They were 24–2 overall in the regular season and 13–1 in conference play,[2][3] won the regular season title (by four games), and the conference tournament.[4][5] The sole conference loss was at Idaho, the league runner-up,[6][7]
which broke an 18-game winning streak and dropped Weber's poll ranking (AP, UPI) from 15 to 17.[8][9]
The Wildcats appeared in the first five finals of the conference tournament and this was the third consecutive title.
Ranked seventeenth in both major polls,[1] Weber State earned the Big Sky's berth in the expanded 48-team NCAA tournament. They were seeded seventh in the West region and hosted the subregional in Ogden, but were upset by a point by Lamar.[10][11]
All-conference
Senior guard Bruce Collins was a unanimous selection to the all-conference team, becoming the seventh player to be named in three consecutive years. Joining him for a second straight year was senior forward David Johnson. On the second team was senior center Richard Smith and senior guard Mark Mattos; forward Gerald Mattinson and sophomore reserve guard Todd Harper were honorable mention.[12][13][14][15]
A four-year starter, Collins scored over two thousand points for the Wildcats, including 32 in his final game, the NCAA loss to Lamar.[10] He was edged out for player of the year honors by guard Don Newman of Idaho,[16] which had finished last in each of the previous five seasons.
