The state of the WAC on Saturday

The New England Recruiting Report (NERR) has more on former Utah prepster Nick Paulos' decision to verbal to UNC Greensboro:

“They like to get up and down the court.  They have a lot of athleticism and young talent but don’t really have anybody who can knock down shots and I think that’s part of the reason why they were really interested in bringing me in,” he said. “I’m really looking forward to playing in that up and down system and being a guy who can knock down some three-pointers and things like that.”

Go here for the full article.

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Credit mbrooks for noting on the SCOUT New Mexico State Sports Trough board that AggieVision has posted a video interview with Coach Marvin Menzies.

It's here.

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Make Brian McInnis' Court Sense a daily stop for your take on Hawaii hoops. He has a couple of new posts up so head there now.

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Sam Wasson at Bleed Crimson offers a link to the Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook assessment of the Aggies this season -- check out the lengthy take.

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Nick Jezierny highlights newcomer Ryan Watkins here. He also reports on the Bronco contest with Montana Tech.

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Shawn Harrison offers a report on the USU basketball -- covering the intra-squad scrimmage and an exhibition set for today.

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Tony Jones (and Brady Jardine) give some love to Brockeith Pane.

Nick Paulos verbals

6-foot-7 Nick Paulos, doing a prep year at New Hampton School, has given a verbal to North Carolina Greensboro. Utah State had some interest at some point in the Utah prepster.

Your Thursday p.m. WAC notes edition

Westwind (Phoenix) Prep assistant coach Adam DeSautels has tweeted this: "New Mexico State, etc... in the gym today..." 

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Nick Jezierny features the latest BSU player here -- Adam Morrison's brother?

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Jason Groves looks back and ahead on Wendell McKines. 

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New Hampton Hoops has tweeted this: "New Hampton SF Nick Paulos is taking an official visit to UNC Greensboro this weekend." Utah State showed some earlier interest. Paulos, out of Utah,  is doing a prep year

Tuesday and the WAC (so far)

Daniel Lyght reports on Senque Carey's departure from Fresno State basketball here.

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Here's a feature on Seton Hall including information (early in the article) on former New Mexico Stater Herb Pope and his recovery from his late April collapse and hospitalization.

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2011 recruit Igor Hadziomerovic has posted another Boise State-related tweet:

"Just finished playing open gym at Boise. Had a good run and the guys on the team are real good dudes! Shower and dinner time! Peeaaaccee!"

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A onetime (maybe current?) Utah State recruit of interest, Nick Paulos, receives a standout mention in this NERR report on the New Hampton Prep (New Hampshire) basketball squad:

"...Paulus, a 6’7” forward from Utah, has been one of the team’s most impressive players this fall.  Not only does he have an effortless shooting stroke with deep range, but he handles and passes the ball with equal efficiency..."