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College basketball

Redmon leaves Huskies program

Katelan Redmon, the Lewis and Clark graduate, who led the University of Washington in scoring as a freshman this past season, is leaving the program and plans to transfer, UW officials announced.

The 6-foot-1 Redmon averaged 11.8 points, was second on the team in rebounding, started all 31 games, and was chosen to the Pacific-10 Conference all-freshman team.

Redmon had signed with the Huskies when June Daugherty was the Washington coach. When Daugherty was fired, and then subsequently hired to lead the Washington State program, Redmon sought to be released from her letter of intent. UW denied the request.

A UW press release said the school had not been informed of Redmon’s future plans.

“I never thought in a million years I would be revealing what I am today,” said UW head coach Tia Jackson Wednesday in the press release, who recently concluded her first year in charge of the Husky program. “However, Katelan Redmon has opted to forgo her time here at Washington. There are several reasons for her decision, and, as you can imagine this program is incredibly disappointed that she has elected to leave.

“Katelan has been an integral part of the success of our program this past season and an absolute gem to coach. We wish her all the best as we continue onward to prepare for what still is a very bright future for Husky women’s basketball.”

Girls basketball

Baker wins 2nd Gatorade award

Junior Katie Baker, who plays for Lake City High School, has been named the Gatorade Player of the Year for Idaho. It’s the second straight year that the honor has been bestowed on the 6-foot-1 post.

Baker, who led the Timberwolves to the State 5A championship in 2007, averaged 18.3 points, 9.8 rebounds, 2.5 steals and 2.1 blocked shots per game. She was named the Inland Empire League’s player of the year. Baker attends Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy, where she has a 3.7 grade-point average.

College basketball

Weaver makes all-star team

Washington State University basketball senior Kyle Weaver added to his season honors as he was named to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association (USBWA) men’s all-district IX team.

This marks the first USBWA honors for Weaver, who has already picked up National Association of Basketball Coaches all-district and Pacific-10 second team and all-defensive team this season.