Thursday, November 15, 2007

What Happened Last Night...

The Huskies are headed to NYC, the Sonics get off the crapper, and Tony Bennett signs a solid class for the Cougs.

UW beat Utah 83-77 to advance to the NIT semifinals in Madison Square Garden. Johnny Brockman had a monster game: 31 points and 18 rebounds and the other cast of characters contributed when needed. Now the dawgs get set to play Texas A&M next week.

Kiss that 0-82 season good-bye because the Sonics winners. They beat the Dwyane Wade-led Heat 104-95, notching the first victory on Kevin Durant's belt. Durant had 18 points on 6 for 16 shooting. Good thing Pat Riley didn't suit up for the game or we may be talking about a different outcome this morning.

Washington State signed five new basketball players yesterday. The class included 3 guards and 2 forwards. The first player listed, Marcus Capers, is the one that Tayler Rochestie gave up his scholarship for. The class received an "honorable mention" from Scout.com, whatever that means. Tony Bennett knows that he must get players that want to be part of a team, can live in a smalltown atmosphere, and are willing to give up things for the benefit of the team and the program.

Brockman has career game against Utah [Seattle Times]
Sonics finally break through [Seattle PI]
Cougars reloading at guard [Seattle Times]