WSU Senior, Trevor Morris

February 4 Since we've done a Q&A with several of the under-classman on this year's team and we are now already 2/3rds the way through the season, I figured it was time to get to know the Wildcat veterans a little better. This year's Wildcat team has only 2 seniors, and Trevor Morris is the only one who has been on the team for four years. For the first three years of his career here at Weber, Morris contributed as a solid back-up to center, Steve Panos. This year Morris has been given the starting job and has not disappointed.

He has had several double-digit games, including a 16 point, 7 rebound and 2 block game in a 65-61 victory over Seattle University. His most recent heroics came in Weber's most recent home game against UM. Morris had a career-high 17 points. Against UNC he had 10 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks and a steal. While Scott Bamforth's half-court buzzer-beater shot got all the media attention and video posts on Facebook, maybe the next best play of the game was Morris's second block. With under a minute to play and the game tied a UNC player had what looked like an easy dunk that would have put the Bears up by two. But Morris was having none of that. He came out of nowhere and knocked the ball out of the UNC's players hands and left the guy hanging on the rim while the ball ended up in Weber's hands. Here is the recent Q&A with Morris. Enjoy. WeberHoops: How have you enjoyed your time in Ogden at Weber State? Trevor Morris: I've really enjoyed my time here at Weber State. It has allowed me to explore other areas of interest that span outside of the gym. And the success that we've had as a program on the court has been an amazing experience as well. WH: What's your major? TMO: I'm a History Teaching major with a P.E./Coaching minor WH: What's something about you Weber State fans might not know? Hobbies, nicknames, etc.? TMO: Fan's might not know that Bullinger and myself are very good friends and in the off season we take trips to his home state of Wyoming and go on fishing and hiking trips. WH: I'm dying to know. Have any of the young freshman dunked on you in practice yet? (After that monster block against UNC on Saturday, I would imagine not.) TMO: Haha that is a good question. We have two big freshman this year in Tresnak and Hajek and they've tried but I've been lucky enough to escape being dunk on, so far at least! WH: As a 4th year Senior on a fairly young team, how would you explain your role on the team? TMO: I try and be a leader. As you may know, I'm not the most vocal person, so I've had to challenge myself everyday to try and talk to the new guys and just be positive, but I've always believed that one should lead my example. So i try and go out everyday, practice or game, and give it my all. Hopefully they can take some good things from that. WH: What do you think it is going to take to go to NCAA tournament this year? TMO: Even though we've been through a lot of adversity with some guys getting hurt and what not, we all have confidence in our own ability, and we know that to make it to where we want to be, we just have to keep working hard and getting better everyday. We learn new things about ourselves and our team everyday, so we just have to keep challenging ourselves and if we do that we'll have an opportunity to be where we want to be at the end of the year.

Jordan Richardson, WSU Freshman

October 18 When considering the outlook of Weber State men's basketball, one thing is certain: as long as we have Damian Lillard leading the team, the 'Cats will be a dominant force in the Big Sky Conference. But what happens when Lillard gets his diploma? Will the 'Cats still be able to dominate? And the question that maybe we should ask that will help answer these questions is, Is there a point guard already in the program that will be able to take over and run the team the way Lillard has?

When Jordan Richardson signed his letter-of-intent in November of 2009, the Wildcats may have found the man who will be able to run the team when Lillard moves on. Richardson attended Merrill West High School in Northern California where he averaged around 22 points per game as a senior. ESPN said the following of Richardson's skill set: "Richardson has all the physical attributes to play at the Division I level. He has a chiseled physique with solid speed, quickness, and bounce. His strong frame allows him to finish in the paint area and he loves to push it in transition." With this skill set, it is no wonder why Rahe recruited the kid. The rumors are that he will not red-shirt this year and will see some playing time. While it may be hard for him to see much time playing behind Lillard, Hughey, and JC transfer Bamforth, it will be interesting to see how Rahe plays him and how well he fits into the system as a true freshman. Below is a short Q&A he was kind enough to take the time to do with Weberhoops.com. Weber Hoops: How was your summer? Did you get to do anything fun? Jordan Richardson: My summer was pretty good, I didn't really do anything interesting, was working out the whole time. WH: How do you like college life so far? Is it anything like you expected? JR: I like it a lot so far. It's not like anything I expected though; you are busy all the time with school and basketball. WH: What is your favorite class so far? JR: I really don't have a favorite class right now. lol WH: Have you decided on a major yet? JR: I'm going into communications. WH: What is something about you that Weber fans probably don't know? Any hobbies or nicknames? JR: I like to hang out with my friends and watch movies. Everybody usually calls me Jrich. WH: Have you dunked on Trevor Morris yet? JR: Haha no i haven't yet. WH: I've heard speculation that you probably won't redshirt. What do you see your role being on the team this year? JR: Well it's kind of early to know my role now. I just try to go out and work hard everyday. WH: Now that the team is all back in Ogden and in school, do you guys get together to play ball much? How is the team looking? When do team practices officially start? JR: Yes we play pretty much everyday. Our team is looking really good right now. Official practice starts October 15. WH: How do you like playing with Lillard? Is there anything you think you can learn from playing with him? JR: I like playing with him a lot. It seems like he does everything well. I can learn just knowing how to run a team and our system. By Mark Berger For questions, comments, or thoughts, email me at mark@weberhoops.com