Now it's frosh Quincy Bair who has departed Logan. A pair of Kyle Goon tweets:

#USU hoops releases statement from Stew Morrill: He told me he has lost his passion for basketball during his junior year in high school."

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I'm surprised the statement is so frank. Morrill: "I'm extremely disappointed in Quincy for making the decision to quit the team."

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Check the end of this Inside Runners Sport post for a Texas San Antonio basketball wish list. 

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Jason Groves checks in with WAC storylines to follow as conference play is set to start.

For Saturday: three game reports /// four contest previews

Denver manhandled visiting Southern Utah to the tune of 72-47 as Royce O'Neale and Cam Griffin scored 12 points apiece. Chris Udofia liked the number seven as he totaled that number in points and assists. Freshman backcourter Nate Engresser totaled 10 in his initial start of the season.

Pioneer athletics game reports and does Irv Moss/Denver Post.

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The Lone Star State towns of San Antonio and Corpus Christi met in the latter but it was the former in another laugher, 75-45. Backcourters Kannon Burrage and Michael Hale III scored 21 and 20 points respectively while frontcourter Jeromie Hill totaled 18.

Roadrunner athletics game reports.

Also, Jerry Briggs profiles Hale.

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Utah State got right back to it this time versus UC Davis and it was 40-39 the Davis Aggies after 20 minutes. The contest ended 73-61 as Preston Medlin went for 23 points. Spencer Butterfield contributed 14 plus seven boards.

Kraig Williams and Kyle Goon live tweeted the game.

Matt Sonnenberg, Rhett Wilkinson, Shawn Harrison, Kraig and Kyle all game report. Jennifer Meyers and Curtis Ripplinger both provide photo galleiesy from the contest.

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Today and tonight, its:

New Mexico State faces off with Missouri State in Las Cruces -- Aggie athletics previews.

Seattle welcomes Campbell aka The Fighting Camels -- Redhawk athletics previews.

San Jose State University pairs up with James Madison as part of the Las Vegas Classic -- Spartan athletics previews.

Utah State will again be back at it versus Southern Illinois.

WAC recruiting tweets and more

From Jerina: "Utah State at El Cerrito HS practice yesterday, interested in 2013 PG Rae Jackson. (CA)"

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Jason Groves tweeted: "Tanveer Bhullar told me he is a 2014 recruit. NMSU has offered him"

Word is he has a rather impressively-sized brother.

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Inside Runner Sports writes about a local point who is gathering interest from Texas San Antonio.

Wednesday's WAC report: three scores, three previews

New Mexico State didn't find itself stuck inside of Mobile with the Memphis blues again in its faceoff with South Alabama as a 58-52 victory did the trick. Daniel Mullings led with 13 points, Sim Bhullar totaled 12 on 6-7 shooting and Bandja Sy contributed 11 plus a terrific 14 rebounds. The Aggies shot 48% overall but just 1-8 from long distance and 9-18 at the foul line.

Jason Groves tweeted the game.

NMSU athletics game reports as does Jason Groves.

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Texas San Antonio took on Mississippi State and, unlike the late Johnny Cash, didn't find themselves in the Starkville City Jail. But then again they weren't picking dandelions either. But the Roadrunners did fall 53-42 (it was 23-17 at halftime). Backcourter Kannon Burrage led with 15 points but endured 4-18 shooting as well as six TOs. As a team, UTSA shot 27%. Michael Hale III again missed the game.

UTSA athletics game reports as does Inside Runner Sports.

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Louisiana Tech mixed it up with fellow Pelican State resident Northwestern State but got a case of the Natchitoches blues in losing 89-83.

Jason Pugh game reports as does Bulldog athletics.

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Tonight:

* San Jose State University heads up I-80 to face UC Davis. SJSU athletics game previews.

* Provo is ground central for the Utah State - BYU state championship matchup. USU athletics game previews. ***** This pairing has been postponed due to Danny Berger's medical situation. *****

* Denver welcomes Mercer to town. Pioneer athletics game reports.

