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Gonzaga Exorcises Demons, Silences Haters to Make the Final Four

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Image by Kyle Cajero (Extremely Kendrick Lamar voice) It's happening. The Gonzaga Bulldogs snapped the West Coast Conference's 60-year Final Four drought with a resounding 83-59 win over 11-seeded Xavier on Saturday. For the first time in Head Coach Mark Few's career, his Bulldogs have gotten over the hump. Gonzaga finally made it to the biggest stage in college … [Read more...] about Gonzaga Exorcises Demons, Silences Haters to Make the Final Four

Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team

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Images by Kyle Cajero Consider this a heat check. The last time The Graphic made a "WCC Basketball Players to Watch" list, five of the six players won all-conference honors and the sixth (Portland guard Jazz Johnson) made the Honorable Mention list. This time, instead of highlighting experienced, somewhat-predictable all-conference picks, these are five players who are … [Read more...] about Introducing the First-Annual WCC All-Upside Team

We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?

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Photos by Kyle Cajero My first memory of watching the West Coast Conference Tournament occurred two years ago during spring break. Even though my freshman house won an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas to see Pepperdine play in the conference tournament, I was unable to join my freshman house because I had a track meet at UNLV. Graciously, my coach decided to take the team … [Read more...] about We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?

We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?

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Photos by Kyle Cajero My first memory of watching the West Coast Conference Tournament occurred two years ago during spring break. Even though my freshman house won an all-expenses paid trip to Las Vegas to see Pepperdine play in the conference tournament, I was unable to join my freshman house because I had a track meet at UNLV. Graciously, my coach decided to take the team … [Read more...] about We Went There: Hoops Heaven, or Las Vegas?

We Went There: The Curtain Falls in Vegas

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Photo by Kyle Cajero LAS VEGAS, NEVADA — Senior forward Lamond Murray Jr. scored a career-high 41 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but his jaw-dropping effort wasn't enough to avoid a loss. The Waves closed out their season with a 89-84 loss against the Pacific Tigers in the West Coast Conference Tournament. Even though the senior could have reflected on his last (and, … [Read more...] about We Went There: The Curtain Falls in Vegas