Weber State University Athletics
Weber State University
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Wildcats back home to host Lincoln Wednesday night
12/17/2024 4:10:00 PM | Men's Basketball
• Coming off a road victory, Weber State returns home for a pair of home games this week, beginning Wednesday night when the Wildcats host Lincoln University.
• The Wildcats and Oaklanders will tipoff at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday night at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. The game will be televised on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with Tony Parks and former Weber State head coach Joe Cravens calling the action.
The Weber State radio broadcast will be on 103.1 FM "The Wave" with Carl Arky and former Weber State standout and Big Sky MVP David Patten on the call.
Live stats are available at WeberStateSports.com and the Weber State Wildcats app.
• Weber State is coming off a 73-71 road win at Utah Tech Friday night to improve to 5-6 on the season. The Wildcats shot 51 percent from the field, their third time shooting 50 percent in a game this season, and outrebounded the Trailblazers 32-27.
• In Friday's win, Tomley not only hit the game winning layup, he also led the Wildcats in scoring, finishing with 21 points, and for his performance, he was named the Big Sky Co-Player of the Week. Tomley finished with 21 points and knocked down three 3-pointers. He also had four assists and two steals. He was 7 of 15 from the field and 4 of 6 from the free throw line. He also made the game-winning layup with less than a second remaining to seal the win.
It was his sixth game in double figures this season and his second time scoring 20 or more points. He is second on the Wildcat team in scoring at 12.7 points per game. He also ranks third in the Big Sky in 3-pointers per game at 2.5.
• Another Weber State senior transfer, Vasilije Vucinic, started for the first time this season on Friday and responded with season-highs in points and rebounds for his second double-double of the season. Vucinic was 7 of 8 from the field and tied his season-high with 14 points. He also pulled down a career-high 13 rebounds.
This season, Vucinic is shooting 62 percent from the field and is averaging 7.0 points and 5.2 rebounds per game.
• Wednesday's game with Lincoln will be the 100th career game for Vucinic, who transferred to Weber State after playing three seasons at the University of Portland.
• All five of Weber State's seniors will have played in at least 100 career games. Blaise Threatt (124 games), Dyson Koehler (123), Alex Tew (104), and Miguel Tomley (103) have all played in at least 100 games in their college careers.
• Threatt has led the Wildcats this season and scored 14 points in the win at Utah Tech, giving him at least 10 points in all 11 games this season. He currently is second in the Big Sky in scoring at 17.5 points per game, and also ranks second in the conference in steals (2.4) and minutes played. He is also second in assist to turnover ratio, fifth in assists, and sixth in field goal percentage.
• Lincoln University is located in Oakland, California. They play in the South Western States Conference. The Oaklanders are 1-4 heading into this week. They play at Saint Martin's in Lacey, Washington on Tuesday night, before playing at Weber State. They beat Pacific Union College, then lost to Simpson, Dominican, UC Merced, and San Jose State. They will play at Big Sky member Eastern Washington on Saturday.
This will be the first ever meeting between Weber State and Lincoln.
• Through the first 11 games of the season, the Wildcats are 5-2 when leading their opponents in field goal percentage and 0-3 when trailing. WSU is also 4-1 when outrebounding opponents and 1-4 when trailing. The 'Cats are 3-0 this season and 22-1 in the three years under coach Duft when leading their opponents in assists.
• The Wildcats are coached by Eric Duft who returns for his third season as head coach and his 19th season overall at Weber State. He spent 16 seasons as an assistant coach under Randy Rahe before becoming the 10th head coach in WSU history in May 2022.
• Weber State was picked third in the Big Sky preseason media poll and fourth in the coaches poll.
• Weber State has nine players coming from six different countries on this year's roster. The 'Cats have three players from Canada, two from Serbia, and one each from England, Finland, Montenegro, and Japan.
• Weber State is back home again Saturday night to host Utah Valley at the Dee Events Center.
That will be the final game before a Christmas break. The 'Cats will then play their next four games on the road, with a matchup at 10-ranked Oregon on Sunday, December 29.
After the new year, Weber State will begin Big Sky Conference play with the first three games on the road.
