Weitzell enters his 10th season
with the Wildcats. His responsibilities include community
relations, coordination of the men’s basketball Cage Club,
Alumni Affairs, team budgeting and fundraising and organizing
player and coaches’ clinics.
Weitzell has organized such
events as a fundraising golf tournament and the celebration of the
100 Years of UNH Basketball. He has been critical in getting
former New Hampshire basketball players involved in the
program. His leadership has elevated the level of the
community involvement for the program.
Weitzell, a native of the New Hampshire Seacoast area, coached high
school and middle school boys’ basketball at Newmarket for 19
seasons, nine at the middle school level and 10 at the varsity
level. During Weitzell’s tenure the Mules reached the
playoffs in seven of the 10 seasons.
In 2001, Weitzell was honored by the New Hampshire Coaches
Association as the Class M Coach of the year after leading
Newmarket to the No. 2 seed in the Class M state tournament and a
17-3 record.
