Thursday's WAC post

Dayton Morinaga has more on UH target Braeden Anderson.

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Utah State athletics writes about the latest Aggie intra-squad scrimmage. Shawn Harrison was there and provides his report.

Tyler Huskinson of The Statesman writes about the Aggie bigs.

Anthony Ray at Arizona Preps posts that Canadian 'big' Keanau Post has decided to become a 2012 recruit and will be at Westwind Prep next year too. Go here (a Rivals sub is required).Here's some info on Post from the Westwind site.

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Silver and Blue Sports has another edition of The Howl with a half hour devoted to Wolf Pack basketball.

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The Fresno Bee's Bryant Jon-Anteola offers a blog entry on Greg Smith's staying in the San Joaquin or heading to The Show after this season.

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Redshirt Drew Wiley is featured in Nick Jezierny's latest Bronco countdown.

A couple more Saturday recruiting items

Leon Rice has added a PAC-10 transfer to his roster and Nick Jezierny informs us about the move:

Boise State men's hoops team lands transfer from Oregon
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
4/17/10

Drew Wiley, who played for two seasons for his hometown Oregon Ducks, said he will transfer to Boise State. He visited the campus this weekend and gave his commitment to new coach Leon Rice...

Go here for the remainder (including a quote that will not play well in Eugene, Oregon).

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Also, a certain Joe Hanstad (apparently the pride of North Dakota) is getting major mentions at the Taco Bell Arena Talk message board at the Scout BoiseCountry.com site. He's a 2011 backcouter with this brief ESPN description.

This Gonzaga site has him giving a verbal commit to BSU.

Here's a bit more on Hanstad. Plus, another article.

It's your Wednesday WAC morning meal -- so break that fast

Dayton Morinaga has the scoop that Gib Arnold has landed a big for next season -- maybe. He's a junior college center from Eastern Utah who is connected to new UH assistant Walter Roese:

6-10 center commits to UH
Joaquim averaged 8.9 points, 6.8 rebounds as freshman at Eastern Utah   
Dayton Morinaga
Hololulu Advertiser

The international connections for the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team are apparently already in effect.

Vander Joaquim, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound center at College of Eastern Utah, has committed to play for the Rainbow Warriors, according to his coaches.

Joaquim is originally from Angola, and has ties to new Hawai'i associate coach Walter Roese...

Go here for the remainder.

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Ray Brewer/Las Vegas Sun has the scoop on Kevin Olekaibe and his decision to come to Fresno State -- a tip o' the hat to RagingBulldog for first posting this at the Barkboard basketball MB.

Cimarron guard Kevin Olekaibe to sign with Fresno State
Ray Brewer
Las Vegas Sun
April 13, 2010

Cimarron-Memorial High point guard Kevin Olekaibe was the state’s leading scorer this winter at 35.6 points per game.

But he also averaged 4.8 assists per contest — a statistic he feels could double at the next level.

Olekaibe plans to sign with Fresno State on Friday, accepting the Bulldogs’ scholarship over offers from Boise State and UTEP. He said chance to play immediately at Fresno State was the most appealing...

Go here for the remainder.

We're not taking sides (having never seen the young man from Vegas play) but it will be fascinating to see who performs better in college: Olekaibe or Robert Sandoval?

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In a similar vein, rmack003 at the BroncoCountry.com basketball message board reports that 6-foot-7 Oregon transfer Drew Wiley, will be visiting Boise.

Here is a recent Oregonian article on Wiley's leaving the Ducks program. His best skills appear to be shooting from distance.

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Jason Groves has a blog post up chock full of Aggie basketball information -- check it out here.

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Chris Murray provides an update on Malik Cooke's status with the South Carolina basketball team.

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