2017-18 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Notebook

2017-18 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Notebook

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Tipoff is Here This Week in the Big Sky Basketball has arrived. The 2017-18 Big Sky Conference competition season gets underway Friday with a busy season-opening weekend Friday, Nov. 10 on tap for the 12 league teams. A total of 11 of the Big Sky Conference Walla nWalla at Eastern Washington...... 1:05 p.m. PT squads hit the hardwood Friday with Eastern Washington opening Northern Colorado at Colorado...... 6 p.m. MT up the season with a 1:05 p.m. (PT) tipoff against Walla Walla for TV: Pac-12 Network the first game of the 2017-18 campaign in Cheney, Wash. Northern Omaha at Montana State...... 6 p.m. MT Arizona takes on a nationally-ranked opponent in its first contest Northern Arizona at Arizona...... 6 p.m. MT of the season in No. 5/3 Arizona Friday in Tucson, Ariz. A total of TV: Pac-12 Network eight televised games featuring Big Sky Conference teams will take Southern Utah at Oregon State...... 7 p.m. PT place through Monday with five airing on the Pac-12 Network and TV: Pac-12 Network one each on Spectrum Sports (Hawaii), ACC Network Extra and Fox Whitworth at Montana...... 7 p.m. MT Sports Arizona. Idaho at Nevada...... 7 p.m. PT Utah State at Weber State...... 7 p.m. MT Sacramento State at Colorado State...... 7:30 p.m. MT Idaho State at Arizona State...... 8 p.m. MT TV: Pac-12 Network North Dakota vs. Troy (Honolulu, Hawaii)...... 4:30 p.m. HT

Saturday, Nov. 11 Portland State at Portland...... 7 p.m. PT

Sunday, Nov. 12 Southern Utah at Boise State...... 2 p.m. MT Eastern Washington at Washington...... 5 p.m. PT TV: Pac-12 Network North Dakota at Hawaii...... 5 p.m. HT TV: Spectrum Sports (Hawaii)

Monday, Nov. 13 Embry-Riddle at Northern Arizona...... 6:30 p.m. MT TV: Fox Sports Arizona George Fox at Idaho...... 7 p.m. PT Montana State at Utah State...... 7 p.m. MT Montana at Pittsburgh...... 7 p.m. ET TV: ACC Network Extra UC Davis at Northern Colorado...... 7 p.m. MT North Dakota at Arkansas-Pine Bluff...... 4:30 p.m. HT

2017-18 BIG SKY CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS NOVEMBER 7, 2017

BIG SKY GAMES OVERALL W L PCT. W L PCT. HOME AWAY STREAK Eastern Washington 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Idaho 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Idaho State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Montana 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Montana State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- North Dakota 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Northern Arizona 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Northern Colorado 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Portland State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Sacramento State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Southern Utah 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 --- Weber State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0-0 0-0 ---

2017-18 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Notebook

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2491 Washington Blvd, Suite 201 School Website Twitter Ogden, Utah 84401 Eastern Washington GoEags.com @EWUMBB 801.392.1978 Fax: 801.392.5568 Idaho GoVandals.com @VandalHoops Idaho State ISUBengals.com @ISUBengals Commissioner: Andrea Williams Montana GoGriz.com @MontanaGrizBB Sr. Assoc. Deputy Commissioner: Ron Loghry Montana State MSUBobcats.com @MSUBobcatsMBB Associate Comm./Compliance/Governance: North Dakota UNDSports.com @UNDMBasketball Jaynee Nadolski Asst.Comm/Championships: Jon Kasper Northern Arizona NAUAthletics.com @NAUBasketball Asst. Comm/Comm./External Affairs: Denise Northern Colorado UNCBears.com @UNCO_MBB Thompson Portland State GoViks.com @ViksMBB Communications Director: Blake Barington Sacramento State HornetSports.com @SACHornetsMBB Asst. Director: Lea Williams Southern Utah SUUTBirds.com @SUUBasketball Coordinator/Championships/Comm. Alex Kelly Assoc. Director Compliance: Damilola Sule Weber State WeberStateSports.com @WeberStateMBB Administrative Assistant: Cindy Gregory Business Manager: Stacy Freeman Big Sky Conference SID Contact Information Eastern Washington Northern Arizona Communications Contact Info. Dave Cook...... (509) 359-6334 Randy Press...... (928) 523-6792 801.392.1978 Cell Phone...... (509) 280-2502 Cell Phone...... (303) 908-0439 Denise Thompson, FB, GLF...... X-21 [email protected] Press Row...... (509) 359-6331 Press Row...... (928) 523-1912 Email...... [email protected] Email...... [email protected] Blake Barington, MBB, SOC, SFT...... x-19 [email protected] Idaho Northern Colorado Joe St. Pierre...... (208) 885-0211 Kurt Maddox...... (307) 256-6309 Lea Williams, VBALL, WBB, T&F...... X-12 [email protected] Cell Phone...... (603) 475-8548 Cell Phone...... (307) 256-6309 Press Row...... (208) 885-0211 Press Row...... (970) 351-2522 Alex Kelly, XC, TEN...... X-17 Email...... [email protected] Email...... [email protected] [email protected] Idaho State Portland State Big Sky Weekly Release Steve Schaack...... (208) 282-2621 Mike Lund...... (503) 725-5602 The Big Sky Conference will produce a Cell Phone...... (208) 406-3570 Cell Phone...... (503) 866-0236 weekly men’s basketball release every Press Row...... (208) 282-5572 Press Row...... (503) 725-5597 Tuesday during the the 2017 football season. Email...... [email protected] Email...... [email protected] Following the completion of football, men’s basketball releases for the 2017-18 season will be distributed Monday afternoons. Media Montana Sacramento State can receive the releases as a PDF document Nic Hallisey...... (406) 243-5402 Ryan Bjork...... (916) 278-7426 via email by contacting Blake Barington at Cell Phone...... (970) 231-4789 Cell Phone...... (916) 838-7557 801.392.1978 ext. 19 or by email at bbarington@ Press Row...... (406) 243-4281 Press Row...... (916) 278-7531 bigskyconf.com. Email...... [email protected] Email...... [email protected]

Internet Montana State Southern Utah The official website of the Big Sky Conference Bill Lamberty...... (406) 994-5133 Bryson Lester...... (801) 860-8653 can be accessed by visiting Cell Phone...... (406) 580-6781 Cell Phone...... (801) 860-8653 www.bigskyconf.com. Weekly game notes, Press Row...... (406) 994-3210 Press Row...... (435) 586-7858 news releases, statistics and standings are updated on the website. Email...... [email protected] Email...... [email protected]

North Dakota Weber State Player of the Week Ryan Powell...... (701) 777-2986 Paul Grua...... (801) 626-7414 Each week of the 2017-18 season the Big Sky Cell Phone...... (701) 213-5921 Cell Phone...... (801) 452-3811 selects a player of the week nominated by each institution’s sports information director. Press Row...... (701) 777-5061 Press Row...... (801) 626-6588 E-mail...... [email protected] E-mail...... [email protected]

