Anchorage’s JT Thor helped bring the Charlotte Hornets back from a 15-point fourth-quarter deficit Wednesday and made some personal history as well. The 6-foot-10 forward threw down a dunk and finished with six points in 18 minutes off the bench in a 115-114 victory...
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Prep Hoops: Top-ranked East’s trademark 3-and-D attack proves too much for third-ranked Service in CIC final; West nets third
Championship games aren’t typically over by the end of the first quarter, but East’s Akeem Sulaiman called game early in Saturday’s Cook Inlet Conference Tournament title tilt. His first two 3-pointers in the opening minutes got the T-birds off to a good start. His...
Prep Hoops: Aryanna Watson hits buzzer beater as Service girls stun fourth-ranked Dimond for CIC championship; Bartlett snags third
She’s been touted all season as the next big thing in Anchorage girls basketball, and Aryanna Watson showed why Saturday night. The Service freshman connected on a 17-foot jumper with 1 second left to supply a 39-38 upset over fourth-ranked Dimond in the championship...
College Hoops: Seawolves erase 15-point deficit but fall short in closing moments of GNAC Tournament championship game
In a season defined by comebacks, the Seawolves erased a 15-point deficit but ran out of gas down the stretch Saturday night in Ellensburg, Wash. Urged on by a sellout home crowd of 2,500 at Nicholson Pavilion, the Central Washington men’s basketball team pulled out a...
Prep Hoops: Third-ranked Service boys beat No. 4 West in OT, top-ranked East destroys Dimond in CIC Tournament semifinals
The quarterback turned into a running back as Jonathon Tautua carried the Cougars in overtime and led the third-ranked Service boys basketball team into the Cook Inlet Conference Tournament championship game. Under the Friday night lights, too. How fitting. Tautua...
Prep Hoops: Fourth-ranked Dimond girls pull away from West, will face Service for CIC Tournament title
The fourth-ranked Dimond girls basketball team turned to its bread and butter at crunch time Friday night. Reigning Cook Inlet Conference Player of the Year Maile Wilcox and Evan Hamey combined for 22 of the team's 33 points in the second half as the Lynx came from...
College Hoops: UAA men rally late, survive 64-63 nailbiter to advance to GNAC Tournament title game with NCAA berth at stake
There’s a Storms brewing in Ellensburg, Wash., where UAA’s Saywer Storms helped the Seawolves weather a rough patch early before making it rain late. The senior guard splashed three 3-pointers in the second half, including back-to-back treys inside the final three...
College Hoops: WWU hits 11 3s in first half, sinks Seawolves in GNAC semis; Elaina Mack of King Cove nets playoff high 12
The Western Washington women’s basketball team couldn’t miss Friday. The Vikings hit 11 3-points in the first half and made tough drives and hit fadeaway jumpers in the second half. There wasn’t much the Seawolves could do. Even when they defended well on a play,...
Prep Hoops: ‘Air Chuol’ takes flight for West boys as Eagles soar into final four of CIC Tournament (plus, Dimond boys, Service & West girls prevail)
The West boys basketball team’s offense was grounded for much of Thursday’s first quarter, but once ‘Air Chuol’ took flight the fourth-ranked Eagles soared to victory. Senior sky-walker Mat Chuol took to the skies for two thunderous dunks early in the first half to...
College Hoops: Jaron Williams leads UAA to upset of nationally ranked Saint Martin’s in GNAC postseason
For the most part, elite Anchorage basketball players didn’t want to play for the Seawolves over the last 20 years. The biggest names who did sign with UAA left early, which led to finger pointing and created a rift in the city’s hoops community. Local guys needed to...
College Hoops: Terrific third quarter propels UAA women past Seattle Pacific at GNAC Tournament
A 28-point third quarter propelled the UAA women’s basketball team on Thursday to a 79-57 victory over Seattle Pacific in the quarterfinals of the GNAC Tournament. Eight different UAA players contributed to the scoring bonanza as the Seawolves blew the doors off the...