Greg Smith making his mark

Joseph Treutlein has an interesting talk with former Fresno State big Greg Smith who is currently flourishing with the Houston Rockets.

What passes for Tuesday's WAC basketball report

It's mighty lean today folks but Fresno State fans will be interested in our lone link: per Scott Schroeder, Greg Smith has gone south of the border.

A brief Greg Smith update

Per Ira Winderman, Greg Smith is at a free agent camp with the Miami Heat this week.

WAC tidings for Saturday

Daniel Lyght offers his take on the Greg Smith decision.

What appears to be missing from the entire equation, at least so far, is that college is not necessarily a fit for some younger basketball (and other sports) players. We may say it should be but reality is what it is. Some talents don't wish to be in school regardless of what the next step ends up being and that MAY have also been a factor in Smith departing from Fresno State. It's important to also note that this is speculation on the part of PTW.

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Chris Murray writes about the personnel effects of the NBA draft on Luke Babbitt and Armon Johnson.

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Jason Groves notes a couple of down-the-road recruiting items involving the Aggies.

Friday's WAC basketball rundown

Don't fret for Greg Smith or Adrian Oliver as it's actually better to be a free agent than a second-rounder. Time to set the ego aside.

Speaking of the former, Daniel Lyght spent the draft evening at Smith's home.

Contrary to what Joe Abunassar said yesterday in another of Lyght's features on Smith, "energy guy" and "high energy" are not descriptions associated with Smith but they can be.

The real work begins now.

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Matt Sonnenberg has gone legit (not that he ever wasn't in our minds) as a member of the Utah State Athletic Media Relations staff and offers a Gary Wilkinson Q-and-A

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It's time for UH basketball fans to step up (actually, open their wallets) in order to send Dayton Morinaga to Asia this summer with the Rainbow Warrior basketball team. PTW predicts this will happen as generosity is big for Hawaii athletics in the islands and the outcome of Gib Arnold's initial season plus this season's recruiting class has provided the necessary momentum.

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Neal Henderson is back with another edition of "The Howl" and about 52 minutes of it related to Wolf Pack hoops. Enjoy.

The Greg Smith pre-draft journey continues

Ryan Feldman/The Hoops Report tweets that Greg Smith is in the City of Roses today.

"Portland draft workout today: Jordan Williams, Jimmy Butler, Malcolm Thomas, Greg Smith, Michael Dunigan"

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."

A Greg Smith update

Ryan Feldman has tweeted that Greg Smith worked out yesterday with Miami. Imagine being in that locker room.

Greg Smith's, Troy Gillenwater 's and Adrian Oliver's numbers

Don't know what the lane agility and modified lane agility tests consist of but Greg Smith did not fare well in either one -- third worst and second worst respectively at the 2011 NBA Combine athletic testing.

In earlier measuring, Smith stood at 6' 9.25" in shoes, weighing 253 pounds. He topped all other players in hand width (12") and tied for first in hand length (9.75"). His body fat percentage measured 7.4 and he displayed a 36" vertical.

Troy Gillenwater stood 6' 8.5", carrying 241 pounds. His body fat percentage registered as 13.7 and he showed a 35" vertical.

Adrian Oliver measured 6' 3" without shoes

Smith listed late

The latest mock draft from the Draft Express folks has Fresno State's Greg Smith going 59th to the San Antonio Spurs. Troy Gillenwater and Adrian Oliver are not listed and, if true to form, such may actually work out in their respective favor because they won't be tied to a certain team. Their agents will seek what is deemed the best fit regarding NBA tryouts.