Weber State University NCAA News

It's been a decade since the Weber State basketball team has defeated Utah at the Dee Events Center.

With the clock ticking down in the first half of his team's game against Utah, Weber State forward Darin Mahoney had no choice but to throw up a prayer from 3-point range.

Weber State broke an eight-game losing streak against Utah with an 83-76 victory Wednesday night at the Dee Events Center.

Weber State center Steve Panos used to cheer for the Utah Utes while attending their games at the Huntsman Center.

After falling to Brigham Young University 70-87 Friday night, the Weber State University Basketball Team will host another in-state rival, the University of Utah Utes, Wednesday at 7 p.m. Utah, which is 3-3 this season, will travel to Ogden to face the Wildcats in the Dee Events Center.

The Weber State University Basketball Team was looking for its first-ever win in the Marriot Center Friday, November 27th.

The Wildcats totaled 141 yards and had the ball for 18:25 of the first half, as quarterback Cameron Higgins passed for all of their yardage.

Aaron Ball led a dominating Wildcats running game with 99 yards and a touchdown on 23 carries, as Villanova upended Holy Cross, 38-28, in the first round of the FCS playoffs.

Jimmer Fredette scored 23 points and handed out a game-high seven assists, and Jackson Emery added 15 points to lead BYU past Weber State 87-70 Friday night.

They're traveling to a region of the country they've never been, facing one of the nation's top defenses, and will have their earliest kickoff of the season.

Weber State defensive end Kevin Linehan is a bit of a jokester. He likes to pull pranks on teammates and make wisecracks about them in the locker room.

It was supposed to be a team-unity thing. After Weber State played Hawaii in 2006, the Wildcats came away struck by the number of Warriors with dreadlocks, and decided to copy the look.

The last thing Weber State needed was another injury on offense prior to facing William & Mary in the first round of the FCS playoffs on Saturday.

Weber State senior wide receiver Tim Toone was a unanimous selection to the All-Big Sky Conference team.

Damian Lillard scored 18 of his game-high 20 points in the second half Tuesday night to lead Weber State to an 89-62 win over Western State, Colo.

Charles Garcia, a 6-10, 230 pound junior center scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds leading Seattle University to a 91-87 win over Weber State in the Emerald City.

There were times this season when Weber State's chances of reaching the FCS playoffs looked nothing short of grim.

Charles Garcia had 20 of his 27 points in the first half to help lead Seattle University to a 91-87 victory over Weber State on Sunday.

Style points mattered as much as a victory did for Weber State going into its regular season finale against Cal Poly.

UC Santa Barbara was in a zone, unfortunately, the Wildcats werena t and it resulted in a 66-57 loss for Coach Randy Rahea s Wildcats Tuesday night in Santa Barbara, California.