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Forward D.J. Shelton added25 pounds and a leadershiprole to help make his finalseason with Washington State a memorable one.

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C.J. Wilcox arrived a few minutesearly for a Monday morning photo shootinside a near empty Alaska AirlinesArena.

Having earned a sociology degree atWashington, the fifth-year senior isrequired to take a few graduate classes toretain his NCAA eligibility.

But mostly he fills his days with hoursof basketball, including shooting drills inthe morning, weight lifting andconditioning in the afternoon, followedby practice with the Huskies later in theday.

“I guess this kind of routine will getme ready for the NBA when you don’thave to worry about class and all there isis basketball,” he said, jokingly.

Wilcox considered entering the NBAdraft in June, but returned to schoolpartly because of a bothersome stressfracture in his left foot that requiredsurgery in May and months ofrehabilitation.

It might seem as if Wilcox has one eyeon a future professional playing career,but less than a week before Sunday’sseason opener against Seattle Universityhe swears he’s focused on his finalseason at Washington.

“This is my team,” he said. “I have tomake sure I get these guys back to theNCAA tournament and we can try to dosome special things.

“We have captains, but I feel likeeveryone is looking at me to be that loneleader. If we lose a game, it’s going to beon me. If we win a game, it’ll be because Idid this or did that. More of the pressureand more of the blame will be put on me,so I feel like I need to take moreresponsibility.”

After years of reluctance, Wilcox isfinally ready to claim ownership of theHuskies.

Admittedly, he’s been morecomfortable in an ensemble cast that hasincluded future NBA players IsaiahThomas, Terrence Ross, Tony WrotenJr. and Justin Holiday.

But now they’re gone and Wilcox isthe lone holdover to the Huskies’ lastgreat run when they made three straighttrips to the NCAA tournament.

“He is a guy that can definitely pointthe way because he knows what it took

for those teams to be successful,” UWcoach Lorenzo Romar said. “Whenyou’re on your way out as a fifth-yearsenior, there’s a certain way you want toleave. And he wants to leave the rightway.”

Wilcox, who turns 23 in December,almost sounds nostalgic when he talksabout Washington’s last NCAAtournament appearance in 2011.

“It’s just so exciting,” he said. “It’s anexperience I feel every college basketballplayer should experience. It’s just a lot offun. It’s really what you work all year forand to not be able to make it these lastcouple of years — some of the guys don’tknow what it’s like.

“They want to get there, but they don’tknow what it’s like to be there. I want tomake sure everyone gets a chance to playin that tournament.”

To return to the Big Dance,Washington, which finished 18-16 lastseason, will need to overcome modestexpectations. The Huskies were pickedto finish eighth in the Pac-12 in apreseason media poll.

Romar likens Wilcox to formerHuskies great Jon Brockman, who madethe NCAA tournament as a freshmanand senior.

“I remember how Jon felt and it waslike he said, ‘No one is going to mess this

up for me,’ “ Romar said. “That’s howC.J. is approaching this year.”

Romar said Wilcox has quietlypositioned himself for a breakout season.

“C.J. Wilcox is under the radar. ... Idon’t think people understand how goodof a basketball player he is,” Romar said.“The last time you heard me say that wasabout Brandon Roy going into his senioryear.”

Maybe so, but Wilcox surely isn’tsneaking up on anyone.

The 6-foot-5 shooting guard averaged16.8 points last season, which rankedsixth in the Pac-12. He led Washington inaverage minutes played (34.8),3-pointers (201), free throws (93) andsteals (37). He was second in blockedshots (35) and third in assists (65).

Washington added fifth-year seniorPerris Blackwell, a 6-9, 275-poundforward who transferred from SanFrancisco, where he averaged 12.7 pointsand 6.1 rebounds as an All-West CoastConference honorable-mentionselection in the 2011-12 season.

Touted freshman Nigel Williams-Gossand redshirt sophomore AndrewAndrews will likely start alongsideWilcox in the backcourt while redshirtsophomore Jernard Jarreau and juniorDesmond Simmons are competing forthe final open spot in the lineup.

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Washington guard C.J. Wilcox, left, returns for his final season hoping to get the Washington Huskies back in the NCAA tournament.

CHANCE TO DANCEFinal season motivates Wilcox to lead UW

Associated Press

With a degree in hand, Wilcox has plenty of time to work on his game.

By Percy AllenSeattle Times

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1 Wilcox and who else?Where will Washington get itsscoring aside from Wilcox? He

averaged 16.8 points last season andplayed most of the year with aninjured foot. Even with Wilcoxailing, the Huskies still had enoughscoring options to stay competitive.Wilcox is healthy, but who will helpscore is unknown. Guard AndrewAndrews is the top returning scorerother than Wilcox at 7.8 points pergame. Perris Blackwell averaged12.7 points during his last season atSan Francisco and Nigel Williams-Goss averaged 18 points as a highschool senior.

2 Relying on Perris. Thereare a lot of expectationsbeing placed on Blackwell

for the one season Washington willhave him on the floor. Blackwellwas a serviceable scorer at SanFrancisco, averaging double figureshis final two seasons for the Dons.Romar believes Blackwell can bethe consistent interior answer theHuskies were missing last season.Blackwell spent all last seasonlearning Washington’s system in thehope he is fluent when he hits thefloor.

3 Depth to run. Romarnever felt Washington hadthe depth or health last

season to push the tempo the wayhe wanted both offensively anddefensively. The Huskies averagedjust 67.9 points last season, thelowest since the 2000-01 season andthe only time during Romar’s tenurethat Washington has failed to scoreat least 72 points per game. On thedefensive side, the 12.3 turnoversper game the Huskies forced werethe fewest during Romar’s tenure.

4 Nigel’s hype. Williams-Goss is just the fifthWashington player to have

participated in the McDonald’sAll-American game. He played forTeam USA in the FIBA under-19World Championships this summer.He joins the Huskies with a wealthof experience most collegefreshmen don’t have. Then throw inthat he averaged 18 points and sevenassists playing for Findley Prep inHenderson, Nev., and it’s easy to seewhy he is expected to be a leaderimmediately.

5 Nonconference tests.Washington has put togethera worthy nonconference

schedule. Their home slate lacksexcitement with a Dec. 22 meetingagainst Connecticut the highlight,but away from Seattle the Huskieswill face Indiana in the 2K SportsClassic in New York and play eitherBoston College or Connecticut anight later. They also have two truenonconference road games, going toSan Diego State and Tulane.

5Keys to success

By Tim BoothAssociated Press

2013-14 Huskies men’s roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

11 Anderson, Mike G 6-4 195 Jr. Hartford, Conn. (Moberly Area CC)

12 Andrews, Andrew G 6-2 195 So. Portland (Benson Tech)

2 Blackwell, Perris F 6-9 275 Sr. Etiwanda, Calif. (San Francisco)

34 Dierickx, Gilles C 7-0 235 So. Ghent, Belgium (Florida International)

33 Jarreau, Jernard F 6-10 220 So. New Orleans, La. (McDonogh)

1 Johnson, Darin G 6-5 200 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. (Sheldon)

40 Kemp, Jr., Shawn F 6-9 250 Jr. Canton, Ga. (Hargraves Military)

30 Simmons, Desmond F 6-7 225 Jr. Vallejo, Calif. (Salesian)

10 Smith, Connor F 6-9 200 Sr. Wenatchee (Wenatchee)

22 Sterling, Quinn G 6-5 195 Jr. Mercer Island, Wash. (Mercer Island)

4 Stewart, Hikeem G 6-2 185 Jr. Seattle (Rainier Beach)

21 Taylor, Jahmel G 6-0 175 Fr. Los Angeles (Pacific Hills)

24 Upshaw, Robert C 6-11 255 So. Fresno, Calif. (Fresno State)

23 Wilcox, C.J. G 6-5 195 Sr. Pleasant Grove, Utah (Pleasant Grove)

5 Williams-Goss, Nigel G 6-3 185 Fr. Happy Valley, Ore. (Findlay Prep)

Conference: Pac-12Colors: Purple, gold

Ticket office: (206) 543-2200

Home Court: AlaskaAirlines Arena (10,000)

Website:gohuskies.com

Head coach: LorenzoRomar, 12th seasonRecord at UW:

237-129Assistants: BradJackson, Raphael

Chillious, T.J.Otzelberger

2012-13 record: 18-16overall, 9-9 Pac-12Letterwinners:

7 back, 5 lostStarters: 2 back, 3 lost

Newcomers: 6

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PULLMAN – A day after WashingtonState’s 64-62 loss to Washington in thefirst round of last season’s Pac-12tournament, D.J. Shelton was in theweight room. It was the first step in atransformative offseason that has seenthe forward add more than 25 pounds tohis frame.

“I changed my body a lot. I was 230pounds last year, now I’m like 256,”Shelton said.

Shelton’s physical metamorphosiswasn’t prompted by prodding fromcoach Ken Bone, nor was it spurred bytalent evaluators at the professionallevel. Rather, it was the result of themental transformation undergone byShelton, one that has the fifth-year

senior ready to leada team he can finallycall his own.

“I have a lot ofmoments where I’mlike, ‘Dang. I’m here,I’m a starter on theWashington State

basketball team,’” Shelton said. “I can beproud of this and I can make the best ofthis. A lot of people don’t get thisopportunity and I’m blessed.”

The athletic ability was never inquestion for Shelton, whose family treeis littered with relatives far outside thespectrum of most people’s sportingability. Uncle Lonnie Shelton was a starat Oregon State and played for a decadein the NBA; uncle Damion Shelton andcousin LJ played professional football.Cousins Marlon, Tim and Titus eachplayed Division-I basketball.

But when a player’s career is morenotable for the sheer number of teamshe played for than for his exploits on thecourt, it can be difficult for a leadershipstyle to develop at the same rate as hisbasketball skills.

Shelton played at four different highschools, had a redshirt year at Cal-StateFullerton and a season at Citrus College.The Cougars are the first basketballteam that Shelton has been with longenough to develop relationships with,much less take ownership of.

“I think he’s been able to grow asmuch as any person in our programduring my time at WSU,” Bone said. “Ithink we’re seeing a different D.J.

Shelton than when we brought him herea couple years ago, and that’s because ofthe stability of him being here fortwo-plus years.”

The results from those physical andmental changes are already apparent.Shelton’s game is showingmore refinement in the lowpost, and his already sweetshot has gotten evensweeter. More importantly,the senior post finally hasthe credibility with a team tohold teammatesaccountable.

“He’s always had thatmentality, but I feel like thisbeing his senior year, he’sreally stepped up and he’sreally worked on his game,”guard Royce Woolridge said.“He knows that he’s a seniorknow and we’re all youngerthan him. We take after himand he definitely has taken on aleadership role this year.”

The new and improved D.J. Sheltonwill play a critical role for the Cougarswith the departure of Brock Motum –the Pac-12’s leading scorer this pastseason and WSU’s leading rebounder.While picking up Motum’s scoring slackwill be a communal effort for the

Cougars this season, Shelton will bearmuch of the rebounding burden.

There have been other improvementsas well, although it may be hard to seethe difference.

“I would foresee the astute basketballfan recognizing thedifference,” Bone said ofShelton’s development. “Itmay not be what he does asmuch as he’s not doing.Maybe he’s not traveling,maybe he’s not charging.He’s just slowing down thegame and not making asmany mistakes. So in mymind he’s really elevatedhimself as a basketballplayer, but a lot of thosethings a typical fan justdoesn’t see.”

With so much on hisshoulders, perhaps thebiggest challenge for the

6-foot-10 senior will simply be stayingon the court.

“I’ve really got to be smart onreaching and getting dumb fouls tooearly,” Shelton said. “That’s somethingnew for me because of the depth. I’mgoing to have to adjust to it and playphysical and not get fouls – own thepaint, but in a smart way.”


During very long off-season, Washington State senior D.J.Shelton added more than 25 pounds and a leadership mentality.

BIGGER, BETTER

Shelton steps up his game, leadership role

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Shelton will be counted on for more scoring and rebounding this season.

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1 Wings must step up.Forward Brock Motum isgone and he took his 18.7

points per game with him.That’s nearly 30 percent of lastseason’s scoring that theCougars will need to replace,and the burden of fillingMotum’s sizable shoes will falllargely on WSU’s wing players.Royce Woolridge and DaVonteLacey averaged 11.0 and 10.5points per game last season,respectively, and will need getthose numbers up a tick. A darkhorse to score more points is6-foot-7 junior guard DexterKernich-Drew. The Australianis a capable shooter and a giftedathlete. If he can put those skillstogether he could assume someof his departed countryman’sscoring load.

2 Improve rebounding.The Cougars finisheddead last in rebounding a

season ago and Motum was theirleading rebounder. If WSU is tofind success this season the teamwill need to do a much better jobof corralling missed shots. Thebackcourt has size and cancontribute to the effort, andsophomore Junior Longrus wasactive on the boards in WSU’sexhibition game against CentralWashington, collecting 10 in 22minutes.

3 Quick frosh progress.Que Johnson has yet toplay a college basketball

game. In fact, he hasn’t playedany organized basketball in twoyears after sitting out lastseason. But the Cougars arecounting on the heraldedfreshman to provide energy anda scoring punch. Coach KenBone has spoken highly ofJohnson and newcomers JoshHawkinson and Ike Iroegbu. Allwill be counted on to contributethis season.

4 Find a point guard.The team took a big hitwhen junior college

transfer Danny Lawhorn leftfollowing a suspension inSeptember, as he was going to bethe true point guard the teamdesperately needs. Both Lacyand Woolridge can play theposition, but appear morecomfortable in an off-guard role.

5 Maintain focus. TheCougars were picked by awide margin to finish last

in the Pac-12 media poll, andthere will likely be grumblingsfrom WSU fans unless the teamgoes on a tear. The Cougars can’tlet low attendance or externalexpectations distract them fromtheir goals.

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2013-14 Cougars men’s rosterNo. Name P Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

21 Dominic Ballard G 6-4 199 So. Seattle (Bothell HS)

33 Brett Boese F 6-7 230 So. Spokane (Shadle Park HS)

5 Will DiIorio G 6-6 195 Sr. Bainbridge Island, Wash. (Bainbridge HS)

24 Josh Hawkinson F 6-10 245 Fr. Shoreline, Wash. (Shorewood HS)

31 Keaton Hayenga F 6-5 209 Jr. Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake HS)

13 James Hunter F 6-10 265 Jr. Sydney, Australia (Cranbrook School)

0 Ike Iroegbu G 6-2 190 Fr. Elk Grove, Calif. (Oak Hill Academy)

32 Que Johnson G 6-5 205 RFr. Pontiac, Mich. (Westwind Prep-Ariz.)

10 Dexter Kernich-Drew G 6-7 190 Jr. Melbourne, Australia (Caulfield Grammar)

25 DaVonté Lacy G 6-4 215 Jr. Tacoma (Curtis HS)

15 Junior Longrus F 6-7 240 So. Oakland, Calif. (Bishop O'Dowd)

20 Jordan Railey C 7-0 245 Jr. Beaverton, Ore. (Beaverton HS)

23 D.J. Shelton F 6-10 250 Sr. Rialto, Calif. (East Bakersfield HS)

22 Royce Woolridge G 6-3 180 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope HS)

Conference: Pac-12Colors: Crimson, gray

Ticket Office: (800) GO-COUGS

Home Court: FrielCourt (11,671)Website:

wsucougars.comHead Coach:

Ken Bone, 5th seasonRecord at WSU:

70-65Assistants: Curtis

Allen, 5th season; RodJensen, 1st season; Ray

Lopes, 2nd season2012-13 record:

13-19 overall, 4-14 Pac-12Letterwinners:


Newcomers: 4

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Venky Jois kept the interview short;chemistry class was a few minutesaway.

The chemistry practicum – a 2½-hour exercise in bonding andbasketball at Reese Court – had justended. The nucleus is Jois himself, lastyear’s Big Sky Conference freshman ofthe year.

“He’s the kind of player you canbuild a program on,” third-year coachJim Hayford said of Jois, a 6-foot-7forward from Australia, who alongwith center Martin Seiferth gives theEagles one of the top returningfrontcourts in the Big Sky Conference.

Jois averaged 12.3 points and ninerebounds, while Seiferth, aGerman-born transfer from Oregon, ledthe conference in field-goal shooting at62.3 percent while averaging 8.2 points

and 6.3 rebounds. Good numbers

for sure, but thepair made historylast year byblocking acombined 134shots, the top two

single-season performances at Eastern.The 6-10 Seiferth, with 68 blocksoverall and 2.2 per game, was adefensive highlight reel all season.

So was Jois, a lithe 230-pounderHayford describes as “solid andtalented.”

“If you’re an Eastern fan, comewatch this guy, because some schoolrecords are going to be his,” Hayfordsaid.

That Eastern’s record last year was7-13 in the Big Sky and 10-21 overallspoke more to youth, inexperience andchemistry than anything else, playersand coaches said.

“A year ago we had so many guys atthe same time, with everybody feelingeach other out,” Hayford said. “Thisyear everything seems a lot morecohesive and a lot more enjoyable.”

That goes double for Jois, whoadmits he wasn’t sure what to expectwhen he arrived in Cheney last year.He said the Eagles have improved“leaps and bounds” from a year ago,especially on the offensive end.