* Texas State plays host to Oral Roberts. TS athletics game previews.

Tuesday's single game report plus a trio of previews

UTA took down Pan American 60-51 last night behind 17 points and seven rebounds from frontcourter Brandon Edwards. Two other Mavericks also grabbed seven boards: Jordan Reves and Karol Gruszecki.

UTA athletics game reports.

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Jason Groves offers his weekly WAC rankings.

Seattle U Hoops also checks in with a top to bottom.

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Tonight:

New Mexico State is in Mobile to battle South Alabama. Aggie athletics previews. Jason Groves reports that Chili Nephawe might be hampered. Jason also provides a preview as does Bleed Crimson.

Texas San Antonio is in Starkville versus Mississippi State. Roadrunner athletics previews.

Louisiana Tech completes the trifecta of road contests, being in Natchitoches for a matchup with Northwestern State. Bulldog athletics previews as does Jason Pugh.

Sunday: five game reports, plus a pair of previews

It was the Spartans versus the Bobcats as SJSU hit Big Sky Country to face Montana State and came away with an 82-74 victory. It was the James Kinney Show again as the SJSU senior backcourter went for 23 points and seven boards. Forward Chris Cunningham earned a 15/10 double-double. Coach George Nessman's crew shot 53% overall and held MSU to 38% but committed 22 TOs. Gidal Kaiser was present and offers this game report.

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Host Texas had been struggling but won the first half 38-18 versus Texas Arlington and went on to a 70-54 win. Jordan Reves posted a double-double consisting of 15 points and 10 boards for TA. The Mavs shot but 30%. TA athletics game reports.


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Southern Mississippi was in Las Cruces and thoughts of nabbing a victory hit a big roadblock to the tune of 68-60 primarily because of freshman Sim Bhullar's 17 points, seven boards and pair of blocks. But Daniel Mullings showed his mental strength with a 21/11 double-double. Jason Groves game reports. Bhullar also had a special visitor.

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Texas San Antonio rode into Merle Haggard country but without the services of backcourter Michael Hale III due to injury. Fellow guard Kannon Burrage led with 18 points but no other Roadrunner scored in double figures as the Texans fell 85-52 to Cal State Bakersfield. 26 TOs certainly contributed to the defeat. UTSA athletics game reports.

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Host Idaho hung out the welcome mat to UC Davis and prevailed 73-66. Stephen Madison posted a 21 point, seven rebound line. Josh Wright game reports. Vandal Nation tweeted the matchup.

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Denver is on The Farm facing Pac-12 member Stanford today. Pioneer athletics previews.

Seattle hosts Michigan State and Creighton beater Boise State. Seattle U Hoops previews.

Friday's one game roundup, links and previews

Texas San Antonio went to Eugene, Oregon to battle the webfoots and it was 51-40 Oregon at the half. The Duckies won it 95-78 despite a trio of Roadrunners in high double figures. Jeromie Hill led SA with 19 points, Michael Hale turned in 18 and Kannon Burrage finished with 17 points, plus six assists. Coach Brooks Thompson's crew shot 57% overall but allowed their opponents to hit at a 63% rate. Plus, UTSA committed 23 turnovers, 14 of which were steals.

TSA athletics has a game report.

Inside Runner Sports provides an informative take.

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Is Pan-American flying into the Western Athletic Conference?

Mile High Mids offers a very insightful look at the makeup of the WAC a year hence and further out.

Mile High Mids then offers more.

Teddy Feinberg weighs in on New Mexico State's moving on.

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Kyle Goon analyzes Utah State's Wednesday night win in Santa Clara.

Kyle Hislop lauds the road work of Stew Morrill.

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On to Friday's contests:

It's too bad that Louisiana Tech doesn't have a Sherman on its roster as the Bulldogs are in Atlanta to take on Georgia State. But then again, that would be quite the touchy, probably verboten subject.

