1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team represented Weber State College during the 1967–68 NCAA University Division basketball season. Members of the Big Sky Conference, the Wildcats were led by eighth-year head coach Dick Motta and played their home games on campus at Wildcat Gym in Ogden, Utah. They were 21–5 in the regular season and 12–3 in conference play.

1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record21–6 (12–3 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coachPhil Johnson
Home arenaWildcat Gym
1967–68 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Weber State123 .800216  .778
Idaho93 .7501511  .577
Idaho State78 .4671313  .500
Montana State69 .4001015  .400
Gonzaga69 .400917  .346
Montana510 .333817  .320

Weber State won the Big Sky title and gained the conference's first-ever berth in the 23-team NCAA tournament. In the West regional at nearby Salt Lake City, the Wildcats fell by eleven points to New Mexico State.

Motta left in late May to become head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls, and assistant Phil Johnson was promoted to head coach of the Wildcats.

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