WEBER STATE MEN S BASKETBALL. For Release: Nov. 7, Men s Basketball Contact: Paul Grua Phone: (801)

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1 WEBER STATE Men s Basketball Contact: Paul Grua Phone: (801) pgrua@weber.edu Wildcat Schedule MEN S BASKETBALL For Release: Nov. 7, 2012 This Week in Wildcat Basketball Overall: 0-0 Big Sky: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Home: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Time/Result 11/05! Western State (exh.) W /09 Arizona Christian 7:00 pm 11/15 at San Jose State 8:00 pm 11/24 at Utah State 7:00 pm 11/28 at Dayton 5:00 pm 12/05 Utah Valley 7:00 pm 12/08 UC Irvine 7:00 pm 12/15 BYU 7:00 pm 12/20 * at Eastern Washington 7:00 pm 12/22 * at Portland State 8:30 pm 12/29 University of the Southwest 7:00 pm 01/03 * Northern Colorado 7:00 pm 01/05 * North Dakota 7:00 pm 01/10 * at Southern Utah 7:00 pm 01/14 * at Idaho State 7:00 pm 01/17 * Northern Arizona 7:00 pm 01/19 * Sacramento State 7:00 pm 01/24 * at Montana State 7:00 pm 01/26 * at Montana 7:00 pm 01/31 * at North Dakota 6:00 pm 02/01 * at Northern Colorado 7:00 pm 02/09 * Southern Utah 7:00 pm 02/11 * Idaho State 7:00 pm 02/14 * Montana 7:00 pm 02/16 * Montana State 7:00 pm 02/23 + at ESPN Bracketbusters TBA 02/28 * at Sacramento State 8:00 pm 03/02 * at Northern Arizona 2:00 pm 03/07 * Portland State 7:00 pm 03/09 * Eastern Washington 7:00 pm 03/14-16 Big Sky Tournament TBD! Exhibition game + ESPN Bracketbuster game * Big Sky Conference game All Times Mountain. All home games played at the Dee Events Center. Game #1 Radio: Video: Live stats: Series: Arizona Christian at Weber State Friday, Nov. 9 7:00 p.m. Ogden, Utah Dee Events Center (11,500) FM The Zone bigskytv.org WeberStateSports.com First meeting PROJECTED STARTERS WEBER STATE WILDCATS No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown 15 Davion Berry F Jr. Oakland, CA 13 Frank Otis F Sr. Oakland, CA 44 Kyle Tresnak C Jr. Scottsdale, AZ 5 Jordan Richardson G Jr. Lewisville, TX 4 Scott Bamforth G/F Sr. Albuquerque, NM ARIZONA CHRISTIAN FIRESTORM No. Player Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown 32 Jackson Helms F Fr. Murrieta, CA 41 Daniel Cornelius F Jr. Phoenix, AZ 20 A.J. Koch G Jr. Tucson, AZ 10 Greg Womack G Jr. Edmond, OK 0 Mason Page G Jr. Huntington Beach, CA

2 Weber State Quick Facts Location: Ogden, Utah Enrollment: 25,483 Nickname: Wildcats Conference: Big Sky President: Dr. F. Ann Millner Athletics Director: Jerry Bovee Associate AD/SWA: Amy Crosbie Athletic Communications Dir. of Ath. Comm. (MBB contact): Paul Grua Office phone: (801) Cell phone: (801) Press Row: (801) Dir. of Publications/Digital Media: Darin Hogge Media Relations Assistant: Justin Johnson Team Information record: Big Sky record / finish: 14-2 / 2nd Lettermen returning / lost: 7 / 4 Starters returning / lost: 2 / 3 Dee Events Center Information Arena: Dee Events Center Year Built: 1977 Capacity: 11,500 Press row number: (801) NCAA Tournaments: 4: 1980, 1983, 1986, 1994 All-time WSU record in DEC: (.797) DEC reocrd - Big Sky games: (.789) Current DEC winning streak: 17 Randy Rahe s record in DEC: (.872) Rahe s Big Sky record in DEC: 44-4 (.917) Team History First year (four-year school): All-time record: (.635) All-time Big Sky record: (.665) Big Sky regular season titles: , 66, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 76, 79, 80, 83, 84, 94, 95, 99, 03, 07, 09, 10 Big Sky Tournament titles: , 79, 80, 83, 95, 99, 03, 07 Big Sky Tournament appearaneces: 34 NCAA Tournament appearances: , 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 78, 79, 80, 83, 95, 99, 03, 07 NIT Tournament appearances: , 09, 10 CBI Tournament appearances: CIT Tournament appearances: QUICK HITS Weber State opens the season this Friday night when the Wildcats host Arizona Christian at 7:00 p.m. at the Dee Events Center. Weber State defeated Western