Also, Texas State welcomes Utah of the Pac-12 Conference into San Marcos.

Saturday's recap of last night's game plus tongiht's contests

Idaho challenged perennial Mountain West Conference power New Mexico in The Pit and got spanked 73-58 but it was 36-36 after twenty minutes. Kyle Barone posted 16 points plus six boards and sharpshooter Connor Hill led the Vandals with 20 (six of 12 from long distance). New Mexico shot 51% for the game to 41% for Don Verlin's crew. Idaho also shot but eight free throws.

Idaho athletics game reports.

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New Mexico State proved to be rude hosts to Louisiana Lafayette as the Aggies sprinted out to a 41-18 halftime lead and won 79-57. It was Bandja Sy Night as the senior produced 16 points (6-8 shooting), five boards and four blocked shots. NMSU also won the battle of the boards 49-27 but did commit 25 turnovers. Play at the point remains muddled, owning too many of those TOs.

Jason Groves tweeted the contest. Jason also has a game report.

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Still up in Anchorage, Texas State tangled with Loyola Marymount and fell 78-63. Backcourter Vonn Jones the Bobcats with 14 points and five assists while Corey Sterns enjoyed 10 points and seven rebounds.

Texas State athletics game reports.

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Blue Zertuche/TexasHoops (a Rivals sub is required) recently offered this about a Texas Antonio signee: "Luke Wilshire 6-foot-5 SG Johnson -- Wilshire found his grove against Brennan Wednesday afternoon. He started looking like the shooter that everyone wanted to see in the summer. Wilshire shot the ball with confidence and range proving that he might have been overlooked throughout the July period, and a steal for UTSA. He carried his team as much as he could, adding assist and rebounds to his stat line. He has a big frame that he uses on the defensive side of the ball. Wilshire led his team with 25 points."

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Utah State hosts Weber State tonight. Shawn Harrison, Kraig Williams and Kyle Goon each offers a preview.

LA TECH welcomes UL Monroe. LT athletics game previews.

UT Arlington travels to Birmingham to face Samford. UT Arlington athletics game previews.

Texas State faces UC Riverside, again up in Anchorage.

The WAC Gobble Gobble report

It was Texas San Antonio 62 to BYU's 81 at the conclusion of play in Provo. The score was 48-28 at the half. Kannon Burrage led with 21 points for Coach Brooks Thompson. The Roadrunners shot 39% while allowing 52%.

Inside Runner Sports game reports as does UTSA athletics.

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As expected, New Mexico State ran Northern New Mexico out of Las Cruces 67-37. The Aggies led 34-13 after the first 20 minutes. Forward Renaldo Dixon led with 12 points (6-7 shooting).

Jason Groves game reports.

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Host Denver tangled with Colorado State and fell short 60-53. Chase Hallam led the Pioneers with 19 points. Royce O'Neale added 16 but on 5-16 shooting. Chris Udofia contributed just two points but seven rebounds. Coach Joe Scott's group shot just 30% for the night.

Denver athletics and Irv Moss each game reports.

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Seattle got the better of Pacific Lutheran to the tune of 58-49. The Redhawks led 30-19 at intermission. Forward Clarence Trent went for 17 points and five rebounds for Coach Cameron Dollar, whose squad shot 41%.

Seattle athletics game reports and so does Seattle U Hoops.

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Texas State meets North Carolina Charlotte up in Anchorage, Alaska today.

Tuesday's recap of Monday's game, plus more

Louisiana Tech is on a roll winning its latest matchup 67-63 against Southeast Missouri State. Sure, it's not been a Murderers Row of college hoops opponents but the relatively inexperienced and underclassmen Bulldogs are participating in games away from Ruston and back-to-back.

LA Tech athletics has the game report.

Coach Mike White's squad now faces host Chattanooga tonight.

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InsideRunnerSports present a brief interview with Coach Brooks Thompson.

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Jason Groves serves up his current WAC team rankings.