On both sides of the court, Jois saidhe and his teammates need to showmore toughness, as well as “those littleintangibles that people don’t pay much

attention to.”Seifert too was a bit of an unknown

last year. A youth spent in Berlin andtwo seasons on the bench at Oregonmeant that last season was his firstagainst top competition. “It was a yearof investment, and the return will behigh,” Hayford said.

That may be true for theentire team, which wasamong the youngest in theconference last year, andhas no seniors this season.Jois is a true sophomoreand Seiferth a redshirtjunior, so they’re expectedto provide leadership aswell as rebounds.

“I feel like everyone ismore focused … and we’vegrown mentally older,” saidSeiferth.

Hayford has severalchoices at small forward,including not having one atall if he goes with a three-guard lineup.Last year, the Eagles got a solid effortfrom another German, Thomas Reuter,who averaged 5.4 points and 3.1 pointswhile playing 22 minutes a game as atrue freshman.

Newcomer Ogjnen Miljkovic, a 6-7,220-pounder from Serbia, “is one of thefreshmen who’s poked his head out alittle bit” since practice began Oct. 1,Hayford said.

“He’s hard to guard and he can shootthe 3,” said Hayford, who will count onreserves Garrett Moon and Felix VonHofe on the bench.

The backcourt is full of potential,starting with redshirt sophomore TylerHarvey, who turned in perhaps the bestcrunch-time performance of the

2012-13 season. With theEagles trailing by 18 atNorthern Arizona with 7½ minutes to play,Harvey scored 14 points asEastern rallied for anovertime win that kept itin the playoff hunt.

The 6-4 Harvey isathletic and can playeither guard position. “Ireally like blurringpositions,” Hayford said.“You have to guard him asa distributor and you haveto defend him as ashooter.”

Along with junior college transferDrew Brandon, an experienced 6-3point guard, the Eagles can offer abackcourt that will play a greater roleon the boards.

Junior Parker Kelly, who played 28minutes a game last year, will again seeplenty of action. The Eagles’ topoutside scoring threat, Kelly averaged9.5 points last year – second onlybehind Jois among returnees.


Eastern Washington big men Martin Seiferth, left, and Venky Jois can carry the coach, Jim Hayford, and will be expected to carry the team this season.

A LOAD TO CARRYHayford needs Jois, Seiferth to lead Eagles


Venky Jois, right, collected 66 blocks last season as a freshman.

By Jim [email protected], (509) 459-5437

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Eastern Washington Eagles

1 A new leader. Jim Hayford getsthe point: this has been atroublesome position almost

since the day he arrived fromWhitworth in 2011. That’s whenincumbent point Glen Dean departedfor Utah; 18 months later, JustinCrosgile quit in midseason. Now it’sup to junior college transfer DrewBrandon, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound juniorfrom Corona, Calif., to run the offense.Brandon impressed Hayford with hisability to control the pace of the game– fast or slow – and his composure.Brandon was multiple a threat lastyear at Sierra College, averaging 15.5points, 7.4 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 1.2steals.

2 Hitting the glass. The Eagleswere second in the Big Sky lastyear in first-shot field-goal

defense. The killer was second andthird shots, the product of a minus-4.2rebound differential for the seasonand minus-3.3 in conference games.For the year, opponents grabbed 420offensive rebounds, 78 more than theEagles. Besides the maturation offorward Venky Jois (9.0 rebounds agame) and center Martin Seiferth (6.3rpg), Hayford expects more boardsfrom hard-working 6-6 small forwardThomas Reuter, the 6-4 Brandon and6-3 shooting guard Tyler Harvey.

3 Kelly for 3. If the Eagles aregoing to break down opposingdefenses, they’ll need an even

better long-range shot from ParkerKelly, who shot 40.1 percent from3-point range last year. That’s a solidnumber, but if Kelly “can get it up to45 percent, that’s elite,” said Hayford,who has named Kelly a team captainalong with Jois. That’s especiallyimportant on Hayford’s offense,which last year took 775 shots fromlong range, hitting 34.1 percent as ateam. Guard Tyler Harvey andnewcomer Ognjen Miljkovic, a 6-7forward from Serbia, also are threatsfrom three.

4 When game’s on line …Poor free-throw shooting –65.5 percent overall – cost the

Eagles several games last season, butthere may be a bright side. Opponentsfrequently targeted Seiferth, who inone mid-season stretch was 13-for-40from the line, but he was 13 for 19 inthe last six games of the season.Departing players hit 69.5 percent oftheir free throws, so the new playerswill need to step up and deliver.

5 And a little luck. Just a runof average fortune would bebetter than last year, which

included a prolonged absence forpersonal reasons by Collin Chiverton;the untimely departure of Crosgile,several injuries and even a caraccident in Grand Forks, N.D., thatsidelined senior guards KevinWinford and Jeffrey Forbes. To topthings off, Jois suffered an ankleinjury that cost him several gamesduring the final month of the season.

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2013-14 Eagles men’s roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

0 Ognjen Miljkovic F 6-7 220 Fr. Belgrade, Serbia (Bishop Montgomery)

1 Tyler Harvey G 6-4 180 So. Torrance, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery)

2 Daniel Hill G 5-9 165 So. Sydney, Australia (Newington College)

4 Danny Powell F 6-6 230 Fr. Phoenix . (Desert Vista)

10 Parker Kelly G 6-4 195 Jr. Spokane (Gonzaga Prep)

11 Sir Washington G 6-3 180 Fr. Las Vegas (Clark)

12 Martin Seiferth F 6-10 235 Jr. Berlin, Germany (Oregon)

13 Thomas Reuter F 6-6 230 So. Breckerfeld, Germany (Theodor-Heuss)

21 Frederik Jörg F 7-1 290 Rso. Korschenbroich, Germany (Gym. Eversten)

22 Drew Brandon G 6-4 180 Jr. Corona, Calif. (Sierra College)

33 Garrett Moon F 6-5 190 Jr. San Francisco (City Col. of San Fran.)

44 Felix Von Hofe F 6-5 200 Fr. Melbourne, Australia (Wesley College)

55 Venky Jois F 6-7 230 So. Boronia, Australia (Box Hill)

Conference: Big SkyColors: Red and white

Ticket office: (866) 4GO EAGS

Home Court: ReeseCourt (6,000)

Website: goeags.comHead coach: Jim

Hayford, third seasonRecord at EWU:

25-38Assistants: Craig

Fortier, ShantayLegans, Alex Pribble

2012-13 record: 10-21overall, 7-13 Big Sky

Letterwinners: 7 back, 5 lost

Starters: 4 back, 1 lostNewcomers: 4

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MOSCOW, Idaho – They grew up inthe same house in Seattle, half-brotherswith a mother who held jobs that oftenbled into the evening or night. T.J.Maxx, Marshalls, the open-at-all-hoursQFC grocery store – these were JudiSinclair’s places of work at differenttimes, and her sons knew what sherequired of them when she worked late.

Glen Dean had to watch over PerrionCallandret, his younger brother by sixyears, after school. Callandret had tolisten to his big brother, who at timesseemed more like a father to him. Andtogether they made a pledge to not lettheir mom down.

It’s something Dean, 24, rememberswell as he embarks on his final year ofcollege basketball with Callandret by his

side as a freshmanat Idaho.

“She had somecrazy hours; itseemed like sheworked all night,”says Dean, theformer Eastern

Washington guard. “And I’m mean,shoot, we have a roof over our heads,food, clothes. (She was) doingeverything she can to make sure wehave all the necessities to be successful.And we just took it upon ourselves:‘Look, let’s stay out of trouble. It’s nother fault; she’s doing everything she can,so we’ve got to take on moreresponsibility than the average kid.We’re probably going to have to feedourselves. We’re got to get ourselves upand get ready for school.’

“Shoot, I mean, we just made itwork.”

After transferring from Utah to Idahoas a graduate transfer (under NCAArules, he doesn’t have to sit out a year),Dean has a fresh set of responsibilities.He’s the most experienced point guardon a team that’s been almost completelyrebuilt by Don Verlin and a staff thatincludes his coach at Eastern, KirkEarlywine.

He’s expected to be a playmaker, afacilitator for shooters like StephenMadison and Connor Hill and a leader.But he’ll no longer try to be a fatherfigure to his brother.

That time, he says, has passed.

Calling homeOnce he knew he would graduate

from Utah this past summer, Deanstarted pondering his second jump inthree years between Division I schools,after transferring fromEastern Washington toUtah in 2011. But first hehad to make a call.

A few calls, actually. Callandret had already

committed to play for theVandals out of Bothell(Wash.) High School. Andwhen Dean broached thesubject of joining him onthe Palouse, he was onboard immediately.

Dean, however, wantedto be 100 percent sure hisbrother was OK with his move, so hekept calling back and asking the samequestion.

“Of course I was happy about it,”Callandret says. “He asked me multipletimes, though, and I was fine. Still amfine that it all went this way, eventhough he had to leave anothersituation. I feel like everything happensfor a reason, and this is a good one righthere.”

Callandret, 18, is a 6-foot-2 guard whoused to go to the gym with Dean as a boyand watched for his brother’s approval(or criticism) from the sideline when hegot older. Although he wants to learn allhe can from Dean, the two have adifferent relationship than the one they

had growing up.“My brother is 18 years

old. He’s a collegefreshman,” Dean says. “I’vegot to let that father figurething die out and I’ve got tobe more of a friend and abrother and a teammatefirst.”

Dean hasn’t just reunitedwith his brother andEarlywine. He’s also closerto his mother, who stilllives in the Seattle area (heand have Callandret have

separate fathers who were in and out ofpicture). And he’s playing one morecollegiate season with a deepappreciation of his opportunity to be onthe court.

In December of 2011, whileredshirting at Utah, Dean was liftingweights during a morning workoutsession when a blood vessel ruptured in


Well-traveled Glen Dean is spending his final year of basketball eligibility at Idaho, where he has become a mentor and a leader.

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Glen Dean, right, is reunited with coach Kirk Earlywine, center, at Idaho.

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1 Sustain intensity. Verlin hasseen his young team play at ahigh level at practice and

scrimmages, but only for briefstretches. Part of the issue, he said,is fighting through fatigue. “That’spart of youth,” the sixth-year coachsaid. It’s also to be expected with somany new faces. Still, maintainingintensity throughout the season isVerlin’s top key for the season – andit’s perhaps his top concern, too.

2 Rebounding. The WAC’stop rebounder last year, KyleBarone, is no longer at

Idaho. In his place is a group ofunproven post players. The Vandalshave talented guards, but will theybe able to rebound against biggerteams? Verlin sees promise inPaulin Mpawe, a 6-foot-10junior-college transfer, and wingStephen Madison, who averaged 4.8rebounds per game last season.

3 Limit turnovers. Idahowas uncharacteristicallysloppy last season, when it

averaged 13.5 turnovers (and just 13.1assists). Verlin has emphasizedtaking care of the ball and playingsound fundamentally. The additionof transfer Glen Dean at point guardshould help stabilize the Vandals’backcourt, but they’ll also haveseveral newcomers – and freshmen,potentially – in their guard rotation.

4 Production in the paint.The only post player withD-I experience is redshirt

senior Joe Kammerer, but he’splayed sparingly. UI will need solidminutes from Mpawe, Ty Egbertand Robert Asencio. All three haveyet to play at the Division I level,although Egbert was with the teamlast year as a redshirt and impressedVerlin at times during thepreseason. “It’s still a wildcard,”Verlin said of UI’s rotation in thepost. “They’re still battling likecrazy. I’ve got about four or fiveguys down there that are battlingfor minutes; one guy is good oneday, one guy is good the next.”

5 Stephen Madison. He’sthe Vandals’ best all-aroundplayer and top returning

scorer, but he struggled last seasonwith his outside shooting. In hisfirst two seasons, Madison hit 38percent of his 3-point attemptsbefore dropping to 28 percent lastseason. The senior wing will need tobe more consistent with his stroke,and this will be the first time hetries to carry the load withoutBarone as a complement down low.Though Dean and Madison have yetto play a game together, Dean hasbeen impressed with Madison’sversatility. “(He) just knows how toplay the game,” Dean said. “Has agreat feel for it. Can do so manydifferent things.”

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2013-14 Vandals men’s roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

1 Dean, Glen PG 5-10 175 Sr. Seattle (Utah)

2 Wiggs, Sekou PG 6-3 182 Fr. Seattle (O’Dea)

3 Callandret, Perrion G 6-2 180 Fr. Bothel, Wash. (Bothel)

5 Hill, Connor G 6-3 190 Jr. Post Falls (Post Falls

10 Ball, Patrick G 6-3 180 Fr. Seattle (Franklin)

12 Scott, Mike PG 6-0 180 Jr. Los Angeles (Antelope Valley CC)

13 Seck, Bira PF 6-6 215 Jr. Dakar, Senegal (Olney Central)

14 Sherwood, Chad G 6-2 180 Fr. Albany, Ore. (West Albany)

15 Mpawe, Paulin F 6-10 227 So. San Bernardino, Calif. (San Bern. Valley)

32 Jiles IV, Allen G 6-3 200 Jr. Los Angeles (Cal State Northridge)

34 Madison, Stephen F 6-6 205 Sr. Portland (Jefferson)

41 Egbert, Ty F 6-9 195 RFr. Coulee Dam, Wash. (Lake Roosevelt)

42 Kammerer, Joe C 6-9 225 Sr. Eugene (North Eugene)

44 Scott, Jordan SF 6-6 200 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Lewis-Palmer)

50 Asencio, Roberto C 6-9 245 Jr. Haina, Dom. Rep. (Des Moines Area CC)

Conference: WACColors: Silver and Gold

Ticket office: (208) 885-6466

Home court: CowanSpectrum (6,000)

Website:govandals.com

Head coach: DonVerlin, 6th season

Record at UI: 81-78Assistants: Kirk

Earlywine, 2nd season;Tim Murphy, 4th; Chris

Helbling, 6th2012-13: 12-18 overall,

7-11 WACLetterwinners:


Newcomers: 12

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College basketball 2013

LOS ANGELES – Steve Alfordfaces as big a test in Westwood ashis UCLA players do.

He takes over from the firedBen Howland, who left a teamthat lacked consistency andcohesion. It’ll be up to Alford tofoster an improved atmospherethat will make his players wantto win and fans want to come outand see the Bruins.

Alford needs a strong start towin over a fan base that was lessthan impressed when he washired in late March. Theboosters had bigger names inmind to take over a program thathas won a record 11 nationalchampionships.

“I would much rather be in asituation where there’s pressureof success versus the pressure ofnot caring,” hesaid. “To be at aplace like UCLA,it should be aboutwinning nationalchampionships.”

Alford has onenational title tohis credit, havingplayed onIndiana’s 1987 championshipteam under coach Bob Knight.

No. 22 UCLA went 25-10 andwon the Pac-12 regular seasontitle before Howland was fired inlate March.

This season, the Bruins werepicked by the media to finishsecond behind Arizona in theleague. Alford has just sixreturning players and a slew ofnewcomers.

“The newcomers and thereturnees have to blend nicely,”he said. “That’s going to be a bigpart of our success or lack of. Ifthose things mesh together, wehave got the talent and we havegot the pieces to have a verygood year.”

The Bruins open the season athome against Drexel on Friday.

Here are three things to watchfrom UCLA this season:

Anderson and AdamsSwingman Kyle Anderson and

guard Jordan Adams are two ofUCLA’s three returning starters.They’ll help replace ShabazzMuhammad, whose 17.9-pointaverage led the Bruins during hislone season before leaving forthe NBA draft. Anderson canplay nearly any position,although he’ll handle the pointmore often since Larry Drew IIgraduated.

Tony and the twinsTony Parker returns for his

sophomore season, and couldprove to be a reliable big manafter dropping some weight. Hefell out of favor with Howlandand will be looking to improveon the 6.3 minutes he averagedlast season. Travis Wear, theBruins’ other returning starter,and his twin brother, David, arefifth-year seniors who willprovide leadership.

NewcomersThe 2013 class lacks the star

power of Howland’s last groupof recruits, but some of theplayers could make an impact.Freshman guard Zach LaVinefrom Seattle averaged 28.5points as a high school seniorand could get time as the backuppoint guard.

Freshman forward WanaahBail of Houston was grantedeligibility by the NCAA afteroriginally signing with TexasTech. He has been limited whilerecovering from offseason kneesurgery, but could be a keymember of the frontcourt.

Freshman guard Bryce Alford,the coach’s son, finished his prepcareer as New Mexico’s careersingle-season scoring leader andis a solid outside shooter.

Freshman guard IsaacHamilton, who signed withUTEP as a high school senior lastyear, is waiting to hear from theNCAA on whether he’ll beeligible this season.

Alford OKwith that

UCLApressure

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Steve Alford has two sons on hisroster at UCLA – Bryce(pictured) and Kory.

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Talented freshmen aresprinkled all over the country.There’s a high concentrationin Kentucky, pockets atKansas and Arizona, singularstars-in-the-making at otherhoops hotbeds.

Teams are spread all acrossnew conferences, too.Realignment hit full gear thisseason, scattering teams like agame of Boggle. It’s going totake half a season just tofigure out which 13 teamsswapped in and out of theWAC.

There also will be plenty ofcoaches in new places,including one interestingchoice to run the show inWestwood and a relocation ofDunk City.

