The Wednesday WAC express

Man, it is loaded today.

Jason Groves begins his Top 10 WAC player countdown today. Go here to see who begins the list -- hint: it's a shared honor.

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The Sports Hawaii Basketball Forum is full of new items such as a Los Angeles area prep backcourter giving a verbal to Gib Arnold. The young man is listed at various sites as 6-foot-2, 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4 so take your best guess. Here is Gerry Blakes' Twitter account which seems to defeat the purpose.

Here is a July evaluation of the youngster by Antonio Curro of NY2LASPORTS:

"Currently a 2011 prospect, Blakes will re-classify as he is extremely young for his age according to I Can All-Stars program director. With another year under his belt you can expect Blakes to really soar nationally as he’s equipped with length, athleticism, and ability to score off the bounce and a stroke that can extend beyond the arc. Really like his athleticism and upside and look for him to take off in a major way over the next 12 months."

Here is a May 2009 Rivals description:

"Athletic two guard who is effective in transition, and ok shooter with three-point range and drives fairly well."

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At the same Sports Hawaii Basketball Forum, a post says Gib Arnold has offered a junior college 7-footer.

Noted as a strong defender (61 blocked shots in 24 games), 215-pound John Florveus has visited UTEP, Washington State and Marshall-- all in mid-to-late September -- and has a plan to trip to Georgia.

In a September 30 article at the Marshall site (a Rivals sub is required), he is quoted in an interview as having offers from "UTEP, Washington State, Marshall, Dusquene, Hawaii, Georgia, Iowa State."

Florveus is unsure if he will take a fifth trip.

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Chris Murray has some notes on how Armon Johnson and Luke Babbitt fared in their respective pre-season debuts.

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Per the Idaho Statesman, here is the WAC ESPN basketball schedule.