Is that Old Spice I smell?

So here we go, the season really begins this coming Thursday. We go head to head with Oklahoma State in the First round of the Old Spice tournament. The Travis Ford Led Cowboys will be a nice first round matchup and the winner will be a worthy opponent of Michigan St. in the second round.

This tourney yields teams such as Michigan State, Tennessee, Georgetown, and Maryland. The Bracket is below:





So get your pens and pencils ready, its November Madness!

2008-09 All American Projections

First Team All-American
C Luke Harangody, Notre Dame
PF Tyler Hansbrough, UNC
SF James Harden, Arizona St.
SG Stephen Curry, Davidson
PG Ty Lawson, UNC

Second Team All-American
C Hasheem Thabeet, UConn
PF Blake Griffin, Oklahoma
SF Chase Budinger, Arizona
SG Terrence Williams, Louisville
PG Darren Collison, UCLA

Honorable Mention All-American
C B.J. Mullens, Ohio St.
PF Jon Brockman, Washington
SF Robert Vaden, UAB
SG Tyrese Rice, Boston College
PG Jeremy Pargo, Gonzaga

2008-2009 SCHEDULE

11/15 Montana St. Billings *D-II EXHIBITION
11/18 Idaho
11/27 Old Spice Classic Oklahoma St. ESPN2 6PM
11/28 Old Spice Classic TBA
11/29 Old Spice Classic TBA
11/30 Old Spice Classic TBA
12/6 @Indiana(in Indianapolis) ESPNU 11:30AM
12/10 @Washington St.
12/14 @Arizona(in Phoenix)
12/18 Texas Southern
12/20 Uconn(in Seattle) CBS 1PM
12/23 Portland St.
12/31 @Utah CBS 5PM
1/7 @Tennessee ESPN2 6PM
1/10 Portland
1/15 Santa Clara
1/17 San Francisco
1/22 @Pepperdine
1/24 @Loyola Marymount
1/29 St. Mary's ESPN2
1/31 San Diego ESPN2
2/5 @Portland ESPN2
2/7 Memphis(in Spokane) ESPN 6PM
2/12 @St. Mary's ESPN2
2/14 @San Francisco ESPNU
2/19 Loyola Marymount
2/21 Pepperdine ESPNU
2/26 @Santa Clara ESPN2
2/28 @San Diego ESPN2
3/3 USC Upstate
3/6 WCC Tournament ESPN
3/7 WCC Tournament ESPN
3/8 WCC Tournament ESPN
3/9 WCC Tournament ESPN

*NOTE: This is not the final schedule, there may be up to 2 additional games announced, so keep your ear to Zagaholic!

IM BACK!

Hey Everybody!

Its been forever and a day. After a long reprieve to re-fuel the tank this summer. I'm back and ready for another great season of blogging for the Zags! LETS GO ZAGS! LETS GO!

Its been a relatively quiet summer, but there are a few things that are noteworthy. For one Sam Dower(Osseo H.S. Osseo, MN) Is officially a 2009 Zags Recruit, here is his profile on Rivals.com.

Also I'm updating the schedule courtesy of the Amazing Bobzag over at guboards.com and i will have it posted shortly.

Expect more updates in time.

2009 Draft Prospectus V.2

Here is the top 10 prospects for the 2009 NBA draft:

1. Ricky Rubio 6-3 180 PG Spain
2. Blake Griffin 6-9 250 PF Oklahoma
3. Brandon Jennings 6-1 170 PG Italy
4. BJ Mullens 7-0 260 C Ohio St.
5. Demar DeRozan 6-6 210 SG USC
6. Austin Daye 6-10 205 SF Gonzaga
7. James Harden 6-5 220 SG Arizona St.
8. Earl Clark 6-8 220 SF Louisville
9. Al-Farouq Aminu 6-9 210 SF Wake Forest
10. Hasheem Thabeet 7-3 265 C UConn

So its official, Oklahoma City has taken my Beloved sonics away...Clay Bennett is officially the most hated man in my mind.

Here is a list of the top 30 prospects for the 2009 NBA draft:

1. Blake Griffin 6-9 250 PF Oklahoma
2. Brandon Jennings 6-1 170 PG Arizona
3. Demar DeRozan 6-6 210 SG USC
4. BJ Mullens 7-0 260 C Ohio St.
5. Austin Daye 6-10 205 SF Gonzaga
6. Hasheem Thabeet 7-3 265 C UConn
7. Al-Farouq Aminu 6-9 210 SF Wake Forest
8. James Harden 6-5 220 SG Arizona St.
9. Chase Budinger 6-7 215 SF Arizona
10. Earl Clark 6-8 220 SF Louisville
11. James Anderson 6-6 195 SG Oklahoma St.
12. Tyler Smith 6-7 220 SF Tennessee
13. Damion James 6-8 225 SF Texas
14. Rodrigue Beaubois 6-2 180 PG France
15. Stephen Curry 6-1 185 SG Davidson
16. Ty Lawson 6-0 195 PG UNC
17. Patrick Patterson 6-8 235 PF Kentucky
18. Wayne Ellington 6-5 195 SG UNC
19. Tyreke Evans 6-5 205 SG Memphis
20. Darren Collison 6-1 175 PG UCLA
21. DaJuan Summers 6-8 225 SF Georgetown
22. Victor Claver 6-10 240 SF Spain
23. Jordan Hill 6-10 230 PF Arizona
24. Eric Maynor 6-3 180 PG VCU
25. Josh Heytvelt 6-11 240 PF Gonzaga
26. Terrence Williams 6-6 220 SF Louisville
27. Tyler Hansbrough 6-8 245 PF UNC
28. Derrick Brown 6-8 220 SF Xavier
29. Andrew Ogilvy 6-10 250 C Vanderbilt
30. Jeremy Pargo 6-2 210 PG Gonzaga

This list is obviously subject to change...

