Chris Murray's #2 2008 WAC pick is...

Okay, here's Chris Murray with his second-place prediction.

Utah State could ride Morrill, Wilkinson to WAC title
Chris Murray
Reno Gazette-Journal
10/13/2008

No. 2 UTAH STATE
Coach: Stew Morrill (11th year)
Last season: 24-11 overall, 12-4 WAC
Returning starters: Three (SG Tyler Newbold, SF Tai Wesley, PF Gary Wilkinson)

Player to watch: Gary Wilkinson, sr.: Wilkinson is the only player from the All-WAC first or second team to return to the conference this season. Last year, he played a complimentary role to Aggie star Jaycee Carroll. This year, he is the star. Wilkinson averaged 13.3 ppg and 7.0 rpg last season, while being extremely efficient from the field (58.4 FG percent, 81.5 FT percent). The 6-foot-9, 240-pound power forward is the only senior on the team and will be relied upon to anchor Utah State on both ends of the court...

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Brandon Davies chooses BYU -- Logan, Utah still standing

If this surprises anyone then such individuals must have either been living in a cave or just emerged from a coma.

This being the announcement that Brandon Davies has selected BYU as his school of choice. As usual, Jay Drew has all the details.

Provo's Davies commits to BYU
Jay Drew
Salt Lake City Tribune
Ocotber 12, 2008

Provo High's Brandon Davies, the top big man in the state, is headed to BYU.

Davies, the 6-foot-8 power forward/center who helped lead Provo to the 4A state championship last spring, orally committed to BYU coach Dave Rose on Sunday morning.

Davies gave me the news via telephone a few minutes ago, and said he committed in Rose's office at the Marriott Center after making his official campus visit this weekend...

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