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NWSB Insider Steve Lee brings us an update on the Washington Huskies men’s hoop squad. After winning their first game in the NIT behind strong performances by Terrence Ross and Darnell Gant, the Huskies now go on to face Northwestern in the second round. If things pan out, the Huskies could find themselves face to face with Oregon.
Huskies insider Brandon Choate brings us his Love em & Hate em from the Washington Huskies loss to Oregon State in the Pac-12 tournament. He loves Tony Wroten, but hates him at the same time. He also loves Lorenzo Romar and the comeback the team made against Oregon State. He hates the team’s inability to shoot free throws and the amount of fouls between Abdul Gaddy, Aziz N’Diaye, Terrence Ross and Darnell Gant.
NWSB College Hoops beat writer Steve Lee previews which PAC12 teams could make shockwaves in the annual PAC12 Tournament. This year’s tourney is at the Staples Center in Los Angeles; as per usual and Steve says the Washington Huskies & California Golden Bears have the best shot at it. Terrence Ross and Tony Wroten should lead the way. His darkhorse? Well you’ll have to read on to find out.
NWSB SU Redhawks Beat writer Blair Thomas profiles Cameron Dollar in this Northwest Coach Profile. He takes us through Dollar’s travels in Saint Louis, his times at UCLA as a player up until the present day where he dishes out advice to college athletes at Seattle University. Read on…
NWSB insider Jason Green brings us his 5 BIG reasons the University of Washington Huskies lost to the UCLA Bruins Saturday, March 3. Players like Darnell Gant, Terrence Ross and CJ Wilcox couldn’t step up in the second half of the game after coming out ahead in the first half. They were also terrible from the free throw and 3-point lines.
Washington Huskies insider Brandon Choate brings us news today of another title for UW. With Stanford beating Cal today in Pac-12 hoops action, Washington clinched the outright Pac-12 season title. Behind the strong play of Tony Wroten, Terrence Ross, CJ Wilcox and Aziz N’Diaye, the Huskies go into the conference tournament with the momentum of winning 13 of their last 16 games.
Did you miss the Washington Huskies vs. UCLA Bruins Pac 12 basketball game Saturday afternoon? We’ve got the highlights loaded for our Pac 12 Hoops fans. The Huskies (21-9, 14-4) clinched a share of the conference title on Thursday after defeating USC. C.J. Wilcox led Washington, which had its five-game winning halted, with 22 points. Terrence Ross added 18 and Tony Wroten had 14.
NWSB Insider and Washington Huskies basketball blogger Clinton Bell tells us the five players that make up his all time starting team in the next chapter of our Moments In Time series on Northwest sports teams. The players mentioned on this list include Todd MacCulloch, Jon Brockman, Quincy Pondexter, Brandon Roy, and Isaiah Thomas. That sounds like a dream team to me!
Did you miss the Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington Huskies Pac 12 basketball game Saturday afternoon? We’ve got the highlights loaded for our Pac 12 Hoops fans. Terrance Ross scored 25 points, while Tony Wroten added 22 to lead Washington over Arizona. Arizona’s leading scorer, Kyle Fogg, scored 11 points, but just two in the second half.
Did you miss the Arizona St. Sun Devils vs. Washington Huskies Pac 12 basketball game Thursday night? We’ve got the highlights loaded for our Pac 12 Hoops fans. Terrence Ross scored 18 points and Washington remained in a tie for first place in the Pac-12 with the victory over the visiting Sun Devils.
NWSB insider and Washington Huskies blogger Jason Green tells us Jake Locker did enough in 2011 to further cement the fact that he’ll have a fine NFL career with the Tennessee Titans. Cam Newton and Andy Dalton got all the press this season, but Jason doesn’t think it will be long before Locker is the best rookie QB from the 2011 class.
Did you miss the Washington Huskies vs. Oregon Ducks Pac 12 basketball game Thursday night? We’ve got the highlights loaded for our Pac 12 Hoops fans. Carlos Emery had 16 points and eight rebounds for the Ducks. E.J. Singler and Devoe Joseph added 13 points apiece. Washington’s Tony Wroten and Terrence Ross were a combined 8-of-24 shooting for 22 points.
