Men's basketball opens Big Sky play Saturday at 2:00

GAME INFORMATION

It's Big Sky Conference time for the Weber State men's basketball team. The Wildcats open the 20-game conference season this Saturday afternoon with a home game against Eastern Washington.

The game will tipoff at 2 p.m. from the Dee Events Center and will be streamed online for free on Pluto TV 535 and WatchBigSky.com. Radio broadcast will be on 1430 KLO and kloradio.com.

Steve Klauke and former Weber State standout and Big Sky MVP and David Patten will call the action. Live stats at WeberStateSports.com and the Weber State app.

OPENING TIP

• Weber State begins Big Sky play with a 4-7 overall record. The Wildcats are coming off a 91-61 loss at BYU last Saturday in their last non-conference game.

• Eastern Washington is 7-4 on the season heading into Big Sky play.

• WSU senior Jerrick Harding leads the Big Sky in scoring at 20.7 points per game. He scored 27 at BYU and has scored 20 or more points six times this season.

• Eastern Washington was the Big Sky preseason favorite in the coaches poll.

• EWU leads the Big Sky in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage.

• The Eagles are led by Jacob Davison who is fourth in the BSC in scoring at 18.0.

• Weber State is 35-22 all-time in Big Sky Conference openers.

• This will be the 75th all-time meeting between the two schools, with Weber State holding a 49-25 series lead. The Eagles have won three of the last five games in the series.

• In games in Ogden, WSU is 30-7 all-time but Eastern Washington has won the last two and three of the last four games at the Dee Events Center.

• After Saturday, the Wildcats are right back home Monday night to host Idaho.

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Players Mentioned

Jerrick Harding

Weber State University Athletics