2017-18 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball TV Schedule

Eleven Sports Midco Sports Net Saturday, Dec. 30 ...... Idaho State at Weber State Sunday, Dec. 10...... Eastern Washington at South Dakota Saturday, Jan. 6 ...... Portland State at Idaho Tuesday, Dec. 12...... North Dakota at South Dakota State Saturday, Jan. 13...... Northern Arizona at Southern Utah Friday, Dec. 29...... Idaho at North Dakota Saturday, Jan. 20...... North Dakota at Northern Colorado Sunday, Dec. 31...... Eastern Washington at North Dakota Saturday, Jan. 27 ...... Northern Colorado at Eastern Washington Saturday, Jan. 13...... Weber State at North Dakota Saturday, Feb. 3 ...... Montana at North Dakota Thursday, Feb. 15...... Southern Utah at North Dakota Saturday, Feb. 10 ...... Sacramento State at Montana Saturday, Feb. 17 ...... Montana State at Eastern Washington Pac-12 Network Saturday, Feb. 24 ...... Idaho at Weber State Friday, Nov. 10...... Northern Arizona at Arizona Saturday, Mar. 3 ...... Weber State at Montana State Friday, Nov. 10...... Northern Colorado at Colorado Thursday, Mar. 8 ...... Big Sky Men’s Basketball Championship – Quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 10...... Southern Utah at Oregon State Friday, Mar. 9 ...... Big Sky Men’s Basketball Championship – Semifinals Friday, Nov. 10...... Idaho State at Arizona State Sunday, Nov. 12...... Eastern Washington at Washington Comcast Entertainment Television Tuesday, Nov. 14...... Eastern Washington at Stanford Thursday, Dec. 13...... Denver at Northern Colorado Friday, Nov. 17...... Northern Arizona at Arizona State Thursday, Jan. 11...... Weber State at Northern Colorado Saturday, Nov. 18...... Idaho State at Washington State Thursday, Feb. 1...... Montana at Northern Colorado Friday, Nov. 24...... Eastern Washington at Utah Thursday, Feb. 15...... Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado Wednesday, Nov. 29...... Montana at Stanford Saturday, Feb. 17...... Southern Utah at Northern Colorado Wednesday, Dec. 6...... Montana at UCLA Wednesday, Dec. 13...... Portland State at Oregon Fox Sports Arizona Thursday, Dec. 21...... Portland State at Cal Monday, Nov. 13...... Embry Riddle at Northern Arizona Friday, Dec. 22...... Montana at Washington Wednesday, Dec. 6...... San Diego Christian at Northern Arizona Big Ten Network NAU-TV Wednesday, Nov. 15...... Montana at Penn State Monday, Nov. 13...... Embry Riddle at Northern Arizona Sunday, Nov. 19...... North Dakota at Nebraska Wednesday, Dec. 6...... San Diego Christian at Northern Arizona Saturday, Dec. 9...... Southern Utah at Michigan State Thursday, Dec. 28...... Montana at Northern Arizona Tuesday, Dec. 19 ...... Southern Utah at Iowa Saturday, Dec. 30...... Montana State at Northern Arizona Thursday, Jan. 18...... Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona Spectrum Sports (Hawaii) Saturday, Jan. 20...... Idaho at Northern Arizona Sunday, Nov. 12...... North Dakota at Hawaii Thursday, Feb. 1...... Idaho State at Northern Arizona Saturday, Feb. 3...... Weber State at Northern Arizona ACC Network Extra Saturday, Feb. 10...... Southern Utah at Northern Arizona Monday, Nov. 13...... Montana at Pittsburgh Thursday, Feb. 22...... Sacramento State at Northern Arizona Saturday, Feb. 24...... Portland State at Northern Arizona BYU TV Saturday, Dec. 9...... Weber State vs. BYU SWX Thursday, Dec. 21...... Idaho State at BYU Thursday, Jan. 4...... Portland State at Eastern Washington Friday, Jan. 12...... ESPN Idaho at Eastern Washington Thursday, Nov. 23...... Portland State vs. Duke Saturday, Jan. 20...... Montana at Montana State Friday, Feb. 9...... ESPNU Eastern Washington at Idaho Thursday, Nov. 23...... Sacramento State vs. San Diego State Saturday, Feb. 24...... Montana State at Montana ESPN3 KJZZ Sunday, Dec. 10...... Eastern Washington at South Dakota Thursday, Dec. 19...... Pepperdine at Weber State Wednesday, Dec. 12...... North Dakota at South Dakota State Thursday, Jan. 4...... Northern Arizona at Weber State Saturday, Dec. 2...... Montana State at Milwaukee Saturday, Jan. 6...... Southern Utah at Weber State Tuesday, Dec. 5...... Montana State at Central Michigan Thursday, Feb. 8...... North Dakota at Weber State Saturday, Feb. 10...... Northern Colorado at Weber State ROOT SPORTS Thursday, Feb. 22...... Eastern Washington at Weber State. Saturday, Dec. 16...... North Dakota at Gonzaga

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2017-18 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball TV Schedule

Fox Sports 2 Tuesday, Dec. 5...... North Dakota at Creighton

KHQ (Spokane) Saturday, Dec. 16...... North Dakota at Gonzaga

Fox Sports Kansas City Monday, Nov. 20...... Northern Arizona at Kansas State

TBA Friday, Nov. 24 ....Portland State vs. Butler/Texas, ESPN Networks Friday, Nov. 24...... Sacramento State vs. TBA, ESPN2 or ESPNews Sunday, Nov. 26...... Sacramento State vs. TBA, ESPNU or ESPN3 Sunday, Nov. 26 ...... Portland State vs. TBA, ESPN Networks The Big Sky Conference announced a partnership with Pluto TV, the leading free Internet television service in America. As a part of the deal, Big Sky Conference will air all of its live streamed sports events on Pluto TV for free including up to 700 football, men’s and women’s basketball, volleyball and selected soccer, softball and track and field events.

All Eleven Sports productions will also be available on WatchBigSky. com and Pluto TV. The Big Sky will join world-renowned sports leagues such as the La Liga and the English Premier League as part of Eleven Sports’ offerings. Eleven Sports is available on various Cable, Satellite, Telco, and OTT providers. Go to http:// elevensportsusa.com/where-to-watch/ to find Eleven Sports in your area.

Pluto TV Channel Lineup Channel School 230 Main Big Sky Channel 231 Big Sky Championships 232 Portland State 233 Sacramento State 234 Eastern Washington 235 Weber State 236 Southern Utah 237 Montana 238 Montana State 239 Northern Arizona 240 North Dakota 241 Northern Colorado 242 Idaho 243 Idaho State 246 Reserved for Concurrent Events 247 Reserved for Concurrent Events 248 Reserved for Concurrent Events 249 Reserved for Concurrent Events

National Polls/Coaching Records Associated Press CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major (Nov. 1, 2017) (Oct. 30, 2017) Rank School (Votes) Points Prev Rank School (Votes) Points 1 Duke (33) 1572 7 1 Gonzaga (28) 772 2 Michigan State (13) 1520 NR 2 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) (3) 740 3 Arizona (18) 1506 4 3 Vermont 626 4 Kansas (1) 1439 3 4 Charleston 625 5 Kentucky 1340 6 5 Oakland 587 6 Villanova 1284 1 6 Bucknell 540 7 Wichita State 1270 19 7 Harvard 463 8 Florida 1100 20 8 BYU 453 9 North Carolina 1047 5 9 UT Arlington 435 10 Southern California 995 NR 10 Belmont 391 11 West Virginia 840 13 11 Northern Kentucky 371 12 Cincinnati 837 18 12 Florida Gulf Coast 336 13 Miami (Fla.) 836 NR 13 Louisiana 267 14 Notre Dame 814 14 14 South Dakota State 258 15 Minnesota 642 NR 15 Mercer 223 16 Louisville 570 10 16 Missouri State 217 17 Xavier 544 NR 17 Furman 210 18 Gonzaga 500 2 18 Albany 185 19 Northwestern 473 NR 19 Yale 184 20 Purdue 362 15 20 Samford 183 21 UCLA 340 8 21 Princeton 179 22 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 333 22 22 Elon 148 23 Seton Hall 274 NR 23 Western Michigan 147 24 Baylor 163 12 24 UNC Asheville 133 25 Texas A&M 130 NR 25 Georgia State 117

USA TODAY COACHES Others Receiving Votes: Loyola Chicago 92, Lipscomb 91, Georgia Southern 89, Northern Iowa, 82, Iona (Oct. 19, 2017) 71, Monmouth 71, Stephen F. Austin 69, UNC Wilmington 65, East Tennessee State 51, Illinois State 49, New Mexico State 46, CSU Bakersfield 39, Morgan State 33, South Dakota 31, Valparaiso 31,Idaho 30, Rank School (Votes) Points UC Irvine 26, Akron 25, UNC Greensboro 25, Buffalo 22, San Francisco 22,North Dakota 21, Ball State 1 Duke (20) 774 20, Grand Canyon 20, Kent State 18, Weber State 15, Murray State 13, Liberty 12, UC Davis 12, Winthrop 2 Michigan State (9) 747 11, Chattanooga 11, Wofford 11, Siena 8, Fairfield 7, Hofstra 7, Illinois-Chicago 5, Loyola (Md.) 5,Montana 3 Kansas 723 State 5, Saint Francis (Pa.) 5, Fort Wayne 4, Campbell 3, Colgate 3, Lamar 3, Coastal Carolina 2, Saint 4 Kentucky 678 Peter’s 2, Santa Clara 2, UMBC 2, Jacksonville State 1, North Carolina Central 1, Troy 1. 5 Arizona (2) 654 6 Villanova 623 7 Florida (1) 549 8 Wichita State 543 9 North Carolina 515 10 West Virginia 458 11 Southern California 396 12 Miami (Fla.) 383 13 Cincinnati 349 14 Notre Dame 305 15 Minnesota 303 Big Sky Coaching Records 16 Louisville 295 Big Sky Games Overall Games 17 Xavier 284 Name, School Years W L Pct. W L Pct. 18 UCLA 275 Randy Rahe, Weber State 11 141 49 .742 228 127 .642 19 Gonzaga 242 Travis DeCuire, Montana 3 39 15 .722 57 41 .582 20 Northwestern 208 1Don Verlin, Idaho 3 32 22 .593 53 44 .546 21 Purdue 167 2Brian Jones, North Dakota 4 52 42 .553 166 179 .481 22 Saint Mary’s (Calif.) 152 Brian Fish, Montana State 3 23 31 .426 37 56 .398 23 Seton Hall 139 3Brian Katz, Sacramento State 9 59 99 .373 104 165 .387 24 Baylor 107 Jack Murphy, Northern Arizona 5 42 52 .447 63 101 .384 25 Alabama 82 Jeff Linder, Northern Colorado 1 7 11 .389 11 18 .379 4Bill Evans, Idaho State 5 31 63 .330 52 132 .283 Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M 76, Todd Simon, Southern Utah 1 4 16 .200 6 27 .182 Virginia 57, Butler 43, Missouri 35, TCU 32, Shantay Legans, Eastern Washington 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Rhode Island 31, Providence 21, Wisconsin 5Barret Peery, Portland State 0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 21, Maryland 20, Oakland 19, Oklahoma 19, Michigan 13, Texas 13, Virginia Tech 12, Oregon 1Verlin posted a 97-96 record in his first six seasons at Idaho 12, SMU 6, Creighton 6, Georgia 3, Georgia 2Jones recorded an 86-97 mark in his first six seasons at North Dakota Tech 3, Harvard 2, Arkansas 2, Florida State 1, 3Katz went 435-187 in 19 seasons in the junior college ranks. South Carolina 1, Nevada 1. 4Evans went 209-223 in 15 seasons coaching at Southern Utah 5Peery compiled a 178-30 record in six seasons coaching at Southern Idaho and Indian Hills CC

