Host Hawaii took care of Portland as Wes Nakama, Dayton Morinaga, Brian McInnis and Dave Reardon each report.
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Nick Jezierny it was La'Shard time at the end of the BSU - Austin Peay matchup in Boise and the senior came through.
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Steve Pivovar at Omaha.com has print, video and photos of Creighton's win against visiting San Jose State.
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Daniel Lyght has an article up on the status of Coach Steve Cleveland.
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Chris Murray is postmorteming the Wolf Pack 2010-2011 roster, with analysis so far of Deonte Burton, Jordan Burris and Derrell Conner.
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Josh Wright is here and here about tonight's Idaho - USF matchup in The City as senior Brandon Wiley returns to the Bay Area.
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Kraig Williams previews Thursday's USU - Kansas State get-together.
Tony Jones writes Pane is good for the Aggies because he causes such for opponents. Tony also gives some love to Nate Bendall and he goes all Olivia Newton-John in his third post.
Doug Robinson addresses, or actually dresses down, the NCAA Selection Committee.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Wednesday and the WAC
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Wednesday a.m. and the WAC
Two days off for the USU players? Is any further evidence needed that Stew is mellowing into a basketball version of Mr. Rogers?
Tony Jones writes about the above and also has this blog entry on the Aggie point guard corps. Shawn Harrison goes in-depth on Brockeith Pane.
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Here's Sam Wasson with his weekly Marvin Menzies interview.
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Newcomer at the point Derrell Conner receives the celeb treatment -- both Joe Santoro and Chris Murray writes about the junior college transfer. Dan Hinxman looks at Wolf Pack point guards past and present.
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Per Brian McInnis, Hawaii doesn't face Utah State until Saturday and the Rainbow Warriors are homeworkin' it to be ready and advance their three-game win streak.
Dayton Morinaga has the news that Gib Arnold will sport different attire depending on the crowd numbers for the USU matchup.
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Thursday night WAC items
Jason Groves has two entries in his blog -- 1) Wendell McKines talking at media day and 2) an interview with Aggie recruit Junior Lomomba. The New Mexico State p.a. announcer has to be pulling mightily for Coach Marvin Menzies to land Looooomoooomba. The Canadian is a 2012 recruit.
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Chris Murray offers a Q-and-A with Wolf Pack newcomer Derrell Conner, a candidate at the point.
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Nick Jezierny profiles Bronco G.A. Hill in the Idaho Statesman's series on this season's Boise State basketball squad.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Tuesday and the WAC
To be fair (we try at least), we wrote earlier that Carrick Felix had been academically denied entry at Duke. Other reports have him changing his mind on Durham based upon Kyle Singler returning for his senior season. Anyone have the so-called truth?
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Go here (and scroll down a bit) for Luke Babbitt's draft combine interview -- it runs 4:18.
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AW Prince has another offering up today at Silver and Blue Sports. It features Derrell Conner, the 5-foot-8 junior college transfer coming to the Wolf Pack.
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The Hartford Courant has some enlightening details on the coaching contracts of 15 of the most prominent college mentors. It's a fascinating read.
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Saturday's WAC report
New Mexico State makes one more official:
New Mexico State men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies has signed Christian Kabongo to a National Letter of Intent, he announced Friday, April 30. Kabongo is a 6-4 combination guard from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.When the young man slams down a dunk, will the Aggies fans shout out "El Kabong" or label it a kabonger?
“(Assistant coach) Paul (Weir) has done an excellent job by bringing Christian Kabongo to the table,” head coach Marvin Menzies said. “Christian is the exact student-athlete that we need in order to replace Jonathan (Gibson) and Jahmar (Young). He is an athletic, scoring guard that should also give us quality minutes at the point guard position.”
Kabongo joins the Aggies this fall from Central Commerce Collegiate Institute in Toronto. The Hoop Scoop named him the No. 4 ranked fifth-year player in the Class of 2010. As a sophomore, Kabongo scored a personal-best 58 points in a single game. In July 2008, Kabongo and his AAU team, Grassroots Canada, won the adidas Super 64 Tournament.