Needless to say, it’s going tobe an interesting and, likely,unpredictable season incollege basketball.

To get you ready, here’s afew things to keep an eye on:

Top teamsKentucky. Coach Cal may

have outdone even himselfwith this class of freshmen.Could be anotherring-and-done for some ofthem.

Michigan State. Tom Izzohas been a consistent winnerin East Lansing. This teamcould add another title to hisresume.

Louisville. The defendingnational champs have a newconference, but the sameobjective as always.

Duke. The Blue Devils areconsistent national-titlecontenders. Fab freshmanJabari Parker could be theticket to reaching that goalthis season.

Kansas. Andrew Wiggins.Watch this guy. Kinda good.So are the Jayhawks.

Arizona. The Wildcatshave their own fabulousfreshman in Aaron Gordonand he may not even be thebest player on this loadedteam.

Michigan. Trey Burke and

Tim Hardaway Jr. are gone,but the Wolverines still haveplenty of talent left from ateam that came up just shortagainst Louisville in last year’snational championship game.

Top PlayersDoug McDermott, F,

Creighton. McDermott willturn 31 in January and isentering his 10th season ofcollege basketball. OK, thoseare exaggerations — he’s 20and a senior — but it sureseems like he’s been one ofthe nation’s best players for along time. Should be nodifferent this season.

Aaron Craft, G, OhioState. They might makedefensive instructional videosbased on this guy after he’sdone in Columbus.

Marcus Smart, G,Oklahoma State. Could havebeen a lottery pick in the NBAhad he come out last season.Will be one of the best playersin college basketball thisseason.

Russ Smith, G, Louisville.There’s a reason he’s beencalled “Russdiculous.”

Jahii Carson, G, ArizonaState. He is dynamicpersonified in a 5-foot-10frame. Carson’s last season inthe desert should be a goodone.

The freshmen: Wiggins of

Kansas, Julius Randle and theHarrison twins at Kentucky,Gordon at Arizona and Duke’sParker.

Top out-of-leaguersKentucky vs. MSU in

Chicago, on Tuesday. If theirrankings hold, it’ll be theearliest 1-vs.-2 meeting since1975.

Duke vs. Kansas inChicago, also on Tuesday. Nota bad opener forKentucky-Michigan State atthe United Center.

Louisville at Kentucky,Dec. 28. Always a can’t-missgame.

Arizona at Michigan,Dec. 14. Deep, talented teamsget a big early test.

Kentucky at UNC, Dec.14. Basketball blue bloodsmeet in the Tar Heel State.

Michigan at Duke, Dec. 3.Jabari gets a chance to seehow he matches up againstMichigan brute MitchMcGary — as long as thesophomore’s balky back holdsup.

New coachesSteve Alford, UCLA. He

wasn’t the most popularchoice in Westwood for fansand boosters who wanted abigger name. The formerIndiana star would likenothing more than to prove

them wrong. Andy Enfield, Southern

California. Dunk City willmake its Hollywood debutafter he led Florida Gulf Coaston a surprising NCAAtournament run last season.

Richard Pitino,Minnesota. Rick’s son tries toright the Gophers after oneseason at FloridaInternational.

Tubby Smith, Texas Tech.The Red Raiders will play insome shootouts in West Texasunder the former nationalchampion coach.

Joe Dooley, Florida GulfCoast. Bill Self’s longtimeright-hand man at Kansas getshis first shot at running theshow in Dunk City.

Eddie Jordan, Rutgers.The longtime college andNBA coach will try to calmthe storm after Mike Rice wasfired for berating players andAD Tim Pernetti was forcedto resign.

Mid-major monstersIt’s getting to the point

where mid-majors are nodifferent than any otherprogram, particularly afterWichita State reached theFinal Four last season andFlorida Gulf Coast destroyedbrackets across the country.

Still, it seems worthy tomention some of the bestamong the non-powerprograms. Here’s a few:

Wichita State. Therugged Shockers made it tothe Final Four last season.Don’t put it past them to do itagain.

VCU. The fast-paced Ramsare always a tough out underShaka Smart.

Creighton. McDermottwill be a man on a mission inhis last season playing underhis pops, Greg.

Gonzaga. No mention ofmid-majors can be withoutthe Zags.

Butler. Brad Stevens isgone, but the Bulldogs willstill be good.

Florida Gulf Coast. Justso we could get in one moreDunk City reference.

McClatchy-Tribune

Guard Louisville’s Russ Smith is back to defend the Cardinals’ national title, but he’ll have to get past Michigan’s Mitch McGary.

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Creighton’s Doug McDermott, right, driving past Wichita State’sCleanthony Early, is one of the top players in the nation.

By John MarshallAssociated Press

E liminating theridiculousflying-out-of-

bounds timeout a fewyears ago seemed likethe last turn of thewrench beforecollege basketballcould be declaredperfect in every way.

Now the fun police want tosnuff the wildfire of stormingthe court, so Mike Krzyzewskican go back to cussing outstudent reporters instead ofopposing fans that invade hisspace.

So that will be the final –wait, what?

Oh, right. One-and-done, thealternating possession andrunaway realignment all needsurgery. In fact, the OR lookspretty backed up.

Guess there’s no tellingwhich loose lugnut will lead tothe wheels coming off.

There are 351 schools playingNCAA Division I basketball,and it turns out just about thatmany notions as to what needsbanned, adopted or tweaked tomake the college game better.

Every coach has a couple.Every sportswriter has acouple dozen. Like theoverinflated roster of Division Ischools, they pile up.

In fact, that’s one place tostart.

Incarnate Word is DivisionI? Couldn’t IUPUI and IPFWbe combined to formIUPUIPFW, or just be giventheir own can ofCampbell’s?When the musicstops andsomeone can’tfind a chair, isn’the supposed to beout? But NewJersey Tech, thelast team without a conference,plays on.

Somebody close the barndoor, please.

But it’s not all theory overbeers, of course. Whether arule change or administrativelegislation, each yearsomebody’s idea of a Band-Aidgets applied – and there’s adrastic one this season.

Game officials have been

given a mandate toclean up someaspects of physicalplay, in particularhand-checking.Keeping a hand orforearm on anopponent away fromthe ball is now arule, not a guideline.

So is putting two hands on anopponent, continual jabbingand using an arm bar on adribbler.

The block-charge call –everyone’s favorite source ofdispute – gets another eye job,too. No longer can a defenderslide in under a player with theball after he’s begun hisupward motion.

So when a few coacheshereabouts were asked to becollege basketball czar for a dayand fix what’s wrong, it wasn’tsurprising to hear more thanone fret about physical play –or the pendulum suddenlyswinging back too far.

“If you would have asked mea couple of months ago, Iwould have said the physicalityof the game has gotten awayfrom us,” said WashingtonState coach Ken Bone.

“But now that we’ve hadsome officials come in andwork some scrimmages andintrasquad games, I’m a littlenervous about the fact that it’sgone from being overlyphysical to now it’s like almostanything’s a foul.”

He won’t be alone. Fans willchafe at what’slikely to be anendless parade tothe foul line inthe season’s firstcouple of monthsuntil playersadjust – or untilthe refs slowly

slide back into calling thingsthe way they always have.

If they’re going to clean upthe rough stuff, Gonzaga’sMark Few wouldn’t mind ifthey took it all the way to thehoop.

“I’d like to see them clean upfinishes around the basket,” hesaid. “All through the NCAAtourney, it was unbelievablyphysical around the basket – on

shrink time.“Give us a 24-second clock

and an eight-second count inthe backcourt,” he offered.“Make the game faster. We canuse an infusion of moreexcitement. Then it’s moreabout the players.”

If the wider lane could beswiped from the internationalgame, why stop there?

“I’d like to see their rule ongoaltending, where once it’s onthe rim it’s live and either anoffensive or defensive playercan touch it,” said EasternWashington men’s coach JimHayford.

“I just think it’s an athleticplay, and both players haveequal access. Anything that

rewards more scoring in thegame, I’d be in favor of.”

Not all the coaches’ fixeswould apply to the playingrules, naturally. Theadministration of the sport is aconstant chew toy, and thelatest teeth marks are from therecent spate of hardship andgraduate transfers that areallowing players to suit up attheir new colleges without thetraditional forced year off.

“They need to get thetransfer thing cleaned up,” saidFew, whose program hasn’tbeen beyond trying to leveragethe current rule. “Everybodyneeds to sit a year if youtransfer. These last couple ofwaivers have been jokes,absolute jokes.”

Though essentially beyondthe NCAA’s reach, Bone wouldlike to see shoe companiesremoved from the high schoolAAU equation, believing somebrand-affiliated colleges “do agreat job in using that to theiradvantage.” And Hayford hasone pie-in-the-sky wish that’sundoubtedly echoed by everyone-bid conference coach.

“I’d make every high-majorteam play one road game at alow-major,” he said.

Sounds fun.But while we’re at it, can we

ratchet the NCAA Tournamentback to 64 teams and lose thecontrived play-in round? Andspeaking of contrived, thosecome-lately JV post-seasontournaments – the CollegeInsider and CBI? Done.Nobody would miss theIndependence Bowl, and noone will miss them.

But here’s what the sportneeds most: a commissioner.

Whether the ideas floatedhere are crackpot notions ornot, there’s nobody in charge ofthe game to steward itsdevelopment, health andfairness. Big ideas – like atournament or something thatcould crystallize attention tothe game during the mess ofNovember and Decemberwhen no one can track what’sgoing on – have no one to vetand champion them. The NFL,MLB and NBA didn’t getwhere they are without abuck-stops-here guy.

But at least the flyingtimeout got fixed.

arms, heads, everything. A lotof no calls. All through ourgames in Salt Lake. The FinalFour was crazy physical.”

In the bigger picture, aspatial makeover might be inorder – in both the men’s andwomen’s games. Bone wouldlike to see the internationalgame’s trapezoidal keyadopted. Gonzaga women’scoach Kelly Graves goesfurther: he’d be for wideningthe court.

“Just to make it a morefree-flowing game,” saidGraves. “Just like the wider icein Olympic hockey opens upthe game.”

While he’s expanding thecourt, Graves would also

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This season, Oregon’s State’s Jamal Reid, right, may have to back off of WSU’s Royce Woolridge unless he likes that whistle noise the referees make.

COMMISH, PLEASEMore rules changes this season, but here are a few in need

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Arizona State’s Jordan Bachynski shoots while WSU’s Will Diloriotries to draw a charge. This season, a defender cannot slide inunder a player with the ball after he’s begun his upward motion.

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Rod Butler started attendingGonzaga basketball games in 1980when a guy named John Stocktonbegan throwing the ball around on hisway to the NBA Hall of Fame.

Just weeks ago, Butler received thelast pair of season tickets, only the 30thsuch pair that have become available inthe decade since Gonzaga opened theMcCarthey AthleticCenter.

“I’m happy to bethere,” said Butler, a60-year-old architect.“It’s a path, but it’sachievable.”

While the waiting listdoesn’t rival some of thegreat decades-long waits for seasontickets in places like Green Bay, thequest to get season tickets to watch theGonzaga men’s basketball team hasbecome the holy grail of Spokanesporting events as the Zags continuetheir unprecedented run of success.

With this the 10th anniversary of theopening of the McCarthey AthleticCenter, the perennial success of theteam has funneled cash into the schoolever seeking to turn its “mid-major”David-and-Goliath mantra into anational championship.

“If you are not winning, you aredead in the water,” said associateathletic director Chris Standiford said.“The true nature of success begins and

ends with the success of the team.” Last year for the first time, the Zags

attained a No. 1 ranking in theAssociated Press poll for the last threeweeks of the season before falling toWichita State in the second round ofthe NCAA Tournament. Last year alsomarked the 14th straight year thatGonzaga has made the tournamentdating back to 1999.

As a result of that success, thedemand for season tickets hasskyrocketed. And nobody is getting rid

of them. Some people have had

their name on the listsince it was created adecade ago. But onlythose, such as Butler –who committed to pay$5,000 to the BulldogClub over three years –

have a real chance of getting tickets,Standiford said.

“We have a list of everyone who hasexpressed interest in tickets,”Standiford said. “But priority is notbased on when you get on the list. It’sreally just the amount of giving. It’sbasically just how much money youhave donated over time.”

In Green Bay, parents put theirchildren on the Packers waiting list assoon as they can obtain copies of theirbirth certificates. That wait is currentlysomewhere in the neighborhood of 30years. In college football, Nebraska hassold out every game since 1962.

The Zags don’t have that pedigree –yet – but Standiford noted that the

to determine the best practices in ourindustry. We visited Duke. If you goback to the 2000, 2001, 2002, they arewho we aspired to be,” Standiford said.“We found out we had several commonproblems.”

The legendary Cameron IndoorStadium seats 9,314. Gonzaga officialsdiscussed with their counterparts atDuke how they maximize donations;reward loyalty and parse out tickets togames when students are away fromcampus or for matchups that don’thave the draw of a North Carolina.

“We are basically an open book withthe fund raising development,” saidJack Winters, an assistant director ofathletics at Duke. “If they can takepieces of what we are doing andincorporate it into what they are doing,great.”

Just like Gonzaga, Duke doesn’thave much turnover each year onseason tickets. But it has somethingGonzaga doesn’t: a drop-dead number.

“If you donate $7,000 you will havethe opportunity to purchase twoseason tickets in Cameron,” Winterssaid. “We haven’t missed thatprojection in our history.”

But in Spokane, Gonzaga officialsdon’t keep any seats in reserve.

“We can’t fix a number because wedon’t have the seats to deliver on it,”Standiford said. “But we can makethose seats that do come availablebased on the point system and the waitlist.”

Bulldogs have sold out every gamesince they opened McCarthey, which isthe kind of clout that allows schoolofficials to ask supporters tocontinually dig a little deeper.

“Basketball is a very importanteconomic driver for us,” he said. “It’sthe centerpiece of our revenue. It’s thegenerosity that drives the model.”

The “model” came from severalplaces, but Gonzaga mostly based itsticket selection system on the bluestblood of them all: the Duke BlueDevils.

“From the very beginning, we tried


When Gonzaga built the 6,000-seat McCarthey Athletic Center, it wanted an arena that would give the Zags a competive advantage. Mission accomplished.

ZAGONOMICS 101A good problem: Finding seats for excited, wallets-open fan base

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Kaitlin Ballantyne,20, did her

homework in a tentoutside the

McCarthey AthleticCenter for a game

on Jan. 23, 2013. n order to get a seat

at the Gonzagamen’s basketballgames, students

must remain withthe tents to keeptheir place in the

ticket line. There are 1,250

tickets available tostudents for each

game.

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PLATINUM LEVEL: $750 $3,100 required Bulldog Club donation

GOLD LEVEL: $450 $850 required Bulldog Club donation

SILVER LEVEL: $450$450 required Bulldog Club donation

BULLDOG LEVEL: $275$350 required Bulldog Club donation

ZAG LEVEL: $275$250 required Bulldog Club donation

If you’re lucky enough to make it to the top of the waiting list, here is how many bones you’ll have to cough up to make it into the Kennel Club.

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1 In the past 10 years, just 60 seatshave become available in theMcCarthey Athletic Center to

watch Gonzaga men’s basketball.

2 Of the 6,000 seats, some 1,250student tickets set aside for thegames. Students don’t get actual

tickets. If they are lucky enough to getin the front of the line, the schoolelectronically activates theirstudent-identification cards.

The students have 24 hours before

the game to call in absent. If they miss a game, the student gets

a reminder. If the student misses assecond game, they lose ticket privilegesfor the next two games. A thirdno-show and the student is barred forthe season.

3 The number of available ticketsvaries on the contest. Typically,about 4,000 go to season ticket

holders and 1,250 to students. Those who contribute at least $250

to the Bulldog Club – but don’t haveseason tickets – get the first crack topurchase any tickets made available

through students being gone onholidays or any unused tickets allottedto opponents.

“When we talk about the wait list,we are talking about how we managethe Bulldog Club and the tickets wehave,” Standiford said. “We try tocreate opportunities either for theseason or individual games toexperience the environment and bepart of the McCarthey Athletic Centerexperience.”

4 McCarthey construction costwas $25 million. That bill hasalready been paid off.

5 In the past, the school gaveincentives to students who madeevery game, which made it

easier for them to get tickets to theWest Coast Conference Tournament.“But we found some of our incentiveswere creating negative outcomes. Somestudents would come to a game, swipein and leave because they have otherobligations and didn’t want to miss thatopportunity,” Gonzaga’s ChrisStandiford said. “We have gone awayfrom that. We want our students to stayto the end of the game. They are suchan important part of our environmentand to create energy in our stadium.”

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Giving tickets awayBoth Winters and Standiford started

for their respective schools about thesame time, more than 23 years ago. Atthe time, both schools struggled to filltheir arenas. Back then, Gonzaga playedinside the Martin Centre. It had a listedcapacity of about 4,000 but in reality itwas about 3,200, Standiford said.

“We used to have table tents at the(Center of Gonzaga dining hall) andencouraged our students to come togames,” Standiford said. “It was adifferent time for college basketball. Itsevolution has been quite remarkable.”

Two decades later, students bravewinter storms in tents for more than aday to have a chance at the 1,250 ticketsset aside for the games.