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2017-18 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Championship

2018 Big Sky Conference Men’s Basketball Championship March 6, 8-10 Reno Events Center - Reno, Nevada

Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday March 6 March 8 March 9 March 10 #1 Seed

#8 Seed GAME 5 Game 5 Winner GAME 1 12:05 p.m 12:05 p.m Game 1 Winner GAME 9 #9 Seed Game 9 Winner 5:35 p.m #4 Seed GAME 6 Game 6 Winner #5 Seed 2:35 p.m GAME 2 Game 2 Winner 2:35 p.m GAME 11 #12 Seed 5:05 p.m 2018 Tournament Champion #2 Seed

#7 Seed GAME 7 Game 7 Winner 5:35 p.m GAME 3 Game 3 Winner 5:35 p.m #10 Seed GAME 10 Game 10 Winner 8:05 p.m

#3 Seed

#6 Seed GAME 8 Game 8 Winner 8:05 p.m GAME 4 Game 4 Winner 8:05 p.m #11 Seed

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2017-18 Big Sky Conference Preseason Poll

OGDEN, Utah (October 13, 2017) – After finishing with a 12-6 record in conference play last season and returning nearly their entire roster, Idaho finds itself at the top of the Big Sky’s Preseason Coaches’ and Media Polls.

The coaches could not vote for their own team in the polls. The media poll was made up of sports information directors as well as media in the Big Sky Conference’s footprint. Media could vote for all 12 teams.

Idaho brings back almost all of their production from their successful 2016-17 season Preseason Polls including their entire starting lineup. Senior Victor Sanders stood out for Idaho last year averaging over 24 points per game in league play. Sanders was recognized by the Big Sky Coaches’ Poll coaches after his stellar junior season earning First Team All-Conference. Sanders isn’t the Idaho...... 117 (10) only returning Vandal that opposing coaches have to worry about. Arkadiy Mkrtychyan Weber State...... 103 (1) contributed to the cause averaging over eight points and four rebounds while starting over Montana...... 101 half of Idaho’s games. The Sherwood brothers are also back for Idaho. Both Nate and Chad Northern Colorado...... 83 (1) were valuable starters for Coach Verlin last season and will to be an integral part of the Montana State...... 83 lineup. North Dakota...... 71 Eastern Washington...... 65 Weber State finished second in the preseason both polls and will look to build off their Portland State...... 55 strong run in the Big Sky Championship. The Wildcats fell just short of locking up their Sacramento State...... 48 second consecutive NCAA berth after losing in overtime to North Dakota in the Big Sky Idaho State...... 25 Championship game. Weber State brings back three of their five starters from a year ago Northern Arizona...... 23 Southern Utah...... 19 in Zach Braxton, Ryan Richardson and Cody John. The three starters combined for 25.9 *First-place votes in parenthesis points and 11.2 rebounds per game. In addition, the Wildcats welcome Utah transfer, Brekkott Chapman to the team. Chapman was part of the Utah squad that made it to the second Media Poll round of the NCAA Tournament in 2016. Head coach, Randy Rahe can become the Big Sky’s Idaho...... 211 (12) all-time leader in career wins if the Wildcats win 19 or more games this season. Weber State...... 195 (3) Montana...... 188 (3) Montana, the third ranked team in the preseason polls, also welcomes back a bevy of Montana State...... 180 talent. The Griz have their top-two leading scorers returning in Ahmaad Rorie and Michael North Dakota...... 146 (1) Oguine. Rorie, a 2016-17 Second Team All-Conference honoree, averaged 17.6 points last year Eastern Washington...... 144 including a 19.4 average in Big Sky play. Oguine also put up better numbers in league play Northern Colorado...... 106 scoring 13 points per game compared to an 11-point average on the year. Sacramento State...... 87 Portland State...... 76 Northern Colorado was perhaps the toughest team for the media and coaches to predict Northern Arizona...... 59 as the Bears were projected fourth in the coaches’ poll with a first-place vote and seventh Idaho State...... 52 in the media poll. Not only does Northern Colorado bring back Third Team All-Conference Southern Utah...... 38 *First-place votes in parenthesis member Jordan Davis, the Bears also welcome Anthony Johnson. Johnson redshirted last season after being All-Conference honorable mention during the 2015-16 season.

No one can deny the talent level of Montana State who finished tied for fourth in the coaches’ poll and fourth in the media poll. The Bobcats have the 2017-18 Preseason MVP in Tyler Hall. Hall averaged 23 points for Montana State to help the team achieve their first over .500 record in Big Sky play since the 2009-10 season. Montana State also returns 2016-17 Freshman of the Year Harald Frey for the upcoming year.

Reigning regular season and Big Sky Tournament champions North Dakota finished sixth in the coaches’ poll and fifth in the media poll. Even though the Fighting Hawks graduated Quinton Hooker, Second Team All-Conference member Geno Crandall is back and will look to guide North Dakota to a repeat of the Big Sky title.

Eastern Washington, Portland State and Sacramento State finished in the middle of the pack in both polls. Eastern Washington and Sacramento State welcome back All-Conference performers in Bogdan Blizkyuk and Justin Strings. Portland State will look to first-year head coach, Barret Peery to guide the program to a winning season. Eastern Washington is the other team in the league to have a new head coach, but not an unfamiliar one. Shantay Legans was promoted to head coach from the top assistant coach at Eastern Washington after Jim Hayford left.

Idaho State, Northern Arizona and Southern Utah round out both polls. Idaho State was predicted 10th in the coaches’ poll and 11th in the media poll, while Northern Arizona was 11th in the coaches’ poll and 10th in the media poll. Southern was projected to finish 12th in both polls.

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2017-18 Big Sky Conference Preseason Team

2017-18 Big Sky Preseason All-Conference Team

Player Year Pos. School Hometown MVP - Tyler Hall Jr. G Montana State Rock Island, Ill. Victor Sanders Sr. G Idaho Portland, Ore. Bogdan Bliznyuk Sr. G/F Eastern Washington Lutsk, Ukraine Ahmaad Rorie Jr. G Montana Tacoma, Wash. Geno Crandall Jr. G North Dakota Minneapolis, Minn. Jordan Davis Jr. G Northern Colorado Las Vegas, Nev.

OGDEN, Utah (October 12, 2017) – After leading Montana State to an 11-7 Big Sky record during the 2016-17 season while averaging 23.1 points per game, junior, Tyler Hall was voted Preseason MVP by the Big Sky head coaches.

Hall has been a focal point for the Bobcats ever since he came on earning Freshman of the Year during the 2015-16 season. Hall continued his strong play last season and was one of three players to be voted unanimous First Team All-Big Sky. In addition to averaging 23 points, the guard pulled down over five rebounds a game and shot 42.9 percent from behind-the-arc.

