Buoyed by three homegrown Alaskans, the No. 1-ranked UAA Seawolves women’s basketball team used a fourth-quarter run to sink Saint Martin’s 66-58 in the GNAC opener. Nicole Pinckney of Chugiak and Tennae Voliva and Jahnna Hajdukovich of Anchorage combined for 33...
With the Saint Francis frontcourt facing foul trouble, the Red Flash turned to a 7-foot Alaskan for help. Anchorage’s Jeriah Coleman responded in a big way, contributing big plays on both ends to inspire a first-half comeback that led to a 93-67 blowout of Bucknell....
A performance like this has been brewing inside Jeremiah Bailey of Fairbanks for the last few weeks. After stringing together several games with double figures, the Fairbanks native broke out for a season-high 24 points for the University of the Pacific in a 63-57...
He was on the court for only two minutes, but for Daishen Nix of Anchorage it’s a moment that will last forever. The 19-year-old tonight made his NBA debut with the Houston Rockets after getting on the court for the final moments of a 102-89 home win over Oklahoma...
Although he’s a bona fide long-range bomber, Anchorage’s Tobin Karlberg is more than solely a shooter. The UAA junior guard showcased his all-around arsenal against 19th-ranked Hawaii Hilo to help the streaking Seawolves soar in a 100-97 OT win at the Alaska Airlines...
Anchorage’s Angelline Nageak jumpstarted the Adams State University women’s basketball team, scoring or assisting on 14 of the first 22 points. The quick start carried the Grizzlies to a 91-55 win over SAGU in Grand Junction, Colorado. Nageak, of Dimond High fame,...
With Anchorage’s Alissa Pili having missed the last three games, you might think she would need a little time to get back into the swing of things. You would be wrong. Pili put USC on her back during a pivotal run to start the third quarter, having a hand in 13 points...
Kamaka Hepa of Utqiagvik filled it up from all over the court on his way to scoring a career-high 19 points for the University of Hawaii. The 6-foot-10 junior forward scored inside, outside and from the foul line in an 88-80 win over Illinois-Chicago at the Las Vegas...
Daishen Nix is putting it all together on the court, and that could very well add up to an NBA promotion very soon. The Anchorage 19-year-old has thrived in his second season in the NBA G League, leading the Rio Grande Valley Vipers to a league-best 6-0 start while...
Eagle River's Jordan Todd is seeing double. The Northwestern State junior center has posted a double-double in each of her four games this season with the NCAA D1 squad in Natchitoches, Louisiana. She’s also averaging 12.8 points and 12.8 rebounds in four games. Her...
The state of Alaska’s active career scoring leader among college basketball players just passed a major benchmark. Anchorage’s Da’Zhon Wyche scored 10 points in 16 minutes for the University of Texas Tyler in a 100-47 rout of Dallas Christian in NCAA Division II men’s...