Superior Court Judge Sam Cozza, whosplits season tickets with a friend,pointed out that students aren’t the onlyones who have to wait in the cold.Cozza’s wife is an adjunct professor atGonzaga.

“She can get faculty tickets for gamesthat we don’t have,” said Cozza, whosplits season tickets with a friend. “Theholders themselves (no substitutes) startlining up at about 4 a.m. on Monday ofeach week before the home games andare let in the building at about 6 a.m.That is quite a thing to observe on cold,dark winter mornings.”

Standiford confirmed thearrangement, but said school officialshave a good reason for making facultybrave the elements for access.

“We don’t want to create a situationwhere they are missing work whilestanding in line to get basketball tickets,”Standiford said. “There is a set amountof tickets to distribute. Some peoplechoose to come down and stand in linefor two or three hours to ensure they getthose tickets.”

Bigger not betterWith the demand currently

outstripping supply, some havequestioned why Gonzaga didn’t build abigger basketball venue.

Standiford took part in those planningdiscussions and the university used focusgroups to determine how big to build theMcCarthey Athletic Center.

“You could have made the argumentthat we should have built 8,000 seatsinstead of 6,000. We already had to raise$25 million. To ask for another$10-or-$12 million for 2,000 lesser seatsjust wasn’t practical at the time,”Standiford said.

“All you would be doing is driving upthe overall ticket price.”

Winters said similar discussions werehad at Duke. But long-time athleticdirector Tom Butters decided in the1980s to renovate, rather than replace,Cameron Indoor.

“Bigger may not necessarily be better,”Winters said.

“We have a small arena and a greatteam that people want to watch and be apart of. We’ve turned Cameron into … abucket list situation.”

Standiford said one of the cornerstonegoals for McCarthey was to keep thecharged atmosphere that can change themomentum for the home team.

“We were able to replicate theexperience they had in the old MartinCentre,” Standiford said. “Six thousandseats is an unbelievable basketballenvironment.”

The university is now seeing the sameseason-ticket revolution take place withthe women’s team, which has eightstraight West Coast Conferencechampionships and has made it to theNCAA Tournament in five of the last sixyears, Standiford said.

The school already has sold about4,400 season tickets and plans to cap itat 4,600.

In fact, the school sent letters tocurrent season ticket holders informingcurrent women’s season-ticket holdersthat they can retain their seats without adonation to the Bulldog Club. “However,accounts located within the priorityseating areas that elect NOT to make agift are at risk of having their seatsrelocated,” the letter states.

Standiford said the new arrangementfor women’s tickets is simply an exampleof the never-ending needs of a programtrying to compete.

“We have a relatively distinct, butincredibly passionate fan base,”Standiford said. “We are doingeverything we can to retain them and atthe same time continue to grow theprogram. That puts us in a position tofurther do great things on a nationallevel.”

Reaping the rewardsAs a result of the new stadium,

Gonzaga officials asked season ticketholders to contribute to a building fundto help pay off the $25 millionconstruction cost. That bill has alreadybeen paid off, Standiford said.

Copying how Notre Dame Universitycharges prices for its football tickets,Gonzaga officials years ago stoppedcharging a flat rate for tickets andinstead based the prices based onproximity to the court.

“There is no such thing as being aheadof the game,” Standiford said. “You areconstantly striving to make that nextstep forward because everybody else isat a dead sprint.”

The stadium currently has five levels,from the handful of exclusive “platinum”seats to the upper reaches of the “Zag”section, which is near the top. Theplatinum seats require a minimum$3,100 contribution and the season ticketcosts $750. The “Zag” section requires aminimum $250 Bulldog Club donationand $275 ticket cost.

Zag supporter Jeff Colliton, 72, andhis wife, Susan, have been season ticketholders since 1988.

They contributed $20,000 over thefirst five years after the McCartheyAthletic Center opened. They currentlypay $1,800 to the Bulldog Club and$1,800 for four season tickets in an areaknown as “silver” seats.”

“It’s been super,” said Colliton, a 1962Gonzaga grad. “We don’t go south forthe winter. This becomes our winteractivity and the things we like to do. It’sbeen great for us.”

The Collitons also bought 13 seasontickets to the women’s games. Theymostly use their tickets to give to familyor friends or donate the extra tickets forGonzaga fund raisers, he said.

“We are satisfied,” he said. “It takesabout 15 seconds to get from my seat tothe bathroom. During timeouts I canmake it quickly.”

Standiford said the Bulldog Clubbrought in about $2.4 million last yearand raised another $1.7 million in ticketrevenue from all sports.

“For us to compete, there’s anexhaustive laundry list of things we must

pay for. Recruiting is a huge line item,travel is a huge line item,” Standifordsaid. “And we have to fund our ownscholarships, which are just north of$46,000 per student athlete.”

As a result, the university continuallyapproaches season ticket holders to seeif they can give just a little more. Untilrecently, former player DavidPendergraft would personally escortsupporters to premium seats and providethe dollar figure for it would take to getthem.

“If that is where their passion is at, weexpose them to the needs of theprogram,” Standiford said. “Hopefully,they have the inclination to support ourstudent athletes.”

Gonzaga officials then do everythingthey can to use those donations to fuelcontinued success of the team that has torecruit players from warmer climatesand bigger cities and universities.

“We don’t have a Phil Knight in ourback pocket. We don’t depend on oneperson,” Standiford said.

“We depend on a large number ofpeople who support us. That’s the secretto our success.”

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The success of the women’s basketball team has also created the option to ask ticket holders for more money for priority seating at McCarthey.

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Mark Few was with the FightingIrish in 1989 when Gonzaga calledand wooed him with an offer he

couldn’t refuse. The program was one of the best in the

West and the pay was mind-boggling. It wasan absolute no-brainer.

OK, the last line and maybe some portionsof the first paragraph are partially true.

Few was an assistant coach for the SheldonHigh Fighting Irish in Eugene. He wasworking then-Oregon coach Don Monson’sbasketball camps and he’d met Don’s son,Dan, a first-year assistant at Gonzaga underDan Fitzgerald. GU was hiring a graduateassistant coach and Few happily accepted.

“Other schools had more resources for thegrad assistant, here it was basically an unpaidposition,” Few recalled. “For every class youtaught you got three credits of free tuition onyour master’s (degree) so I taught tennis, flagfootball, basketball.”

“I took out two student loans. I think thepay was literally $1,500 a year.”

That was Year 1 for Few at Gonzaga. The Bulldogswent 8-20, 3-11 in conference and finished eighth in theWCC. Few’s tasks included working out players andcontributing to the scouting report.

The 2013-14 season will be Few’s 25th at Gonzaga, thelast 15 as head coach. He became a full-time assistant in1992 – his paycheck climbed to $22,000 annually – andwas promoted to head coach in 1999 when Dan Monsonleft for Minnesota.

It’s been a memorable 25-year ride for Few and forGonzaga. Fifteen straight NCAA Tournaments. Shelvesfilled with WCC regular-season and tournamenttrophies. Conference MVPs. All-Americans. A newbuilding. Academic All-Americans. Co-National playerof the year. Seven NBA draft picks since 2002, fourfirst-rounders. Unforgettable moments in games, goodand bad. Every game televised.

It’s a source of immense pridefor Few, whose primary goalupon taking over as head coachafter GU crashed the 1999NCAA Tournament party was“not being a one-hit wonder.”

“We’ve never sacrificed ourvalues to build a nationalprogram and we’ve done it theright way and there are a lot ofpeople that don’t,” Few said.“We’ve done it with good guysand we’ve stayed nationallyrelevant the whole time.”

Money was scarce in Few’sfirst years at Gonzaga, but it

helped living rent-free with Monson. In those days,coaches could scout games in person so Few venturedout, often by car, to gather info on future opponents.The hours were long and the pay negligible but Fewdidn’t mind. He was coaching in a college program.

“We had a great group of guys redshirting that yearthat would kind of begin transforming the program alittle bit – (Geoff) Goss, (Jarrod) Davis, (Matt)Stanford,” he said.

The Zags chipped away and won the WCC in 1994.John Rillie’s 3-point barrage carried Gonzaga to theprogram’s first NCAA Tournament in 1995. Gonzagakept knocking on the door, winning the WCC in 1996and 1998, the latter in Monson’s first season, but settlingfor NIT berths. Few’s name began surfacing forassistant jobs elsewhere, prompting Monson andathletic director Mike Roth to huddle to discuss ways to

Best career coaching startsSorted by NCAA Division I wins over 14 seasons

Name School(s) Years Wins

Roy Williams Kansas 1989-2002 388

� Mark Few Gonzaga 2000-13 374

Jim Boeheim Syracuse 1977-90 343

Tubby Smith Three* 1992-2005 343

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Head coach Mark Few has experience negotiatingwith officials during a 14-year run where he’s had2nd-most wins all time to start a coach’s career.


GU fans have seen Few’s teams winat least 20 games 14 years running.

20-win seasonsCurrent streaks, consecutive seasons

Name School No.

Mike Krzyewski Duke 17

Jim Boeheim Syracuse 16

Billy Donovan Florida 15

Bill Self Kansas 15

� Mark Few Gonzaga 14

Stew Morrill Utah St. 14

Gonzaga coaching recordsSorted by number of victories while head coach for the Bulldogs

Name Years Win-loss Pct.

� Mark Few 2000-current 374-93 .801

Hank Anderson 1952-72 290-275 .513

Dan Fitzgerald 1979-81, ’86-97 252-171 .596

Claude McGrath 1934-42, ’47-49 129-133 .492

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Fan-favorite center Robert Sacre enjoyed success with Few’sprogram for four seasons, winning 106 games from 2007-12.

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be better than the year before.That’s kind of what we’ve alwaysdone.”

There was no, uh, Gonzaga, toemulate at the time.

“We were the Cinderella story,”Roth said. “I think Valparaiso wasthe team that had done it before usand that’s how people viewed us.We were the feel-good story and itwas only going to be that way for ashort period of time.”

The Bulldogs have won at least 23games every season under Few. Lastyear they reached the program’szenith with 32 wins, a No. 1 rankingand No. 1 seed in the tournamentbefore falling to Wichita State.Along the way Few has worked withor for several of his closest friends,including Monson, Billy Griercoming aboard in 1992, Leon Rice in1998, Tommy Lloyd in 2001 and RayGiacoletti in 2007.

About the only item absent fromFew’s resume is a trip to the FinalFour.

that year (1999),” said Few, recallinga December game in which Gonzagatrailed woeful Texas-Pan Americanby 2 in the closing seconds. TheBroncs’ missed a pair of free throwsand Matt Santangelo nailed a3-pointer at the buzzer.

“There was a good chance if wedidn’t win the WCC Tournamentwe weren’t going to the NCAAs, thathappened to us the year before,” hesaid. “In fairness to Dan, the moneyand facilities were vastly differentthen.

Few knew expectations wouldsoar because several key playersreturned from the 1999 team. Hehad no idea Gonzaga wouldroutinely churn out WCCchampionships and NCAATournament wins, but he also hadno reason to believe they couldn’t.

“All these people out there havefive-year plans, it was just neverme,” he said. “We were living in theday and you know what, we werejust trying to get better players and

keep Few on staff.Roth inserted a contract

stipulation – at a time when it wasn’tcommon practice – that Few wouldbe next in line if Monson departed.Less than a year later Gonzaga madeits Elite Eight run. When Monsonboarded a private plane forMinnesota, Roth placed a call toupdate Fr. Robert Spitzer, who wasin meetings on the East Coast.

“You have to remember it was awhirlwind with our success and Fr.Spitzer was still in his first year aspresident,” Roth said. “He said,‘Who are we going to hire?’ I toldhim that we had an agreement withMark. He said, ‘That’s great. Whichone is he?’ “

It was anybody’s guess how Fewwould do as head coach, but Rothwas confident because he knew Fewas a person as well as hiscontributions as an assistant. Fewhad high hopes, too, mixed with ahealthy dose of realism.

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Forecast1. Gonzaga2. BYU3. Saint Mary’s4. San Francisco5. San Diego6. Loyola Mary.7. Pacific8. Santa Clara9. Portland10. Pepperdine




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1 Big deal. The loss of KellyOlynyk and Elias Harris tothe NBA opens up major

minutes inside for PrzemekKarnowski and Sam Dower Jr.It’s doubtful the left-handedtandem will replace the 32 pointsand nearly 15 rebounds per gameof Olynyk and Harris, but theyneed to be a presence inside andprovide balance to GU’s offensiveattack. Both are in the best shapeof their careers, both are capablescorers and both shouldeventually have an opportunityin the NBA. They should formone of the better front-court duosin the West.

2 Defense andrebounding. A year agothe Bulldogs relied on

Olynyk, Harris and Mike Hart,particularly on the glass, and theyhad the benefit of a deeper benchif front-court players got into foultrouble. Karnowski and Dowerwill be challenged to defendwithout fouling and be strong onthe boards while loggingextended playing time.Rebounding could become abigger concern when Gonzagagoes with just one big and anundersized ‘4’, likely DrewBarham or possibly KyleDranginis. Guards and wings willhave to help out on the boards.

3 New-look offense.Last year Gonzaga’soffense ran through

Olynyk and Harris. The Zags stillhave scoring options withKarnowski and Dower, but therewill be a new look as guards takeon a bigger role, there’s potentialfor more scoring punch at the ‘3’and the Bulldogs look to get outmore in transition. Gonzaga’slack of interior depth means itwill often utilize a one-post,four-guard lineup with all fourguards being 3-point threats –and Dower has range to the3-point line. Strong perimetershooting could open up room forGU’s inside players.

4 The Coleman factor.Providence transferGerard Coleman brings

unique qualities to Gonzaga’sprogram with his slashing,open-court game. He’s yet to facequality competition in a GUuniform but he was able tooperate in the rugged Big East,averaging double-figures pointsin his freshman (10.3) andsophomore (13.2) seasons. Heshould thrive in transition withhis ability to finish and pass.Another factor that could helpthe wiry, 6-foot-4 Colemansecure additional playing time:He averaged 5 rebounds pergame as a sophomore.

5 Stepping up. The exitof Olynyk/ Harris createsan opportunity for

someone else to step up. Themost likely candidates are KevinPangos and Gary Bell Jr. on theguard line and Dower in the frontcourt. Pangos and Bell areentering their third season andboth have become better atcreating their own shots. Bothare solid 3-point shooters andthey’ll be asked to hunt moreshots. Dower has a nice shootingtouch inside and out, and he’scapable of 25-point nights. Hewasn’t on the preseasonAll-WCC team, but it wouldn’t bea surprise if he emerged as acandidate for WCC player of theyear.

5Keys to successBy Jim Meehan

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“We’ve been in this tournamentnow 15 years so you understand howfleeting and fickle it is, how muchgood fortune and luck have to beinvolved,” he said. “Hey look, Iwould love to get our program there,our players there, our fans there, butI also know that it’s been blown upto be this thing that’s the end-allbe-all and it isn’t.

“You ask (Florida coach) BillyDonovan. It hasn’t changed his lifeat all, he always tells me that. Mykey is if we’re always relevant andreally good we’ll have a chance toadvance there.”

Staying relevant and really goodisn’t guaranteed, Few said. “Itdoesn’t just magically keephappening. I always say this andGonzaga’s been pretty good aboutthis, if we’re not growing than we’restanding still and somebody ispassing us.”

Roth shares the same opinion.Few has a rollover contract, sothere’s always X amount of years

remaining. How many years? “Morethan eight,” Roth said.

Few’s pay is commensurate withcoaches at other Top 25 programs.That’s not by accident. Years agoRoth and Few’s attorney studiedcontracts from coaches across thecountry, including some fromschools that had gauged Few’sinterest in their job openings,copying ideas they liked whiledismissing others.

“As a private school we havesome flexibility others don’t,” Rothnoted. “The last 14 years have beencrazy successful so why wouldn’twe do what we can within theabilities we have to make sure thatcontinues.”

If it was solely about the money,Few would have left for greenerpastures long ago, Roth said. Suitorswith thicker wallets have failed touproot Few. His ties to the regionrun deep. He met Marcy, whoseon-campus job was checking IDbadges to enter the athletic

department, and they married in1994. Few relishes nearby fishingspots and the program’s success, butabove all the area perfectly suits hisfamily.

“Family,” he said, “has been thegreatest perspective giver by far.”

That’s been demonstrated innumerous ways. Few’s four childrenhang out at practice or sit near thebench during games. The Fews’Coaches vs. Cancer events haveraised nearly $7 million. Gonzagaplayers make annual visits to areahospitals and Camp Goodtimes inPost Falls.

“He doesn’t take stuff in thecommunity lightly,” junior guardKevin Pangos said. “He noticesmore than basketball. That’s a side Isee to him. When we’re doingcharity work it really hits him deepin his heart. He truly gets emotionalabout it.

“He tells us basketball is great butto sometimes take a moment to seehow fortunate we are.”