State in the only exhibition game of the season on Monday. The Wildcats are coming off one of the best seasons in school history and finished 25-7 last year but lost three starters off last year s squad including All-American Damian Lillard who was taken with the sixth pick in the NBA Draft. MEDIA INFORMATION Friday s game will be broadcast live on FM The Zone. Carl Arky, the 2011 Utah Sportscaster of the Year, will call all the action with Dutch Belnap providing color commentary. All Wildcat games this season will be broadcast on AM-1280 or FM The Zone. Live streaming will be available at 1280thezone.com. Friday s game will also be available to watch live online for free at bigskytv.org. Live stats of will be available at WeberStateSports.com. WILDCATS CRUISE PAST WESTERN STATE IN EXHIBITION GAME Five players scored in double figures as the Weber State men s basketball team whipped up on Western State Monday night at the Dee Events Center in the only exhibition game of the season for the Wildcats. Weber State never trailed in the game and led by as many as 37 points. Weber State jumped out to a quick 30-8 lead with under 10:00 to play in the first half and led at halftime. Weber State shot 55 percent from the field in the first half and held the Mountaineers to 31 percent shooting. The lead was never less than 23 in the second half. Junior Davion Berry led the Wildcats with 15 points on 5-8 shooting. He also had three rebounds, three assists and two steals in 24 minutes of action. Junior Kyle Tresnak finished with 12 points, also on 5-8 shooting. Senior Scott Bamforth added 11 and Frank Otis had 10 points and a team-high eight rebounds. Sophomore Gelaun Wheelwright was the last Wildcat in double figures, finishing with 10. Freshman Joel Bolomoboy finished with nine points. SEASON OPENERS Weber State is 41-9 in season opening games. WSU defeated Northern New Mexico in the season opener last season. The Wildcats are 30-3 all-time when opening the season at home. CATS START SEASON WITH HOME WINNING STREAK Weber State opens the season with a 17-game home winning streak. The Wildcats were a perfect 16-0 at home last season, their best home record in school history. The 17 straight home wins is tied for the sixth longest active home winning streak in the nation. The WSU school record for consecutive home wins is an incredible 46 straight wins which Weber State had from February 1964 to February 1967 under head coach Dick Motta. The WSU record for consecutive home wins in the Dee Events Center is 30 from December 1997 to January Weber State is (.797) all-time at the Dee Events Center. Under Coach Randy Rahe the Wildcats are (.872) at home and an incredible 44-4 at home in Big Sky Conference games. INJURY REPORT WSU junior forward Byron Fulton missed Monday s exhibition after having his right knee scoped. He will likely miss another one to two weeks of action. WILDCATS PICKED SECOND IN BIG SKY PRESEASON POLLS The University of Montana was picked to repeat as Big Sky men s basketball champions according to a preseason coaches and media polls. Weber State was picked second in both polls, marking the first time in five seasons that the Wildcats were not picked to win the conference title in the preseason polls. Montana, who posted a 15-1 conference record last season and won the conference tournament, garnered eight first place votes and 98 total points in the coaches polls. They had 24 first-place votes in the media poll and totaled 344 points. Weber State was second with 92 points in the coaches poll and had three firstplace votes. The Wildcats also had eight first-place votes in the media poll and totaled 318 points. Northern Colorado came in third in the coaches poll and fourth in the media poll. Eastern Washington was third in the media poll and finished sixth in the coaches poll. New conference member North Dakota came in fourth. WeberStateSports.com 2

