Friday night WAC

Jason Groves reports that New Mexico State has received a verbal commit.

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Dayton Morinaga tells us it's 'no ocean for you' for the UH basketballers who are now ensconced on Maui for a matchup. PTW speculates the Chicago Staters will probably hold a fullout practice on the golden sands of Ka’anapali Beach or at the very least the coaches will be holding an all hands meeting amidst the bikinis. We're undecided but such would qualify as either a mortal or a venial sin NOT to do so.

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Boise State came mighty close on the road but fell by two, 86-84, against the Runnin' Utes. Daequon Montreal totaled 28 points in 34 minutes of play and Reggie Arnold added 16 but didn't shoot particularly (5-15) well. Freshman frontcourter Ryan Watkins came close to a double-double with 10/8 in 23 minutes.

The Broncos had a 48-40 lead at the half.

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In the second half, host Nevada doubled its point total achieved in the initial 20 minutes but fell just short against Arizona State 78-75. A quartet of Wolf Packers scored in double figures: Malik Story with 19, Deonte Burton turning in 18 plus Olek Czyz and Dario Hunt providing 10 apiece. Czyz shot 3-4 overall, 1-1 from long distance and 3-7 from the foul line in his first game.

Friday and the world of the WAC (so far)

Continuing his series, Nick Jeziery profiles Reggie Arnold. He's one of our 'watch for' candidates this season as the door is wide open for a couple of Broncos to step forward in 2010-2011.

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Ethan Conley previews this season's edition of Louisiana Tech -- click on Next Page for the men's portion of the feature.

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Texas prep frontcourter Daniel Green, mentioned in conjunction with Fresno State, has tripped to Tulsa (offer), plus Cal and Marquette have extended offers, with Virginia Tech (this weekend) and Wake Forest (November 1) forthcoming destinations..

A couple more for you

Melvin Grussing recalls when Reggie Arnold was playing for Antelope Valley College -- go here. By the way, Melvin's new AVC site platform merits an A+.

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New Hampton Prep twittered this:

"Notre Dame Head Coach Mike Brey was joined by coaches from Utah State, Albany, and UNH last night for New Hampton's open gym"

Utah native Nick Paulos is there, along with many other talents. Go here for a rundown to guess who the Aggies are watching.

Is it Arnold time in Boise?

He hasn't yet enjoyed having "The Terminator" attached to his surname but big things are expected of junior college transfer Robert 'Reggie' Arnold up in Boise this season. Maybe his success will produce a candy bar with his nickname adorning it -- oh right, that's been done already.

There's a new Reggie in town for the Boise State men's basketball team
Broncos expect junior wing to shine on the perimeter
Nick Jezierny
Idaho Statesman
10/27/09

If you hear Boise State men's basketball coach Greg Graham talking about Reggie this season, don't assume he is flashing back to former Bronco and All-WAC performer Reggie Larry.

There is a new Reggie in town, although Reggie is just the nickname of junior Robert Arnold.

The 6-foot-6 wing has been called Reggie since he was a child because his looksand game reminded many people of former Indiana Pacers star Reggie Miller...

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