Little was anything but to the Kamikaze Kids
Back in 2002, the Pac-12 Conference established its Hall of Honor – a pantheon of its top basketball players, one per school annually. Then, curiously, in 2018, it decided to begin including athletes from all sports, which makes the Hall a totally different beast, suddenly opening its eligibility...
The mystery of Husky basketball
A day or so before the Washington men’s basketball team delivered another dud at Oregon Saturday, the UW athletic director, Jen Cohen, voiced a vote of confidence for Mike Hopkins and his head-scratching tenure. She said his job isn’t in peril, and she looks forward to forging a...
On making the extra pass
Make the extra pass, they always tell basketball players. You’ll get a better shot. The offense will be enhanced. There’s a journalistic parallel, and I can attest. On more than one occasion writing daily-newspaper sports over 45 years, I’ve had plenty to do an adequate story. And...
More cowbell, and more Gonzaga-Baylor
Gonzaga and Baylor. Baylor and Gonzaga. Corey Kispert. Jared Butler. Drew Timme. MaCio Teague. Jalen Suggs. Everyday Jon. So much of the 2020-21 season has been about Gonzaga and Baylor, when it hasn’t been about teams going on pause for 10 days. Zags or Bears – who...