In addition to Kabongo, the 2010 Class includes Tshilidzi Nephawe, a 6-10 center from Johannesburg, South Africa, that signed during the fall period.
Jason Groves provides informational tidbits on Aggie hoops here.
From the Gift That Keeps On Giving Department:
"A lawyer representing former New Mexico State basketball player Jahmar Young has signaled his intent to file a lawsuit against the Las Cruces Police Department..."Go here for the remainder of Jason's article.
He also has a piece on a recruit aptly being described as a mystery player.
It looks like the young man is a shooting guard out of Orange Coast College in California. In July 2008, he participated in a junior college tournament for OCC but doesn't appear on the roster or in the stats for this past season.
He played for La Quinta High in Orange County. As a 6-foot-4, 170 senior in 2006-2007, he averaged 14.9 points per game.
We're guessing that this is his Facebook page.
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Stephen Madison is also finally official with the Idaho Vandals. From Idaho athletics:
Don Verlin and the University of Idaho men's basketball team capped off their 2010 late-period signing period with the addition of Portland wing, Stephen Madison, on Friday.+++++
Madison, a 6-5, 200-pound wing from Jefferson High School, officially committed to Idaho on Friday in a ceremony at his school along with four teammates. Madison helped lead JHS to a 26-2 record and a 2010 Oregon 5A state title this season while averaging nearly 19 points and eight rebounds per game.
"We are very excited to announce Stephen's signing," Verlin said. "He is a talented young player that has a bright future. He has great size for playing on the perimeter and his understanding of the game is beyond his years.
"Stephen is a great finishing touch on what we think is a very good recruiting class."
At the end of the season, Madison was honored as a first-team all-state selection, as well as a first-team all-Pacific Interscholastic League choice. He was also chosen to participate in the Les Schwab Northwest Shootout all-star game and led all scorers with 27 points.
He was named Player of the Game twice during the Democrats' state tournament run, including after the quarterfinal round when he scored 28 points on 12-of-22 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds. In the state championship game victory over Mountain View, Madison scored a game-high 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting. Madison reached 20 points three times and averaged 19.3 points in the team's four state tournament games.
"I feel that Idaho is a great fit for me both on the floor and in the classroom," Madison said on Friday. "I fit well with their returning players and the new ones coming in. I think that we have a great chance to be successful with this team and the coaching staff."
ESPN's men's basketball recruiting grades Madison as an 84 and rates him as the No. 100 small forward prospect in the nation. The site describes him as "a deceptive athlete who can dunk over the top of his defender in transition and he can knock down the 3-point shot as well," and also lauds his high basketball IQ.
Madison is the sixth member of Idaho's 2010 recruiting class that already includes fall signees Gary Winston (Walla Walla, Wash./Walla Walla HS), Idell Bell (Lakeland, Fla./North Idaho College) and Renado Parker (Fairwood, Wash./North Idaho College), and spring signees Matt Borton (Yakima, Wash./West Valley HS) and Deremy Geiger (Las Vegas, Nev./Grayson County (TX) College).
AW Prince/SilverandBlueSports offers video of new Wolf Pack point Derrell Conner -- a sub is required.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
A couple of Nevada basketball links
Monday, April 26, 2010
Monday's late night WAC edition
Nevada adds a junior college point:
Wolf Pack adds point guard recruit Derrell ConnerGo here for the remainder.
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
4/26/2010
The Nevada basketball team has added another point guard to its roster after signing Derrell Conner to a national letter-of-intent Monday. The 6-foot, 165-pounder played at Kankakee (Ill.) Community College the past two seasons and will be a junior for the Wolf Pack next year...
The Kevin Panzer Recruiting Tour looks like it's headed for a date in Iowa City. Chris fills us in on that here.
Illiwa Baldwin is profiled -- no, not like in Arizona -- here. Good catch by Chris.
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Another USU Aggie is headed elsewhere -- go here.
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