The 2017-18 Preseason All-Conference team was made up of four guards and a guard/forward. Victor Sanders and Bogdan Bliznyuk were voted unanimously for the preseason honor in addition to Hall. Ahmaad Rorie, Geno Crandall and Jordan Davis make up the rest of the team.

Idaho’s Victor Sanders was also a unanimous First Team All-Big Sky selection a year ago. As a junior, he led Idaho to a 12-6 league record while averaging a blistering 24.4 points in-conference. Sanders exploded onto the scene after his freshman year going from averaging 3.8 points per game to nearly 16 points as a sophomore. The senior will be leading an Idaho team that returns all five starters from a year ago.

Bogdan Bliznyuk was a force for Eastern Washington last season averaging 20.6 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game earning Second Team All-BSC. Bliznyuk will have an even larger role this season after losing 2016-17 Big Sky MVP, Jacob Wiley to graduation. Since joining the Eagles, Bliznyuk has developed from an important role player as a freshman to now leading the team as a senior.

Ahmaad Rorie had a strong season in his first year at Montana. The Oregon transfer led the team in points (17.6 average) and assists (3.1 average) and earned Second Team All-Big Sky. Rorie led Montana to an 11-7 Big Sky record earning the No. 5 seed in the tournament.

Geno Crandall was an integral part of the 2016-17 North Dakota team that earned their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance. During his sophomore season Crandall combined with Quinton Hooker formed one of the top backcourts in the Big Sky. Crandall averaged 15.5 points and led North Dakota with 136 assists for a 4.4 assist average. With Hooker graduated, Crandall will take on a bigger workload as the Fighting Hawks prepare to defend their Big Sky title.

Northern Colorado’s Jordan Davis rounds out the Preseason All-Conference team after leading the Big Sky in assists last season averaging 5.6 assists per game. Davis led the Bears in points scoring over 19 points a game. Davis, a starter since joining the team as a freshman in 2015, will look to lead Northern Colorado back to the postseason.

2017-18 Big Sky Conference Top Returners

Big Sky Returning Big Sky All-Conference Performers

Name, School Position Team Class Hometown Tyler Hall, Montana State G First Team Junior Rock Island, Ill. Victor Sanders, Idaho G First Team Senior Portland, Ore. Bogdan Bliznyuk, Eastern Washington G/F Second Team Senior Lutsk, Ukraine Ahmaad Rorie, Montana G Second Team Junior Tacoma, Wash. Geno Crandall, North Dakota G Second Team Junior Minneapolis, Minn. Justin Strings, Sacramento State F Second Team Senior Carson, Calif. Michael Oguine, Montana G Third Team Junior Chatsworth, Calif. Harald Frey, Montana State G Third Team Sophomore Oslo, Norway Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado G Third Team Junior Las Vegas, Nev.

Top Big Sky Returners Top Big Sky Returners By Statistical Category By Class Scoring Scoring Tyler Hall, Montana State...... 23.1 Senior...... Victor Sanders, Idaho...... 20.9 Victor Sanders, Idaho...... 20.9 Junior...... Tyler Hall, Montana State...... 23.1 Sophomore...... Harald Frey, Montana State...... 12.7 Rebounding Bogdan Bliznyuk, Eastern Washington...... 6.5 Rebounding Senior...... Bogdan Bliznyuk, Eastern Washington...... 6.5 Assists Junior...... Novak Topalovic, Idaho State...... 6.3 Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado*...... 5.6 Sophomore...... Jonah Radebaugh, Northern Colorado...... 5.5

Blocks Assists Novak Topalovic, Idaho State...... 1.1 Senior...... Marcus Graves, Sacramento State...... 5.3 Joshua Patton, Sacramento State...... 1.1 Junior...... Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado...... 5.6 Sophomore...... Harald Frey, Montana State...... 3.4 Steals Blocks Geno Crandall, North Dakota...... 2.1 Senior...... Traylin Farris, Portland State...... 0.9 Field Goal Percentage Junior...... Novak Topalovic, Idaho State...... 1.1 Traylin Farris, Portland State...... 618 Sophomore...... Joshua Patton, Sacramento State...... 1.1 Field Goal Percentage 3-point Field Goal Percentage Senior...... Traylin Farris, Portland State...... 618 Dusty Baker, Weber State*...... 528 Junior...... Novak Topalovic, Idaho State...... 613 3-point Field Goals Per Game Sophomore...... Sayeed Pridgett, Montana...... 527 Tyler Hall, Montana State...... 3.8 3-point Percentage Free-Throw Percentage Senior...... Dusty Baker, Weber State*...... 528 Brandon Boyd, Idaho State...... 860 Junior...... Ty Gibson, Eastern Washington...... 485 Sophomore...... Balint Mocsan, Idaho State...... 430 *Led the Big Sky Conference Free-Throw Percentage Senior...... Dusty Baker, Weber State...... 831 Junior...... Brandon Boyd, Idaho State...... 860 Sophomore...... Jerrick Harding, Weber State...... 859

*Led the Big Sky Conference

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Team Notes

Eastern Washington: The Eagles enter the 2017-18 campaign fresh off their third-straight national postseason appearance (CBI) following a 22-12 record and runner-up finish in the Big Sky Conference a season ago. This year’s Eastern Washington squad features 10 veterans under first-year coach Shantay Legans, who steps into the head role following eight seasons as an EWU assistant. The Eagles welcome back a trio of starters including guard/forward Bogdan Bliznyuk who was selected to the Big Sky All-Conference Preseason Team after averaging 20.6 points per game for EWU last season. Eastern Washington tips off the Big Sky season Friday at 1:05 p.m. (PT) with a home contest against Walla Walla at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash. The Eagles then travel across state for a matchup against Washington at 5 p.m. (PT) in Seattle. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network.

Idaho: Tabbed the league’s preseason favorite heading into the 2017-18 season, the Vandals return all five starters and their top seven scorers following a 19-14 campaign and appearances in the Big Sky Tournament semifinals and CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament in 2016-17. Senior guard Victor Sanders was named to the conference’s preseason team following a junior campaign that saw him average a team-best 20.9 points per game for fourth in the league. Sanders leads an Idaho offense that returns nearly 85 percent of its scoring under 10th-year head coach Don Verlin. The Vandals open the season Friday at Nevada in a 7 p.m. (PT) tipoff in Reno, Nev., before hosting George Fox at home Monday at 7 p.m. in Memorial Gym.

Idaho State: The Bengals look to climb the Big Sky Conference ranks in 2017-18 after finishing 6-26 overall and tied for 11th in the league standings. Coach Bill Evans enters his sixth season at the helm of an ISU program that returns eight letterwinners and three starters off last season’s squad. Sophomore guard Brandon Boyd looks to lead the Bengals as their top returning scorer following 12.5 points per game as a redshirt freshman in 2016-17. ISU takes on Pac-12 school Arizona State in its season opener Friday at 8 p.m. (MT) in Tempe, Ariz. The matchup will be aired on the Pac-12 Network.

Montana: Picked third in the Big Sky Conference Preseason Poll, the Grizzlies are one of the league’s top contenders, and have reason to be, after finishing among the top two in the league in six of the last seven seasons. Under fourth-year head coach Travis DeCuire, Montana is coming off a 16-16 season and fifth-place finish in the conference, its lowest finish since 2003-04. Junior guard Ahmaad Rorie, a Big Sky Conference preseason selection, returns as one of three starters for the Grizzlies after leading the squad with 17.6 points per game last season. Montana tips off the season Friday at 7 p.m. (MT) against Whitworth at Dahlberg Arena in Missoula, Mont., before traveling to Pennsylvania to square off against Pittsburgh to begin the Legends Classic Monday at 5 p.m. (MT). Monday’s game will be shown on ACC Network Extra.

Montana State: Led by Big Sky Conference Preseason MVP Tyler Hall, Montana State looks to climb up the league standings for the third-straight season after a fifth-place showing in 2016-17. Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Brian Fish, the Bobcats return all five starters and were picked fourth in the preseason poll after posting a 16-16 overall record. Hall enters his junior season as the league’s top returner in scoring (23.1 ppg) and three-point shooter (3.8/game) from 2016-17. He also ranked seventh in NCAA Division I in scoring last season. The guard was selected to the Lute Olson National Player of the Year Award Watch List as well as the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Watch List in the preseason. The Bobcats face off against Omaha in a neutral site matchup in Great Falls, Mont., Friday at 6 p.m. (MT) before heading south to take on Utah State in a 7 p.m. tipoff Monday in Logan.

