Saturday's WAC report

It's a guess but there has to be something more to this -- gotta be a courting for a donation of some sorts?

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Brian McInnis has more on Hawaii's latest player pickup.

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Sportsbow has posted a very interesting item about UH starting center Vander Joaquim, something that could seriously effect the season of the Rainbow Warriors.

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Utah State scheduling makes the must-write-about list for ESPN's Diamond Leung.

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Here are a Daniel Lyght tweet that caught the eye of PTW:

"Bulldog bball really needs to nail down some top recruits in the '12 class. I'm not sure the roster they have is going to make it in the MW"

First and foremost, Rodney Terry has to land some bigs.

Monday's WAC basketball report

Mark Emmons goes long on SJSU's Justin Graham.

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Does UH offer a major in videography? PTW is asking because Dayton Morinaga has more from the Rainbow Warriors that would qualify for academic credit. Gotta love the headline on Brian McInnis' latest feature. Jeff Portnoy is Vander-ing about a couple of omission from the All-WAC selections.

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AW Prince has a few words about Deonte Burton's selection as the FOY. Wolf Pack defense and boardplay are covered in Chris Murray's latest.

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Has New Mexico State discovered a two-hour energy drink? Jason Groves recounts the latest efforts by the Aggies. Jason also posted his various All-WAC selections and the reasons for them prior to the official announcement. It contains some different names than 'the usual'.

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Kraig Williams leads off the USU coverage. Shawn Harrison also checks in while Tony Jones warns about the invasion of the bid snatchers.

The Monday a.m. WAC check-in

Jason Groves writes about the recent contributions of B.J. West.

With a tip o' the hat to Sam Wasson, Teddy Feinberg makes mention of a pair of in-state Land of Enchantment prospects of interest to the Aggies.

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It's on to a less banged up Hawaii tonight for Nevada in what seems to be a pick-em game. The Dario Hunt - Vander Joaquim matchup should be fun to watch.

Chris Murray is offering a pair of posts, here and here.

Brian McInnis has posted his pre-game entry and Dayton Morinaga's is also up.

Sunday's report on last night's games

Led by a Bill Amis double-double and an almost one by Vander Joaquim, visiting Hawaii finally notched a conference victory, leaving Louisiana Tech by its lonesome.

Here's Ethan Conley, Jeff Portnoy and Dayton Morinaga.

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Nevada punctured a second hole in host Boise State's WAC season. Has Deonte Burton already turned the corner this early in his college basketball career?

Here's Nick Jezierny, Mark Littlefield and Chris Murray with game reports plus Chris re-visiting his  checklist preview.

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Yikes! 52-39, it's the Aggies over the host Bulldogs. Tim Steed returned from injury for Fresno State and played 31 minutes but provided rusty-like numbers.

Daniel Lyght, Shawn Harrison and Tony Jones all were present (thank you) and provide their takes.

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New Mexico State took out visiting and Adrian Oliver-less San Jose State 78-53.

Here's Sam Wasson and Jason Groves. Jason also offers a number of blog posts.

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Host Cal State Bakersfield got Ledbetter-ed as the senior Idaho backcourter nailed a very last second overtime trey to put the Vandals into the win column. Kyle Barone led with 20 points.

Jeff Evans of the Bakersfield newspaper has the writeup.

The WAC on Thursday

Shawn Harrison goes in depth on Tyler Newbold in an especially good feature. TN is the national leader in a very important statistical category.

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It's unclear who made the actual decision and how it was determined but Tony Jones/Aggieville lauds Coach Marvin Menzies for having Wendell McKines redshirt this season.

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Daniel Light is here and here with Matt James here all about Fresno State hoops -- it's the Battle of the Bulldogs in Ruston tonight.

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We didn't know Jack Nixon was fluent in French but mais oui -- check out Jason Groves' latest for the meaning to all this.

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Vander Joaquim receives the full feature treatment today in an article by Brian McInnis. Dayton Morinaga is loaded with video on the return of Bill Amis plus UH taking on the Idaho Vandals tonight.