Conference: WCCColors:

Blue, white and redTicket office: (509) 313-4046Home court:

McCarthey AthleticCenter (6,000)

Website: gozags.comHead coach:

Mark FewRecord: 374-93,

15th seasonAssistants: Tommy

Lloyd, 13th season;Donny Daniels, 4th;Brian Michaelson, 1st012-13: 32-3 overall,

16-0 WCCLetterwinners:

9 back, 4 lostarters: 2 back, 3 lostNewcomers: 7

Fast facts

2013-14 Bulldogs men’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

0 Gerard Coleman G 6-4 180 Jr. Boston (Providence College)

2 Angel Nunez F 6-8 200 So. Washington Heights, NY (Louisville)

3 Kyle Dranginis G 6-5 200 So. Nampa, Idaho (Skyview)

4 Kevin Pangos G 6-2 182 Jr. Newmarket, Ontario (Denison)

5 Gary Bell, Jr. G 6-1 220 Jr. Kent, Wash. (Kentridge)

11 David Stockton G 5-11 165 Sr. Spokane, (Gonzaga Prep)

14 Connor Griffin F 6-4 205 Fr. Portland (Lake Oswego)

15 Rem Bakamus G 6-0 150 So. Longview, Wash. (Mark Morris)

21 Luke Meikle F 6-8 200 Fr. Tacoma (Bellarmine Prep)

22 Brian Bhaskar G 6-2 185 Sr. Monterey, Calif. (Stevenson)

23 Leo Roese G 6-1 184 Fr. Sao Paulo, Brazil (Timpview)

24 Przemek Karnowski C 7-1 305 So. Torun, Poland (Nicolaus Copernicus )

25 Ryan Edwards C 7-1 300 Fr. Kalispell, Mont. (Glacier)

33 Kyle Wiltjer F 6-10 239 Jr. Portland (Kentucky)

35 Sam Dower C 6-9 255 Sr. Minneapolis (Osseo)

40 Dustin Triano G 6-3 173 Fr. Vancouver, B.C. (New Hampton)

43 Drew Barham G 6-6 185 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. ( Memphis)

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stayed at Gonzaga in large part because of his family, which “has been the greatest perspective giver by far.”

ningest active coachesentage, minimum of five years in Division I

School Win-loss Pct.

Few Gonzaga 374-93 .801

iams N.Carolina 700-180 .795

vens Butler* 166-49 .772

tta Ohio State 352-104 .771

ipari Kentucky 526-164 .762

*-Now with NBA’s Boston Celtics

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Gonzaga looks to F Sam DowerJr. to step up this season.


a star-studded list of active headwith his .801 career winning percentage.




get stronger and work and specific aspects ofher game. But when the games started, thenative of Temecula, Calif., found it difficult tosit out.

“Last year, you come to practice and youknow your role,” she said. “But now, I amcompeting for a spot and minutes and thatmentality changes completely.”

The coach who recruited Sherbert left Caland the new coach brought in a new system.

Sherbert said she stuck it out hersophomore year before deciding tocome to Gonzaga.

“Here, there’s a lot more cuttingand motion. It’s fun to watch andfun to play,” she said of Grave’soffense.

With senior leadership fromPalmer, Redmon and Golden, Graves said he isconfident about his team’s prospects headinginto his 14th season.

“We are still relatively young inside. Shelby(Cheslek) has been very good defensively. Sheis still trying to figure out some thingsoffensively,” he said. “But I really like thisteam. I think we have a chance to be a toughout for somebody come March. These kidshave the talent, the depth, the play makers andthey know how to win.”

An underrated key for success is chemistry,which often comes from senior leadership, hesaid.

“Peer pressure is a wonderful thing. It’s onething for me to say this or that,” Graves said.“It’s another thing if Jazmine or Haiden walkup and say, ‘You need to do this or that.’ Thegirls listen to them.”

Senior Stephanie Golden was introduced tothe ultra-competitive Lindsay Sherbert quicklylast year after she transferred to Gonzaga fromthe University of California.

“When (Sherbert) first gets here, I’m like,‘What’s your go-to move?’ She says, ‘I’m notgoing to tell you that,’” Golden said.

Golden, a 6-foot-3 center, said Sherbert’smystery lasted “three seconds, because she didit right after that.”

After a full year of competing against theZags in practice, Sherbert, a 21-year-old juniorcommunications major, is expected start forGonzaga as it pursues its 10th straight WestCoast Conference Championship and seeks adeeper run into March.

Coach Kelly Graves said the 6-foot Sherbert,who is expected to mostly play wing for theteam that went 27-6, won the WCC and lost toIowa State in the first round of the NCAATournament. The Zags open the season Fridayagainst Idaho.

The team returns starters Haiden Palmer, a5-8 senior guard, who averaged 12.5 points and3.8 rebounds; Jazmine Redmon, a 5-9, seniorguard who averaged 6.1 points and 3.8 assists;Sunny Greinacher, a 6-4 junior forward whoaveraged 9.2 points and 4.9 rebounds; andShelby Cheslek, a 6-5 sophomore center, whoaveraged 5.9 points and 5.7 rebounds a game.

Gonzaga lost Taelor Karr, who averaged 11points and 3.6 rebounds, to graduation,opening a spot for Sherbert. Gravessaid she has lived up to expectationsafter she came to Gonzaga afteraveraging 5.2 points and 2.8 reboundsas a guard for Cal during hersophomore year. As a freshman,Sherbert averaged 8.1 points and 4.8rebounds at the Pac-12 school.

“Lindsay has been great. She is supercompetitive. She tries to win every drill, everyscrimmage,” Graves said.

Just recently, the team held a full scrimmagein which Graves brought in officials and keptstatistics similar to a real game.

Graves said Sherbert “had the second-bestscrimmage in history behind CourtneyVandersloot,” a WBNA All-Star who as a seniorat Gonzaga was named the top player at herposition in all of Division 1.

The coach explained that he graded thescrimmage differently than the average fanwould study a stat sheet. “She did have 30points. But that’s only part of it,” Graves said.

Sherbert didn’t know that her scrimmagemarks scored that high. “Coach Graves didn’ttell me that,” she said behind a grin.

Sherbert expected to use her redshirt year to

Graves said he pushes his players becausetheir domination over the conference (120-10over the last nine years) makes them a markedteam.

“Of our nine other conference teams, sevendon’t have a single player on their rosters whobeat the Zags,” Graves said. “That makes usstronger. We know we can’t take a night off.”

Sherbert said she doesn’t feel added pressureto come in and continue Gonzaga’s success.

“It’s more of an honor to put on this jerseyand represent this school,” she said. “You don’tcome out and do anything less than leaveeverything on the court.”

WSU CougarsWashington State coach June Daugherty

said she’s confident that the playing time thatsix freshmen and two sophomore playersreceived last year will help her team overcomeinconsistencies that plagued her squadfollowing big wins.

The Cougars, who finished 11-20 overall and6-12 in the Pac-12, return three starters in 6-1senior forward Sage Romberg, 5-9 juniorshooting guard Tia Presley and 5-11 sophomoreguard Lia Galdeira. The team loses starterKatie Grad and Carly Noyes, who was theall-time leader in games played, games startedand blocks.

“We will miss Carly and all her blockedshots,” said Daugherty. But 6-4 junior centerShalie Dheensaw “has not missed a beat. If youwere to ask me who is the most improved onour team, it might be Shalie. She gives us inside


Gonzaga University woman’s basketball newcomer Lindsay Sherbert is a transfer from Cal and is expected to have a big impact on the Zags this season.

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A drivingHaidenPalmer ofGonzaga ishounded byWSU’sWashingtonState’s SageRomberg, left,and TiaPressley inlast year’sgame won byWSU. Allthree playersreturn thisseason.


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1. Stanford2. California3. UCLA4. Colorado5. Washington6. USC7. WSU8. Utah9. Arizona St.10. Arizona11. Oregon St.12. Oregon

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1. Montana2. EWU3. No. Colorado4. Sac. St.5. Idaho State6. Montana St.7. Southern Utah8. N. Arizona9. Portland St.10. North Dakota11. Weber St.

Forecast

Conference: WCCColors:

Blue, white and redHome court: McCarthey

Athletic CenterWebsite: gozags.com

Head coach: Kelly Graves, 14th seasonRecord at GU: 287-131

Assistants: Jodie KaczorBerry, Lisa Mispley Fortier,

Nicole Powell2012-13: 27-6 overall,

15-1 West CoastLetterwinners:


Newcomers: 2

Conference: Pac-12Colors:

Crimson and grayHome court:

Friel Court (11,671)Website: wsucougars.com

Head coach: JuneDaugherty, 7th season

Record at WSU: 56-129Assistants: Mike

Daugherty, Brian Holsinger,Ashley Grover

2012-13: 11-20 overall, 6-12 Pac-12



Conference: Pac 12Colors:

Purple and Gold Home court: Alaska

Airlines Arena (10,000)Website: gohuskies.com

Head coach: MikeNeighbors, 1st seasonRecord at UW: 0-0

Assistants: Kevin Morrison, AdiaBarnes, Fred Castro

2012-13: 21-12 overall, 11-7 Pac-12



Conference: Big SkyColors: Red and White

Home court: Reese Court (6,000)

Website: goeags.comHead coach: WendySchuller, 13th season Record at EWU:

161-193 Assistants:

Steve Lowe, JessicaHuntington

2012-13: 19-13 overall, 14-6 Big Sky



Conference: WACColors:

Silver and Vandal GoldHome court: Cowan

Spectrum (7,000)Website: GoVandals.com

Head coach: Jon Newlee, 6th season

Record at Idaho: 68-87Assistants:

Jordan Green, ChristaSanford, Kristi Zeller

2012-13: 17-15 overall, 11-7 Western Athletic







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presence offensively anddefensively that we haven’t seenin a long time.”

After Presley went downwith a knee injury, Daughertywas forced to play freshmanguards Dawnyelle Awa andAlexas Williamson at pointguard. “That experience fromkind of being thrown in the fire,if you will, has come back tohelp us. I feel we are reallyreally solid at that position.”

Daugherty said the expectedstarters are Presley, Awa,Romberg, Galdeira – who is thetop returning scorer – andDheensaw.

The Cougars open the seasonSunday at home againstSyracuse.

EWU EaglesEastern Washington returns

a young team that exceededexpectations by going 14-6 inthe Big Sky and 19-13 overall.But the Eagles are not expectedto surprise anyone as they havebeen picked in a preseason pollto win the conference.

“It is nice to know somepeople believe in us and thinkwe can play good basketball,”coach Wendy Schuller said.“Not all teams can handle apreseason ranking like that. It’sgreat having so many kidsback.”

The team returns fourstarters including All-Big Skyfirst-teamer Lexie Nelson, a 5-6junior guard, and Big SkyFreshman of the Year HayleyHodgins.They are joined by

returning starters AubreyAshenfelter, a 6-0 senior guard,and 5-1 junior guard KylieHuerta.

The Eagles open the seasonFriday at Portland and beginBig Sky play Dec. 29 at homeagainst Portland State. Theyalso play Nov. 20 at Gonzaga.

Hodgins “has picked upwhere she left off … just playingwith a lot of confidence,”Schuller said. “Aubrey(Ashenfelter) is just the glue.Offensively and defensively, shehas a great feel for what wewant to do as a team.”

Idaho VandalsThe Idaho Vandas return all

five starters on a team that went17-16 and 11-7, won the WesternAthletic Conferencetournament and the automaticentry into the NCAAtournament.

Coach John Newlee, enteringhis sixth season at Moscow, saidhe is excited to have so muchtalent returning along with fourfreshmen, including ReillyBrooke, a 6-1 post player fromMount Spokane.

“We’ve got a lot of work to doas a team,” Newlee said. “Wehave a great core of returningplayers, everybody back whostarted last year, and some keyreserves.”

Leading the group is seniorAlyssa Charlston, a 6-1 postplayer who averaged 13.4 pointsand 6.9 rebounds a game. Alsoreturning are starters StaceyBarr, a 5-8 junior guard whoaveraged 10.9 points and 5.3rebounds a game; ChristinaSalvatore, a 5-11 sophomore

guard who averaged 10.2 and4.9 rebounds a game; ConnieBallestero, a 5-9 sophomoreguard who averaged 7.4 pointsand 3.7 rebounds a game; and

Addie Schivo, a 5-6 seniorguard, who averaged 4.3 and 1.4rebounds a game.

Newlee said the key for thepreseason was to see how the

incoming freshmen, including6-5 post Nejra Solo, fromZenica, Bosnia, learn to playwith the starting core and keyreserves.

“I love our freshmen so far,”Newlee said. “I’ve got to geteverybody meshing as a groupbefore we play Gonzaga.”

That game tips off 6 p.m.Friday at the McCartheyAthletic Center.

Washington HuskiesNew coach Mike Neighbors

won’t have to introducehimself.

An assistant to the past twoyears to departed coach KevinMcGuff (Ohio State), Neighborsis very familiar with the teamand will have junior starJazmine Davis to lean on.

With incoming freshmanKelsey Plum handling the pointguard role, Davis will move toher natural shooting guardposition.

Nicknamed “Nabes” by hisplayers, Neighbors primarilyworked with guards as anassistant coach, and has helpeddevelop Davis’ game. Davis is onpace to surpass Jamie Redd asUW’s career leader in pointsscored and was named to theWooden Award preseason top30 list.

Davis was second in theconference in scoring as asophomore (19.3 a game) to helpUW finish 21-11. The Huskieslost in the second round of theWomen’s National InvitationTournament.

Seattle Times reporter JaydaEvans contributed to this report.

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Alyssa Charlston, right, and Idaho made it to the NCAAtournament last season, losing to eventual champion UConn.

2013-14 Eagles women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

4 Kylie Huerta G 5-1 Jr. Covington, Wash. (Kentwood)

11 Cece Pearl F 5-11 RFr. Peoria, Ariz. (Peoria)

12 Hanna Mack C 6-4 So. Eugene (Marist)

13 Lexie Nelson G 5-6 Jr. Butte, Mont. (Butte)

20 Tisha Phillips G 5-9 RFr. Lapwai, Idaho (Lewiston)

22 Kayleigh Ryan G/F 5-10 So. Lynden, Wash. (Lynden Christian)

24 Miranda Mielke G 5-5 So. Davenport (Davenport )

25 Hayley Hodgins G 5-10 So. Pasco (Chiawana)

32 Aubrey Ashenfelter G 6-0 Sr. Portland (Southridge)

33 Marly Anderson C 6-2 Fr. Portland (Glencoe)

34 Jade Redmon G 5-7 Fr. Spokane (Mead)

35 Haley Shaner F 5-11 Fr. Sacramento, Calif. (West Campus)

42 Melissa Williams F 6-1 Jr. Camas, Wash. (Camas)

54 Laura Hughes C 6-2 Sr. West Richland (Hanford)

55 Bethany Montgomery G 5-9 Fr. Tacoma (Wilson)

2013-14 Vandals women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

1 Salvatore, Christina G 5-11 So. Anaheim, Calif. (Canyon)

2 Wilson, Karlee PG 5-4 Fr. Lewiston (Lewiston)

4 Reilly, Brooke P 6-1 Fr. Spokane (Mt. Spokane)

10 Barr, Stacey G 5-8 Jr. Melbourne, Aus. (Maribyrnong)

12 Solo, Nejra P 6-5 Fr. Zenica, Bosnia (PRVA Zenica Gym)

13 Forde, Ali P 6-2 So. Woodinville, Wash. (Woodinville)

14 Austgulen, Maren P 6-0 Jr. Bergen, Norway (Pinewood Prep.)

20 Schivo, Addie G 5-6 Sr. San Francisco (Foothill JC)

22 Chow, Janelle G 5-8 RSr. Mercer Island (Mercer Island HS)

32 Trujillo Frndz, Agueda G 6-0 Fr. Manacor, Spain (IES CTEIB)

33 Charlston, Alyssa P 6-1 Sr. Sammamish, Wash. (Eastlake)

35 Ballestero, Connie G 5-9 So. Orange, Calif. (Villa Park)

2013-14 Huskies women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

32 Davis, Jazmine PG 5-7 Jr. San Jose, Calif. (Valley Christian)

3 Walton, Talia F 6-2 So. Federal Way, Wash. (Federal Way)

24 Atchley, Alexus G 5-9 So. Yorba Linda, Calif. (Yorba Linda)

13 Collier, Katie F/C 6-3 RFr. Covington, Wash. (Seattle Chr.)

14 Corral, Heather G/F 6-1 So. Vancouver, Wash. (Prairie)

30 Fortier, Kassia G 5-8 Sr. Issaquah, Wash. (Skyline)

11 Gilling, Mathilde F/C 6-3 So. Rungsted Kyst, Denmark

0 Osahor, Chantel F/C 6-2 Fr. Phoenix (Saint Mary’s)

10 Plum, Kelsey G 5-9 Fr. San Diego (La Jolla Country Day)

21 Ruiz, Brianna G 5-10 Fr. Roseville, Calif. (Del Oro)

1 Wetmore, Mercedes G 5-8 Sr. Lake Tapps, Wash. (Auburn-River.)

23 Williams, Aminah F 6-0 Jr. Seattle (Kennedy)

2013-14 Cougars women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev School)

11 Dawnyelle Awa G 5-9 So. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Konawaena)

34 Mariah Cooks F 6-0 So. Santa Maria, Calif. (Ernest Righetti)

23 Shalie Dheensaw F/C 6-4 Jr. Victoria, B.C. (Claremont)

12 Taylor Edmondson G 5-11 So. Carlsbad, N.M. (Carlsbad)

3 Lia Galdeira G 5-11 So. Kamuela, Hawaii (Konawaena)

15 Ivana Kmetovska F 6-3 Fr. Skopeje, Macedonia (Orce Nikolov)

42 Hana Potter F 6-2 Sr. St. Louis Park, Minn. (Hopkins)

5 Tia Presley G 5-9 Jr. Spokane (Gonzaga Prep)

22 Sage Romberg G/F 6-1 Sr. McKinleyville, Calif. (McKinleyville)

24 Brandi Thomas G/F 6-1 Sr. McCleary, Wash. (Elma)

30 Whitney Tinjum F 6-1 So. Stacy, Minn. (Chisago Lakes)

10 Alexas Williamson G 5-8 So. Chino Hills, Calif. (Mater Dei)

2013-14 Bulldogs women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. School)

1 Chelsea Waters G/F 6-1 So. Lewiston (Lewiston)

3 Haiden Palmer G 5-8 Sr. Moreno Valley, Calif. (Oregon St.)

5 Maiki Viela G 5-6 Jr. Lahaina, Hawaii (Lahainaluna)

10 Danielle Walter G 6-0 Jr. Pasco (Pasco)

11 Laura Sullivan G 5-4 Jr. Seattle (Holy Names)

12 Emma Wolfram C 6-5 Fr. Kamloops, B.C. (South Kamloops)

14 Sunny Greinacher F 6-4 Jr. Essen, Germany (Grashof Gym.)

22 Shaniqua Nilles F 6-0 So. Spokane (West Valley)

23 Kiara Kudron F 6-2 So. New Boston, Mich. (Huron)

24 Keani Albanez G 5-10 Jr. Santa Barbara, Calf. (Buena)

30 Stephanie Golden C 6-3 Sr. Clayton, Calif. (Miramonte)

31 Elle Tinkle G 6-2 So. Missoula (Big Sky)

33 Lindsay Sherbert G 6-0 Jr. Temecula, Calif.(Cal)

34 Jazmine Redmon G 5-9 Sr. Spokane (Mead)

44 Shelby Cheslek C 6-5 So. Pullman (Pullman)

Their coach calls them “Flash andSubstance.” One plays tenaciously andpiles points up quietly. The othercreates points in a flurry.

