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Sat, Jan 24: WSU @ NAU

weberwildcat

weberwildcat

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In 2007 WSU swept NAU 3-0 which included the big sky tourney

In 2008 NAU got revenge and swept WSU 3-0 including the big sky tourney

This year?

WSU is 61-26 vs NAU, 39-6 in Ogden, and 22-20 in Flagstaff.

Other interesting stats:
http://www.bigskyconf.com/News/mbball/2009/1/19/MBBnotes119009.asp?path=mbball

WILSON MOVES INTO THIRD: Northern Arizona senior Josh Wilson dished out six assists in the Lumberjacks 89-64 victory at Sacramento State on Sunday. Wilson moved into sole possession of third place on the Big Sky’s all-time assists list with 621. Markus Carr of Cal State Northridge had 619 assists from 1999-2001. Wilson needs 22 assists to move into second place on the all-time list ahead of Mark Mattos of Weber State. Wilson is also nine points away from reaching 1,000 career points.

Name, School Seasons GP Ast.
1. Kevin Soares, Nevada (4)1988-92 116 716
2. Mark Mattos, Weber State (4)1976-80 110 642
3. Josh Wilson, N. Arizona (4)2005-2009 111 621
3. Markus Carr, CS Northridge (3)1999-2001 91 619
5. Scott Hatler, MSU (4)1992-96 111 601
6. Steve Connor, Boise State (4)1974-78 108 502
7. DeShawn Freeman, Sac State (4)2002-06 115 501
8. Billy Allen, Nevada (2)1981-83 57 468
9. Harry Payne, N. Arizona (4)1984-87 111 435
Travis DeCuire, Montana (3)1992-94 87 435

ADRAS MOVES INTO FIFTH: Northern Arizona’s Mike Adras earned his 155th career victory on Sunday, moving him into sole possession of fifth place on the Big Sky’s all-time career wins list. Adras entered Sunday’s 89-64 win over Sacramento State tied with Mike Montgomery, who had 154 wins at Montana from 1979-86. Montgomery went on to a successful career at Stanford, a brief stint in the NBA, and is now at Cal. Adras needs five more victories to move past Joe Cravens into fourth place. With the win on Sunday, Adras tied Cravens for fifth place in career conference wins with 79.
Name, School Years Coached Victories
1. Mick Durham, Montana State 16 1990-2006 246
2. Bobby Dye, Boise State 12 1983-1995 214
3. Neil McCarthy, Weber State 10 1976-85 200
4. Joe Cravens, Idaho & WSU 10 1993-96; 1999-06 159
5. Mike Adras, Northern Arizona 10 1999- 1556. Mike Montgomery, Montana 8 1979-86 154
7. Hank Anderson, Gonzaga & Montana St. 11 1963-74 153
8. Ron Abegglen, Weber State 8 1991-99 152
9. Blaine Taylor, Montana 7 1991-98 142
10. Sonny Allen, Nevada 7 1980-87 114
Conference Wins
1. Mick Durham, Montana State 123
2. Bobby Dye, Boise State 102
3. Neil McCarthy, Weber State 94
4. Ron Abegglen, Weber State 86
T5. Joe Cravens, Idaho/WSU 79
T5. Mike Adras, Northern Arizona 79
T7. Mike Montgomery, Montana 73
T7. Hank Anderson, Gonzaga & Montana State 73
9. Blaine Taylor, Montana 70
10. Jim Killingsworth, Idaho State 60
 
weberwildcat - Thanks for the Weber State/NAU series tidbits.

Josh Wilson has 95 assists needed to tie for first in Big Sky Conference history. 10 games left at minimum. 9.5 assists a game needed to tie the record. All Josh has to do is channel the hoops spirit of John Stockton and average 10 assists a game. No problem. I'd have to think the team would be sitting pretty if this happens.

As I've heard him lovingly referred to on Weber State's board - "Baldy" (Coach Adras) has done quite well in Flagstaff. Every college basketball power, be it on the national or just regional/conference level, has continuity and consistency going for it. From my limited point of view, Coach Adras has done a great job at providing these traits to the basketball program.

Regarding Saturday's matchup - I'm going to sit on the fence and predict a home win for each team this year. Hell, I'm just hoping for the chance of a third matchup this season with anybody in the conference playoffs.

MTJack
 
Ya, LOL, at WSU he's "baldy"!! LOL

I would love to get one of those Adras' animals shirts.

He's a good coach, had a lot of success at NAU and being the longest tenured coach in the Big Sky frat tells you that alone.

2 things I have learned with NAU having baldy:

1. they will always be competitive
2. they will always be a good 3pt shooting team if not the best


2 questions:

1. Was baldy an assistant for Ben Howland at NAU?
2. What ever happened to AggieJack? Did he dissappear?
 
weberwildcat -

I'd love an "Adras' Animals" tshirt as well. Haven't the foggiest idea how to go about getting one now that I don't live in Flagstaff. Maybe I should send out a plea for a trade/barter type deal with one of the students in Flagstaff who are able to acquire one? I got up there every year for a day around New Years and campus/bookstore is always closed then.

I've learned a few things about Weber State's program over the years as well:

1.) year in and year out, the Wildcats will be in the running for somewhere between first and third in conference
2.) a few UM Grizzly supporters may beg to differ but Weber has the most tradition/history of any Big Sky team
3.) your teams are always more athletic than they look and never - at least from the games I've seen - ever quit

Yup, Adras was an assistant under Howland. The current head coach at Pitt, Jamie Dixon, was an NAU assistant under Howland as well. Do a search on google with "Ben Howland and Mike Adras" as the key words. A few articles from the LA Times discussing Howland's time at NAU.

No recent comments from AggieJack. I knew he'd been working on (was it) doctoral work or maybe masters work and that tends to not allow one to have much semblance of a life. Maybe he finished up? AggieJack.....you out there?

Apart from King and the occasional other team fan posting here it's certainly slow.

MTJack
 
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