Weber State Wildcats NCAA Basketball News

Sports Illustrated's Seth Davis discusses why the Arizona Wildcats are on upset alert when they meet the Colorado Buffaloes this weekend.

The Arizona Wildcats have earned the No. 1 seed in the West region of the NCAA tournament despite losing to UCLA in the Pac-12 tournament final and will play Big Sky champion Weber State on Friday.

In these rankings, I throw out seeding. What matters is how teams are playing right now and who has the best shot at winning a national title.

Heading into the Big Sky tournament, it wasn't a lock that Weber State was going to be the representative.

Aaron Anderson scored 19 points and pulled down six rebounds as North Dakota defeated the Portland State Vikings, 79-63, in the semifinals of the 39th annual Big Sky Conference Tournament at the Dee Events Center.

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GAME NOTES: Unlike most of the conference tournaments in college basketball, the Big Sky rewards the top performing team during the regular season by offering that squad an opportunity to host the event.

Weber State may be the nation's unluckiest team. Over the course of the past five Big Sky conference tournaments, the Wildcats, which haven't received lower than a three seed, have consistently lost to a team from Montana, and consequently found themselves outside of the bubble each of those five seasons.

Favorite: Weber State. The Wildcats have the home-court advantage but it was an unusually balanced season in the Big Sky so Weber is no lock.

The 2014 Big Sky champion Weber State men's basketball team took home three major honors Monday as the league announced its 2013-14 All-Conference team and individual award winners.

Receive FREE access by logging in to or creating your Spokesman.com account. As Eastern Washington guard Tyler Harvey elevated his game this season, the Big Sky Conference took notice.

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GAME NOTES: In need of a win to guarantee entry into the conference tournament, the Eastern Washington Eagles host the Weber State Wildcats in a Big Sky bout at Reese Court on Saturday evening.

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DaShaun Wiggins netted a game-high 20 points off the bench, as the Portland State Vikings held off the Weber State Wildcats, 66-59, in a Big Sky Conference bout at the Stott Center.

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Weber State University senior Davion Berry drives the ball in a game against Sacramento State.

GAME NOTES: The Weber State Wildcats hope to wrap up the Big Sky Conference regular-season title tonight, as they host the Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at the Dee Events Center.

Davion Berry scored 20 points and dished out 11 assists while grabbing 6 rebounds and Weber State clinched a top spot in the Big Sky Conference by downing Sacramento State 79-67 on Thursday night.

Weber State University sophomore Joel Bolomboy dunks in a game against the University of Northern Colorado.