One has curly blond locks and theother has a crew cut. About the onlything similar between Whitworth’ssenior guard duo of Dustin McConnelland Colton McCargar is that they areboth left handed.

“They are almost like yin and yang.They kind of feed off of each other,”Coach Matt Logie said of his twoguards. “I don’t know where they rankexactly. I just know from a coach’sperspective, those are the two bestshooters in the conference.”

Last year, Logie brought McCargaroff the bench on the team that for thesecond-straight year had a 26-4 record.

The Pirates alsowent 14-2 inwinning theNorthwestConference andreached the Sweet16 of the NCAADivision III

Tournament for the fifth time inschool history. The Pirates are ranked12th in the D3hoops.com Top-25 poll tobegin the season.

“Colton has a little bit more of a freespirit, as scorers often do. He reallythrives off his creative and hisaggressive nature to score.” Logie said.“With Colton, he’s not afraid of themoment. There is nothing too big forhim.”

Logie said he will rely heavily ontheir senior leadership as he looks toreplace starting guard Wade Gebbersand inside players Zach Payne andMack Larkin. In addition to the twosenior guards, Whitworth returns6-foot-4 forward George Valle and 6-8forward Taylor Farnsworth, whocontinues to rehabilitate a shoulderinjury.

“Despite all that turnover, I thinkthat we are deeper this year than wehave been in previous years just from atalent and depth standpoint,” Logiesaid. “What that talent and depthdoesn’t possess yet is experience.That’s why the core group of returners

will be critical from a leadershipaspect.”

Logie returns four of his top fivescorers returning along sevenpromising freshmen. To ease thattransition, Logie said he will rely onMcConnell, a 5-11 senior fromClarkston, who was a first-teamall-conference player andled the Pirates in scoringwith 13.7 points and 4.2rebounds a game last year.

“Dustin is a verydisciplined,extremely-hard working,tenacious competitor,”Logie said. “Dustin ismore of a grinder. He’salways there. He’s alwaysconsistent and he nevergets tired. You might notnotice him all game andsure enough he has 17points and only missed two shots thewhole game.”

But ask McConnell and he saysMcCargar, who was a second-teamconference selection despite comingoff the bench, has the better shot.

“He’s definitely more of a pureshooter than I am,” McConnell said.“And, he can guard guysone-through-four because of his size.”

The 6-2 McCargar, from Richland,averaged 13 points and four reboundsmostly coming off the bench.

“We feel really good about that coregroup and experience they bring back,”Logie said.

Logie also spoke highly of seniorguard Robby Douglas, who averaged

3.7 points and .9 reboundslast year. However, Douglasrecently had a procedureon his knee and hisavailability may be limitedto start the season.

Of his new players, Logiealso had high praise forincoming freshman guardKenny Love, a 6-1 guardfrom Santa Rosa, Calif.

Love “has been off to agreat start. We are veryexcited about him,” Logiesaid. “And Christian

Jurlina, a 6-5 forward, gives us askilled perimeter player with somesize.”

Jurlina, from Sydney, Australia,averaged 22.5 points a game for theNew South Wales U20 team in a seriesof games with the Chinese U17 team.

Logie said he will continue to


Senior guards Dustin McConnell, left, and Colton McCargar give the 12th-ranked Whitworth Pirates a one-two punch that will be tough to defend.

SHOOTING STARSMcConnell, McCargar take lead for Pirates


Whitworth coach Matt Logie says the Pirates are talented, but lack experience.


Forecast1. Whitworth2. Whitman3. George Fox4. Lewis & Clark5. Pacific (Ore.)6. Pac. Lutheran7. Willamette8. Puget Sound9. Linfield

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Whitworth Pirates

1 Follow the leaders.Younger players need tofollow the flow of the game

provided by senior guards ColtonMcCargar and Dustin McConnell.

2 Develop big men. Thekey to that developmentwill be getting 6-foot-8

junior forward Taylor Farnsworthhealthy after his shoulder injury.The Pirates also need to find himhelp in the paint along with 6-7Adam Wilks and 6-6 forwardBrandon Loiler. Freshmen gettinga chance to contribute will be 6-5Christian Jurlina, 6-7 RileyMoreen and 6-10 Drew Sears.

3 Outwork opponents.Logie, who runs aperimeter-based attack,

must continue to find ways for hisplayers to out-hustle opponents,especially in rebounding. Scoringshouldn’t be a problem as Logiereturns four of his five topscorers.

4 Develop freshmen.With the core ofMcCargar, McConnell,

Valle and Farnsworth, Logie needsto find minutes for the sevenfreshmen. Logie is already singingthe praises of freshman KennyLove, who is a big body at theguard position, and forwardChristian Jurlina, from Australia.The development of young playersthis year will help ease the lossnext year of the senior guards.

5 Guard the ship. Just asGonzaga teams get the bestevery night from

conference foes, Whitworth’s runof success means that NorthwestConference opponents seek toknock off the Pirates at everyopportunity. Both McConnell andMcCargar said they thrive on thatcompetition, but answering thatchallenge will determine how farthe Pirates can go this season.

5Keys to success



Junior forward Taylor Farnsworthis coming off a shoulder injury

2013-14 Pirates men’s rosterNo. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school

1 Robby Douglas G 6-2 165 Sr. Spokane (Shadle Park)

3 Dustin McConnell G 5-11 172 Sr. Clarkston (Clarkston)

4 Grant McNiel G 6-2 170 So. Wilsonville, Ore. (Wilsonville)

5 Austin Wood G 5-10 150 Fr. Broomfield, Colo. (Hawaii Pacific)

12 Drew Adams G 6-1 173 So. Clarkston (Clarkston)

15 Christian Jurlina F 6-5 184 Fr. Sydney, Australia (Sydney Boys)

20 Colton McCargar G 6-2 187 Sr. Richland (Richland)

22 Kionte Brown G 6-1 181 Fr. Spokane (Shadle Park)

23 Kenny Love G 6-1 212 Fr. Santa Rosa, Calif. (Cardinal Newman)

24 Taylor Farnsworth P 6-8 225 Jr. Spokane (Mead, Montana)

32 George Valle G 6-4 213 So. Bellevue, Wash. (Sammamish)

34 Gabe Carter F 6-4 179 Fr. Sequim, Wash. (Sequim)

35 Riley Moreen F 6-7 182 Fr. Coeur d’Alene (Lake City)

40 Drew Sears P 6-10 215 Fr. Stanwood, Wash. (Stanwood)

42 Brandon Loiler F 6-6 215 So. Lake Oswego, Ore. (Lakeridge)

44 Adam Wilks F/P 6-7 215 Jr. Andover, Kan. (Andover Central)

Conference:Northwest

Colors: Crimson, blackTicket office: (509) 777-3224

Home: WhitworthFieldhouse (1,625)

Website:whitworthpirates.comHead coach: MattLogie, 3rd season

Record: 52-8Assistants: DamionJablonski, Matt Melka,

Patrick Frost, ZachPayne

2012-13: 26-4 overall,14-2 NWC



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Kwinn was 8. Kwinn’s motherhome-schooled him – and coached him –until he entered NWC for high school.

Father Eric Hanson, raised inMcMinnville, Ore., is a retired statepatrolman.

Kaylene has a flair for names, giving allfour of her sons five-letter names startingwith ‘K.’ Kalib is the oldest, followed byKwinn, Kobie and Kiylo.

Kwinn, who dreams of beingan orthodontist, has loaded up oncalculus and chemistry coursesthis year at SCC.

Groth said NCAA Division IIschools and NAIA Division I andII schools have expressed aninterest in Hanson for next

season.“He signifies what our program’s all

about – hard work, competing, and givingyour best effort at all times,” Groth said.

CCS finished 21-10 and third place in theNWAACC tournament last season. ChaseHaack, a 6-4 wing from Ferris, started mostof CCS’ games last year. T.J. Bracey, areturning point guard from Gonzaga Prep,was a part-time starter. Jack Nygaard(Kamiah), Jared Miller (University High)and Sam Druffel (Genesee) saw qualitytime. Dustin Patchen (6-7) of Coltonredshirted.

The Sasquatch have jamborees and

Whenever a teammate would gripe abouthaving Kwinn Hanson’s mother as abasketball coach, the proud son had aninstant response.

“I would say, ‘My mom can probably beatyou,’.” Hanson said.

Hanson, a 6-foot-6 sophomore all-regionplayer for Community Colleges of Spokane,learned his basketball essentials throughthe eighth grade from his mother Kaylene.

“A lot of people talk about how good myfootwork is, and that’s directly related tomy mom,” said Hanson, who set schoolrecords last season for field-goal shootingin a game (9 for 9) and season (64 percent).

Kaylene Krug, a 6-foot post, led CleElum, Wash., to three state girls basketballtitles before helping the Spokane Falls CCSpartans to a 49-9 record in two seasons,winning the NWAACC title in 1983-84 andplacing second the following season. Shetransferred from there and played twoseasons at Whitworth.

Her time at SFCC gave CCS an “in” whenrecruiting Hanson to play for theSasquatch.

“When we were able to convince himthat he was coming here, we knew we hadsomebody special, as far as a person, whofits in well with our program,” CCS coachJeremy Groth said. “He’s achieved ourexpectations and then some.”

Hanson’s Northwest ChristianCrusaders won State 2B titlesduring his freshman and juniorseasons. The Crusaders placedsecond to Colfax during Hanson’ssenior year.

“I try to keep up with my momfor … championships,” Hansonsaid. “I only have two and she has four.”

Hanson burst onto the prep scene as asophomore. Early in the season, afterstarting for NWC but never scoring morethan nine points, he began a game againstAlmira/Coulee-Hartline on the bench.Once inserted into the game, Hansoncaught fire and piled up 45 points and 19rebounds.

“That’s where it kind of took off andpeople started noticing me,” Hanson said.“Pretty soon I was getting double-teamedand it was pretty amazing.”

The Hansons lived in the Spokane Valleyuntil they moved close to Mead High when

scrimmages leading to their Nov. 15 alumnigame at SFCC. The three-day Red DevilClassic in Longview, Wash., begins Nov. 29.

CCS womenBruce Johnson enters his 29th year with

the program and 26th year as head coach.Johnson’s overall record is 486-240,including last year’s 17-13 finish when hisSasquatch went 1-2 at the NWAACCtournament. The Sasquatch return fourplayers, including first-team All-EasternRegion player Riley Holsinger (NorthCentral), who led the Sasquatch with 15points, seven rebounds, four assists andthree steals per game.

The other returners are centers TamarWilliams (5-11) and Morgan Freeman (6-0),who combined to average 13 points andnine rebounds per game, and 5-7 forwardAlicia Christiansen (East Valley). Topnewcomers include Brianna Anderson,post, Townsend, Mont.; Bianca Gonzalez,point guard, Chiawana High of Pasco; andEmily Schramm, wing, Chelan.

“We have nine freshmen joining a fairlystrong nucleus of sophomores,” Johnsonsaid. “We have more size and depth thanwe have had for a few years. The basketballIQ of this team makes my job a little easier.As long as we stay healthy, this group could


Kwinn Hanson, a 6-6 all-region forward, set a team record for field goals last year, hitting 64 percent of his shots for the Sasquatch.

MOMMA’S BOY

CCS standout Hanson credits his mom for on-court success


CCS coachJeremyGroth saysHanson has“achievedourexpecta-tions andthen some.”

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CCS sophomore standout forwardKwinn Hanson credits his mom, former

SFCC player Kaylene Krug, for hisabilities on the basketball floor.


Junior colleges

2013-14 Sasquatch roster (men)No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

1 Dean Richey W 6-4 Fr. Spokane (Lewis and Clark)

2 TJ Bracey G 6-0 So. Spokane (Gonzaga Prep)

3 Jack Nygaard G 6-2 So. Kamiah (Kamiah)

4 Jared Miller G 5-10 So. Spokane (University)

5 Kellen Miller G 6-1 Fr. Spokane (Freeman)

10 Keith Ainsworth G 6-3 Fr. Juneau-Douglas (Alaska)

13 Alex Brown W 6-3 Fr. Samuel Clemens (Texas)

14 Chase McDuffie G 5-11 Fr. Spokane (North Central)

15 Sam Druffel G 6-2 So. Genesee (Genesee)

20 Conner Moffatt G 6-3 Fr. Nine Mile (Lakeside)

22 Chase Haack W 6-4 So. Spokane (Ferris)

24 Kwinn Hanson C 6-6 So. Spokane (Northwest Chr.)

32 Dustin Patchen C 6-7 Fr. Colton (Colton)

33 Brady Bergman C 6-6 Fr. Spokane (West Valley)

42 Jon Thompson C 6-5 Fr. Rathdrum (Timberlake)

CCSConference:

Northwest AthleticAssociation of

Community Colleges(NWAACC)

Colors: Navy,Columbia Blue

and GoldTicket office: (509) 533-7445

Home Court: SFCCGymnasium (3,200)

and Walter S. JohnsonSports Complex (1,200)

Website:athletics.spokane.edu

MenHead coach: Jeremy

Groth, 2nd seasonRecord at CCS: 21-19

Assistants: BradJohnson, Jesse Vowels2012-13 record: 21-19

WomenHead coach: BruceJohnson, 26th season

Record at CCS:486-240

Assistants: RickWalter, Ashley Munsey2012-13 record: 16-13

NICConference: Scenic

West AthleticConference (SWAC)

Colors: Maroon and gray

Ticket office: (208) 769-3348Home Court:

Christianson Gym(1,520)

Website:nicathletics.com

MenHead coach: Jared

Phay, 10th seasonRecord at NIC:

200-85Assistants: Corey

Symons, Thane Jackson2012-13 record: 26-5

overall

WomenHead coach: ChrisCarlson, 10th seasonRecord at NIC:

225-70Assistants: Cal

DeHaas, Carey Carlson2012-13 record: 28-5

overall

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“With the younger players, I think wehave the capability to do that. We dohave a transfer in Jessica Kramer fromLewiston and Alexis McLeod who washurt last year.”

The Pirates finished third in theconference and then upset Lewis andClark in the NWC tournament to qualifyfor the NCAADivision IIITournament.The seasonended with afirst-round lossto EmoryUniversity.

Higgs said shefeels confident inseveral returningplayers,including LexieZappone, KataraBelton-Sharp andBethany Fleming.

“We want towin theconference, butwe also want togo to the NCAAtournament,” Higgs said.

“To do that, it’s work ethic. It’s dailywork. We want to meet or exceed ourlevel from last year.”

The first game is Nov. 15 againstPomona-Pitzer at WhitworthFieldhouse.

experiment with several players andlineups before the Pirates play their firstgame on Nov. 15 against TrinityUniversity, an NCAA tournament teamlast year. That matchup is followed by aNov. 22 home game against OldWestbury, which won 25 games lastyear.

“We are goingto be testedearly,” Logie said.“Our goal everyyear is toschedule the mostdifficult teams wecan so we canprepare for anNCAA berth,” hesaid. “We feelthat also preparesus very well forour conference.”

McConnell saidhe hopes for bigthings for the

team. “Being our senior year, you try tomake the most of every opportunity andenjoy every part of it,” he said.

