A brief Friday WAC basketball collection

Jason Groves has more on New Mexico State Assistant Coach Mick Durham's pursuit of the Alaska-Fairbanks opening. Notice the 65 applicants for a D-2 head coaching job in the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field -- check that -- of Alaska and that the previous coach is now working in Florida. PTW thinks a very happy change of wardrobe has taken place for the latter.

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Mid Major Madness has more on the Greg Smith showcase in Indiana:

"...The Pacers are welcoming a quad of frontcourt players including Fresno State's Greg Smith and San Diego State's Malcolm Thomas. Indiana owns picks No. 15 and No. 42, but do they need to add depth to their frontcourt? Currently the Pacers will have Roy Hibbert, Tyler Hansbrough and James Posey under contract for next season. Jeff Foster, Solomon Jones and Josh McRoberts are not. If Indiana decides it would be most cost effective to draft a young big man who could take a year or two to develop, both Thomas and Smith are projected to be available at pick 42. DraftExpress has both going in the final five picks in their latest mock."