Special section November 10, 2011 College Basketball 2011-2012 THETHE BIGBIG DOGDOG Larger- than-life personality puts Gonzaga center Robert Sacre inin thethe discussion among all-time Zag characters STORY, PAGE 3 Photo by Dan Pelle [email protected] IDAHO GONZAGA EWU WSU ALSO TODAY Vandals Bulldogs Eagles Cougars UW MEN: Talented, but young/Page 8 Coach Don Verlin has Veteran frontcourt, New coach Jim Hayford With loss of big stars, tough task of making inexperienced backcourt likes team’s chances if it Cougars emphasize WOMEN: Can Zags return all the new pieces fit. provides interesting mix. survives early tests. team effort. to Dance?/Page 9 OUTLOOKS: Whitworth, PAGE 4 PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 CCS, NIC/Pages 10-11 PAGE O2 G THURSDAY G NOVEMBER 10, 2011 THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW SCHEDULES WSU men Gonzaga men EWU men Idaho men Date Opponent/Event Time Date Opponent/Event Time Date Opponent/Event Time Date Opponent/Event Time Nov. 14 at Gonzaga 9 p.m. Nov. 11 Eastern Washington 8 p.m. Nov. 11 at Gonzaga 8:05 p.m. Nov. 12 at Long Beach State 2:05 p.m. Nov. 17 Sacramento State TBA Nov. 14 Washington State 9 p.m. Nov. 15 South Dakota 6:05 p.m. Nov. 14 Concordia (Ore.) 7:05 p.m. Nov. 20 at Portland TBA Nov. 19 Hawaii* 6 p.m. Nov. 17 at Oregon 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Montana 6 p.m. Nov. 24 Oklahoma * 8:30 p.m. Nov. 26 Western Michigan# 1 p.m. Nov. 22 at Hawaii 10 p.m. Nov. 23 vs. L-C State* 6:05 p.m. Nov. 25 N. Mexico/Santa Clara* TBA Nov. 30 Notre Dame 8:15 p.m. Nov. 27 UC Davis 1:35 p.m. Nov. 26 Montana State 7:05 p.m. Nov. 27 TBD * TBA Dec. 03 at Illinois 12:15 p.m. Nov. 30 at Idaho 8:05 p.m. Nov. 30 Eastern Washington 8:05 p.m. Nov. 30 Grambling St. TBA Dec. 10 Michigan State 6 p.m. Dec. 3 at Washington St. 3:35 p.m. Dec. 3 at UC Davis 2 p.m. Dec. 3 Eastern Washington TBA Dec. 15 Oral Roberts 6 p.m. Dec. 8 Linfield 6:05 p.m. Dec. 7 Washington State 7:05 p.m. Dec. 7 at Idaho TBA Dec. 17 Arizona% 1 p.m. Dec. 11 at Cal St. Fullerton 3:05 p.m. Dec. 09 at Oregon State TBA Dec. 11 Santa Clara TBA Dec. 20 Butler 6 p.m. Dec. 14 at UCLA 7:30 p.m. Dec. 11 at Seattle U. 3 p.m. Dec. 18 Western Oregon TBA Dec. 22 Air Force 6 p.m. Dec. 16 Pacific Lutheran 6:05 p.m. Dec. 17 Cal State Bakersfield 7:05 p.m. Dec. 22 Pepperdine # TBA Dec. 28 Portland 6 p.m. Dec. 20 at St. Mary's 7 p.m. Dec. 20 at Wright State 4 p.m. Dec. 29 Oregon % TBA Dec. 31 at Xavier 5 p.m. Dec. 28 at Montana St. 6:05 p.m. Dec. 22 at Wis. Green Bay 6 p.m. Dec. 31 Oregon State % TBA Jan. 5 Pepperdine 6 p.m. Dec. 30 at Montana 12:05 p.m. Dec. 31 at Boise State TBA Jan. 5 at Utah TBA Jan. 7 Santa Clara 5 p.m. Jan. 5 Weber St. 6:05 p.m. Jan. 5 Nevada 7:05 p.m. Jan. 7 at Colorado 1 p.m. Jan. 12 at Saint Mary’s 8 p.m. Jan. 7 Northern Ariz. 6:05 p.m. Jan. 7 Fresno State 3:05 p.m. Jan. 15 at Washington 4 p.m. Jan. 14 at Loyola Marymount 5 p.m. Jan. 12 at Sacramento St. 7:05 p.m. Jan. 12 at Louisiana Tech TBA Jan. 19 Stanford TBA Jan. 19 San Francisco 7p.m. Jan. 14 at Northern Colo. 4:05 p.m. Jan. 14 at New Mexico State TBA Jan. 21 California TBA Jan. 21 San Diego 5 p.m. Jan. 16 at Seattle 7:10 p.m. Jan. 21 Utah State 8:05 p.m. Jan. 26 at Arizona 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 at Portland 8 p.m. Jan. 21 Portland St. 6:05 p.m. Jan. 26 San Jose State 7:05 p.m. Jan. 28 at Arizona State TBA Feb. 2 at BYU 7 p.m. Jan. 26 Montana 6:05 p.m. Jan. 28 Hawai'i 8:05 p.m. Feb. 2 USC TBA Feb. 4 at Pepperdine 7 p.m. Jan. 28 Montana St. 6:05 p.m. Feb. 2 at Fresno State 7 p.m. Feb. 4 UCLA TBA Feb. 9 Saint Mary’s 8 