Hauns Brereton according to Coach Russell Beck of Western Nebraska Community College

PTW contacted Coach Russell Beck of Western Nebraska Community College to obtain his thoughts and opinions about his former player Hauns Brereton:

"Hauns is 6'6" 210, he is a very hardworker. He does not have the quickest feet defensively and that is an area he will need to continue to improve on. However, at times he makes up for it with strength and hustle. After having coached him for a year, I would completely disagree with the comment about him being slow to get his shot off. He has a knack for scoring and has an excellent mid-range game which he compliments with the three and his ability to score on the block. He also has a good nose for the ball and is a very active offensive rebounder. Hauns is coachable and talented and he will do exactly what Coach Arnold asks him to. Hauns will contribute to the success of Hawaii this year."

Watch for Brereton

Hauns Brereton.

Yes, a number of players on the UH roster can rightfully be considered keys to the season but PTW's sense is that the 6-foot-7 Brereton is going to bring a special trait to this season's Rainbow Warrior squad.

That is, being a glue guy.

If he wanted to jack up the requisite number of shots, Brereton could average 15-20 points next season what with his face-the-basket and dribble-drive scoring ability. But by his own design, he won't.

He'll be in the low teens in scoring, plus grab a solid number of rebounds and also distribute the ball to the guys on the team who needs a certain number of touches in order for them to stay focused on the collective and not the personal.

For the record, Brereton averaged 20.2 points, 7.1 boards and 1.5 assists last season as a sophomore at Western Nebraska.

Feel free to lord it over PTW if this prediction goes awry. On the flip side, send $25 and ask us about your future love life if we bulls-eye this one.

Sunday's WAC-ar00

Hey, it's the Hernst Laroche weekend as Jason Groves also features the New Mexico State floor leader in his Top 10 WAC player countdown.

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Dayton Morinaga reports in multi-media that Hauns Brereton is the new "King of the Beach" for UH basketball. No word is Brereton then jumped over to Kailua-Kona to challenge the pros in the Ironman event.

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Lance Frazier finds out that Brady Jardine does birthday parties, and PTW offers kudos to the Aggie senior.

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Well, this is interesting. At the GoVandals Scout site in the Basketball Forum, gcheck2181 has posted that Coach Don Verlin received a commitment from another junior college backcourter, Darrington Banks (originally out of Las Vegas) -- Denzel Douglas and Tim Johnson being the earlier ones. But some of Johnson's writeups make it sound like he's more of a points producer. The 6-foot-1 Banks totaled 36 assists in 20 games last year at Grayson County JC where he was a second team all conference selection so he may also be more shooter than passer. Each of these guys are jet quick.

Wednesday's WAC roundup

Shawn Harrison writes about the Jalen Moore pledge to Utah State.

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Dayton Morinaga offers multiple media on the splashes Shaquille Stokes and Hauns Brereton made during summer league play.

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It's July so that means rental cars and hotel rooms and gymnasium bleachers for college coaches. Gary Parrish and Jeff Goodman are experimenting involving the upper crust and the hoi polloi of the coaching fraternity.

ESPN's Dana O'Neill offers more on the July blitz.

Thursday's a.m. WAC-aroni

Sam Wasson/Bleed Crimson has a New Mexico State recruiting note up today as well as the news of another coaching change and a well known name as a possible replacement.

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Dayton Morinaga checks in with a summer league update -- landing Hauns Brereton is looking more and more prominent for UH as time goes on.

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Chris Murray has news on Luke Babbitt's financial future.

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Louisiana Tech signee Raheem Appleby left a mighty mark on a state all-star basketball game.

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The USU Fans site has the latest on former Aggie Gary Wilkinson.

Wednesday's WAC-itude

Chris Murray has a very good read on Wolf Pack basketball in the off-season -- will the culture prevail and with who? There are many factors towards betterment but skill development is at the top of the list. Who will come back with more in his repertoire?

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Matt Norlander writes about the possibility of a Beehive State extravaganza -- Utah, Utah State, BYU and Weber State together in an in-state tourney. Imagine the buzz (bad, bad, bad) such a get-together would generate.

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HawaiiMongoose at the Warriors Sports Network MB makes note of a nice Memphis Commercial feature by Jason Smith on UH newcomer Hauns Brereton. Gib Arnold has landed a young man who is wise beyond his years on and off the court.