3 Head Coach Randy Rahe Rahe Profile Born: June 12, 1960 Hometown: Bancroft, Iowa Alma Mater: Buena Vista 82 Record at WSU: (.638) / 7th Overall record: same Big Sky record: (.771) Rahe by the Numbers 3 Big Sky Championships 3 Big Sky Coach of the Year Honors 4 Big Sky Conference MVP Players 5 Post-Season Tourn. Appearances 18 Big Sky All-Conference performers 19 BSC Academic All-Conf. members 20 Or more wins in four seasons Career record Season Overall Big Sky (1st) (3rd) (1st) (1st) (3rd) (2nd) yrs (.638) (.771) Coaching Experience Weber State Head Coach, pres. University of Utah Assistant Coach, Utah State Assistant Coach, Colorado State Assistant Coach, Denver University Assistant Coach, University of Colorado Assistant Coach, Colorado College Assistant Coach, ABOUT ARIZONA CHRISTIAN Arizona Christian University is a private NAIA school located in Phoenix, Arizona. The University was founded in 1960 and has just 682 students. Arizona Christian sponsors 15 sports in the athletic department and are members of the Golden State Athletic Conference. The university was formerly known as Southwestern Conservative Baptist College and then Southwestern College before being named Arizona Christian University. Former NBA All-Star and NBA Coach Paul Westphal began his coaching career at then-southwestern College leading the school to a Christian College championship. The Firestorm posted an record last season and were 9-3 in conference games. They lost four starters and seven letterwinners off last year s squad. Senior A.J. Koch, the lone returning starter, averaged 10.5 points and 3.4 rebounds per game last season. The Firestorm have played one exhibition game and one regular season game this season. They defeated Cincinnati Christian College in an exhibition game. They opened their season last Saturday with a win at Northern New Mexico College. Daniel Cornelius led team with 23 points and eight rebounds. Koch added 15 points. Weber State opened the season against Northern New Mexico last November and defeated the Eagles HEAD COACH JEFF RUTTER The Firestorm are coached by Jeff Rutter who is in his first season as head coach at Arizona Christian. Friday s game will also be his first career game as a head coach as Rutter was named head coach at Arizona Christian prior to this season. Prior to becoming head coach Rutter spent 10 seasons as an assistant coach at Azusa Pacific and two seasons as an assistant at California Baptist. SERIES HISTORY This will be the first meeting between Weber State and Arizona Christian. It will also be Weber State s first game against a team from the Golden State Athletic Conference. A LOOK BACK AT THE WEBER STATE SEASON Weber State is coming off one of the best seasons in schools history as the Wildcats finished with a 25-7 overall record and advanced to their fourth straight post-season tournament appearance. WSU finished second in the Big Sky regular season with a 14-2 record and advanced to the finals of the conference tournament. WSU advanced to the collegeinsider.com Postseason Tournament where they won a first round game. Weber State has won 10 or more conference games for six straight seasons. The Wildcats lost three players off last year s squad including Big Sky MVP and All-American Damian Lillard, who finished his career as one of the top players in Weber State and Big Sky history. Lillard finished second in the nation in scoring last season and became the first player in Big Sky history to be named to an All-American team. He leaves as Weber State s career leader in three-pointers and free throws made and is second in school history in career scoring and assists. Lillard was selected as the sixth overall selection in the 2012 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers. Also gone off last year s team are Kyle Bullinger and Darin Mahoney. The three Wildcats combined