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| current_team = [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State]]
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| birth_place = [[Sterling, Kansas]]
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'''Eric Duft''' is an [[Americans|American]] basketball [[coach (basketball)|coach]] who is the current head coach of the [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball]] team.<ref>https://weberstatesports.com/staff-directory/eric-duft/71</ref>
'''Eric Preston Duft'''<ref>{{citation|url=https://www.weber.edu/wsuimages/UniversityCommunications/unews/2013/WSUNewsApril2013.pdf|title=2012 Faculty & Staff Giving|work=WSU News|publisher=Weber State University|volume=16|issue=5|date=April 2013|accessdate=December 7, 2023|page=6}}</ref> (born December 26, 1972) is an American basketball [[coach (basketball)|coach]] who is the current head coach of the [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball]] team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weberstatesports.com/staff-directory/eric-duft/71|title=Eric Duft - Head Coach - Staff Directory|website=Weber State University Athletics}}</ref>


==Playing career==
==Playing career==
After playing at [[Sterling High School (Kansas)|Sterling High School]] in Kansas, Duft would continue his college playing career at local [[Sterling Warriors|Sterling College]], where he played four seasons of basketball.<ref>https://hutchpost.com/posts/ae94768f-007a-4f3a-998b-ebca2c55cef3</ref>
After playing at [[Sterling High School (Kansas)|Sterling High School]] in Kansas, Duft would continue his college playing career at local [[Sterling Warriors|Sterling College]], where he played four seasons of basketball.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hutchpost.com/posts/ae94768f-007a-4f3a-998b-ebca2c55cef3|title=Sterling native Eric Duft named as new Head Coach at Weber State|date=May 19, 2022|website=Hutch Post}}</ref>


==Coaching career==
==Coaching career==
Duft's first coaching position came at Central Community College in Kansas as an assistant coach for two seasons, before spending a lone season as the team's head coach. He'd then move on to an assistant coaching position at [[Cowley Community College]], before spending the next seven seasons as an assistant coach at [[Hutchinson Blue Dragons|Hutchinson Community College]], where he worked under former [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]] head coach [[Tim Duryea]].<ref>https://www.standard.net/sports/weber-state/2022/may/16/randy-rahe-retires-weber-state-basketball-eric-duft-hired/</ref>
Duft's first coaching position came at Central Community College in Kansas as an assistant coach for two seasons, before spending a lone season as the team's head coach. He'd then move on to an assistant coaching position at [[Cowley Community College]], before spending the next seven seasons as an assistant coach at [[Hutchinson Blue Dragons|Hutchinson Community College]], where he worked under former [[Utah State Aggies men's basketball|Utah State]] head coach [[Tim Duryea]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.net/sports/weber-state/2022/may/16/randy-rahe-retires-weber-state-basketball-eric-duft-hired/|title=‘Honored and privileged’: Randy Rahe retires at Weber State; Eric Duft named new men’s basketball coach}}</ref>


In 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach under [[Randy Rahe]] at Weber State, and remained on staff through Rahe's entire coaching tenure, which included three NCAA tournament appearances and five [[Big Sky Conference]] regular season titles. After Rahe announced his retirement on May 17, 2022, Duft was promoted to head coach two days later, making him the 10th head coach in Weber State basketball history.<ref>https://weberstatesports.com/news/2022/5/17/retirement-for-the-randy-and-Laura-rahe</ref><ref>https://weberstatesports.com/news/2022/5/19/mens-basketball-eric-duft-takes-over-as-new-weber-state-head-coach</ref>
In 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach under [[Randy Rahe]] at Weber State, and remained on staff through Rahe's entire coaching tenure, which included three NCAA tournament appearances and five [[Big Sky Conference]] regular season titles. After Rahe announced his retirement on May 17, 2022, Duft was promoted to head coach two days later, making him the 10th head coach in Weber State basketball history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weberstatesports.com/news/2022/5/17/retirement-for-the-randy-and-Laura-rahe|title=Retirement time for both Randy and Laura Rahe|website=Weber State University Athletics}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://weberstatesports.com/news/2022/5/19/mens-basketball-eric-duft-takes-over-as-new-weber-state-head-coach|title=Eric Duft takes over as new Weber State head coach|website=Weber State University Athletics}}</ref>


==Head coaching record==
==Head coaching record==
===NCAA D1===
===NCAA===
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| name = [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State Wildcats]]
| name = [[Weber State Wildcats men's basketball|Weber State Wildcats]]
| conference = [[Big Sky Conference|Big Sky]]
| conference = [[Big Sky Conference]]
| startyear = 2022
| startyear = 2022
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| season = [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
| season = [[2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2022–23]]
| name = [[2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| name = [[2022–23 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| overall = 0–0
| overall = 18–15
| conference = 0–0
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding =
| confstanding = 3rd
| postseason =
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| season = [[2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season|2023–24]]
| name = [[2023–24 Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team|Weber State]]
| overall = 20–12
| conference = 11–7
| confstanding = 4th
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Latest revision as of 23:27, 28 November 2024

Eric Duft
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamWeber State
ConferenceBig Sky
Record38–27 (.585)
Biographical details
Born (1972-12-26) December 26, 1972 (age 51)
Sterling, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1991–1995Sterling (KS)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1995–1997Central CC (KS) (assistant)
1997–1998Central CC (KS)
1998–1999Cowley CC (assistant)
1999–2006Hutchinson CC (assistant)
2006–2022Weber State (assistant)
2022–presentWeber State
Head coaching record
Overall38–27 (.585)

Eric Preston Duft[1] (born December 26, 1972) is an American basketball coach who is the current head coach of the Weber State Wildcats men's basketball team.[2]

Playing career

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After playing at Sterling High School in Kansas, Duft would continue his college playing career at local Sterling College, where he played four seasons of basketball.[3]

Coaching career

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Duft's first coaching position came at Central Community College in Kansas as an assistant coach for two seasons, before spending a lone season as the team's head coach. He'd then move on to an assistant coaching position at Cowley Community College, before spending the next seven seasons as an assistant coach at Hutchinson Community College, where he worked under former Utah State head coach Tim Duryea.[4]

In 2006, he was hired as an assistant coach under Randy Rahe at Weber State, and remained on staff through Rahe's entire coaching tenure, which included three NCAA tournament appearances and five Big Sky Conference regular season titles. After Rahe announced his retirement on May 17, 2022, Duft was promoted to head coach two days later, making him the 10th head coach in Weber State basketball history.[5][6]

Head coaching record

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NCAA

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Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Weber State Wildcats (Big Sky Conference) (2022–present)
2022–23 Weber State 18–15 12–6 3rd
2023–24 Weber State 20–12 11–7 4th
Weber State: 38–27 (.585) 23–13 (.639)
Total: 38–27 (.585)

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Faculty & Staff Giving" (PDF), WSU News, vol. 16, no. 5, Weber State University, p. 6, April 2013, retrieved December 7, 2023
  2. ^ "Eric Duft - Head Coach - Staff Directory". Weber State University Athletics.
  3. ^ "Sterling native Eric Duft named as new Head Coach at Weber State". Hutch Post. May 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "'Honored and privileged': Randy Rahe retires at Weber State; Eric Duft named new men's basketball coach".
  5. ^ "Retirement time for both Randy and Laura Rahe". Weber State University Athletics.
  6. ^ "Eric Duft takes over as new Weber State head coach". Weber State University Athletics.
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