Pirates womenLosing nearly 27 points and 11

rebounds a game to three graduatedplayers, Whitworth coach Helen Higgs

enters her 20th season hoping todevelop existing players to score moreas she tries to build on a breakout 21-7record overall and 12-4 in the NorthwestConference.

Lost are Emily Guthrie, leading scorerEmily Travis and Lauren Picha. But thePirates get back returning starters 5-10senior forward Jamie Lyons; 5-10 senior

forward Kendra Lahue; and 5-7 guardKayla Johnson. Higgs also returns 5-6,sophomore guard K.C. McConnell, whoprovided a spark off the bench. Sheaveraged 8.4 points and 4.4 rebounds agame last year.

“K.C. and Kayla are going to get moreminutes. Jamie has a mindset that shehas to score a little more,” Higgs said.

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College basketball 2013

2013-14 Pirates women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

3 Jamie Lyons F 5-10 Sr. Kennewick (Southridge)

4 Kendra Knutsen G 5-5 Jr. Spokane (Shadle Park)

5 Briann Maley PF 5-10 So. Rosalia (Rosalia)

10 JoJo Nicolas F 5-7 Fr. Honolulu (Moanalua)

11 KC McConnell G 5-6 So. Clarkston (Clarkston)

12 Jessica Kramer F 5-9 Jr. Lewiston (Eastern Oregon)

13 Mikayla Kraemer F/P 6-0 So. West Linn, Ore. (West Linn)

15 McKenzie Harsin F 5-10 Fr. Mead (Mt. Spokane)

20 Alexis McLeod G 5-7 So. Kirkland, Wash. (Woodinville)

21 Kendra Lahue F/P 5-10 Sr. Nine Mile Falls (Lakeside)

22 Lexie Zappone G 5-7 So. Spokane (Lakeside)

24 Kylie Richard F 5-10 Fr. Spokane (Lewis and Clark)

25 Faith Emerson F 6-0 So. Santa Barbara, Calif. (Prov. Hall)

32 Kayla Johnson G 5-7 Sr. Colfax (Colfax)

33 Katara Belton-Sharp F 5-9 Jr. Spokane (Ferris)

2013-14 Cardinals men’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr Hometown (Prev. school

1 Jason Wheelock G 6-2 RS-S Coeur d’Alene (Lake City)

3 Braxton Tucker F 6-6 F Tacoma (Spanaway Lake)

4 Brad Wallace PG 5-11 F Lacey (River Ridge)

5 Bryce Leavitt G 6-5 S Kennewick (Kennewick)

10 Nathan Rathbun F 6-9 S Deary, Idaho (Deary)

11 Will Dorsey PG 5-9 F Seattle (Rainier Beach)

14 Marquis Davis G 5-10 F Seattle (Rainier Beach)

15 Cole Kesler G 6-3 F Laguna Beach, Calif.

20 Fuquan Niles C 6-11 F Seattle (Rainier Beach)

22 Jamaal Robateau G 6-5 F Sunshine Coast, Australia

23 Tatafu Nuku F 6-7 F Brisbane, Australia

24 Jordon King G 6-4 F Seattle (Rainier Beach)

31 Shikei Blake F 6-6 F Wilmington, DE (Newark)

42 Ty Higbie F 6-7 RS-F Coeur d’Alene (Coeur d’Alene)

2013-14 Cardinals women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht Yr Hometown (Prev. school)

5 Georgia Stirton G 5-8 S Melbourne, Australia (Wesley)

10 Katie King G 5-3 F Post Falls (Post Falls)

12 Jansen Butler G 5-9 S Coeur d’Alene (Lake City)

15 Bailey Schroeder G 5-9 F Benton City, Wash. (Kiona-Benton)

21 Morgan Grier G 5-8 F Spokane (Shadle Park)

22 Ryleigh Swagerty G 5-4 F Burlington, Wash. (Burl. Edison)

23 Kara Staggs G 5-7 F Okanogan, Wash. (Okanogan)

25 Sabrina Earle P 6-1 F Medical Lake (Medical Lake)

30 Renae Mokrzycki F 6-0 S Cranbourne, Australia (Lyndhurst)

32 Caitlyn Behymer F 5-11 F Okanogan, Wash. (Okanogan)

33 Mariah Swanson F 6-0 F Burlington, Wash. (Burl. Edison)

44 Maggie Kirscher F 5-9 S Sandpoint (Sandpoint)

55 Panisesi Taimani P 6-2 F Kennewick (Kennewick)

2013-14 Sasquatch women’s roster No. Name Po. Ht. Yr. Hometown (Prev. school)

4 Karlee Martin G 5-5 F Almira/Coulee-Hartline

10 Ivionna Reece G 5-8 S Legacy, Nev.

12 Alex Overton G 5-7 S Tekoa-Oakesdale

14 Riley Holsinger G 5-10 S Spokane (North Central)

20 Aurorah Davis F 6-0 F Quincy (Quincy)

22 Bianca Gonzales G 5-3 F Chiawana (Chiawana)

24 Morgan Freeman F 5-11 S Hanford (Hanford)

30 Maria Guske G 5-5 F Spokane (Northwest Christian)

31 Hailey Habich G 5-7 F Chelan (Chelan)

32 Tamar Williams C 5-10 S Centennial (Centennial)

34 Emily Schramm G 5-6 F Chelan (Chelan)

40 Dezaree Dargan C 6-0 F Missoula

42 Alicia Christiansen F 5-7 S Spokane (East Valley)

44 Briana Anderson C 6-1 F Townsend, Mont.

have a great season.” The Sasquatch will play their alumni

on Nov. 15 and compete at the three-dayEverett Classic, starting Nov. 22.

NIC menSix players from last year’s 26-5 team

signed with Division I programs, leavingthis year’s Cardinals top-heavy withfreshmen.

That group includes sevenSeattle-area players, highlighted by aquartet from defending State 3Achampion Rainier Beach: guards WillDorsey (5-9), Marquis Davis (5-10) andJordon King (6-4); and 6-11 centerFuquan Niles and. Coach Jared Phay,entering his 10th season, has led theCardinals to three SWAC regular-seasontitles and last year picked up his 200thcareer win.

The Cardinals placed second in theSWAC last year and lost in the semifinalsof the conference tournament. NICreturns 6-9 forward Nathan Rathbun,Deary, Idaho; 6-2 guard Jason Wheelock,Lake City High; and 6-7 forward TyHigbie, Coeur d’Alene High, whoredshirted last season and is a freshman.

The team’s third sophomore is 6-5

guard Bryce Leavitt, who played atWashington State.

NIC brought in two Australians: 6-5guard Jamaal Robateau of SunshineCoast and 6-7 forward Tatafu Nuku ofBrisbane.

After a pair of late-Octoberexhibitions, the Cardinals opened their

season Tuesday at Salish KootenaiCommunity College in Pablo, Mont.They host Gonzaga’s club team today.

NIC womenThe Cardinals have won back-to-back

SWAC regular-season titles and finished28-5 last season, losing in the first round

of the NJCAA Division I tournament. Chris Carlson enters his 10th year as

head coach, with nine consecutive20-win seasons and an overall record of225-70. NIC won its first national title in2011, when Carlson was named nationalcoach of the year.

The Cardinals return four players,including second-team All-AmericanGeorgia Stirton, a 5-8 point guard fromMelbourne, Australia, who recently gavean oral commitment to GonzagaUniversity.

Also back are 5-9 guard Jansen Butlerof Lake City High; 5-9 forward MaggieKirscher of Sandpoint; and 6-0 forwardRenae Mokrzycki of Cranbourne,Australia.

“Look for (Mokrzycki) to make hermark,” Carlson said.

Top freshmen include 5-7 guard KaraStaggs, Okanogan, Wash.; 6-2 postPanisesi Taimani, Kennewick; 5-9 guardBailey Schroeder, Kiona-Benton (Wash.)High; and 6-0 forward Mariah Swanson,Burlington-Edison (Wash.) High.

“(An) early preseason scrimmageagainst Lewis-Clark State revealedanother strong (NIC) team on the rise,”Carlson said.

NIC played the North Idaho All-Starson Saturday and travels to Casper, Wyo.,on Nov. 14 for three consecutive games.

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pretty much my team,” he said.“He’s always, really since the day he

got to Eastern, he is mature beyond hisyears,” Earlywine says. “That’s becausehe had to help raise Perrion. He’s beenmore like a father to Perrion than abrother because of the age differenceand just the circumstances of their life.So maturity was never an issue with

his brain. He didn’t get checked bydoctors for two days, but he immediatelyhad a headache, felt lightheaded andnoticed his vision was impaired.

Dean was rushed to UniversityHospital in Salt Lake City, where heunderwent surgery to repair the bloodvessel. He spent nine days in the hospitaland was told he couldn’t play livebasketball for six months – which wasbetter than what he and others hadfeared.

“This can all end very quick, as hefound out when they cut his skull open,”Earlywine said. “He could have veryeasily never played basketball again. Hecould have lost his life. But if he can’tplay basketball anymore, he’s still got hisdegree. That’s really important.”

Making a connectionThough Earlywine went just 42-78 in

four years at Eastern, Dean says thecoach’s dismissal in March of 2011 waspainful.

The two stayed in touch via textmessages after Dean moved on to Utah.And they connected this spring whenthe guard started to explore his optionsafter graduating with a degree in masscommunications.

As Dean looks back at his time inCheney, he realizes now how much hegrew up there. For that, he creditsEarlywine.

“My two years at Eastern Washingtonturned me into a man,” he says. “It wasunder Coach Earlywine’s guidance. Imean, he made take a lot ofresponsibility.”

Dean flourished from the beginning atEWU, starting 29 of 30 games his firstyear and averaging 14.4 points per gamein Big Sky games to collect theconference’s freshman of the yearaward. By his sophomore season, “it was

Glen.”That maturity should serve him well

as one of 12 newcomers on the Idahoroster. He already feels a connectionwith Madison and Hill – “I like to playwith shooters,” he says – and he’s triedto mentor Sekou Wiggs and Patrick Ball,both freshmen like his brother, as well asjunior-college point guard Mike Scott.

One of his immediate goals is to earnhis graduate degree at UI in adultorganizational leadership. He also hopesto play (and eventually coach) basketballprofessionally. But he has another goal,too: to make sure his brother graduates.

“Hopefully,” Dean says, “(I can) leavethe blueprint for him to carry on afterI’m gone.”

Associated Press

Glen Dean was a part-time starter for Utah last season, averaging 5.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2.1 assists a game.

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Head Coach: Helen Higgs

Record: 284-199, 20th season Assistants:

Heather Bowman, Chene Cooper, Morgan Wolff2012-13: 21-7

overall, 12-4 NWCLetterwinners:

8 back, 5 lostStarters:

3 back, 2 lostNewcomers: 4

Fast facts

Women’sForecast

1. Lewis & Clark2. Whitworth3. Whitman4. George Fox5. Puget Sound6. Pacific (Ore.)7. Pac. Lutheran8. Willamette9. Linfield


Gonzaga menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 9 Bryant University 4 p.m.Nov. 11 Colorado St. 6 p.m.Nov. 17 Oakland Univ.* 5 p.m.Nov. 21 WSU 6 p.m.Nov. 25 Dayton# 9 p.m.Nov. 26 Chaminade/Baylor# TBANov. 27 TBA# TBADec. 1 Coppin St. 5 p.m.Dec. 7 New Mexico St. 8 p.m.Dec. 10 West Virginia 6 p.m.Dec. 14 South Alabama% 7 p.m.Dec. 21 Kansas St. $ 12:30 p.m.Dec. 28 Santa Clara 5 p.m.Dec. 30 San Francisco 6 p.m.Jan. 2 Saint Mary’s 6 p.m.Jan. 4 Pacific 5 p.m.Jan. 9 at Portland 8 p.m.Jan. 16 at Pepperdine 7 p.m.Jan. 18 at Loyola M’mount 1 p.m.Jan. 23 San Diego 7 p.m.Jan. 25 BYU 7 p.m.Jan. 29 at Santa Clara 8 p.m.Feb. 1 at San Francisco 7 p.m.Feb. 5 Portland 8 p.m.Feb. 8 at Memphis 6 p.m.Feb. 13 Pepperdine 6 p.m.Feb. 15 Loyola Marymount 5 p.m.Feb. 20 at BYU 6 p.m.Feb. 22 at San Diego 9 p.m.Feb. 27 at Pacific 7 p.m.March 1 At Saint Mary’s 7 p.m.*Maui Invite at Gonzaga; #Maui Invite atLahaina, Maui; % Battle In Seattle, KeyA-rena; $Wichita Wildcat Classic in Wichita

WSU menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 8 CSU Bakersfield 7 p.m.Nov. 16 Lamar TBANov. 21 at Gonzaga 6 p.m.Nov. 24 TCU 3 p.m.Nov. 28 Butler* 11 a.m.Nov. 29 TBD* TBADec. 1 TBD* TBADec. 7 at Idaho TBADec. 15 Pepperdine 5 p.m.Dec. 18 San Francisco St.# 7 p.m.Dec. 21 UTEP 5:30 p.m.Dec. 28 Mississippi Valley 5 p.m.Jan. 2 at Arizona 7 p.m.Jan. 5 at Arizona St. 3 p.m.Jan. 8 Colorado % 6 p.m.Jan. 12 Utah 4 p.m.Jan. 15 at Stanford 7 p.m.Jan. 18 at California 1 p.m.Jan. 22 Oregon St. 7 p.m.Jan. 26 Oregon 4 p.m.Feb. 1 Washington 3 p.m.Feb. 5 at Colorado 6:30 p.m.Feb. 8 at Utah 5 p.m.Feb. 12 California 8 p.m.Feb. 15 Stanford 4 p.m.Feb. 20 at Oregon St. 6 p.m.Feb. 23 at Oregon 6 p.m.Feb. 28 at Washington 7:30 p.m.March 6 USC 8 p.m.March 8 UCLA 8 p.m.*Old Spice Tourney in Orlando, Fla.;#Toyota Center, Kennewick; %Spo. Arena

EWU menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 10 Pacific (Ore.) 2 p.m.Nov. 17 at Washington 5 p.m.Nov. 19 Walla Walla 6 p.m.Nov. 22 Boston U. * 4:30 p.m.Nov. 23 LIU Brooklyn* 3 p.m.Nov. 24 UC Irvine* 4 p.m.Nov. 29 Seattle 6 p.m.Dec. 8 at St. Mary’s (Cal.) 5:30 p.m.Dec. 15 UC Irvine 2 p.m.Dec. 22 at Seton Hall 2 p.m.Dec. 28 at Connecticut 10 AMJan. 2 at Weber St. 6 p.m.Jan. 4 at Idaho St. 6 p.m.Jan. 9 Montana 6 p.m.Jan. 11 Montana St. 2 p.m.Jan. 16 at Northern Ariz. 5:30 p.m.Jan. 18 at Sacramento St. 7 p.m.Jan. 23 Southern Utah 6 p.m.Jan. 27 at Portland St. 7 p.m.Jan. 30 North Dakota 6 p.m.Feb. 1 Northern Colo. 2 p.m.Feb. 6 at Montana St. 6 p.m.Feb. 8 at Montana 6 p.m.Feb. 13 Sacramento St. 6 p.m.Feb. 15 Northern Ariz. 2 p.m.Feb. 22 at Southern Utah 6 p.m.Feb. 24 Portland St. 6 p.m.Feb. 27 at Northern Colo. 6 p.m.Mar. 1 at North Dakota NoonMarch 6 Idaho St. 6 p.m.March 8 Weber St. 2 p.m.* 2K Sports Classic in Irvine, Calif.