to play in 343 career games with the Wildcats. COACHING STAFF Weber State head coach Randy Rahe returns for his seventh season as head coach of the Wildcats. In six years Rahe has posted a career record of at Weber State and is in Big Sky Conference games. He has won 20 or more games in four of his six seasons with the Wildcats and has also won three Big Sky Conference titles. Returning with Rahe on the coaching staff are Associate Head Coach Eric Duft, and assistant coach Phil Beckner. New to the staff this season is assistant coach Keith Berard. Kadin Kirk was elevated as the Director of Basketball Operations after spending last season as video coordinator. RETURNING WILDCATS The Wildcats return seven players off last year s squad that won 25 games. Scott Bamforth (6-2, 190, Sr., G, Albuquerque, New Mexico) Bamforth returns for his senior season with the Wildcats. He has earned All-Big Sky honors in each of his first two seasons at Weber State, including Second Team All-Conference honors last year. Last season Bamforth started 31 games and averaged 14.5 points per game for the Wildcats while shooting 44 percent from the field, 40 percent from three-point land and 88 percent from the free throw line. In he earned First Team honors and was named Big Sky Newcomer of the Year for his performance. He has played in 62 career games with the Wildcats and has a career average of 13.4 points per game. WeberStateSports.com 3

4 Frank Otis (6-6, 220, Sr., F, Oakland, CA) Frank Mook Otis returns for his senior season for the Wildcats after joining WSU before last season. As a junior he played in 12 games and started seven games for the Wildcats while battling knee injuries. In those 12 games Otis averaged 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He also shot a team-best 69 percent from the field. Byron Fulton (6-7, 235, Jr., F, Phoenix, Ariz.) Fulton returns for his junior season with the Wildcats. As a sophomore last season he appeared in all 32 games and averaged 7.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. He also shot 45 percent from the field and 43 percent from three-point range. In he was named the Big Sky Freshman of the Year. Fulton has played in 64 career games with the Wildcats, having never missed a game in his two seasons. Jordan Richardson (6-1, 185, Jr., G, Lewisville, Tex.) Jordan saw action in all 32 games for the Wildcats last season and returns for his junior season this year. He averaged 4.2 points and 2.1 assists per game last season. In his two year career he has not missed a game for the Wildcats and has seen action in 64 games, with 14 career starts. Kyle Tresnak (6-10, 255, Jr., C, Scottsdale, Ariz.) Tresnak returns for his junior season after earning All-Big Sky Honorable Mention honors as a sophomore last season. He started in all 32 games last season and averaged 10 points and 3.8 rebounds per game. He also shot 54 percent from the field during the season. In 64 career games Tresnak has a career average of 6.8 points per game. James Hajek (6-10, 250, So., C, Omaha, NE) After red shirting one season Hajek played for the first time last season for the Wildcats. He appeared in 15 games before suffering a season-ending knee injury. In those 15 games he averaged 3.4 points and 2.1 rebounds per game, while shooting 53 percent from the field and 87 percent from the free throw line. Gelaun Wheelwright (6-1, 195, So., G., Corona, CA) Wheelwright played in 26 games for the Wildcats as a true freshman. He was initially scheduled to redshirt the season but was called into action after injuries. In his 26 games Wheelwright averaged 5.