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Nick Jezierny looks at the task of taking on Adrian Oliver plus Justin Graham as the Broncos put their undefeated WAC record on the line against host San Jose State.

What WAC basketball news was provided on Friday

Here's your chance to meet Vander Joaquim, who has a fascinating backstory.

Brian McInnis has dug into the Anthony Salter situation and it appears a new address is in the junior's future.

Brian reports and we get to decide on that last-second, game-winning Cal Poly shot.

Jeff Portnoy talks about the game.

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Nick Jezierny offers up six reasons for Boise State's undefeated status.

Turkey or tofurkey, it's the T-Day edition of WAC basketball news and notes

Gotta lead with Utah State's whupping of rival Utah. Shawn Harrison tells us about Brady getting a bunch. Here's another game report from the Deseret News, plus Kraig Williams reports the Aggie frontcourters outplayed their counterparts. Tony Jones checks in with his take on the matchup and Lya Wodraska makes note of the disparity in free throws attempt.

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Cal State Bakersfield's Stephon Carter enjoyed a career night as he and the rest of the Roadrunners topped San Jose State University 82-77.

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Nick Jezierny writes that it was defensive effort that led to the 83-54 Bronco smashing of Eastern Washington.

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Despite the absence of Bill Amis, Hawaii took the measure of Arkansas Pine Bluff and now sports a 5-0 record -- Jason Kaneshiro fills us in. Vander Joaquim was Chairman of the Boards last night per Ferd Lewis. Dayton Morinaga/Warrior Insider has posted his game report.

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Not to be missed is Matt James' column -- a walk down memory lane about the Chicago-to-Fresno State basketball connection.

Your nightly WAC report

It's Vander time for Brian McInnis in today's Star Advertiser.

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La'Shard Anderson steps into view as Nick Jezierny's Bronco profiles continues.

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Chris Murray does the same with freshman Jordan Burris. We missed his Patrick Nyeko one here.

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Matt Sonnenberg zeroes in on the backcourt newcomers for the northern Aggies.

It's your Wednesday WAC morning meal -- so break that fast

Dayton Morinaga has the scoop that Gib Arnold has landed a big for next season -- maybe. He's a junior college center from Eastern Utah who is connected to new UH assistant Walter Roese:

6-10 center commits to UH
Joaquim averaged 8.9 points, 6.8 rebounds as freshman at Eastern Utah   
Dayton Morinaga
Hololulu Advertiser

The international connections for the University of Hawai'i men's basketball team are apparently already in effect.

Vander Joaquim, a 6-foot-10, 240-pound center at College of Eastern Utah, has committed to play for the Rainbow Warriors, according to his coaches.

Joaquim is originally from Angola, and has ties to new Hawai'i associate coach Walter Roese...

Go here for the remainder.

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Ray Brewer/Las Vegas Sun has the scoop on Kevin Olekaibe and his decision to come to Fresno State -- a tip o' the hat to RagingBulldog for first posting this at the Barkboard basketball MB.

Cimarron guard Kevin Olekaibe to sign with Fresno State
Ray Brewer
Las Vegas Sun
April 13, 2010

Cimarron-Memorial High point guard Kevin Olekaibe was the state’s leading scorer this winter at 35.6 points per game.

But he also averaged 4.8 assists per contest — a statistic he feels could double at the next level.

Olekaibe plans to sign with Fresno State on Friday, accepting the Bulldogs’ scholarship over offers from Boise State and UTEP. He said chance to play immediately at Fresno State was the most appealing...

Go here for the remainder.

We're not taking sides (having never seen the young man from Vegas play) but it will be fascinating to see who performs better in college: Olekaibe or Robert Sandoval?

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In a similar vein, rmack003 at the BroncoCountry.com basketball message board reports that 6-foot-7 Oregon transfer Drew Wiley, will be visiting Boise.

Here is a recent Oregonian article on Wiley's leaving the Ducks program. His best skills appear to be shooting from distance.

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Jason Groves has a blog post up chock full of Aggie basketball information -- check it out here.

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Chris Murray provides an update on Malik Cooke's status with the South Carolina basketball team.

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