North Dakota: Fresh off their first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, the Fighting Hawks of North Dakota were picked fifth (media poll) and sixth (coaches poll) in the Big Sky preseason polls after also capturing their first Big Sky Conference regular season and tournament titles following a 22-10 season. Brian Jones, now in his 12th year at UND, returns a pair of starters including a Big Sky Conference Preseason Team pick in junior guard Geno Crandall. Crandall ranked second in scoring for the Fighting Hawks last season with 15.5 points per game for all-conference second team honors. North Dakota sets off for Honolulu, Hawaii, for a three-game slate at the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic hosted by Hawaii beginning Friday at 8:30 p.m. (CT) against Troy. The Fighting Hawks will also take on the host school and Arkansas-Pine Bluff in their trip to the island. UND versus Hawaii will be shown on Spectrum Sports (Hawaii).

Northern Arizona: Sixth-year head coach Jack Murphy leads a Northern Arizona squad full of fresh faces in 2017-18 with just one returning starter and a total of eight newcomers. Sophomore guard JoJo Anderson returns as the top scorer from a season ago for NAU, averaging 7.4 points in all 32 contests with six starts as a freshman. The Lumberjacks, who finished 10th in the conference standings last year with a 9-23 record, open up the season at No. 5/3 Arizona Friday at 6 p.m. (MT) in Tucson before hosting Embry- Riddle in a Monday tipoff at 6:30 p.m. in Flagstaff. NAU versus Arizona will air on the Pac-12 Network while the Lumberjacks’ game against Embry-Riddle will be shown on Fox Sports Arizona.

Northern Colorado: Highlighted by four returning starters and a Big Sky Conference Preseason All-Conference selection in Jordan Davis, Northern Colorado looks to build off an 11-18 campaign under second-year coach Jeff Linder. The Bears, who finished ninth in the league standings last season, were picked fourth alongside Montana State in the Big Sky Coaches’ Poll while coming in seventh in the media poll. Davis ranked seventh in the league last season with 19.3 points while pacing the Big Sky with 5.6 assists per game as a sophomore. The Bears open up the season Friday at 6 p.m. (MT) with a matchup down the road against Colorado in Boulder. The game will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. UNC plays host to UC Davis in a 7 p.m. tipoff Monday at home in Bank of Colorado Arena.

Portland State: Barret Peery makes his head coaching debut with Portland State Saturday in his first game leading a Division I program. The Vikings enter the 2017-18 season following a 15-16 campaign and eighth-place finish in the conference a season ago. PSU returns a pair of starters among its eight returning letterwinners in senior post Traylin Farris and senior guard Bryce Canda, while senior guard Deontae North enters his final campaign after averaging 13.7 points per game off the bench for the Vikings last season. Portland State

Team Notes will have a temporary home in 2017-18, playing all home contests at Lewis and Clark College’s Pamplin Sports Center as its Viking Pavilion awaits completion for the 2018-19 season. The Vikings take on crosstown rival Portland in their lone contest of the weekend with a 7 p.m. (PT) tipoff Saturday at Portland’s Chiles Center.

Sacramento State: The Hornets look to continue off a late season surge from 2016-17 that saw them advance to the Big Sky Quarterfinals and win 10 of their final 17 games. Brian Katz begins his 10th season leading Sacramento State following a 13-18 record and 9-9 slate in the Big Sky for seventh last season. The Hornets return a pair of starters and seven letterwinners including their top scorer in senior forward Justin Strings (15.9 ppg), who was named a second team all-conference performer in 2016-17. Senior guard Marcus Graves (13.9 ppg), who ranked second for the Hornets in scoring last season, will miss the upcoming season after undergoing back surgery. Graves also ranked second in the league with 5.3 assists per game. Sacramento State begins the season Friday with a 7:30 p.m. (MT) tipoff at Colorado State in Fort Collins.

Southern Utah: Entering his second season at the helm of the Southern Utah men’s basketball program, Todd Simon returns six letterwinners and three starters following a 6-27 campaign in his first season in Cedar City. The Thunderbirds finished in a tie for 11th in the Big Sky Conference last season at 3-15 in the league. Senior guard James McGee returns as the lone player to average in double figures for SUU in 2016-17 at 14.2 points per game. McGee was also deadly from behind the arc with 3.1 triples per game a season ago to rank fourth in the Big Sky. Southern Utah opens up with Oregon State Friday in Corvallis with a 7 p.m. (PT) tipoff on the Pac-12 Network. The Thunderbirds continue their road swing Sunday at Boise State with a 2 p.m. (MT) tip.

Weber State: Weber State boasts seven returning letterwinners and three starters from last season’s squad that finished runner-up in the Big Sky Conference Tournament and made a second round appearance in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. The Wildcats posted a seond-straight 20-win season following a 20-14 mark in 2016-17 and third-place regular season finish in the league. Randy Rahe, the winningest active coach in the Big Sky Conference, comes into his 12th season leading Weber State needing just 19 more wins to become the league’s leader in career victories. Picked second in both the coaches’ and media polls, the Wildcats return starters Zach Braxton (10.1 ppg, 6.0 rpg), Ryan Richardson (8.1 ppg, 1.8 apg) and Cody John (7.7 ppg, 2.2 apg) to this season’s lineup. Weber State hosts in-state rival Utah State for its season opener Friday at 7 p.m. (MT) in the Dee Events Center in Ogden.

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Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 Head Coach: Shantay Legans, 1st Season Head Coach: Don Verlin, 10th Season Head Coach: Bill Evans, 6th Season

11.10 Walla Walla 1:05 p.m. 11.10 at Nevada 7 p.m. 11.10 at Arizona State 8 p.m. 11.12 at Washington 5 p.m. 11.13 George Fox Moscow 7 p.m. 11.14 Utah Valley 7 p.m. 11.14 at Stanford 8 p.m. 11.18 Sam Houston State 7 p.m. 11.18 at Washington State TBA 11.17 at UNLV 7 p.m. 11.22 vs. Santa Clara& 6:30 p.m. 11.22 at San Jose State 7 p.m. 11.20 vs. Georgia State& 1:30 p.m. 11.23 vs. TBA (Consolation Bracket)& TBA 11.27 at Seattle 7 p.m. 11.22 vs. Prairie View/Eastern Kentucky& TBA 11.24 vs. TBA (Winner’s Bracket)& TBA 12.1 Bethesda 7 p.m. 11.24 at Utah 6 p.m. 11.25 vs. TBA& TBA 12.6 California State, Northridge 7 p.m. 12.3 at Seattle 1 p.m. 12.3 at Nicholls State TBA 12.9 Northwest Nazarene 7 p.m. 12.7 at San Francisco 7 p.m. 12.6 Washington State 7 p.m. 12.18 Youngstown State 7 p.m. 12.10 at South Dakota 1 p.m. 12.9 at CSU Bakersfield 7 p.m. 12.21 at BYU 7 p.m. 12.12 at Wyoming 7 p.m. 12.15 Simon Fraser 7 p.m. 12.23 at California State, Northridge 3 p.m. 12.17 California State, Northridge 1:05 p.m. 12.18 at Western Michigan 7 p.m. 12.30 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 12.20 Providence (Mont.) 6:05 p.m. 12.21 UC Irvine 7:30 p.m. 1.4 Southern Utah* 7 p.m. 12.29 at Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 12.29 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. 1.6 Northern Arizona* 7 p.m. 12.31 at North Dakota* 4 p.m. 12.31 at Northern Colorado* 2 p.m. 1.11 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. 1.4 Portland State* 6:05 p.m. 1.4 Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 1.13 at Northern Colorado* 2 p.m. 1.6 Sacramento State* 2:05 p.m. 1.6 Portland State* 7 p.m. 1.18 Portland State * 7 p.m. 1.12 Idaho* 7:30 p.m. 1.12 at Eastern Washington* 7:30 p.m. 1.20 Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 1.18 at Northern Arizona* 6:30 p.m. 1.18 at Southern Utah* 6:30 p.m. 1.27 Weber State* 7 p.m. 1.20 at Southern Utah* 12:30 p.m. 1.20 at Northern Arizona* 5 p.m. 2.1 at Northern Arizona* 6:30 p.m. 1.25 North Dakota* 6:05 p.m. 1.25 Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 2.3 at Southern Utah * 12:30 p.m. 1.27 Northern Colorado* 2:05 p.m. 1.27 North Dakota* 7 p.m. 2.8 Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 2.1 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 2.1 at Portland State* 8 p.m. 2.10 North Dakota* 7 p.m. 2.3 at Portland State* 1 p.m. 2.3 at Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 2.15 at Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 2.9 at Idaho* 7:30 p.m. 2.9 Eastern Washington* 7:30 p.m. 2.17 at Portland State* 1 p.m. 2.15 Montana* 6:05 p.m. 2.15 Montana State* 7 p.m. 2.22 Idaho* 7 p.m. 2.17 Montana State* 2:05 p.m. 2.17 Montana* 7 p.m. 2.24 Eastern Washington* 7 p.m. 2.22 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 2.22 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 3.1 at Montana State* 7 p.m. 2.24 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 2.24 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 3.3 at Montana* 7 p.m. 3.1 Southern Utah* 6:05 p.m. 3.1 Northern Arizona* 7 p.m. 3.3 Northern Arizona* 2:05 p.m. 3.3 Southern Utah* 7 p.m.