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. He scored a career-high 19 points in WSU s final game of the season at Loyola Marymount. He scored in double figures in four games during the season and shot 40 percent from the field. LOOKING AHEAD After Friday s game the Wildcats will hit the road for three straight games beginning next Thursday, Nov. 15 at San Jose State WEBER STATE MEN S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Gelaun Wheelwright G So. 1VL Corona, CA (Centennial) 3 Duce Zaid G Jr. JC Los Angeles, CA (Ariz. West./Barstow CC) 4 Scott Bamforth G Sr. 2VL Albuquerque, NM (W. Nebraska CC) 5 Jordan Richardson G Jr. 2VL Lewisville, TX (Merrill West HS (CA)) 11 Logan Foster G RFr. SQ Los Angeles, CA (Santa Monica) 13 Frank Otis F Sr. 1VL Oakland, CA (SMU) (McClymonds) 14 Wayne Bradford G So. JC Baltimore, MD (Sheridan CC) 15 Davion Berry G/F Jr. TR Oakland, CA (Cal St. Monterery Bay) 21 Joel Bolomboy F Fr. HS Fort Worth, TX (Keller) 25 Byron Fulton F Jr. 2VL Phoenix, AZ (St. Mary s) 32 Royce Williams G/F So. JC Los Angeles, CA (N.M. Military Institute) 33 Kyndahl Hill F Fr. HS Humble, TX (Humble) 44 Kyle Tresnak C Jr. 2VL Scottsdale, AZ (Scottsdale Horizon) 45 James Hajek C So. 1VL Omaha, NE (Skutt Cathloic) 50 Jordan Rex F/C Jr. JC St. George, UT (Salt Lake CC) Kevin Sweat G Fr. HS Los Altos, CA (Pinewood School) Head Coach: Associate Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Dir. of Basketball Ops.: COACHING STAFF Randy Rahe, Buena Visa College (Iowa) 82, (7th season) Eric Duft, Sterling College 95, (7th season) Phil Beckner, Kansas Wesleyan 05 (5th season) Keith Berard, Southern Utah 96 (1st season) Kadin Kirk, Northern Arizona 10 (2nd season) WeberStateSports.com 4

5 Career Games Played / Started No. Player GP GS 0 Gelaun Wheelwright Scott Bamforth Jordan Richardson Frank Otis Byron Fulton Kyle Tresnak James Hajek Weber State Against the Nation Big Sky Standings (Final standings) Team Big Sky. Pct. Overall Pct. Streak #Montana L1 WEBER STATE L1 Portland State L2 Eastern Washington L1 Idaho State L5 Montana State L1 Sacramento State W1 Northern Colorado L2 Northern Arizona L16 #regular season and postseason champion Ahead in the Big Sky Atlantic at Dayton (11/28) Big West vs. UC Irvine (12/08) Great West vs Utah Valley (12/05) Non-Division I vs. Arizona Christian (11/09) vs. University of the Southwest (12/29) WAC vs. San Jose State (11/15) at Utah State (11/24) West Coast vs. BYU (12/15) Friday, Nov. 9 Southern Utah at #21 Gonzaga Arizona Christian at WEBER STATE Montana at Colorado State North Dakota at Kansas State UC Merced at Sacramento State Pacific, Ore. at Portland State Saturday, Nov. 10 Northern Arizona at Oregon Eastern Washington at Washington State Idaho State at Utah State College of Southwest at Northern Colorado Sunday, Nov. 11 Montana State at Seattle Monday, Nov. 12 Portland State at Oregon Northern Arizona at #18 UNLV Eastern Washington at Cal State Northridge All times are Mountain. * Big Sky Conference game. 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm 5:30 pm 5:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 5:00 pm 7:30 pm 8:00 pm 8:00 pm WeberStateSports.com 5

6 THE LAST TIME FOR WEBER STATE BASKETBALL... TEAM SCORING Weber State scored points... Feb. 2, 2012, vs. Portland State; WSU won Weber State scored 100 or more points...dec. 19, 2011, vs. Mayville State; WSU won Weber State scored fewer than 40 points...dec. 23, 2007, at New Mexico; WSU lost An opponent scored points... Dec. 7, 2011, at BYU; WSU lost An opponent scored 100 or more points...feb. 26, 2007, at Sacramento State; WSU lost An opponent scored fewer than 40 points...feb. 22, 2011, at Idaho State; WSU won INDIVIDUAL SCORING A WSU player had points...feb. 23, 2012, at Northern Colorado; Damian Lillard (30) A WSU player had points... Feb. 4, 2012, vs. Northern Colorado; Damian Lillard (35) A WSU player had points... Feb. 2, 2012, vs. Portland State; Damian Lillard (40) A WSU player had 45 or more points , vs. Utah State; Stan Mayhew (45)* An opponent had 30 or more points...feb. 15, 2012, at Montana State; Shawn Reid (31) A WSU player had a double-double... March 