It's happening. It's actually happening. Seattle Mayor McGinn is expected to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon to discuss Chris Hansen's proposal — though final arrangements of the news conference have not been made. Read the Seattle Times' full report here.
Thanks to LMU's win over the St. Mary's Gael's on Wednesday night, Gonzaga has a chance to win its 12th straight West Coast Conference regular season title. However, the Zags still have four conference games remaining, including a daunting road game against San Francisco; they've lost at USF these past two seasons. The Slipper Still Fits is celebrating.
Tony Wroten was named a finalist for the Wayman Tisdale Award, an award given to the nation's best freshmen. The other finalists are Cody Zeller (Indiana), Austin Rivers (Duke), Anthony Davis (Kentucky) and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Kentucky). I'm guessing Anthony Davis will win it, but the very fact Wroten is in the discussion with these four other guys says a lot about how good he has been for the Huskies this season.
Klay Thompson jumped to No. 2 in Grantland's NBA Rookie Rankings. The former Cougar and current Golden State Warrior is shooting 50% from three, good for third overall in the NBA. Nate Robinson is also starring for Golden State, the former Husky is averaging 10.0 points and 4.3 assists a game.
On the subject of former Huskies, Jon Brockman put out another trick-shot video. My favorite? The shot from the 400 level. That's how it's done:
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