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Weber State hosts Junction City Jam this week
11/17/2025 5:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Wildcats take on Campbell on Wednesday at 8:00 and UT Arlington on Saturday at 7:00 p.m.
• Tournament basketball is coming to Ogden. It's back home to play host for a tournament this week for Weber State men's basketball as the Wildcats host the Junction City Jam at the Dee Events Center.
• The Junction City Jam will consist of three games this week with Weber State hosting the Campbell Fighting Camels on Wednesday, Campbell playing UT Arlington on Friday afternoon, and Weber State taking on UT Arlington on Saturday.
• Wednesday's game between the Wildcats and Camels will tipopff at 8 p.m. at the Dee Events Center in Ogden. The game will be streamed on ESPN+ and the ESPN app with Tony Parks and former Weber State head coach Joe Cravens calling the action.
The WSU radio broadcast will be on 103.1 FM 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.
• The Junction City Jam is the first preseason tournament Weber State has hosted since 1991. The tournament is presented by Goldenwest Credit Union, Utah Eye Centers, and Specialists in Orthodontics.
The Junction City Jam is a reference to Ogden's railroad history. Ogden was nicknamed Junction City in the late 1800s, and the city was a railroad hub and transfer point for more than 100 trains each day. Ogden became the junction for railroad travel in the Intermountain West for several decades.
All three games of the Jam will be streamed on ESPN+.
• Weber State is 1-3 on the season. The Wildcats have played their last three games on the road falling in overtime at Utah, by 10 points at Utah State, and are coming off a 79-70 loss at UC Irvine last Saturday.
• Through four games, Weber State leads the nation in rebounding. The Wildcats are averaging 52.8 rebounds per game through the first four games, the best in the nation. WSU had 78 rebounds against West Coast Baptist but also had 52 rebounds against Utah, 40 against Utah State, and 41 against UC Irvine.
The Wildcats are second in the country in defensive rebounds at 36 per game and 20th in the nation and first in the Big Sky in offensive rebounds at 16.8 per game.
• Weber State is also second in the country in 3-point field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to just 16.3 percent shooting from 3-point range. WSU has held its opponents to 17 for 104 from 3-point range through the first four games, for a total of just 16.3 percent, second-lowest in the nation. WSU held Utah State and UC Irvine to just three made 3-pointers each.
• The Wildcats have played the 14th toughest schedule according to the NCAA's rankings of past opposition. The three Division I opponents Weber State has played are a combined 8-1 so far this season. That percentage is the 14th best in the nation.
• Sophomore Trevor Hennig is leading the Wildcats in scoring at 16.0 points at 6.5 rebounds per game. Hennig has scored in double figures in all four games.
Jace Whiting is next in scoring at 13 points per game, and is also averaging 2.3 assists per game.
Nigel Burris is also averaging in double figures at 11.3 points per game and leads the 'Cats in rebounding at 7.8 per game, which is fourth in the Big Sky. Burris is the only senior on this year's Wildcat team. WSU is one of 22 schools in the nation with one or fewer seniors on the roster this season.
• This is the first of four straight home games for the Wildcats. It's also the first of five non-conference home games against Division I opponents, the most in 13 years.
• Weber State has used four different starting lineups through the first four games. Only Tijan Saine Jr. and Malek Gomma have started all four games.
• The Campbell University Fighting Camels enter Wednesday's game at 2-2 on the season. They started the season with a loss at No. 24 Wisconsin, followed by a 73-65 loss at West Virginia. They are coming off home wins over Western Michigan and Mid-Atlantic Christian.
Campbell is located in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The Camels play in the Colonial Athletic Association.
The Camels were 15-17 last season and finished fifth in the CAA at 10-8. Campbell, like Weber State, has just four returning players from last season.
• The Camels are coached by John Andrezejek who is in his first season at Campbell. He was an assistant with the national champion Florida Gators last season. At age 33, Andrezejek is the third youngest head coach in the country.
• This is the first ever meeting between Weber State and Campbell. It's just the third opponent Weber State has ever played against a team currently in the CAA. WSU is 2-0 against Elon and 0-1 against Northeastern.
• The Wildcats are coached by Eric Duft who returns for his fourth season as head coach and his 20th 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. He has been on the coaching staff for over 600 games at Weber State, more than anyone in WSU's history.
