In brief: Vandersloot named to Wooden All-America team

Basketball: Gonzaga senior point guard Courtney Vandersloot was named to the John R. Wooden Award All-America team and to the U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America team on Wednesday.

This is on the heels of being named to the Associated Press All-American second team on Tuesday. She is the first women’s player in Bulldogs history and West Coast Conference history to earn those honors.

On the Wooden team, Vandersloot joins 2009 Wooden Award winner Maya Moore of Connecticut, Baylor sophomore Brittney Griner and Stanford’s duo of Jeanette Pohlen and Nnemkadi Ogwumike, who is a two-time selection.

The Wooden Award for the player of the year will be announced April 8 in Los Angeles.

Moore is the USBWA player of the year and Baylor’s Kim Mulkey is the coach of the year.

Weaver signs with Utah Jazz

NBA: Utah Jazz starters Andrei Kirilenko, Devin Harris and Raja Bell already have been ruled out for Friday night’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers because of various leg injuries.

Backup guard Ronnie Price also is out indefinitely with a strained leg muscle, prompting the Jazz to sign 6-5 guard Kyle Weaver to a 10-day contract. Weaver played at Washington State University and was a second-round pick in the 2008 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats.

Associated Press

Michigan shows Hoke the money

College football: Brady Hoke became Michigan’s coach more than two months ago without asking how much money he would make.

His faith was rewarded.

Michigan athletic director Dave Brandon said Hoke will average $3.25 million annually – almost five times more than he made last year at San Diego State – if he fulfills the six-year contract signed Monday.

“It’s a big job with a lot of expectations and we feel very good about how much we’re compensating him to help us reach those expectations,” Brandon said.

Hoke will be paid $2 million this year and his base salary will increase by $100,000 each season. Hoke will earn a $1.5 million “stay bonus” after his third year and another $1.5 million “stay bonus” if he is still leading the program in the sixth season of his contract.

Associated Press