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Idaho hosts the Packers, make that the Phoenix, out of Green Bay tonight, a team that features 7-foot-1 junior Alec Brown. He's a much-lauded multi-talented -- scoring, rebounding and shotblocking -- big and the matchup with Kyle Barone is one to watch.

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San Jose State University welcomes the Banana Slugs of UC Santa Cruz in what could be called a Silicon Valley versus Silicon Beach pairing.

Sunday's report on Saturday's contests, plus previews

It was an in-state matchup between Texas State and SMU and the latter prevailed by three, 78-75. Newcomer Joel Wright exploded for 28 points for the Bobcats while sophomore guard Wesley Davis added 14 points plus four steals. Texas State was outshot 49% to 40% by the Mustangs and lost the battle of the boards 35-23.

Texas State athletics game reports.

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Seattle traveled to Tony Bennett land (the coach at Virginia, not the crooner) and the Redhawks fell 83-43 after trailing 44-13 at halftime.

Seattle athletics posted a game report.

Coach Cameron Dollar tweeted: "Anytime a team is tougher than you, in my opinion it's the coaches fault. I will take it and get better"

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It's rare when teams like New Mexico State and Bucknell face off and the former will probably want to make sure it remains that way after falling 62-49. The Aggies shot 14-48 for the game as Daniel Mullings led with 22 points.

NMSU athletics game reported. Jason Groves does likewise.

Jason also tweeted the game.

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Texas San Antonio hosted USC Upstate and nabbed a 67-59 victory behind 22 points from tha aptly named Kannon Burrage. Jeromie Hill contributed 14 points plus eight boards.

UTSA athletics has the game report as does Inside Runner Sports.

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Utah State faced a far lesser challenge than the other night, this time welcoming Texas A&M Corpus Christi of the Southland Conference. The northern Aggies were ahead 31-25 after the initial 20 minutes and won 77-68. USU shot 57% and won the rebounding battle 32-20 as Jarred Shaw went for 17/7, Preston Medlin also totaled 17 plus Kyisean Reed contributed 15 points, six boards and three blocked shots.

Kraig Williams and Kyle Goon tweeted the game.

Williams provides a report, plus analysis. Goon, Rhett Wilkinson, Shawn Harrison and Kraig Williams all also check in.

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Idaho and Montana went at one another in Moscow, a preview of matters to come when the Vandals join the Big Sky Conference. Don Verlin's bunch was ahead 34-30 at the half and bolted to a 10 point lead soon in the second 20 minutes. Then it got to 15. But Montana came back, got close and crept ahead near the end, winning 66-63.

Stephen Madison posted 22 points and eight boards with Kyle Barone going for 19/7. The Vandals shot 42% for the game, 26% on 5-19 three-point attempts.

Idaho athletics game reports. Josh Wright offers his take.

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It's Louisiana Tech versus Troy today, followed by matchups with Southeast Missouri State and then tourney host Chattanooga the next two days.

LT athletics previews all three pairings.

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Niagara welcomes New Mexico State University today. Will the Las Cruces squad take a row boat over the falls or right the ship so to speak?

Jason Groves serves up the keys plus a prediction.

Monday's roundup of Sunday's matchups, plus more

Unlike Saturday, the WAC went undefeated on Sunday.

It was 41-30 in favor of host Oregon State over New Mexico State at the half and that eventually turned into a 71-62 win for the Beavers. Daniel Mullings and Tyrone Watson each scored 14 points for the Aggies with Bandja Sy adding 12. NMSU shot just 36% (1-11 from three-point range) while allowing OSU to shot 42% but Coach Marvin Menzies' group won the battle of the boards 46-33.

Jason Groves game-tweeted. Jason also game reported, with analysis. Kevin Hampton does the same from the Oregon State perspective.