7, 2012, at Montana; Damian Lillard (29 points, 10 rebounds) A WSU player had a triple-double...feb. 26, 2000, vs. Montana State; Eddie Gill (15 points, 14 assists, 11 reb.) Weber State had five players in double figures...feb. 11, 2012 vs. EWU (Lillard, Fulton, Bamforth, Tresnak, Bullinger) FIELD GOAL SHOOTING Weber State shot percent from the field... Jan. 19, 2012, vs. Northern Arizona; WSU 56.9% Weber State shot 60 percent or better from the field...nov. 11, 2011, vs. Northern New Mexico; WSU 60.7% An opponent shot percent from the field...march 7, 2012, at Montana; Montana 55.2% REBOUNDING A WSU player had rebounds...nov. 19, 2011, at UC Irvine; Kyle Bullinger (16) A WSU player had 20 or more rebounds...march 3, 2008, at Sacramento State; Arturas Valeika (20) Weber State had 50 or more rebounds...nov. 11, 2011, vs. Northern New Mexico; Weber State (50) Weber State had 25 or fewer rebounds... March 6, 2012, vs. Portland State; Weber State (22) An opponent had 25 or fewer rebounds...dec. 22, 2011, vs. Utah; Mayville State (21) ASSISTS A WSU player had eight or more assists...feb. 23, 2012, at Northern Colorado; Damian Lillard (8) Weber State had 20 or more assists... Feb. 18, 2012, vs. UT Arlington; Weber State (20) Weber State had five or fewer assists...feb. 28, 2012, at Montana; Weber State (4) An opponent had 20 or more assists...dec. 7, 2011, at BYU: BYU (20) BLOCKS A WSU player had five or more blocks...dec. 21, 2010, vs. BYU; Darin Mahoney (5) Weber State had eight or more blocks... Feb. 28, 2009, vs. Sacramento State; Weber State (9) STEALS A WSU player had seven or more steals... Feb. 12, 2010, vs. Northern Arizona; Franklin Session (8) Weber State had 15 or more steals...feb. 12, 2010, vs. Northern Arizona; Weber State (16) TURNOVERS Weber State had five or fewer turnovers... Jan. 14, 2012, vs. Montana; Weber State (4) Weber State had 20 or more turnovers...jan. 5, 2012, at Eastern Washington; Weber State (22) 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE A WSU player made seven or more 3-point field goals...jan. 7, 2012, at Portland State; Damian Lillard (8-14) Weber State made 15 or more 3-point field goals...feb. 2, 2012, vs. Portland State; Weber State (15-28) Weber State shot 55 percent or better from three-point range...jan. 7, 2012, at Portland State; WSU 55.0% (11-20) Weber State did NOT make a 3-point FG... Dec. 4, 1992, at Purdue; 596 straight games with a made 3 * Indicates school record. WeberStateSports.com 6

7 WILDCAT PLAYER UPDATES # 0 GELAUN WHEELWRIGHT Sophomore G Corona, California Season Highs/Totals Career Highs/Totals Points , at Loyola Marymount (03/18/12) Rebounds...0 7, at Loyola Marymount (03/18/12) Assists...0 5, vs. UT Arlington (02/18/12) Steals...0 2, two times Blocks...0 2, two times 3-point FG s...0 3, two times 10+ Points # 4 SCOTT BAMFORTH Senior G/F Albuquerque, New Mexico Season Highlights Named to Big Sky All-Conference Second Team Season Highs/Totals Career Highs/Totals Points , vs. Utah State (11/15/11) Rebounds...0 8, vs. Portland State (02/02/12) Assists...0 7, two times Steals...0 2, five times Blocks...0 1, two times 3-point FG s...0 7, two times 10+ Points Points WeberStateSports.com 7

8 WILDCAT PLAYER UPDATES # 5 JORDAN RICHARDSON Junior G Lewisville, Texas Season Highs/Totals Career Highs/Totals Points , vs. Mayville State (12/19/11) Rebounds...0 4, three times Assists...0 7, vs. No. New Mexico (11/11/11) Steals...0 3, vs. Montana (02/03/11) Blocks...0 1, two times 3-point FG s...0 7, vs. Mayville State (12/19/11) 10+ Points Points # 13 FRANK OTIS Senior F Oakland, California Season Highs/Totals WSU Career Highs/Totals Points , vs. No. New Mexico (11/11/11) Rebounds , vs. No. New Mexico (11/11/11) Assists...0 4, vs. No. New Mexico (11/11/11) Steals...0 3, vs. Jacksonville State (11/27/11) Blocks...0 1, two times 3-point FG s...0 same 10+ Points Rebounds Double-doubles WeberStateSports.com 8

