Wednesday and the world of WAC hoops

Chris Murray offers a collection of Wolf pack basketball coaching and player updates.

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Dayton Morinaga goes a similar route with UH hoops.

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NMScrewed at the Aggie Alert Sports Trough MB has come up with the headline of all times. Give him a free subscription for life.

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Here yesterday, gone today -- Momir Gataric, a walk-on guard announced on August 15 as a member of the Fresno State squad is no longer on the team.

New Mexico State wins tonight.

New Mexico State had no trouble tonight in topping Louisiana Tech 75-57. Details tomorrow.

Thursday's WAC links and notes

Utah State faces host San Jose State tonight now as a ranked team. Shawn Harrison and Kraig Williams preview. Tony Jones goes Green.

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Nick Jezierny writes about Boise State losing its freshmen but gaining sophomores. It's Boise State venturing into Las Cruces tonight and Jason Groves fills us in on what should be a dandy. Plus, Sam Wasson presents Troy Gillenwater.

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Daniel Lyght previews both the Fresno State matchup at Nevada and also Doc Cleveland. Joe Santoro employs the term score settling which conjures up Hatfield and McCoy visions. Chris Murray is here with his look at the game.

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Dayton Morinaga has video, a photo and print on the evolution of Zane Johnson. Miah Ostrowskiis carrying around a heavy heart as Brian McInnis reports. We missed this from yesyerday but here's the latest from Jeff Portnoy.

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Scott Ferrell's article on Louisiana Tech -- "Trials of Tech" -- lays out the Bulldog season to date. Idaho comes in tonight.

Jason Groves stays home with pick #6

Jason Groves didn't have to look far for his sixth selection in the Top 10 WAC talents -- go here.

This has to mean Coach Marvin Menzies will have three players in the rankings. So does this translate into New Mexico State being atop the WAC in pre-season predictions?

The WAC is hitting Westwind Prep hard

From Gary Trousdale, the director of basketball at Westwind Prep, at his Twitter account: "Pacific, Rhode Island, Portland, Mercyhurst, & New Mexico St in the house Wednesday. Fresno St, Cleveland St. & James Madison last night!"

Jason Groves tackles the Aggie basketball scholarship recipients

Sorry for the mixed sports metaphor in the headline.

Jason Groves has clarified who is a scholarshipped member of the 2010-2011 New Mexico State basketball team -- go here for this update and we thank Jason for taking the time to do so.

The late Wednesday WAC offerings

If you are the trailblazer general manager, do you go with Armon Johnson or Patty Mills? Chris Murray has the details.

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aggiedawg777 has posted an all-about New Mexico State 2010-2011 basketball  piece on the Sports Trough message board at Scout's Aggie Alert site. Go here -- if that doesn't work, go to the site and click on Forums.

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Eurobaskest's Peter Buyse offers this: "Stella Artois Leuven Bears has added its final 2 players to the 2010-2011 roster. The 2 new additions are Jared Quayle (185-G-85)...Quayle is a rookie straight out of Utah State..."

Better yet, head to the blog of the Quayles and answer some of the questions Jared has asked.

Here's our offering -- a great line from Wikipedia on Belgium cuisine: "Belgium serves food of French quality in German quantities."

Not WAC-related but fascinating

Who will reside on Coach Steve Alford's basketball squad come October is the subject of a fascinating discussion in The Land of Enchantment/Albuquerque area.

That's because Alford appears to have -- or will have -- one more player than scholarships allowed and who is presumed to be the odd player out has written a public plea to remain a Lobo.

Here is a Jeff Eisenberg article on the subject, including a copy of Brown's appeal.

Here is Mark Smith from the Albuquerque Journal covering the same territory.

PTW asks: was it a genuine plea and admission of guilt, an attempt to put Alford in a difficult position, both or neither? But how could going public have any positive effect in this matter?