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Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats North Dakota Fighting Hawks 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 Head Coach: Travis DeCuire, 4th Season Head Coach: Brian Fish, 4th Season Head Coach: Brian Jones, 12th Season

11.10 Whitworth 7 p.m. 11.10 vs. Omaha 6 p.m. 11.10 vs. Troy& 4:30 p.m. 11.13 at Pittsburgh& 7 p.m. 11.13 at Utah State 7 p.m. 11.12 at Hawaii& 5 p.m. 11.15 at Penn State& 7 p.m. 11.15 UM Western 8 p.m. 11.13 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff& 4:30 p.m. 11.20 vs. Oral Roberts& 5 p.m. 11.18 at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. 11.19 at Nebraska 1 p.m. 11.21 UC Santa Barbara or Pepperdine& 6/8:30 p.m. 11.21 vs. Binghamton& 12:30 p.m. 11.21 Northland College 7 p.m. 11.26 Carroll 7 p.m. 11.22 vs. CSUN/Southeast Missouri& 12:30/3 p.m. 11.25 Utah Valley 2 p.m. 11.29 at Stanford 7 p.m. 11.26 at Fresno State 12 p.m. 11.28 Presentation College 7 p.m. 12.3 Cal State Northridge 7 p.m. 11.29 Bethesda (CA) 7 p.m. 12.5 at Creighton 7 p.m. 12.6 at UCLA 8 p.m. 12.2 at Milwaukee 3 p.m. 12.9 North Dakota State 7 p.m. 12.9 at Georgia State 2 p.m. 12.5 at Central Michigan 7 p.m. 12.12 at South Dakota State 7 p.m. 12.17 UC Riverside 1 p.m. 12.9 UC Santa Barbara 2 p.m. 12.16 at Gonzaga 5 p.m. 12.19 UC Irvine 7 p.m. 12.18 Denver 7 p.m. 12.29 Idaho* 7 p.m. 12.22 at Washington 8 p.m. 12.21 at Omaha 7 p.m. 12.31 Eastern Washington* 4 p.m. 12.28 at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. 12.28 at Southern Utah* 6:30 p.m. 1.4 at Montana* 7 p.m. 12.30 at Southern Utah 12:30 p.m. 12.30 at Northern Arizona* 5 p.m. 1.6 at Montana State* 2 p.m. 1.4 North Dakota 7 p.m. 1.4 Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 1.11 Idaho State* 7 p.m. 1.6 Northern Colorado 7 p.m. 1.6 North Dakota* 2 p.m. 1.13 Weber State* 2 p.m. 1.11 at Sacramento State 7 p.m. 1.11 at Portland State* 8 p.m. 1.16 at North Dakota State 7 p.m. 1.13 at Portland State 1 p.m. 1.13 at Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 1.20 at Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 1.20 at Montana State 7 p.m. 1.20 Montana* 7 p.m. 1.25 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 1.25 Southern Utah 7 p.m. 1.25 Northern Arizona* 7 p.m. 1.27 at Idaho* 7 p.m. 1.27 Northern Arizona 7 p.m. 1.27 Southern Utah* 2 p.m. 2.1 Montana State* 7 p.m. 2.1 at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. 2.1 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. 2.3 Montana* 4 p.m. 2.3 at North Dakota 4 p.m. 2.3 at Northern Colorado* 2 p.m. 2.8 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 2.8 Portland State 7 p.m. 2.8 Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 2.10 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 2.10 Sacramento State 7 p.m. 2.10 Portland State* 2 p.m. 2.15 Southern Utah* 7 p.m. 2.15 at Eastern Washington 6:05 p.m. 2.15 at Idaho* 7 p.m. 2.17 Northern Arizona* 4 p.m. 2.17 at Idaho 7 p.m. 2.17 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 2.24 Northern Colorado* 3 p.m. 2.25 Montana State 7 p.m. 2.24 at Montana* 7 p.m. 3.1 at Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 3.1 Weber State 7 p.m. 3.1 Idaho State* 7 p.m. 3.3 at Portland State* 1 p.m. 3.3 Idaho State 7 p.m. 3.3 Weber State* 2 p.m.

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Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 Head Coach: Jack Murphy, 6th Season Head Coach: Jeff Linder, 2nd Season Head Coach: Barret Peery, 1st Season

11.10 at Arizona 6 p.m. 11.10 at Colorado 6: p.m. 11.11 at Portland 7 p.m. 11.13 Embry-Riddle 6:30 p.m. 11.13 UC Davis 7 p.m. 11.14 Willamette 8 p.m. 11.17 at Arizona State 6 p.m. 11.17 at Pepperdine 7 p.m. 11.18 at UC Riverside 4 p.m. 11.20 at Kansas State 7 p.m. 11.21 Northern New Mexico 7 p.m. 11.20 Utah State 7 p.m. 11.23 vs. Hampton& 11 a.m. 11.24 vs. Youngstown State& 8 p.m. 11.23 vs. Duke& 1:30 p.m. 11.24 vs. UC Irvine/Rider& 11 a.m./7:30 p.m. 11.25 vs. South Dakota& 6:30 p.m. 11.24 vs. TBA& TBA 11.30 at Santa Clara 7 p.m. 11.26 vs. Southern Miss& 11:30 a.m. 11.26 vs. TBA& TBA 12.2 at Bakersfield 7 p.m. 11.29 at UC Davis 7 p.m. 12.2 Portland Bible 1 p.m. 12.6 San Diego Christian 6:30 p.m. 12.3 Western State Colorado 5 p.m. 12.6 at Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. 12.9 at San Diego 7 p.m. 12.10 Oklahoma Panhandle State 5 p.m. 12.9 at Santa Clara 7 p.m. 12.14 South Dakota 6:30 p.m. 12.13 Denver 7 p.m. 12.13 at Oregon 7 p.m. 12.18 at South Florida 7 p.m. 12.19 at Wyoming 7 p.m. 12.16 Linfield 1 p.m. 12.20 Jacksonville 7 p.m. 12.22 at UNLV 7 p.m. 12.21 at California 8 p.m. 12.28 Montana* 6:30 p.m. 12.29 Eastern Washington* 7p.m. 12.30 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 12.30 Montana State* 5 p.m. 12.31 Idaho* 2 p.m. 1.4 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 1.4 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 1.4 at Montana State* 7 p.m. 1.6 at Idaho* 7 p.m. 1.6 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 1.6 at Montana* 7 p.m. 1.11 Montana State* 8 p.m. 1.13 at Southern Utah* 2 p.m. 1.11 Weber State* 7 p.m. 1.13 Montana* 1 p.m. 1.18 Eastern Washington* 6:30 p.m. 1.13 Idaho State* 2 p.m. 1.18 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 1.20 Idaho* 5 p.m. 1.20 North Dakota* 7 p.m. 1.20 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 1.25 at Montana State* 7 p.m. 1.25 at Idaho* 7 p.m. 1.27 Sacramento State* 1 p.m. 1.27 at Montana* 7 p.m. 1.27 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 2.1 Idaho* 8 p.m. 2.1 Idaho State* 6:30 p.m. 2.1 Montana* 7 p.m. 2.3 Eastern Washington* 1p.m. 2.3 Weber State* 7 p.m. 2.3 Montana State* 2 p.m. 2.8 at Montana* 7 p.m. 2.10 Southern Utah* 2 p.m. 2.8 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 2.10 at Montana State* 2 p.m. 2.15 at Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 2.10 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 2.15 Weber State* 8 p.m. 2.17 at North Dakota* 4 p.m. 2.15 Northern Arizona* 7 p.m. 2.17 Idaho State* 1 p.m. 2.22 Sacramento State* 6:30 p.m. 2.17 Southern Utah* 7 p.m. 2.22 at Southern Utah* 6:30 p.m. 2.24 Portland State* 6 p.m. 2.24 at North Dakota* 3 p.m. 2.24 at Northern Arizona* 6 p.m. 3.1 at Idaho* 7 p.m. 3.1 at Portland State* 8 p.m. 3.1 Northern Colorado* 8 p.m. 3.3 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 3.3 at Sacramento State* 7 p.m. 3.3 North Dakota* 1 p.m.

