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 Swenson 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
1965–66 record20–5 (8–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachPhil Johnson
Home arenaSwenson Gym
1965–66 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Weber State8–2 .800  20–5  .800
Gonzaga8–2 .800  19–7  .731
Montana6–5 .545  14–10  .583
Montana State5–5 .500  7–15  .318
Idaho2–8 .200  12–14  .462
Idaho State1–9 .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.

References

  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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