WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Last place, Broncos think not At the beginning of the season the Boise State Broncos (8-4, 2-0 WAC) were picked by most media outlets to finish last in the Western Athletic Conference. Althon, The Sporting News and Street and Smith all picked the Broncos to […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey Tough times in El Paso From the start, it looked as though the Texas-El Paso Miners (2-5) were in for a long season. Now, in addition to the controversial departure of their former head coach Jason Rabedeaux, there is the recent loss of their senior […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey The season is nearly a month old and the Western Athletic Conference is in the process of finding out who are the contenders and who are the pretenders. Seven WAC teams were in action last weekend including Hawai’i (2-1) and Fresno State (5-1) both of […]

WAC Notebook by Phil Dailey The Western Athletic Conference is off and running with its front-runners Hawai’i and Tulsa, as well as Fresno State, winning tournaments. Also the four new WAC head coaches avoided early season criticism with wins. It looks as though the WAC is ready to take on […]

Boise State falls in Preseason NIT by Phil Dailey The Boise State Broncos looked to unveil its new up-tempo offense in front of a national ESPN2 audience Monday night, against the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The new run-n-gun style offense head coach Greg Graham promised appears to be a work in […]

Western Athletic Conference Preview by Phil Dailey The Western Athletic Conference is in the process of undergoing a makeover at four of its ten basketball programs. Coaching changes are taking center stage this season at Boise State, Fresno State, San Jose State and UTEP. Ray Lopes takes over for basketball […]

WAC Offseason Recap by Phil Dailey Boise State Broncos The Broncos are coming off a disappointing year. Beating tournament-bound Wyoming early in the season at home was their only bright spot. The Broncos went 6-12 in their first season as a member of the WAC. Out is Rod Jensen; in […]

WAC Notebook NCAA Tourney Favorites Hawaii defeated Fresno State on Saturday night, 82-79, to finish in a tie with Tulsa at 15-3 for the WAC’s regular season crown. It’s the second-ever WAC title for the Rainbow Warriors who also tied for the Pacific Division title in 1996-97. It’s Tulsa’s third […]

WAC Notebook The Skinny The WAC has created quite a stir this season as both Hawaii and Tulsa reached the 20-win plateau (each is at 20-4, 11-2 in conference play) last week. Tied for third in wins are Fresno State and Louisiana Tech with 15 apiece, though Tech has three […]