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Sacramento State Hornets Southern Utah Thunderbirds Weber State Wildcats 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 2017-18 Record: 0-0, 0-0 Head Coach: Brian Katz, 10th Season Head Coach: Todd Simon, 2nd Season Head Coach: Randy Rahe, 12th Season

11.10 at Colorado St. 7:30 p.m. 11.10 at Oregon State 7 p.m. 11.10 Utah State 7 p.m. 11.14 Notre Dame de Namur 7:05 p.m. 11.12 at Boise State 2 p.m. 11.14 West Coast Baptist 7 p.m. 11.17 at San Francisco 7:05 p.m. 11.16 San Jose State 6:30 p.m. 11.17 vs. Iona& 8 p.m. 11.21 vs. UC Davis 7:05 p.m. 11.21 Benedictine 8 p.m. 11.18 vs. TBA& TBA 11.23 vs. San Diego State& 10 p.m. 11.25 at UNLV 7 p.m. 11.19 vs. TBA& TBA 11.24 vs. TBA & TBA 11.29 at Pepperdine 7 p.m. 11.25 Black Hills State 7 p.m. 11.26 vs. TBA & TBA 12.2 San Diego Christian 6 p.m. 11.30 at Fresno State 7 p.m. 12.4 at Saint Mary’s& 7:05 p.m. 12.6 Long Beach State 6:30 p.m. 12.6 at Utah Valley 7 p.m. 12.6 Antelope Valley 7:35 p.m. 12.9 at Michigan State 6 p.m. 12.9 vs. BYU% 5:30 p.m. 12.9 at Boise State 2 p.m. 12.16 Central Michigan 12:30 p.m. 12.16 Arkansas-Pine Bluff 7 p.m. 12.19 California State, Northridge 7:05 p.m. 12.19 at Iowa 8 p.m. 12.19 Pepperdine 7 p.m. 12.21 vs. Portland 5:35 p.m. 12.28 Montana State* 6:30 p.m. 12.22 Presentation College 7 p.m. 12.23 UC Santa Barbara 7:05 p.m. 12.30 Montana* 12:30 p.m. 12.30 Idaho State* 7 p.m. 12.30 Portland State* 7:05 p.m. 1.4 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 1.4 Northern Arizona* 7 p.m. 1.4 at Idaho* 7 p.m. 1.6 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 1.6 Southern Utah* 7 p.m. 1.6 at Eastern Washington* 2:05 p.m. 1.13 Northern Arizona* 2 p.m. 1.11 at Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 1.11 Montana* 7p.m. 1.18 Idaho* 6:30 p.m. 1.13 at North Dakota* 2 p.m. 1.13 Montana State* 7p.m. 1.20 Eastern Washington* 12:30 p.m. 1.18 Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 1.18 at Weber State* 7 p.m. 1.25 at Montana* 7 p.m. 1.20 Portland State* 7 p.m. 1.20 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 1.27 at Montana State* 2 p.m. 1.27 at Idaho State* 7 p.m. 1.27 at Portland State* 1 p.m. 2.1 Weber State* 6:30 p.m. 2.1 at Southern Utah* 6:30 p.m. 2.1 Eastern Washington* 7:05 p.m. 2.3 Idaho State* 12:30 p.m. 2.3 at Northern Arizona* 7 p.m. 2.3 Idaho* 7 p.m. 2.10 at Northern Arizona* 2 p.m. 2.8 North Dakota* 7 p.m. 2.8 at Montana State* 7 p.m. 2.15 at North Dakota* 7 p.m. 2.10 Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 2.10 at Montana* 7 p.m. 2.17 at Northern Colorado* 7 p.m. 2.15 at Portland State* 8 p.m. 2.15 Idaho State* 7 p.m. 2.22 Portland State* 6:30 p.m. 2.17 at Sacramento State* 7:05 p.m. 2.17 Weber State* 7:05 p.m. 2.24 Sacramento State* 12:30 p.m. 2.22 Eastern Washington* 7 p.m. 2.22 at Northern Arizona* 6:30 p.m. 3.1 at Eastern Washington* 6:05 p.m. 2.24 Idaho* 7 p.m. 2.24 at Southern Utah* 12:35 p.m. 3.3 Idaho* 7 p.m. 3.1 at Montana* 7 p.m. 3.1 North Dakota* 7 p.m. 3.3 at Montana State* 2 p.m. 3.3 Northern Colorado* 7 p.m.

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Friday, Nov. 10 Northern New Mexico at No. Colorado 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5 Walla Walla at Eastern Washington 1:05 p.m. Benedictine at Southern Utah 8 p.m. Montana State at Central Michigan 7 p.m. North Dakota vs. Troy (Honolulu) 4:30 p.m. Montana at Legends Classic TBA North Dakota at Creighton 7 p.m. Montana State. vs. Omaha (Great Falls, Mont.) 6 p.m. Northern Arizona at Arizona 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22 Wednesday, Dec. 6 Northern Colorado at Colorado 6 p.m. Montana State at Cancun Challenge TBA Long Beach State at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. Idaho at Nevada 7 p.m. E. Washington at MGM Resorts Main Event TBA San Diego Christian at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. Whitworth at Montana 7 p.m. Idaho vs. Santa Clara (Anchorage, Alaska) 6:30 p.m. Portland State at Loyola Marymount 7 p.m. Utah State at Weber State 7 p.m. Idaho State at San Jose State 7 p.m. Washington State at Idaho 7 p.m. Southern Utah at Oregon State 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 23 California State, Northridge at Idaho State 7 p.m. Sacramento State at Colorado State 7:30 p.m. Idaho at Great Alaska Shootout TBA Weber State at Utah Valley 7 p.m. Idaho State at Arizona State 8 p.m. Northern Arizona vs. Hampton (Las Vegas, Nev.) 11 a.m. Antelope Valley at Sac State 7:35 p.m. Portland State vs. Duke (PK80, Portland) 1:30 p.m. Montana at UCLA 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11 Sacramento State vs. San Diego State 10 p.m. Portland State at Portland 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 7 Friday, Nov. 24 Eastern Washington at San Francisco 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 12 Eastern Washington at Utah 6 p.m. Southern Utah at Boise State 2 p.m. No. Colorado vs. Youngstown St. (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 Eastern Washington at Washington 5 p.m. Idaho at Great Alaska Shootout (Anchorage, Alaska) TBA Sacramento State at Boise State 2 p.m. North Dakota at Hawaii 5 p.m. Northern Arizona vs. UC Irvine/Rider (Las Vegas, Nev.) TBA UC Santa Barbara at Montana State 2 p.m. Portland State at PK 80 Portland TBA Montana at Georgia State 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13 Sac State at Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.) TBA Weber State vs. BYU (Salt Lake City) 5:30 p.m. North Dakota vs. Ark.-Pine Bluff (Honolulu) 4:30 p.m. Southern Utah at Michigan State 6 p.m. Embry-Riddle at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 25 Idaho at CSU Bakersfield 7 p.m. George Fox at Idaho 7 p.m. Utah Valley at North Dakota 2 p.m. NW Nazarene at Idaho State 7 p.m. Montana at Pittsburgh 7 p.m. No. Colorado vs. South Dakota (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 7 p.m. North Dakota St. at North Dakota 7 p.m. Montana State at Utah State 7 p.m. Black Hills State at Weber State 7 p.m. Northern Arizona at San Diego 7 p.m. UC Davis at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. Southern Utah at UNLV 7 p.m. Portland State at Santa Clara 7 p.m. Idaho at Great Alaska Shootout TBA Tuesday, Nov. 14 Sunday, Dec. 10 Utah Valley at Idaho State 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26 Eastern Washington at South Dakota 1 p.m. West Coast Baptist at Weber State 7 p.m. No. Colorado vs. Southern Miss (Sioux Falls, S.D.) 11:30 a.m. Oklahoma Panhandle St. at No. Colorado 5 p.m. Notre Dame de Namur at Sacramento State 7:05 p.m. Montana State at Fresno State 12 p.m. Willamette at Portland State 8 p.m. Carroll College at Montana 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 12 Eastern Washington at Stanford 8 p.m. Portland State at PK 80 Portland TBA Eastern Washington at Wyoming 7 p.m. Sacramento State at Wooden Legacy (Fullerton, Calif.) TBA North Dakota at South Dakota State 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 Montana at Penn State 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 27 Wednesday, Dec. 13 UM Western at Montana State 8 p.m. Idaho State at Seattle 7 p.m. Denver at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. Portland State at Oregon 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 16 Tuesday, Nov. 28 San Jose State at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. Presentation at North Dakota 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 14 South Dakota at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 17 Wednesday, Nov. 29 Northern Arizona at Arizona State 6 p.m. Montana at Stanford 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 15 Eastern Washington at UNLV 7 p.m. Bethesda at Montana State 7 p.m. Simon Fraser at Idaho 7 p.m. Northern Colorado at Pepperdine 7 p.m. Northern Colorado at UC Davis 7 p.m. Sacramento State at San Francisco 7:05 p.m. Southern Utah at Pepperdine 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 16 Weber State vs. Iona (Nassau, Bahamas) 8 p.m. Central Michigan at Southern Utah 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 30 Linfield at Portland State 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18 Northern Arizona at Santa Clara 7 p.m. North Dakota at Gonzaga 5 p.m. Portland State at UC Riverside 4 p.m Weber State at Fresno State 7 p.m. Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Weber State 7 p.m. Sam Houston State at Idaho 7 p.m. Montana State at Louisiana Tech 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1 Sunday, Dec. 17 Idaho State at Washington State TBA Bethesda at Idaho State 7 p.m. UC Riverside at Montana 1 p.m. Weber State at Island of Bahamas Showcase TBA California State, Northridge at Eastern Washington 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 Sunday, Nov. 19 Portland Bible at Portland State 1 p.m. Monday, Dec. 18 North Dakota at Nebraska 1 p.m. Montana State at Milwaukee 3 p.m. Idaho at Western Michigan 7 p.m. Weber State at Island of Bahamas Showcase TBA San Diego Christian at Southern Utah 6 p.m. Youngstown State at Idaho State 7 p.m. Northern Arizona at CS Bakersfield 7 p.m. Denver at Montana State 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20 Northern Arizona at South Florida 7 p.m. E. Washington vs. Georgia State (Las Vegas, Nev.) 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 3 Montana vs. Oral Roberts (Malibu, Calif.) 5 p.m. Eastern Washington at Seattle 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 19 Utah State at Portland State 7 p.m. Western State at Northern Colorado 5 p.m. UC Irvine at Montana 7 p.m. Northern Arizona at Kansas State 7 p.m. California State, Northridge at Montana 7 p.m. Northern Colorado at Wyoming 7 p.m. Idaho at Nicholls State TBA Pepperdine at Weber State 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 California State, Northridge at Sacramento State 7:05 p.m. Montana State vs. Binghamton (Cancun, Mexico) 12:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 4 Southern Utah at Iowa 8 p.m. Sacramento State vs. UC Davis (Golden 1 Center) 7:05 p.m. Sacramento State at Saint Mary’s 7:05 p.m. Northland College at North Dakota 7 p.m.