Idaho menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 9 Western Illinois 7 p.m.Nov. 13 at Oklahoma 5 p.m.Nov. 16 Northwest Nazarene 7 p.m.Nov. 21 Portland* 5 p.m.Nov. 22 North Texas* 7 p.m.Nov. 23 Columbia* 4:30 p.m.Nov. 27 at Boise St. 6 p.m.Nov. 30 at UC Davis 2 p.m.Dec. 7 Washington St. 7 p.m.Dec. 11 at Montana 6 p.m.Dec. 14 at Portland St. 7 p.m.Dec. 20 at Idaho St. 6 p.m.Dec. 22 at CSU Northridge 7 p.m.Dec. 28 Montana 1 p.m.Jan. 2 Kansas City 7 p.m.Jan. 4 Chicago St. 7 p.m.Jan. 9 at Texas-Pan Am. 5 p.m.Jan. 11 at New Mexico St. 6 p.m.Jan. 16 Utah Valley 7 p.m.Jan. 18 Bakersfield 7 p.m.Jan. 23 at Grand Canyon 6 p.m.Feb. 1 Seattle U 7 p.m.Feb. 6 New Mexico St. 7 p.m.Feb. 8 Texas-Pan American 7 p.m.Feb. 13 at Bakersfield 7 p.m.Feb. 15 at Utah Valley 6 p.m.Feb. 18 CSU Northridge 7 p.m.Feb. 22 Grand Canyon 7 p.m.March 1 at Seattle U 7 p.m.March 6 at Chicago St. 5 p.m.March 8 at Kansas City 5 p.m.*Coaches vs. Cancer Tourney in Portland

UW menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 10 Seattle 7 p.m.Nov. 14 UC Irvine 8 p.m.Nov. 17 EWU 5 p.m.Nov. 21 Indiana* 6 p.m.Nov. 22 TBD* TBANov. 26 Montana 6 p.m.Nov. 30 Long Beach St. TBADec. 8 at San Diego St. 12:05 p.m.Dec. 14 Idaho St. 1 p.m.Dec. 17 at Tulane 5 p.m.Dec. 22 Connecticut 12:30 p.m.Dec. 27 Mississippi Valley 7:30 p.m.Dec. 29 Hartford 6 p.m.Jan. 2 at Arizona St. 5 p.m.Jan. 4 at Arizona 11 a.m.Jan. 8 Utah 8 p.m.Jan. 12 Colorado 12 p.m.Jan. 15 at California 8 p.m.Jan. 18 at Stanford 8 p.m.Jan. 23 Oregon 8 p.m.Jan. 25 Oregon St. 2 p.m.Feb. 1 at Washington St. 3 p.m.Feb. 6 at Utah 6 p.m.Feb. 9 at Colorado 5 p.m.Feb. 12 Stanford 6 p.m.Feb. 15 California 12 p.m.Feb. 19 at Oregon 6 p.m.Feb. 22 at Oregon St. 1 p.m.Feb. 28 Washington St. 7:30 p.m.March 6 UCLA 6 p.m.March 8 USC 1:30 p.m.*At New York

Whitworth menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 15 vs. Trinity (Tex.)* 6 p.m.Nov. 22 Old Westbury# 8 p.m.Nov. 23 Colorado Col.# 8 p.m.Nov. 30 vs. Carleton% 2 p.m.Dec. 1 at Colorado Col.% 1 p.m.Dec. 7 UC Santa Cruz 8 p.m.Dec. 16 Southwestern (Tex.) 8 p.m.Dec. 28 Wis.-Stevens Point$ 2 p.m.Dec. 29 Wis.-Platteville$ 8 p.m.Jan. 3 at Pacific (Ore.) 8 p.m.Jan. 4 at Willamette 6 p.m.Jan. 10 Pacific Lutheran 8 p.m.Jan. 11 Puget Sound 8 p.m.Jan. 17 at George Fox 8 p.m.Jan. 18 at Linfield 8 p.m.Jan. 21 at Whitman 8 p.m.Jan. 25 Lewis & Clark 8 p.m.Jan. 31 Willamette 8 p.m.Feb. 1 Pacific (Ore.) 6 p.m.Feb. 7 at Puget Sound 8 p.m.Feb. 8 at Pacific Lutheran 6 p.m.Feb. 14 Linfield 8 p.m.Feb. 15 George Fox 8 p.m.Feb. 18 Whitman 8 p.m.Feb. 21 at Lewis & Clark 8 p.m.# Quality Inn Oakwood Invite at home% Colorado College Thanksgiving Classicat Colorado Springs, Colo.; *at Tacoma$ D3hoops.com Classic at Las Vegas, Nev.

CCS menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 2 Alumni game% 8 p.m.Nov.29-1 Red Devil Classic TBADec. 6-8 Bigfoot-Card. Shootout* TBADec.13-14 Bates Invitational# TBADec.14-16 NWAACC Crossover$ TBAJan. 4 NW Indian% 4 p.m.Jan. 8 Wenatchee Valley% 8 p.m.Jan. 11 Yakima Valley* 4 p.m.Jan. 17 at Treasure Valley 8 p.m.Jan. 18 at Blue Mountain 4 p.m.Jan. 22 Walla Walla* 8 p.m.Jan. 25 at Columbia Basin 4 p.m.Jan. 29 Big Bend% 8 p.m.Feb. 1 at Wenatchee Valley 4 p.m.Feb. 7 Blue Mountain* 8 p.m.Feb. 8 Treasure Valley* 4 p.m.Feb. 12 at Walla Walla 8 p.m.Feb. 15 Columbia Basic% 4 p.m.Feb. 19 at Yakima Valley 8 p.m.Feb. 22 at Big Bend 4 p.m.*at Spokane CC %at Spokane Falls CC#at Eugene; $at Everett

NIC menDate Opponent Time

Nov. 15 Central Wyoming 7:30 p.m.Nov. 16 Arizona Western 5 p.m.Nov. 19 at Columbia Basine 8 p.m.Nov. 20 at Blue Mountain 6 p.m.Nov. 22 Dawson 7:30 p.m.Nov. 26 at Treasure Valley 6 p.m.Nov. 29 Blue Mountain 7:30 p.m.Nov. 30 Williston St. 5 p.m.Dec. 1 Blue Mountain 1 p.m.Dec. 3 Columbia Basin 7:30 p.m.Dec. 6-8 Bigfoot-Card. Shootout* TBADec. 12 at Eastern Utah 6:30 p.m.Dec. 14 at Colorado NW 4 p.m.Dec. 27 Treasure Valley 8 p.m.Jan. 2 Snow College 7:30 p.m.Jan. 4 Salt Lake CC 5 p.m.Jan. 11 Southern Idaho 5 p.m.Jan. 16 Colorado NW 7:30 p.m.Jan. 18 Eastern Utah 5 p.m.Jan. 23 at Salt Lake CC 6:30 p.m.Jan. 25 at Snow College 4 p.m.Feb. 1 at Southern Idaho 4 p.m.Feb. 6 at Colorado NW 6:30 p.m.Feb. 8 at Eastern Utah 4 p.m.Feb. 13 Salt Lake CC 7:30 p.m.Feb. 15 Snow College 5 p.m.Feb. 22 Southern Idaho 5 p.m.*at Spokane Community College

Gonzaga womenDate Opponent Time

Nov. 8 Idaho 6 p.m.Nov. 10 Ga. St./Tenn.-Martin* TBANov. 14 TBA TBANov. 17 TBA TBANov. 20 EWU 6 p.m.Nov. 30 Colgate 2 p.m.Dec. 2 Fairfield 6 p.m.Dec. 6 Portland St. 6 p.m.Dec. 8 at Ohio St. 9 a.m.Dec. 10 at Wisconsin 5 p.m.Dec. 14 at Stanford 1 p.m.Dec. 16 UC Riverside 6 p.m.Dec. 21 at WSU 11:30 a.m.Dec. 28 at Saint Mary’s 1 p.m.Dec. 30 at Pacific 5:30 p.m.Jan. 3 at Portland 7 p.m.Jan. 9 BYU 6 p.m.Jan. 11 San Diego 2 p.m.Jan. 17 at San Francisco TBAJan. 19 at Santa Clara 2 p.m.Jan. 23 at Loyola Marymount 7 p.m.Jan. 25 at Pepperdine 2 p.m.Jan. 30 Santa Clara 6 p.m.Feb. 1 San Francisco 2 p.m.Feb. 6 Pepperdine 6 p.m.Feb. 8 Loyola Marymount 2 p.m.Feb. 13 at San Diego 6 p.m.Feb. 15 at BYU 1 p.m.Feb. 22 Portland 2 p.m.Feb. 27 Saint Mary’s 6 p.m.March 1 Pacific 2 p.m.* Gonzaga hosts second round WNITgame if it defeats Idaho in first round.

WSU womenDate Opponent Time

Nov. 10 Syracuse 1 p.m.Nov. 12 at Seattle 7 p.m.Nov. 15 Hawai’i* 10 p.m.Nov. 16 West Virginia* 3 p.m.Nov. 17 Ole Miss* 5:30 p.m.Nov. 22 Fresno St. 7 p.m.Nov. 26 at Brigham Young 6 p.m.Nov. 30 at Nebraska 3 p.m.Dec. 4 Cal St. Northridge 7 p.m.Dec. 15 at Dayton 11 a.m.Dec. 18 UC Riverside# 4 p.m.Dec. 21 Gonzaga 11:30 a.m.Jan. 3 Arizona St. 7 p.m.Jan. 5 Arizona 12 p.m.Jan. 7 Washington 7 p.m.Jan. 11 at Washington 3 p.m.Jan. 17 Colorado 7 p.m.Jan. 19 Utah 12 p.m.Jan. 24 at Oregon 7 p.m.Jan. 26 at Oregon St. 2 p.m.Jan. 31 at USC 6 p.m.Feb. 2 at UCLA 12 p.m.Feb. 7 Stanford 6 p.m.Feb. 9 California 2 p.m.Feb. 14 at Utah 6 p.m.Feb. 16 at Colorado 12 p.m.Feb. 21 Oregon St. 7 p.m.Feb. 23 Oregon 1 p.m.Feb. 27 at California 6 p.m.March 1 at Stanford 7:30 p.m.#at Toyota Center, Kennewick*at Honolulu

EWU womenDate Opponent Time

Nov. 8 at Portland 5:15 p.m.Nov. 16 SMU 1 p.m.Nov. 20 at Gonzaga 6 p.m.Nov. 29 vs. Iowa St.* 7:30 p.m.Nov. 30 vs. Butler* 5:30 p.m.Dec. 6 Cal St. Northridge 6 p.m.Dec. 14 Idaho 2 p.m.Dec. 17 Northwest 6 p.m.Dec. 21 Boise St. 1 p.m.Dec. 29 Portland St. 2 p.m.Jan. 2 Weber St. 6 p.m.Jan. 4 Idaho St. 2 p.m.Jan. 9 at Montana 6 p.m.Jan. 11 at Montana St. 1 p.m.Jan. 16 Northern Ariz. 6 p.m.Jan. 18 Sacramento St. 2 p.m.Jan. 25 at Southern Utah 1 p.m.Jan. 30 at North Dakota 5 p.m.Feb. 1 at Northern Colo. 1 p.m.Feb. 6 Montana St. 6 p.m.Feb. 8 Montana 2 p.m.Feb. 13 at Sacramento St. 7 p.m.Feb. 15 at Northern Ariz. 5:30 p.m.Feb. 20 Southern Utah 6 p.m.Feb. 24 at Portland St. 7 p.m.Feb. 27 Northern Colo. 6 p.m.March 1 North Dakota 2 p.m.March 6 at Idaho St. 7 p.m.March 8 at Weber St. 1 p.m.*at Las Vegas

Idaho womenDate Opponent Time

Nov. 8 at Gonzaga 6 p.m.Nov. 10 Ga. St./Tenn.-Martin* TBANov. 17 TBA TBANov. 23 UC Irvine 2 p.m.Nov. 26 at San Diego 6 p.m.Nov. 29 Nevada# 5 p.m.Nov. 30 Cal/Wake Forest# TBADec. 3 Carroll College 6 p.m.Dec. 6 Montana% 6:30 p.m.Dec. 7 UC Irvine/App. St.% TBADec. 11 Lewis-Clark St. Col. 6 p.m.Dec. 14 at EWU 2 p.m.Dec. 21 Wyoming 12 p.m.Dec. 28 at Texas 12 p.m.Jan. 2 at Missouri-KC 5 p.m.Jan. 4 at Chicago St. 12 p.m.Jan. 9 Texas-Pan American 6 p.m.Jan. 11 New Mexico St. 2 p.m.Jan. 16 at Utah Valley 6 p.m.Jan. 18 at CSU Bakersfield 3 p.m.Jan. 23 Grand Canyon 6 p.m.Feb. 1 at Seattle U 2 p.m.Feb. 6 at New Mexico St. 6 p.m.Feb. 8 at Texas-Pan Am. 5 p.m.Feb. 13 CSU Bakersfield 6 p.m.Feb. 15 Utah Valley 2 p.m.Feb. 22 at Grand Canyon 2 p.m.March 1 Seattle U 2 p.m.March 6 Chicago St. 6 p.m.March 8 UMKC 2 p.m.*Second round WNIT game if Idaho de-feats Gonzaga in the first round. # John Ascuaga’s Nugget Classic at Reno%Lady Griz Classic at Missoula

UW womenDate Opponent Time

Nov 8 at St. Mary’s 6 p.m.Nov 15 Portland 12 p.m.Nov 19 Seattle 7 p.m.Dec 4 at Houston 5 p.m.Dec 7 at Texas A&M 5 p.m.Dec 13 Wisconsin 7:30 p.m.Dec 15 Montana State 2 p.m.Dec 19 La.-Monroe* 2:30 p.m.Dec 20 DePaul* 2:30 p.m.Dec 21 Pittsburgh* 12 p.m.Dec 30 UC Irvine 7 p.m.Jan 3 Arizona 7 p.m.Jan 5 Arizona State 2 p.m.Jan 7 at WSU 7 p.m.Jan 11 Washington State 3 p.m.Jan 17 Utah 7 p.m.Jan 19 Colorado 4 p.m.Jan 24 at Oregon State 6 p.m.Jan 26 at Oregon 12 p.m.Jan 31 at UCLA 8 p.m.Feb 2 at USC 11 a.m.Feb 7 California 8 p.m.Feb 9 Stanford 12:30 p.m.Feb 14 at Colorado 5:30 p.m.Feb 16 at Utah 2 p.m.Feb 21 Oregon 6 p.m.Feb 23 Oregon State 2 p.m.Feb 27 at Stanford 8 p.m.Mar 1 at California 5:30 p.m.*at Las Vegas

Whitworth womenDate Opponent Time

Nov. 15 Pomona-Pitzer* 7 p.m.Nov. 16 St. Thomas (Minn.)* 6 p.m.Nov. 22 at UC Santa Cruz# 5:30 p.m.Nov. 23 vs. Redlands# 1 p.m.Dec. 3 at Lewis-Clark St. 6 p.m.Dec. 13 vs. Eastern Ore. ! 6 p.m.Dec. 14 vs. Corban ! 4 p.m.Dec. 17 at Warner Pacific 7 p.m.Dec. 28 at Northwest (Wash.) 2 p.m.Jan. 3 at Pacific (Ore.) 6 p.m.Jan. 4 at Willamette 4 p.m.Jan. 10 at Pacific Lutheran 6 p.m.Jan. 11 at Puget Sound 6 p.m.Jan. 17 at George Fox 6 p.m.Jan. 18 at Linfield 6 p.m.Jan. 21 at Whitman 6 p.m.Jan. 25 Lewis & Clark 6 p.m.Jan. 31 Willamette 6 p.m.Feb. 1 Pacific (Ore.) 4 p.m.Feb. 7 at Puget Sound 6 p.m.Feb. 8 at Pacific Lutheran 4 p.m.Feb. 14 Linfield 6 p.m.Feb. 15 George Fox 6 p.m.Feb. 18 Whitman 6 p.m.Feb. 21 at Lewis & Clark 6 p.m.#Hampton Inn Classic II at Santa Cruz, Ca-lif.; *Whit Classic at Whitworth;%Kim Evanger Classic at Walla Walla

CCS womenDate Opponent Time

Nov. 15 CCS Alumni at SFCC 6 p.m.Nov.22-24 Everett CC ClassicNov. 29 Williston St. at NIC 3:30 p.m.Nov. 30 at North Idaho College TBADec. 13 Gonzaga Club# 7 p.m.Dec.20-22 Tournament* TBADec.28-30 Tournament% TBAJan. 8 Wenatchee Valley# 6 p.m.Jan. 11 Yakima Valleya$ 2 p.m.Jan. 17 at Treasure Valley 5 p.m.Jan. 18 at Blue Mountain 2 p.m.Jan. 22 Walla Walla$ 6 p.m.Jan. 25 at Columbia Basin 2 p.m.Jan. 29 Big Bend# 6 p.m.Feb. 1 at Wenatchee Valley 2 p.m.Feb. 7 Blue Mountain$ 6 p.m.Feb. 8 Treasure Valley$ 2 p.m.Feb. 12 at Walla Walla 6 p.m.Feb. 15 Columbia Basin# 2 p.m.Feb. 19 at Yakima Valley 6 p.m.Feb. 22 at Big Bend 2 p.m.*at Yakima Valley CC Crossover; %at Ska-git Valley Tournament; #at Spokane FallsCC; $at Spokane CC

NIC womenDate Opponent Time

Nov. 14 Northeastern JC* 4:30 p.m.Nov. 15 Casper College* 6:30 p.m.Nov. 16 Eastern Utah* 12 p.m.Nov. 19 at Columbia Basin 6 p.m.Nov. 22 Dawson 5:30 p.m.Nov. 23 Sheridan 6 p.m.Nov. 29 Wenatchee Valley 5:30 p.m.Nov. 30 CC of Spokane 3 p.m.Dec. 1 Williston St. 11 AMDec. 3 Columbia Basin 5:30 p.m.Dec. 7 NIC All-Stars 3 p.m.Dec. 12 at Eastern Utah 4:30 p.m.Dec. 14 at Colorado NW 2 p.m.Dec.27-29 Tournament# TBAJan. 2 Snow College 5:30 p.m.Jan. 4 Salt Lake 3 p.m.Jan. 11 Southern Idaho 3 p.m.Jan. 16 Colorado NW 5:30 p.m.Jan. 18 Eastern Utah 3 p.m.Jan. 23 at Salt Lake 4:30 p.m.Jan. 25 at Snow College 2 p.m.Feb. 1 at Southern Idaho 2 p.m.Feb. 6 at Colorado NW 4:30 p.m.Feb. 8 at Eastern Utah 2 p.m.Feb. 13 Salt Lake 5:30 p.m.Feb. 15 Snow College 3 p.m.Feb. 22 Southern Idaho 3 p.m.#Lower Columbia Holiday Classic at Cen-tralia; *at Casper, Wyoming


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