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Seattle held a 43-30 lead over visiting Montana State after 20 minutes and went on to victory 87-72. Four Redhawk players scored in double figures: Clarence Trent 18 (plus nine boards), Deshaun Sunderhaus 14 (plus eight rebounds), Chad Rasmussen 12 (4-9 from three) and Prince Obasi 10. Seattle won on th boards 51-41 and pilfered 17 steals. The downside? Starting center Louis Green suffered five fouls in six minutes of play and freshman big Jack Crook ditto'd in seven minutes of action.

Seattle U Hoops game-tweeted.

Seattle athletics has this game report.

Crook tweeted this: "And after my dunk people chanted god save the queen, was very funny"

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Texas San Antonio topped Liberty Classic tourney host Old Dominion 79-70 as Michael Hale III scored 29 (10-14 overall shooting, 4-7 from distance) plous three assists and zero turnovers in 28 minutes of court time. Fellow backcourter Kannon Burrage totaled 20 points. Jeromie Hill just missed a double-double with 14/9. The Roadrunners shot 50% for the game to 35% for OD.

Hale was named the MVP of the tournament and Jeromie Hill grabbed a spot on the all-tournament team.

InsideRunnerSports game reports. So does Texas San Antonio athletics.

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In a Kyle Goon piece, Spencer Butterfield's contributions are highlighted. Kyle also offers a post-game video interview with Preston Medlin.

Sunday's game lineup plus Saturday's outcomes

Texas San Antonio got on track Saturday night, taking down Holy Cross 60-56 as Jeromie Hill bounced back from a subpar contribution the night before by positing a 17/10 double-double. Michael Hale also posted 17 points. It's tounrey host Old Dominion up next this afternoon.

Texas San Antonio athletics has the game report. So does InsideRunnerSports.

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Idaho State played tough in Logan but Utah State took the win 56-48. Preston Medlin led the way with 14 points, five boards and three assists. The Aggies outshot ISI 47% to 40% and grabbed 13 more rebounds but 17 turnovers kept it close.

Kyle Heywood,Matt Sonnenberg, Rhett Wilkinson, Kyle Goon, Shawn Harrison and Kraig Williams each game reports.

Curtis Ripplinger serves up 24 game photos.

Missed this from earlier: Timothy R. Olsen looks at the four spot for Aggies and you'll learn Danny Berger is now 6-foot-8, plus more tidbits. Thanks to MetsJetsAggies (there's some mix and match loyalties for you) for posting the link at the USUFans Stew's Spectrum MB.

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Jason Groves offers three keys and a prediction on New Mexico State's matchup with host Oregon State University. Jason offers more, including his selection for game closer.

BleedCrimson has posted an interview with OSU blogger Connor Pelton.

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Louisiana Tech athletics offers a post-game Q-and-A with Coach Mike White where readers can actually learn something (not the usual after game utterings from a coach). The Raheem Appleby portion is very interesting.

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Seattle is hosting Montana State early Sunday evening as part of the Elgin Baylor Classic. Here's a video interview with Redhawk backcourter Sterling Carter.

Friday's get-away day WAC week wrapup

Matt Sonnenfeld isn't making demands, just what he wants to see on Saturday night (it will take scrolling past the football content).

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Renaldo and Remi. Remi and Renaldo. It could be a new cop buddy show on TBS but this one is actually a Jason Groves post on the two New Mexico State frontcourters facing a critical season.

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Caught this on JeffGoodman/Jeff Borzello's uber injury report:

Cameron Catlett, UT Arlington - hip, out until mid-November

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It was UTSA 71-43 over Southeastern Oklahoma State last night behind 22 points and eight steals from Michael Hale III.

InsideRunnerSports talked with Larry Lewis after his UT San Antonio recruiting visit. They write that Jeff Davis, who accompanied Lewis, does not have an offer, contrary to an earlier tweet.

The IRS staff also provide an updated season preview.

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San Jose State University defaced Academy of Art University 88-54 last night, powered by D.J. Brown's 22 points plus Alex Jones' 17 points, 11 boards and five blocked shots.

Monday's WAC hoops roundup

Andy Glockner has the WAC at #16 in his conference rankings.

