The Wolf Pack is heading south this week for the Mountain West Conference basketball tournament, but Northern Nevada hoops fans can still get their fix as the Big Sky Conference tournament begins Monday at the Reno Events Center.
Some of the top men?s players in the Big Sky to watch for include, Quinton Hooker from North Dakota, Jeremy Senglin from Weber State and Jacob Wiley from Eastern Washington.
North Dakota earned its first Big Sky regular-season championship and is the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament.
The men?s tournament begins Tuesday as No. 8 Portland State and No. 9 Northern Arizona tip at 2:35 p.m.; No. 7 Sacramento State and No. 10 Idaho State play at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday; and No. 6 Montana State plays No. 11 Southern Utah at 8:05 p.m.
A few players and coaches with ties to Nevada, almost all Las Vegas, will be participating in the Big Sky Conference tournament.
Most notable is Douglas graduate James Herrick, a junior center at Sacramento State. Herrick (6-foot-10, 254 pounds). He has played very limited minutes for the Hornets though, appearing in eight games this season.
One of his Sac State teammates, Grant Dresser, is from Las Vegas (Palo Verde).
But Sacramento State is coming off a 57-53 upset win over North Dakota.
More players with Nevada connections include Travis Rice, the son of Nevada assistant basketball coach Dave Rice. He is a 6-foot-2, 175-pound freshman on the Northern Arizona men?s basketball team, but has not played this season.
Rice played for state champion Bishop Gorman last season. Northern Arizona also has Las Vegas native Jordyn Martin, senior. And the Lumberjacks? coach is Jack Murphy, who is also from Las Vegas and went to Durango High School.
Also from Las Vegas, Sir Washington is a senior on the Eastern Washington team. He played at Clark in Las Vegas.
Idaho sophomore Nick Blair, sophomore, played at Gorman. And, Idaho assistant coach, Zac Claus, was an assistant at Nevada for a decade up until last season.
Matthew Johnson from Las Vegas (Coronado) is a sophomore on the Southern Utah team.
Northern Colorado has two players from Las Vegas, Jordan Davis, sophomore, and Gerad Davis, junior, although the Bears are not participating in the Big Sky tournament, due to a self-imposed ban.
The men?s championship is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday with the winner earning the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Weber State won the men?s Big Sky tournament last year, beating Montana, 62-59, in the final.
Some of the top men?s players in the Big Sky to watch for include, Quinton Hooker from North Dakota, Jeremy Senglin from Weber State and Jacob Wiley from Eastern Washington.
North Dakota earned its first Big Sky regular-season championship and is the No. 1 seed for the conference tournament.
The men?s tournament begins Tuesday as No. 8 Portland State and No. 9 Northern Arizona tip at 2:35 p.m.; No. 7 Sacramento State and No. 10 Idaho State play at 5:35 p.m. Tuesday; and No. 6 Montana State plays No. 11 Southern Utah at 8:05 p.m.
A few players and coaches with ties to Nevada, almost all Las Vegas, will be participating in the Big Sky Conference tournament.
Most notable is Douglas graduate James Herrick, a junior center at Sacramento State. Herrick (6-foot-10, 254 pounds). He has played very limited minutes for the Hornets though, appearing in eight games this season.
One of his Sac State teammates, Grant Dresser, is from Las Vegas (Palo Verde).
But Sacramento State is coming off a 57-53 upset win over North Dakota.
More players with Nevada connections include Travis Rice, the son of Nevada assistant basketball coach Dave Rice. He is a 6-foot-2, 175-pound freshman on the Northern Arizona men?s basketball team, but has not played this season.
Rice played for state champion Bishop Gorman last season. Northern Arizona also has Las Vegas native Jordyn Martin, senior. And the Lumberjacks? coach is Jack Murphy, who is also from Las Vegas and went to Durango High School.
Also from Las Vegas, Sir Washington is a senior on the Eastern Washington team. He played at Clark in Las Vegas.
Idaho sophomore Nick Blair, sophomore, played at Gorman. And, Idaho assistant coach, Zac Claus, was an assistant at Nevada for a decade up until last season.
Matthew Johnson from Las Vegas (Coronado) is a sophomore on the Southern Utah team.
Northern Colorado has two players from Las Vegas, Jordan Davis, sophomore, and Gerad Davis, junior, although the Bears are not participating in the Big Sky tournament, due to a self-imposed ban.
The men?s championship is at 5:30 p.m. Saturday with the winner earning the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Weber State won the men?s Big Sky tournament last year, beating Montana, 62-59, in the final.
