2022 Distinguished Service Recipient - Mick Weiberg

Mick Weiberg was born and raised in Anthony, Kansas. He knew by 5th grade that he wanted to be a basketball coach. He was a student leader and an award winning athlete at his high school and at Cowley County Community College. Weiberg earned his B.S. and M. ED degrees in physical education at East Central State University in Ada, OK.

Before beginning his college coaching career at Carl Albert Junior College in Poteau, Weiberg built conference winning high school basketball teams at Holdenville and Pauls Valley. During his seven years at CAJC, he garnered five twenty win seasons and captured the Bi-State conference title in 1976.

From 1981-1985, Weiberg led Connors State College to two twenty win seasons and three top four finishes in the NJCAA's Region 11, while achieving a one hundred percent graduation rate. He then served as an assistant coach at Oklahoma State University under Paul Hansen.

In 1987, Weiberg was named the Head Men's Basketball Coach at Northern Oklahoma College and led the program for nineteen years. During his tenure there, administrative duties were added to his coaching. He was athletic director and also the Vice President of Student Services.

In 1998, Weiberg led the Northern Oklahoma Men's Basketball team to their first ever appearance in the NJCAA National Tournament. The 97-98 team ended the season with a 28-8 record, the best record in program history. The Mavericks returned to the National Tournament in the 1999-2000 season. Weiberg has 602 wins as a coach including 371 as the Northern Oklahoma College Head Coach. While at Northern, he was named the Bi-State West Conference Coach of the Year seven times and Region II Coach of the Year twice.

Mick Weiberg received his 600th Career Victory Award from the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association in 2006. -In 2012 Northern Oklahoma College honored Weiberg by naming the basketball court in his honor. Later that year, he was inducted into the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

Weiberg was dedicated to not only developing young basketball players, but strived hard to prepare young men for their life after basketball. One of his greatest joys is that he is still in contact with many of his former players.