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College basketball
Duke transfer eyes Gonzaga
Taylor King has decided to leave Duke’s program and Gonzaga is one of several schools he’s considering, according to his high school coach.
Mater Dei High coach Gary McKnight spent the weekend with King, a freshman at Duke.
“It’s his decision,” McKnight said. “He’s a McDonald’s All-American and he didn’t get much playing time. Obviously, he wants to go some somewhere where he’s going to play.”
Gonzaga and Villanova were reportedly among the finalists when King opted for Duke.
McKnight said there are “four or five schools out there that fit him pretty good and obviously Gonzaga is one of them. So is San Diego, Syracuse and a couple of Pac-10 schools will court him.”
The 6-foot-7 King was a prolific scorer in high school. He finished with 3,214 points, fourth in California history.
Awards
S-R sports recognized
The Spokesman-Review sports section was selected as a Top 10 daily sports section among newspapers in our circulation range in the annual Associated Press Sports Editor writing and design contest.
The sports department was also awarded honorable mention in the Sunday section category.
In both the daily and Sunday sections, judging is based on four complete sections – two mandatory dates and two optional dates.
Columnist John Blanchette was awarded third place in column writing.
Volleyball
Greeny no longer WSU candidate
Lewis-Clark State College coach Jennifer Greeny has withdrawn her name as a candidate for the job at Washington State University.
Greeny (formerly Stinson), who led LCSC to a 26-8 record in her first year as the Warriors coach, was being considered for the vacancy at WSU, her alma mater. Greeny was a standout player at WSU during 1995-99 and also played on the basketball team her senior season.
She also spent 41/2 years as an assistant volleyball coach at WSU under coach Cindy Fredrick.
College basketball
CCS hires Hull to replace Burns
Clint Hull will be the new men’s coach at Community Colleges of Spokane, replacing Mike Burns, who accepted an assistant coaching position at the University of Idaho.
Hull spent last year as a Sasquatch assistant coach and before that was on the coaching staff at Irvine Valley College in Southern California.
Hull started his playing career at Eastern Washington University and completed his eligibility and academics at Concordia University in Irvine, Calif.