p.m. Feb. 2 at Northern Ariz. 5:35 p.m. Feb. 4 at Nevada 7 p.m. Feb. 9 at Oregon State TBA Feb. 11 Loyola Marymount 5 p.m. Feb. 4 Sacramento St. 6:05 p.m. Feb. 7 Seattle U. 7:05 p.m. Feb. 11 at Oregon TBA Feb. 16 at Santa Clara 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Weber St. 6:35 p.m. Feb. 9 New Mexico State 8:05 p.m. Feb. 16 Arizona 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at San Francisco TBA Feb. 15 Northern Colo. 6:05 p.m. Feb. 11 Louisiana Tech 8:05 p.m. Feb. 18 Arizona State TBA Feb. 23 BYU 8 p.m. Feb. 17 at TBA/Bracket Buster TBA Feb. 18 TBA Bracket Buster 7:05 p.m. Feb. 25 Washington TBA Feb. 25 at San Diego 4 p.m. Feb. 18 at TBA/Bracket Buster TBA Feb. 24 at Utah State 6:05 p.m. Mar. 1 at UCLA TBA Feb. 27 Longwood 6 p.m. Feb. 23 at Idaho St. 6:05 p.m. Mar.1 at Hawai'i TBA Mar. 3 at USC TBA Feb. 29 WCC First Round TBA Feb. 25 at Portland St. 7:05 p.m. Mar.3 at San Jose State TBA March 7-10 – Pac-12 Tournament at Staples Mar. 1 WCC Second Round 6/8 p.m. Feb. 28 Idaho St. 6:05 p.m. * at Century Link Arena (Boise, Idaho) Arena, Los Angeles Mar. 2 WCC Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 3 Big Sky quarterfinals TBA March 7-10 WAC Championships at Las * 76 Classic at Anaheim, Calif. Mar. 3 WCC Semifinals 6/8 p.m. Mar. 6 Big Sky semifinals TBA Vegas # at KeyArena in Seattle Mar. 5 WCC Championship 6 p.m. Mar. 7 Big Sky championship TBA % at Spokane Arena * BC Basketball Classic at Rogers Arena in Idaho women Vancouver, B.C. WSU women # at Spokane Arena EWU women Date Opponent/Event Time % Battle In Seattle in KeyArena, Seattle Date Opponent/Event Time Nov. 12 Corban University 2 p.m. Date Opponent/Event Time Nov. 6 Warner Pacific 1:05 p.m. Nov. 14 at North Dakota 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at Penn State* 3 p.m. Gonzaga women Nov. 11 Corban 6:05 p.m. Nov. 17 Gonzaga 6 p.m. Nov. 13 Middle Tennessee 9 a.m. Nov. 13 Hofstra 1:05 p.m. Nov. 20 at Montana 2 p.m. St./UNC Wilmington* Date Opponent/Event Time Nov. 17 San Diego 6:05 p.m. Nov. 25 Pepperdine* 4 p.m. Nov. 18 at Wisconsin 5 p.m. Nov. 11 Hofstra University 4 p.m. Nov. 22 Oregon St. 6:05 p.m. Nov. 26 TBA * TBA Nov. 20 at South Dakota St. Noon Nov. 13 at Stanford 2 p.m. Nov. 26 at Brigham Young 2 p.m. Nov. 30 Washington 5:30 p.m. Nov. 24 vs. Marquette# 5 p.m. Nov. 17 at Idaho 6 p.m. Nov. 29 at Portland 5 p.m. Dec. 4 at Colorado TBA Nov. 25 vs. Michigan# 5 p.m. Nov. 27 Portland State 2 p.m. Dec. 2 at Arizona St.* TBA Dec. 8 Carroll College 6 p.m. Nov. 26 vs. Prairie View A&M# 2:45 p.m. Nov. 30 at Washington State TBA Dec. 3 vs. Illinois St./Ark. St.* TBA Dec. 15 UC Riverside 6 p.m. Nov. 30 Gonzaga 8 p.m. Dec. 02 at Cal State Fullerton 7 p.m. Dec. 9 at Gonzaga 6 p.m. Dec. 18 Wyoming 2 p.m. Dec. 2 San Diego State 7 p.m. Dec. 04 USC 2 p.m. Dec. 12 Eastern Ore. 6:05 p.m. Dec. 21 at Eastern Washington 6 p.m. Dec. 11 UC Riverside 3:30 p.m. Dec. 09 Eastern Washington 6 p.m. Dec. 17 Boise St. 2:05 p.m. Dec. 29 North Dakota# 4 p.m. Dec. 19 Louisville 6 p.m. Dec. 11 Montana 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at Pacific 7 p.m. Dec. 30 Southern Miss.# 4 p.m. Dec. 22 at Ohio State 4 p.m. Dec. 17 UC Riverside 6 p.m. Dec. 21 Idaho 6:05 p.m. Jan. 3 North Dakota 6 p.m. Dec. 29 at Oregon 7 p.m. Dec. 19 University of Georgia * 3:30 p.m. Dec. 29 Montana St. 6:05 p.m. Jan. 5 Seattle University 5:30 p.m. Dec. 31 at Oregon State 2 p.m. Dec. 21 University of Dayton * 1 p.m. Jan. 2 Montana 6:05 p.m. Jan. 12 at Louisiana Tech 6 p.m. Jan. 5 Utah 7 p.m. Dec. 29 at Portland 7 p.m. Jan. 5 at Weber St. 6 p.m. Jan. 14 at New Mexico State 2:30 p.m. Jan.