Wildcat men's basketball picked second in Big Sky preseason polls

Weber State men's basketball has been picked to finish second for the 2021-22 season, according to the Big Sky preseason media and coaches polls.

The polls were released Thursday by the conference in advance of the season which begins on November 9.

Weber State has been picked first or second in the Big Sky preseason polls in 13 of the last 14 years.

Southern Utah was picked first in both polls. The Thunderbirds garnered eight first-place votes from the coaches and 23 in the media poll. SUU won the regular season title last year at 12-2.

Montana State was third in both polls and received one first-place vote in each poll. Montana is fourth in both polls with Northern Colorado fifth and Idaho State sixth.

Weber State has four starters and 10 total players returning off last year's squad. The Wildcats are coming off a 17-6 record during the 2020-21 season and finished in a tie for second in the Big Sky at 12-3. WSU also welcomed three Division I transfers in Koby McEwen (Marquette/Utah State), Jamison Overton (Utah Valley) and Dyson Koehler (Cal Poly.

Head coach Randy Rahe returns for his 16th season at Weber State and is WSU's and the Big Sky's all-time leader in coaching wins.

The Wildcats open the season November 4 with an exhibition with the regular season opener set for November 9 against Western Colorado. Weber State will have 15 regular season home games, including games against Utah State, BYU and Fresno State.

The 'Cats also play road games at Duquesne, Dixie State and Washington State, as well as three games at the Jersey Mike Classic in Florida.

The 'Cats will also face a 20-game Big Sky schedule with the conference tournament set for March 9-12 in Boise, Idaho.

Season tickets for Wildcat basketball are on sale now at WeberStateSports.com.

Big Sky Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll

Place	Team	Votes	First Place Votes
1	Southern Utah	98	8
2	Weber State	91	2
3	Montana State	81	1
4	Montana	71
5	Northern Colorado	68
6	Idaho State	56
7	Portland State	40
8	Eastern Washington	37
9	Northern Arizona	28
10	Sacramento State	25
11	Idaho	10

Big Sky Men's Basketball Preseason Media Poll

Place	Team	Votes	First Place Votes
1	Southern Utah	324	23
2	Weber State	290	5
3	Montana State	264	1
4	Montana	217
5	Northern Colorado	212
6	Idaho State	181
7	Eastern Washington	142
8	Portland State	116
9	Sacramento State	110
10	Northern Arizona	85
11	Idaho	38

Wildcat men's basketball picked second in Big Sky preseason polls

Players Mentioned

Dyson Koehler

Koby McEwen

JJ Overton

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Wildcat men's basketball picked second in Big Sky preseason polls

Players Mentioned

Dyson Koehler

Koby McEwen

JJ Overton

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