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Matt Sonnenberg analyzes/evaluates what he witnessed in Utah State's win over Grand Canyon.

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Texas San Antonio offered a pair of weekend visitors -- Westwind Prep tweeted: "WPA post grads Larry Lewis and Kevin Davis took official visits to Conference USA Texas San Antonio this past weekend. Both receive offers"

* TSA is in the WAC but headed to CUSA by the time said players would arrive.


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Jeff Goodman issued his Top 30 Breakout Players -- no Preston Medlin or Chris Udofia. Maybe they are considered already past breaking out but more than likely just overlooked.

Thursday's link extravaganza

Matt Sonnenberg checks in on the various WAC team and player predictions.

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Seattle athletics has Coach Cameron Dollar commenting on the WAC polls and predictions:

Even though no Redhawk players were singled out in the preseason voting, Dollar is confident that members of this year's squad will become known during the season. He believes the team's trip to China in late August, where they played against tough competition in front of standing room-only crowds of about 5,000 people, prepared them for the upcoming schedule.

"Allen Tate played the best of anyone in China, and his solid play has continued since returning to the States. Clarence Trent has been getting better since the end of last season, as his potential has turned into production, and Sterling Carter has settled in and shown veteran leadership heading into this year," said Dollar.

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InsideRunnerSports (as usual) is all over Texas San Antonio recruiting, with two prospects coming in.

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Jason Groves' article has some quotes from various New Mexico State players regarding the coach and media polls.

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Shawn Harrison adds some quotes from the northern Aggies on the same subject.

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Here's Mike White discussing LA Tech's 2012-13 squad:

The 2012-13 Texas San Antonio Roadrunners

Here's Coach Brooks Thompson's 2012-13 roster:

(alphabetical)

A.J. Price G 6-2 175 Fr. The Colony, Texas (The Colony HS)

Devon Agusi G 6-0 170 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Trinity Valley CC)

Hyjii Thomas G 6-1 160 Jr. Houston, Texas (Navarro JC)

Larry Wilkins F/C 6-4 250 Sr. San Antonio, Texas (Midland JC)

Tank Mayberry C 6-10 295 So. Corpus Christi, Texas (Navarro JC)

Jeremy Hines G 6-1 165 So. Bellaire, Texas (Bellaire HS)

Michael Hale III G 5-9 150 Sr. Federal Way, Wash. (North Idaho College)

Jeromie Hill F 6-8 230 Jr. Cairns, Australia (Australian Institute of Sport)

Lucas O'Brien C 6-10 220 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. (Perry HS)

Edrico McGregor F 6-7 225 Jr. Nassau, Bahamas (North Idaho JC)

Kannon Burrage G 6-3 185 Sr. East Moline, Ill. (Des Moines [Iowa] Area CC)

Phillip Jones F 6-6 200 Fr. Freeport, Bahamas (Piney Woods [Miss.] HS)

Jordan Sims G/F 6-4 185 Jr. El Mirage, Ariz. (Liberty HS)

Tyler Wood F 6-6 230 Jr. San Antonio, Texas (Madison HS)

George Matthews G 6-5 220 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Utah)

* not sure who the two walk-ons are

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Here's what PTW wrote back on May 21:

Brooks Thompson just sounds like the name of a basketball coach and here he is heading the University Texas San Antonio program. A solid backcourter, Thompson played at Texas A&M and Oklahoma State and was also a first round selection in the NBA draft. He was hired to lead the Roadrunner program in 2006.

Coming off an 18-14 overall, 10-6 Southland Conference season, Thompson has lost four graduating seniors plus two transfers while bringing in four new talents.

Saying goodby are forward/center Alex Vouyoukas, forwards Stephen Franklin and Larry Wilkins plus guard Sei Paye. Additionally, Forward Igor Nujic has transferred to St. Mary's. Melvin Johnson, a top scorer, also departed for reasons of chemistry.

So the RR backcourters and wings are:

* Kannon Burrage 6-foot-3 senior

Averaged a team-leading 13.5 points per game and shot 152 free throws, also tops.

