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Men’s hoops picked 6th in preseason polls

At the WAC Media Days being held this week in Reno, Nevada, the Western Athletic Conference announced its men’s basketball preseason coaches and media polls and all-WAC teams for 2005-06. In both polls, Nevada was picked to win the WAC while the Wolf Pack’s Nick Fazekas was selected the WAC’s preseason player of the year. The Broncos were picked sixth in both polls as well.

Boise State junior guard Coby Karl was picked as a second-team preseason member, along with Hawaii’s Mat Gibson, Utah State’s Nate Harris, Nevada’s Ramon Sessions (last year’s WAC Freshman of the Year) and San Jose State’s Alex Elam.

Karl averaged 12.7 points per game last season for the Broncos. The junior also led the team in assists and was second on the team in three-pointers made last year.

The Broncos open this season with an exhibition game versus Albertson’s College Nov. 3 in the Taco Bell Arena, and open the regular season against Montana on Nov. 18 at home.

Women’s hoops picked 6th, 7th in polls

The Bronco women’s basketball team was picked to finish seventh by the coaches and eighth by the media for the 2005-06 WAC season. The WAC announced its women’s basketball coaches and media preseason polls and all-WAC teams. For the fifth-straight season, Louisiana Tech was picked to win the WAC by the coaches, while Lady Techster senior Tasha Williams (formerly Crain) was selected the WAC’s preseason Player of the Year. Louisiana Tech and Williams were selected the media’s choice as the WAC Champion and preseason Player of the Year, respectively.

In the coaches’ poll, Louisiana Tech, the four-time defending regular-season champions, received six first place votes and 62 points.

The Broncos start the 2005-06 season with an exhibition game at home against Northwest Nazarene on Nov. 10 and Open the regular season in Pocatello against Idaho State on Nov. 18.

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