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.^[1]

1967–68 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball
Big Sky Champions
NCAA tournament, First round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	21–6 (12–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Dick Motta (8th season)
Assistant coach	Phil Johnson
Home arena	Wildcat Gym
Seasons ← 1966–67 1968–69 →

1967–68 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State	12	–	3		.800			21	–	6		.778
Idaho	9	–	3		.750			15	–	11		.577
Idaho State	7	–	8		.467			13	–	13		.500
Montana State	6	–	9		.400			10	–	15		.400
Gonzaga	6	–	9		.400			9	–	17		.346
Montana	5	–	10		.333			8	–	17		.320

Weber State won the Big Sky title and gained the conference's first-ever berth in the 23-team NCAA tournament.^[2] In the West regional at nearby Salt Lake City, the Wildcats fell by eleven points to New Mexico State.^[3][4]

Motta left in late May to become head coach of the NBA's Chicago Bulls,^[5][6][7] and assistant Phil Johnson was promoted to head coach of the Wildcats.^[8]

Postseason result

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
NCAA Tournament
Sat, March 9* 9:00 pm	vs. New Mexico State First round	L 57–68	21–6	Nielsen Fieldhouse (4,700) Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain time.