* Michael Hale III 5-foot-9 senior

Best in assists with 3.2 per game.

* A.J. Price 6-foot-2 freshman

It looks like he redshirted last season but should be in the rotation in 2012-13.

Swinging between guard and wing is:

* Jordan Sims, 6-foot-4 junior (he played little)

Plus, one of the four newcomers is a guard:

* Hyjii Thomas 6-foot-3 junior (Navarro TX JC)

A superb athlete who is just putting it together, it's a matter of seeing how quickly he adjusts and advances to D-1 basketball.

So it's Burrage, Hale plus maybe Thomas as the core strengths of the Roadrunners.

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In the frontcourt are two returnees and a trio of newbies:

* Jeromie Hill 6-foot-8, 230 junior

Averaged 12.5 points and 6.4 rebounds a contest last season, the latter the best on the squad. What's perplexing is that he shot 41% on treys but just 60% from the foul line. At the end of last season, Hill was named the Southland Conference Student Athlete of the Year.

* Tyler Wood 6-foot-6, 230 sophomore (he played little)

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There are a trio of incoming bigs:

* Tank Mayberry, 6-foot-10, 285 (Navarro TX JC)  

The loser of 65 pounds since he arrived at Navarro, that an impressive feat in and of itself but more must disappear. There's really no competition in the middle for him if Thompson wants to go with a traditional setup.

* Edrico McGregor, 6-foot-7 230 (North Idaho CC)
      
Out of the Bahamas, he displays scoring and rebounding ability and should enjoy the opportunity of solid, right away playing time.

* Lucas O'Brien, 6-foot-10 220 AZ HS center 6-foot-10 220

He'll need added strength and bulk but he already shoots and runs the floor very well. A redshirt year isn't out of the question but that's if Mayberry can play 30 minutes a contest.

As a team the Roadrunners shot 45% overall to 42% for opponents, plus 39% to 32% from three-point range.

In summary,  the Roadrunner guard set appears a strength and Jeromie Hill is the man upfront but will be looked at to do more. If Thompson can get solid play from a couple of his new frontcourters, then San Antonio will be competitive.

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The Texas San Antonio starting five:

* Tank Mayberry
* Jeromie Hill
* Hyjii Thomas
* Kannon Burrage
* Michael Hale III

Saturday's roundup of WAC links

Idaho, except for its football squad, will have a new conference home in 2014, as Bob Murphy reports.

For Vandal basketball, the overall competition should lessen but now it will be Montana playing the role of Utah State/New Mexico State plus Weber State looking to continue on with it's rise, even post-Damian Lillard.

What's difficult to determine is what, if any, effect the move will have on Idaho hoops recruiting.

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Jason Groves offers his WAC ballot plus recruiting items.

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Shawn Harrison takes a peek at this season's Aggies and provides some interesting Kyisean Reed quotes.

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InsideRunnerSports looks back at the first week of practice for Texas San Antonio.

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Seattle U Hoops ponders the Redhawk starting five.

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College Sports Madness serves up various All-WAC picks but with no accompanying explanations and some very interesting choices.

Thursday two-item roundup

Mel Grussing informs his readers that Utah State is back at Antelope Valley College, having enjoyed success there earlier. Here's an idea: some team(s) ought to focus their recruiting class solely on AVC and use their recruiting budgets in other categories -- there are top flight bigs, wings and backcourters available.

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The Inside Roadrunner Sports staff identify a Texas San Antonio JUCO recruiting target.

Friday's WAC hoops roundup

Per the USUFans Stew's Spectrum MB, foreveranaggie quotes Stew Morrill that Yuba College transfer power forward Sean Harris will miss this season due to injury.

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Jerry Briggs writes that Texas San Antonio Coach Brooks Thompson is gladly welcoming back his former starting center who was out in 2011-12 due to injury.

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Seattle U Hoops' latest is all about the Redhawks and the Big West Conference.