WEBER STATE RUMORS & GOSSIP
Meet Your 2012 NBA Draft Candidate: Damian Lillard
I have started a new section on the ‘NBA Mistress’ leading up to the 2012 NBA Draft, in which I highlight NBA Draft candidates including video, selection projection, stats,etc. Damian Lillard – Weber State Position: Point Guard Height: 6’2″ Weight: 185 2011-2012 Stats: 24.5 ppg, 5 rpg, 4 apg Strengths: The NBA has seen [...]
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NBA Draft Blog Interview with Damian Lillard
Draft fans and pundits everywhere always love the story of the small school guy who gets his dream and is chosen in the NBA Draft. However, Damian Lillard, out of Weber State, is not your typical small school player. Lillard was under-recruited coming out of high school, so Weber State ended up being his destination. It didn’t take long for Lillard to make an impact, and by...
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Weber State makes Sears interim coach
Weber State has selected Jody Sears as its interim football coach to replace John L. Smith.
Smith left Monday to take the Arkansas job following that school's firing of Bobby Petrino.
The 44-year-old Sears joined the Wildcats staff this spring and has been working as the team's defensive coordinator. He will continue in that role as well.
Sears spent the previous three...
Via AP on Fox
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April 26, 2012
John L Smith to feed at Hogs’ trough
As if the Arkansas football situation couldn’t get any more murky.John L. Smith is rushing back to Fayetteville, taking over another major football program. He will fill in on an interim basis for the departed Bobby Petrino, his former assistant at Louisville and former boss at Arkansas.Razorback running back Knile Davis called it the happiest day of his life, “hearing...
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April 23, 2012
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April 23, 2012
Weber St. moving on after Smith bolts
Weber State hired John L. Smith as its football coach after last season and was looking forward to seeing what he could do with his alma mater.
The Wildcats won't get the chance: Smith is returning to Arkansas to lead the Razorbacks as the head coach for at least next season. Arkansas announced the move Monday, saying Smith had agreed to a 10-month contract worth $850,000. He...
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April 23, 2012
Arkansas Rehires John L. Smith as Interim Razorbacks Coach
Arkansas Rehires John L. Smith as Interim Razorbacks CoachWell. Well. Well. Arkansas is going interim route after all, and with a very familiar face to satisfy the demands of the existing roster and front office. Current Weber State head coach John L. Smith has been hired by AD Jeff Long to replace Bobby Petrino on a one-year deal. Smith is a former Arkansas assistant to Petrino...
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April 23, 2012
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April 23, 2012
John L. Smith Will Replace Bobby Petrino On An Interim Basis
The University of Arkansas announced earlier this afternoon that John L. Smith has been hired as the interim head coach, replacing Bobby Petrino who was fired earlier this month. Smith, who left the Razorbacks after last season to become the coach at Weber State, is returning for what is believed to be only a one-year contract. John L. told Weber State the one thing he was looking...
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April 23, 2012
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April 23, 2012
Weber State's Damian Lillard to go pro
Weber State guard Damian Lillard will bypass his final year of eligibility and declare for the NBA draft after one of the best individual seasons in school history.
The 21-year-old Lillard made his announcement Tuesday.
The native of Oakland, Calif., finished second in the country in scoring, averaging 24.5 points, five rebounds and four assists en route to his second Big Sky MVP...
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April 03, 2012
Montana fans shake the basket during Weber State’s free throw (Video)
There’s good, clean home court advantage , and then there’s shaking the opponent’s basket when they’re shooting free throws. We have very rarely — if ever — seen the latter, but conference tournaments bring out the worst (best?) in everyone. As you can see from the video above that The Dagger shared with us, Montana fans decided to shake the hoop...
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March 08, 2012
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March 08, 2012
OSG Buzzer Beater: Idaho State Shoots Down Big Sky Leader Weber State
The Weber State Wildcats are the Big Sky Conference front runners. Saturday the Wildcats faced Idaho State and left Pocatello, Idaho with the tails between their legs.Kenny McGowen nailed a three point shot at the buzzer to give the Bengals a 64-62 win over the Wildcats.Here's the highlights. (Thanks KPVI Pocatello, ID)“I felt it. As soon as I let it go and I heard the buzzer...
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January 29, 2012
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January 29, 2012
NAU's skid hits 6 with loss to Weber State
OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Kyle Tresnak had 16 of his career-high 22 points at halftime and Weber State stretched its winning streak to nine with an 81-67 victory over Northern Arizona Thursday.
Damian Lillard, who entered the game as the top scorer in Division I, added 18 points, six rebounds and six assists for Weber State (15-3, 7-0 Big Sky).
Tresnak hit 10 of 14 from the field, Frank...
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January 20, 2012
Weber State football: Wildcats banking their future on John L. Smith
OGDEN ? Smack in the slipstream of three bowl-bound college football teams, Weber State didn't think twice about hiring John L. Smith as its coach on Tuesday. OK, so the man once slapped himself in a press conference. Another time he ranted to a sideline reporter that "the kids are playing their tails off and the coaches keep screwing it up!"
In the 1990s, when he...
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December 07, 2011
John L. Smith Hired At Weber State
Former Louisville football coach John L. Smith has accepted the head coaching position at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. The school will conduct a press conference this morning to make the announcement. Smith played at Weber State College for coach Sark Arslanian from 1967-70 and began his coaching career as a graduate assistant for the Wildcats in 1971.
Smith became Utah...
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December 06, 2011
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December 06, 2011
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