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NWSB blogger and OSU insider Jon Irwin reports on the four biggest games remaining on Oregon State’s Pac-12 schedule. After a stellar start to the season the Oregon State Beavers have hit their first real rough patch. But OSU has plenty of big games down the stretch, and the team’s just beginning to hit the meat of its Pac-12 play.
Familiar face leading Beavers The Oregon State Beavers are off to a fantastic start to the season, currently tied for fifth in the Pac-12 at 6-2. Their lone losses on the season were close games to Alabama (62-65) and Kansas (78-84). OSU has a great group of athletes, and it’s by far Coach Robinson’s most [...]
NWSB insider Jon Irwin gives us a preview of the Beavers upcoming seven game homestand. The series will be a nice mix of easy games before leading into Pac-12 conference play. Fittingly enough, the Beavs kick off conference play at home against in-state rival Oregon. But their biggest challenge comes at the end of the homestand against Pac-12 leading Arizona.
NWSB Insider and UW hoops writer Clinton Bell tells us why he is a die hard fan of the University of Washington Huskies basketball team. A kid from Friday Harbor who watched one of his fellow Friday Harbor Wolverines make the Huskies basketball team. Plus, the talent that has come out of UDUB, like Brandon Roy, and Detlef Schrempf is what makes the Huskies better than cross state rivals Wazzu.
Huskies insider Brandon Choate brings us a recap of Saturday’s BIG hoops matchup between the Washington Huskies and the Arizona Wildcats. The Pac-12 is wide open and the Huskies were looking to step up and take the lead…and they did. Behind Tony Wroten, Terrence Ross, Aziz N’Diaye and CJ Wilcox, the Huskies defeated Arizona in a primetime game.
Husky insider Brandon Choate brings us a preview of a big-time Pac-12 hoops matchup in the state of Washington. It’s rivalry week and Washington faces Washington State at home in their first meeting of the season. Last year, Isaiah Thomas and Klay Thompson held court, but this year Tony Wroten and Brock Modum look to fill both of their shoes.
Washington Huskies basketball blogger Clinton Bell weighs in on the UW Huskies play after an embarrassing 87-69 loss at the hands of the University of Colorado Buffaloes on Thursday night, dropping them to 8-6 (2-1), He has compiled a list of the top five things wrong with the Huskies going into their second weekend of Pac-12 play.
Another North West Athlete in the spotlight today. Current Sacramento Kings guard and former Washington Huskies hoops legend Isaiah Thomas. Thomas decided to skip his senior season at Washington and enter the NBA draft. The Kings drafted him 60th overall.
KShell points out like Brandon Roy and Nate Robinson before him the next man in line with great expectations at the University of Washington Huskies hoops program is Tony Wroten Jr. from Seattle’s Garfield High School. Even recently guys like Abdul Gaddy and Terrence Ross have had their struggles during their freshman year, will Wroten Jr. struggle?
UW beat blogger KShell informs us that the Washington Huskies mens basketball team recently found out captain Scott Suggs will be missing 8-12 weeks due to a broken foot. Washington Huskies basketball season is just around the corner, and the team will miss Suggs but this shouldn’t cost them too much. Abdul Gaddy, C.J. Wilcox, and Terrence Ross will step up.
Washington Huskies basketball season is just around the corner and beat blogger KShell points out Isaiah Thomas was a great Husky but the UW Huskies program is still in great shape with all the talented guards left behind. Abdul Gaddy, Terrence Ross, C.J. Wilcox
