BERKELEY, California – The Idaho women's basketball team competed well on the road against a power-conference opponent, and even held a lead at one point during the fourth quarter, but the Cal Golden Bears surged late to deny the Vandals' upset bid.
PULLMAN – Eastern Washington extended its winning streak to three with a thrilling victory over a bigger in-state program. For Washington State, it was another lump during the team’s most disappointing start in recent memory.
SOUTH BEND, Indiana – Keeping pace with Notre Dame for most of the game, the Idaho Vandals gave a respectable effort Wednesday during a loss that was more tightly contested than the final score might indicate.
During his first year as Eastern Washington’s head men’s basketball coach, Dan Monson repeatedly cited the Eagles’ youthfulness, that they were one of the division’s least experienced.
Crushing Kentucky, previewing UCLA and a lengthy conversation about freshman wing Davis Fogle was just some of the ground Richard Fox, analyst on GU games televised on KHQ and SWX, and yours truly covered Monday in the latest Zags Basketball Insiders Podcast.
The former Zag took over as the Mavs’ starting point guard six games ago, and he has immediately helped everything click for what had been among the NBA’s most constipated offenses.
DALLAS – For Cedric Coward, the Memphis Grizzlies’ game on Nov. 15 was the start of something special. That night in Cleveland, he earned his first NBA start alongside fellow Washington State product Jaylen Wells.
Someday in the future when Mark Few revisits the most memorable victories of his coaching career, it’s unlikely Sunday’s 109-58 blowout of North Florida at McCarthey Athletic Center will be one of the first results that comes to mind.
Gonzaga returned to the Associated Press top 10 on Monday, climbing three spots to No. 8 after an impressive win over Kentucky and a blowout victory over North Florida.
The 3-point line isn’t Gonzaga’s first option offensively and the Zags struggled to find the range from distance in the season’s first four games.They’ve made considerable progress over the last six games, even factoring in a clunker – 3 of 22 against Michigan. That trend continued Sunday with Gonzaga draining 10 of 18 3s in a 109-58 rout over North Florida at the McCarthey Athletic Center.
Following Eastern Washington’s decisive 90-66 victory over the visiting Kansas City Kangaroos, Eagles head coach Dan Monson admitted that when he woke up Saturday morning, he was preparing for the worst.
Less than two minutes into North Florida’s season opener, Kamrin Oriol brought the ball down the floor against the Florida Gators and spotted up from the 3-point line.
BROOKINGS, S.D. – Kolton Mitchell scored 22 points, including a clutch made free throw in the final seconds, to help Idaho beat South Dakota State 84-81 in Brookings, S.D.
