NCAA basketball

The college basketball postseason has turned into awards season for Gonzaga’s Graham Ike.

Legendary coach Marv Harshman called him “Rock” or “Rock Head,” and it wasn’t necessarily a term of endearment.

LAS VEGAS – Over a nine-day period, the Washington State women’s basketball team enjoyed its best stretch of play this season, winning four consecutive games – including two in as many days at the West Coast Conference Tournament.

LAS VEGAS – Just a theory: The scant representation of Gonzaga players on this season’s all-conference teams is starting to look more like a compliment than an insult.

Something has been missing on the Gonzaga women’s basketball program’s resume lately.

Nothing says more about the mindset of the Gonzaga women’s basketball team than coach Lisa Fortier pooh-poohing any thoughts of revenge.

LAS VEGAS – The easiest basket of ND Okafor’s life came with about nine minutes to play in Washington State’s first conference tournament game. The Cougars’ power forward set a screen for freshman guard Ace Glass, who was hedged hard by Portland, the WCC Tournament’s No. 9 seed looking to send the Cougars home.

The only way to start the basketball season three-to-six weeks later and maintain the current timing for March Madness is to reduce the number of regular-season games. 

Eastern Washington guard Isaiah Moses was one of five unanimous Big Sky First Team All-Conference selections and was named Newcomer of the Year in the league’s annual men’s basketball awards announced Friday.

LAS VEGAS – For the first time this season, the Washington State women’s basketball team has momentum.

The feature-length documentary spotlighting Gonzaga’s unlikely rise to college basketball prominence picked up at least one favorable review Monday night moments after a private screening at the Bing Crosby Theater.

If there is a winning formula for the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team, the Eagles need only look back two games to be reminded of it.

Isaiah Moses hasn’t played in the Big Sky men’s basketball tournament before, but he’s no stranger to the pressure he and the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team will face in Boise.

By Kamie Ethridge’s standards, her Washington State women’s basketball team has fallen short this season.

PULLMAN – No matter how his Washington State team plays, if the Cougars cruise to a win or slog through a loss, David Riley tends to sound about the same afterward. He may not be a flawless coach, but when he talks about how things unfolded, he’s usually pretty even-keeled.

Braden Huff was named to the West Coast Conference All-Academic Team for the second straight season and teammate Emmanuel Innocenti joined him as one of the 11 players honored Wednesday.

For a fourth straight year and sixth out of the last seven, Gonzaga women’s basketball boasts the West Coast Conference Player of the Year.

PULLMAN – Ace Glass can add a couple achievements to his resume.

Gonzaga was halfway to an outright West Coast Conference championship Saturday.