2017-18 Big Sky Men’s Basketball Composite Schedule

Wednesday, Dec. 20 Tuesday, Jan. 16 Saturday, Feb. 17 University of Providence at Eastern Washington 6:05 p.m. North Dakota at North Dakota State 7 p.m. *Idaho State at Portland State 1 p.m. Northern Arizona at Jacksonville 7 p.m. *Montana State at Eastern Washington 2:05 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18 *Northern Arizona at North Dakota 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21 *Idaho at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. *Montana at Idaho 7 p.m. Sacramento State vs. Portland (Golden 1 Center) 5:35 p.m. *Eastern Washington at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. *Weber State at Sacramento State 7 p.m. Idaho State at BYU 7 p.m. *Portland State at Idaho State 7 p.m. *Southern Utah at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. Montana State at Omaha 7 p.m. *Sacramento State at Weber State 7:05 p.m. Idaho vs. UC Irvine (Boise, Idaho) 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 22 Portland State at California 8 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 *Sacramento State at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. *Eastern Washington at Southern Utah 12:30 p.m. *Portland State at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 22 *Idaho at Northern Arizona 5 p.m. *Idaho at Idaho State 7 p.m. Northern Colorado at UNLV 7 p.m. *Montana at Montana State 7 p.m. *Eastern Washington at Weber State 7 p.m. Presentation College at Weber State 7 p.m. *North Dakota at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. Montana at Washington 8 p.m. *Portland State at Weber State 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24 *Sacramento State at Idaho State 7 p.m. *Sacramento State at Southern Utah 12:35 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 23 *Northern Colorado at North Dakota 3 p.m. Idaho State at California State, Northridge 3 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 25 *Portland State at Northern Arizona 6 p.m. UC Santa Barbara at Sacramento State 7:05 p.m. *North Dakota at Eastern Washington 6:05 p.m. *Montana State at Montana 7 p.m. *Northern Colorado at Idaho 7 p.m. *Idaho at Weber State 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 *Northern Arizona at Montana State 7 p.m. *Eastern Washington at Idaho State 7 p.m. *Montana at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. *Southern Utah at Montana 7 p.m. *Montana State at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Mar. 1 Saturday, Jan. 27 *Southern Utah at Eastern Washington 6:05 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29 *Sacramento State at Portland State 1 p.m. *North Dakota at Sacramento State 7 p.m. *Idaho at North Dakota 7:05 p.m. *Southern Utah at Montana State 2 p.m. *Weber State at Montana 7 p.m. *Eastern Washington at Northern Colorado 7:05 p.m. *Northern Colorado at Eastern Washington 2:05 p.m. *Idaho State at Montana State 7 p.m. *North Dakota at Idaho 7 p.m. *Northern Arizona at Idaho 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 30 *Weber State at Idaho State 7 p.m. *Northern Colorado at Portland State 8 p.m. *Montana at Southern Utah 12:30 p.m. *Northern Arizona at Montana 7 p.m. *Montana State at Northern Arizona 5 p.m. Saturday, Mar. 3 *Idaho State at Weber State 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1 *North Dakota at Portland State 1 p.m. *Portland State at Sacramento State 7 p.m. *Idaho State at Northern Arizona 6:30 p.m. *Weber State at Montana State 2 p.m. *Weber State at Southern Utah 6:30 p.m. *Northern Arizona at Eastern Washington 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 31 *Montana at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. *Idaho State at Montana 7 p.m. *Idaho at Northern Colorado 2 p.m. *Montana State at North Dakota 7 p.m. *Northern Colorado at Sacramento State 7 p.m. *Eastern Washington at North Dakota 4 p.m. *Eastern Washington at Sacramento State 7:05 p.m. *Southern Utah at Idaho 7 p.m. *Idaho at Portland State 8 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 4 *Portland State at Eastern Washington 6:05 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 *North Dakota at Montana 7 p.m. *Idaho State at Southern Utah 12:30 p.m. *No. Colorado at Montana State 7 p.m. *Eastern Washington at Portland State 1 p.m. *Northern Arizona at Weber State 7 p.m. *Montana State at Northern Colorado 2 p.m. *Southern Utah at Idaho State 7 p.m. *Montana at North Dakota 4 p.m. *Sacramento State at Idaho 7 p.m. *Idaho at Sacramento State 7 p.m. *Weber State at Northern Arizona 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 *North Dakota at Montana State 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 8 *Sacramento State at Eastern Washington 2:05 p.m. *North Dakota at Weber State 7 p.m. *Northern Colorado at Montana 7 p.m. *Northern Colorado at Idaho State 7 p.m. *Northern Arizona at Idaho State 7 p.m. *Portland State at Montana 7 p.m. *Southern Utah at Weber State 7 p.m. *Sacramento State at Montana State 7 p.m. *Portland State at Idaho 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9 Thursday, Jan. 11 *Eastern Washington at Idaho 7:30 p.m. *Montana at Sacramento State 7 p.m. *Weber State at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 *Idaho State at North Dakota 7 p.m. *Southern Utah at Northern Arizona 2 p.m. *Montana State at Portland State 8 p.m. *Portland State at Montana State 2 p.m. *North Dakota at Idaho State 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 12 *Northern Colorado at Weber State 7 p.m. *Idaho at Eastern Washington 7:30 p.m. *Sacramento State at Montana 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 13 Thursday, Feb. 15 *Montana at Portland State 1 p.m. *Montana at Eastern Washington 6:05 p.m. *Northern Arizona at Southern Utah 2 p.m. *Montana State at Idaho 7 p.m. *Weber State at North Dakota 2 p.m. *Idaho State at Sacramento State 7 p.m. *Idaho State at Northern Colorado 2 p.m. *Northern Arizona at Northern Colorado 7 p.m. *Montana State at Sacramento State 7 p.m. *Southern Utah at North Dakota 7 p.m. *Weber State at Portland State 8 p.m.

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