wildcat head coaches - Weber State University Athletics

HEAD COACHRANDY RAHERANDY RAHEWeber StateHead Coach7th Season8Rahe ProfileBorn: June 12, 1960Hometown: Bancroft, IowaWife: LauraChildren: Luke, KadeAlma Mater: Buena Vista ‘82College CoachingExperienceWeber StateHead Coach2006-07-presentOverall record: 120-68 (.638)Big Sky record: 74-22 (.771)University of UtahAssistant Coach2004-05 -- 2005-06Utah StateAssistant Coach1998-99 -- 2003-04Colorado StateAssistant Coach1991-92 -- 1997-98Denver UniversityAssistant Coach1990-91University of ColoradoAssistant Coach1989-90Weber State head coach Randy Rahe enters his seventh season as head coachof the Wildcats. In six seasons Rahe has led the Wildcats to three Big Sky Championshipsand fi ve post-season tournament appearances. He has also been named Big SkyCoach of the Year three times and has coached four Big Sky MVP’s.In six seasons Rahe has a career record of 120-68 (.638) overall at Weber State andis 74-22 (.771) in Big Sky Conference games. He has led the Wildcats to 20 or morewins in four of six seasons with the team. He currently ranks 14th in Big Sky history forcareer winning percentage.Rahe has also coached 18 Big Sky All-Conference performers and 17 Big Sky AcademicAll-Conference performers in his team with the Wildcats. He has led WSU to 10or more wins in conference play in all six seasons at the helm.Weber State is coming off a remarkable season in 2011-12 where he led Weber Stateto a 25-7 overall record and a 14-2 record in Big Sky Conference play. WSU reached the25 win plateau for just the sixth time in school history. Weber State advanced to postseasonplay for the fi fth time in Rahe’s six seasons with the team and won a fi rst roundgame in the collegeinsider.com Postseason Tournament. He also led the Wildcats to thechampionship game of the Big Sky Tournament for the third time in six years. At onepoint of the season the Wildcats won 10 straight and 17 of 18 games. Weber State alsoled the nation in free throw percentage at 81.4 percent, the single-best team percentagein the history of the Big Sky Conference.The 2011-12 season was highlighted by the playof All-American, District VIII Player of the Year, andBig Sky MVP Damian Lillard who had perhaps thegreatest season in school history, fi nishing second inthe nation in scoring at 24.5 points per game. Lillardset a school record for single-season points andbecame the fi rst player in Big Sky history to earn All-American honors.Last season the Wildcats fi nished with a perfect16-0 home record, the best home record in schoolhistory. Rahe has a career record of 75-11 (.872) inhome games and an incredible 44-4 (.917) record inregular season Big Sky home games. In 2011-12the Wildcats averaged 6,493 fans per game, by farColorado Collegethe best in the Big Sky and one of the best in the2011 WEBER STATE FOOTBALLAssistant Coach1988-89West and ranked 82nd in the nation. It was also theschool’s best attendance average in nine years.2011-12 WEBER STATE MEN’S BASKETBALL