Saturday's WAC roundup

Dayton Morinaga checks in on Hawaii hoops, covering the question regarding the Rainbow Warriors being Vander-less or not next season.

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Fresno State assist coach Byron Jones is interviewed -- this link thanks to masetheface at the Bark Board Save Mart Center MB.

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Checking in on former Fresno Stater Bracken Funk's season at Hawaii-BYU: 12.4 points (second on the team) and 7.7 rebounds (tops on the team) per game, 50% overall shooting, a team-leading 49 steals and the same with 21 blocked shots.

A Bracken Funk update

BYU-Hawaii has played a number of exhibition games to date but faced a formidable team in BYU the other night.

Here's the stat line for former Fresno Stater Bracken Funk:

34 minutes, seven points - 3-15 overall shooting, 1-9 from long distance, 0-3 at the foul line, eight rebounds, five steals.

Another Bracken Funk feature

It's a week old (PTW's fault) but the Daily Herald offers a look at former Fresno Stater Bracken Funk.

Daniel Lyght on Tim Steed and Bracken Funk

Daniel Lyght tweeted updates on Tim Steed and Bracken Funk.

Do check out Funk's blog -- he expresses an honesty not offered by many and backed by a thoughtfulness that is engaging. It makes the reader want to meet and talk with him.

Just two WAC basketball items this Wednesday a.m.

At the USU Fans Stew's Spectrum MB, Seldomseensmith has the update on former Utah State guard Leon Cooper.

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Per a contact who shared this with PTW, former Fresno Stater Bracken Funk has Utah and BYU Hawaii as the choices for his next destination. The former would require sitting out a season in his hometown while he could play right away at the latter while enjoying the charms of the islands.

Personnel changes in mid-June?

Actually, most player shifts are a long time coming and probably were in place sometime ago. Anyway, here goes:

Well, this is a surprise.

KOFan on the Save Mart Center MB at the BarkBoard site, is reporting that Bracken Funk has departed from the Fresno State basketball team, thus weakening an already thin front line.

PTW recalls this from Funk in Daniel Lyght's April 7 Fresno Bee article right after Rodney Terry's new hire:

"I'm behind this guy 100%. I would take a bullet for him right now, and I only met him for 20 minutes. He's awesome."

The timing sure is curious, what with so many teams now at 13 scholarships.

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Jason Jones at his Here Come The Dawgs Louisiana Tech Scout site makes note of another Ole Miss transfer -- this one a backcourter -- joining the squad in Ruston.

JAY noted the above at the Bulldog Barks and Bytes MB and added that sophomore-to-be cornerman James Johnson may be packing.

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Tony Jones reports that UVU will be back in the house during the WAC meeting this week, the latest status in an on-again, off-again relationship.

Conversely, Bob Condotta has the details on Seattle's desire to join the WAC.

With Denver already aboard, will the league add two non-football playing members? Or just one?

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Brian McInnis offers the details on the UH players participating in summer league play.