9 WILDCAT PLAYER UPDATES # 25 BYRON FULTON Junior Forward Phoenix, Arizona Season Highs/Totals Career Highs/Totals Points , two times Rebounds , vs. Montana State (01/12) Assists...0 2, nine times Steals...0 1, ten times Blocks...0 1, six times 3-point FG s...0 4, vs. Idaho State (01/15/11) 10+ Points Rebounds Double-double # 44 KYLE TRESNAK Junior C Scottsdale, Arizona Season Highlights Earned Big Sky All-Conference Honorable Mention honors Season Highs/Totals Career Highs/Totals Points , vs. No. Arizona (01/19/12) Rebounds , vs. University of the Southwest (12/18/10) Assists...0 3, vs. Colorado Christian (11/16/10) Steals...0 2, two times Blocks...0 2, five times 3-point FG s Points Points Rebounds Double-doubles WeberStateSports.com 9

10 WILDCAT PLAYER UPDATES # 45 JAMES HAJEK Sophomore C Omaha, Nebraska Season Highs/Totals Career Highs/Totals Points , vs. Mayville State (12/19/12) Rebounds...0 8, vs. Mayville State (12/19/12) Assists...0 2, vs. Mayville State (12/19/12) Steals...0 1, three times Blocks...0 1, vs. Southern Utah (12/10/12) 3-point FG s...0 same 10+ Points WeberStateSports.com 10

11 EXHIBITION GAME VS. WESTERN STATE Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Western State vs Weber State 11/05/12 8:05 p.m. at Dee Events Center - Ogden, Utah Western State 56 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 21 Jon Cooke f Travis Shepherd f Bernard Webb c Steve Aldridge g Jordan Adams g Joseph Charles Mike Vandahl Terrence Boyd George Berling Charles Joseph Ja'van Donnell Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 5 Weber State 82 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 13 OTIS, Frank f BERRY, Davion f TRESNAK, Kyle c BAMFORTH, Scott g RICHARDSON, Jordan g WHEELWRIGHT, Gelaun BRADFORD, Wayne BOLOMOBOY, Joel WILLIAMS, Royce HILL, Kyndahl HAJEK, James Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 6 Officials: Eric Curry, D.G. Neslon, Josh Johnson Technical fouls: Western State-Terrence Boyd. Weber State-None. Attendance: Exhibition Game Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Western State Weber State In Off 2nd Fast Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench WSCU WSU Last FG - WSCU 2nd-04:35, WSU 2nd-01:52. Largest lead - WSCU None, WSU by 37 2nd-10:02. Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. WeberStateSports.com 11

12 STATS AND RESULTS RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 01 LILLARD, Damian BAMFORTH, Scott TRESNAK, Kyle FULTON, Byron BULLINGER, Kyle WHEELWRIGHT, Gela OTIS, Frank RICHARDSON, Jordan MAHONEY, Darin HAJEK, James BROWN, Mike Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS WSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals Weber State Opponents Date Opponent Score Att. 11/11/11 NORTHERN NEW MEXICO W /15/11 UTAH STATE W /19/11 at UC Irvine W ^ 11/27/11 vs Jacksonville State W ^ 11/28/11 at Saint Mary's (CA) L /03/11 SAN JOSE STATE Wo /07/11 at BYU L /10/11 SOUTHERN UTAH W /16/11 at California L /19/11 MAYVILLE STATE W /22/11 UTAH W * 12/29/11 IDAHO STATE W * 12/31/11 SACRAMENTO STATE W * 01/05/12 at Eastern Washington W * 01/07/12 at Portland State W * 01/12/12 MONTANA STATE W * 01/14/12 MONTANA W * 01/19/12 NORTHERN ARIZONA W * 01/26/12 at Sacramento State W * 01/28/12 at Idaho State L * 02/02/12 PORTLAND STATE W * 02/04/12 NORTHERN COLORADO W * 02/09/12 at Northern Arizona W * 02/11/12 EASTERN WASHINGTON W * 02/15/12 at Montana State W ! 02/18/12 UT ARLINGTON W * 02/23/12 at Northern Colorado W * 02/28/12 at Montana L # 03/06/12 vs Portland State W # 03/07/12 at Montana L $ 03/13/12 UTAH VALLEY W $ 03/18/12 at Loyola MarymountLot ^ - St. Mary's Shamrock Office Solutions Classic - Moraga, CA * - Big Sky Conference game! - Sears Bracketbusters X game # - Big Sky Tournament - Missoula, MT $ - Collegeinsider.com Postseason Tournament WeberStateSports.com 12