Plenty of games last night. Many, many links.
--- Let's start with the Huskies. Here's our game story and links from the Everett Herald, Associated Press, Seattlepi.com and Tacoma News Tribune.
--- Good analysis pieces from Scout.com and MontlakeMadness.com.
--- Here's a 21-pic salute to [...]
The Arizona Rebublic's Doug Haller does a good job covering Arizona State and each week he publishes a Pac-10 men's basketball power ranking.
Haller ranks Washington third behind No. 1 California and No. 2 Washington State.
On the Huskies, Haller writes: "Don't let the 74-66 final against Georgetown'" [...]
The top freshman in the Pac-10?
Last season Washington's Isaiah Thomas started slowly, but by the third game he'd found his stride and ran away with the conference's top award for freshmen.
Many believed the Huskies would win the award again this season with McDonald's high school All-American Abdul Gaddy.
However, the' [...]
Coach Lorenzo Romar met with the local media today for his weekly press conference. The mood was dour for a team that's 6-2 and ranked No. 24 in the country.
Romar said he's cautiously optimistic, but warns the Huskies must shoot better from the perimeter or else defeats like the [...]
Washington (6-2) fell to No. 24 in the Associated Press rankings. Last week the Huskies were 17th.
In the ESPN/USA Today coaches rankings, UW dropped to No. 21 from 16.
No other Pac-10 is among the top 25.
Georgetown, which beat the Huskies on Saturday, improved to No. 11. And Gonzaga is 15.
Also [...]
Plenty of Pac-10 action Saturday night. The conference didn't fare so well, winning just two of seven games.
--- Let's start with the Huskies. Here's our game story from Anaheim, Calif. And here's the Washington Post story.
--- Air Force secured a minor victory in holding guard Klay Thompson under' [...]
Talked to coach Lorenzo Romar before the press conference at the John R. Wooden Classic and here's the highlights of that interview:
--- The Huskies held 90-minute practice this morning at the Honda Center.
--- He wouldn't divulge what he's going to do with the starting lineup. Romar could go with' [...]
For Friday's newspaper, wrote about Jon Brockman and the Huskies' efforts to forge a new identity without their iconic captain of the past three years, who left an indelible imprint on Washington basketball.
Quincy Pondexter summed up this story best when he said: "When you've been" [...]
Gonzaga coach Mark Few told Ian Furness at KJR-AM radio the Bulldogs series with Washington could return, but he scoffed at the Huskies' proposal to play all games at KeyArena.
Few also gave strong indications that he's against adding Seattle University to the West Coast Conference in the near future.
You can' [...]
THIS WEEK'S POWER RANKINGS
1. (1) Washington (Record: 6-1, RPI rank: 6)
Last week: Lost at Texas Tech 99-92 in OT; beat Cal State Northridge 88-76.
The Huskies - and the Pac-10 - are still looking for the signature win this season. Next up: No. 15 Georgetown. No. 17 Washington hasn't [...]
Photo credit: AP PHOTO - Joe Nicholson
Don't read too much into one outing, but Abdul Gaddy (above, right) played his first game with the Huskies last Sunday where he looked comfortable on the floor.
Even for a pass-first, playmaker like the UW freshman, it's amazing how scoring' [...]
Washington forward Quincy Pondexter (left) won his second Pac-10 men's basketball Player of the Week award. He won the award Nov. 16.
Pondexter averaged 25.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.5 blocks and 3.0 steals for the 17th-ranked Huskies who split their games against Texas [...]
Washington fell to No. 17 in The Associated Press men's basketball poll released this morning. The Huskies (6-1) were 12th last week, before a loss at Texas Tech and a victory at home Sunday over Cal State Northridge.
Texas Tech entered the rankings at No. 23 this week.
The top three remain [...]
At times it was ugly as both teams combined for 37 turnovers and 53 fouls, but in the end Washington pulled out an 88-76 victory against Cal State Northridge.
Equally important, the Huskies were able to put Thursday's disappointing overtime defeat at Texas Tech behind them.
This was [...]
Game info: 7 p.m. today at Edmundson Pavilion.
TV/Radio: FSN/950 AM
More programming info: The game is available on Sirius 215 and XM 193. Live Gamertracker is free and audio is available by paid subscription at GoHuskies.com.
CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE
Coach: Bobby Braswell, 209-184 in his 14th season.
Last season: [...]
The ESPN/USA Today coaches poll was just released and Washington moved up four spots to No. 10.
The Huskies are No. 12 in the AP poll.
It's the highest ranking for UW since the 2005-06 season when it climbed to No. 7 at the start of conference play.
California, the [...]
SOME QUICK STATS --- Thomas led UW with 13 points. Turner has 11 and Overton 10. That's it for the game thread.
UW WINS --- 63-59. Good game for the Huskies, especially Overton who was the star in the final minute.
OVERTON HUGE BLOCK --- Overton rejected Johnson's three-pointer and he's at [...]
Photo credit: Rod Mar
Just when it seemed as if the Homecoming theme ended last week after Phil Nelson and Adrian Oliver returned to Montlake, another player with Washington ties visits the Huskies on Sunday when Montana comes to town.
This time it's Jack McGillis, above left.
Who [...]
According to Scout.com's Dave Telep, the Huskies received a commitment from Enes Kanter, a 6-foot-9 post player out of Simi Valley (Calif.) Stoneridge Prep, for the Class of 2010.
He was considering USC and UCLA. Apparently, Kanter forged a strong relationship with new assistant Raphael Chillious.
Kanter, 17, is regarded as [...]
It was ugly at times, but ultimately a good win for Washington, which finished homecoming week for ex-Huskies with an 80-70 victory against San Jose State and Adrian Oliver.
This game was all about a pair of former teammates, Quincy Pondexter and Oliver who staged a a [...]
UW WINS --- 80-70. Pondexter sets a new scoring high with 30 points. He had 13 rebounds, which tied a personal best. Thomas had 16 and Breshers 12. Oliver led all scorers with 32 points. That's it for the game thread.
PULLING AWAY --- Barring a huge collapse, the Huskies are [...]
