2006–07 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

2006–07 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
2006–07 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky Regular Season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 64
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	20–12 (11–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Randy Rahe (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Eric Duft; Phil Beckner; Kellen McCoy;
Home arena	Dee Events Center
	Seasons ← 2005–06 2007–08 →

The 2006–07 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State University during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wildcats were led by first-year head coach Randy Rahe and played their home games at the Dee Events Center. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–12, 11–5 in Big Sky play to win the Big Sky regular season championship. They were also champions of the Big Sky Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to eventual Final Four participant UCLA.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	24	David Patten	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Pepperdine	Placentia, California

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 10, 2006*		Colorado Christian	W 83–57	1–0	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Nov 16, 2006*		at Alaska Fairbanks	W 71–66 ^OT	2–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 18, 2006*		vs. Troy	W 66–61	3–0	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 19, 2006*		vs. Utah State	L 55–68	3–1	Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 22, 2006*		Montana Tech	W 81–53	4–1	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Nov 25, 2006*		at Utah State	L 68–77	4–2	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah
Nov 29, 2006*		at Utah	L 55–67	4–3	Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 2, 2006*		Brigham Young	L 69–73 ^OT	4–4	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Dec 5, 2006*		at Portland	W 72–56	5–4	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Dec 9, 2006*		at Southern Utah	L 63–75	5–5	Centrum Arena Cedar City, Utah
Dec 16, 2006*		Portland	W 68–51	6–5	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Dec 19, 2006*		Southern Utah	W 59–57	7–5	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Dec 22, 2006*		at No. 17 Washington	L 51–80	7–6	Seattle, Washington
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2007*		Portland State Semifinals	W 77–74	19–11	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
Mar 7, 2007*		Northern Arizona Championship game	W 88–80	20–11	Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2007*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 7 UCLA First Round	L 42–70	20–12	ARCO Arena (16,338) Sacramento, California
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Mountain time.

David Patten – Big Sky Player of the Year, AP Honorable Mention All-American

v t e Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Venues	Swenson Gym (1962–1977) Dee Events Center (1977–present)
Rivalries	In-state Utah schools
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24