEBER STATE! WEBER STATE, WEBER STATE, GREAT!, GREAT!, GREAT! WEBER STATE, WEBER STATE GREAT!, GREAT!, GREAT!

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