Final Mock Draft

Heres the New Mock Draft:

1. Chicago- Derrick Rose 6-3 195 PG Memphis
2. Miami- Michael Beasley 6-9 240 PF Kansas St.
3. Minnesota- O.J. Mayo 6-4 210 SG USC
4. LA Clippers- Eric Gordon 6-4 220 SG Indiana
5. Memphis- Kevin Love 6-10 260 PF UCLA
6. New York- Joe Alexander 6-8 230 SF West Virginia
7. Seattle- Brook Lopez 7-0 260 C Stanford
8. Milwaukee- Jerryd Bayless 6-3 185 PG Arizona
9. Charlotte- Russell Westbrook 6-3 190 PG UCLA
10. New Jersey- Anthony Randolph 6-11 220 SF LSU
11. Indiana- Brandon Rush 6-6 215 SG Kansas
12. Sacramento- D.J. Augustin 5-11 180 PG Texas
13. Portland- Darrell Arthur 6-9 230 PF Kansas
14. Golden St.- Danilo Gallinari 6-9 215 SF Italy
15. Phoenix- Robin Lopez 7-0 255 C Stanford
16. Philadelphia- DeAndre Jordan 7-0 250 C Texas A&M
17. Indiana- Mario Chalmers 6-2 181 PG Kansas
18. Washington- Donte Green 6-10 230 SF/PF Syracuse
19. Cleveland- JJ Hickson 6-9 235 PF NC State
20. Charlotte- Roy Hibbert 7-2 280 C Georgetown
21. New Jersey- Ryan Anderson 6-10 225 SF California
22. Orlando- Marreese Speights 6-10 250 PF Florida
23. Utah- JaVale McGee 7-0 240 C Nevada
24. Seattle- Alexis Ajinca 7-1 240 C France
25. Houston- Courtney Lee 6-5 200 SG W. Kentucky
26. San Antonio- Nicolas Batum 6-8 210 SG France
27. Portland- Ante Tomic 7-2 240 C Croatia
28. Memphis- Chris Douglas-Roberts 6-7 200 SF Memphis
29. Detroit- Joey Dorsey 6-9 260 PF/C Memphis
30. Boston- Bill Walker 6-6 230 SF Kansas State

Well All i will post my first 2009 Mock Draft sometime this weekend, but this is the last 2008 Mock Draft!

Zags Schedule Ranks High

Here is an excerpt from Fox sports Jeff Goodman regarding the Zags Amazing non conference schedule next year (link):

Anyway, here are 20 of the elite non-conference games you can circle for next season. Gonzaga has loaded up and is involved in four of them.

1) North Carolina vs. Michigan State at Ford Field on Dec. 3.
2) UConn vs. Gonzaga in Seattle – Dec. 20
3) Notre Dame at UCLA – Feb. 7
4) Duke at Purdue – Dec. 2
5) Gonzaga at Tennessee – Jan. 7
6) Michigan State vs. Texas in Houston – Dec. 20
7) USC at Oklahoma – Dec. 4
8) Marquette at Tennessee – Dec. 16
9) Memphis at Tennessee – Jan. 24
10) UCLA at Texas – Dec. 4
11) Gonzaga vs. Arizona in Phoenix – Dec. 14
12) Memphis vs. Gonzaga in Spokane – Feb. 7
13) Kentucky at Louisville – Jan. 4
14) Kansas at Michigan State – Jan. 10
15) Georgetown at Duke – Jan. 17
16) Memphis at Georgetown – Dec. 13
17) West Virginia at Ohio State – Dec. 27
18) Kansas at Arizona – Dec. 23
19) Davidson at Duke – Jan. 7
20) Texas at Wisconsin – Dec. 23

4 of the top 20 games in the country, NUTS!!

Mock Draft V.5

JEREMY IS COMING BACK!!!!! Top 10 here we come!

Heres the New Mock Draft:

1. Chicago- Derrick Rose 6-3 195 PG Memphis
2. Miami- O.J. Mayo 6-4 210 SG USC
3. Minnesota- Michael Beasley 6-9 240 PF Kansas St.
4. Seattle- Jerryd Bayless 6-3 185 PG Arizona
5. Memphis- Kevin Love 6-10 260 PF UCLA
6. New York- Anthony Randolph 6-11 220 SF LSU
7. LA Clippers- Russell Westbrook 6-3 190 PG UCLA
8. Milwaukee- Joe Alexander 6-8 230 SF West Virginia
9. Charlotte- Brook Lopez 7-0 260 C Stanford
10. New Jersey- Eric Gordon 6-4 220 SG Indiana
11. Indiana- D.J. Augustin 5-11 180 PG Texas
12. Sacramento- Darrell Arthur 6-9 230 PF Kansas
13. Portland- DeAndre Jordan 7-0 250 C Texas A&M
14. Golden St.- Danilo Gallinari 6-9 215 SF Italy
15. Phoenix- Donte Green 6-10 230 SF/PF Syracuse
16. Philadelphia- Marreese Speights 6-10 250 PF Florida
17. Toronto- Kosta Koufos 7-0 252 C Ohio State
18. Washington- JaVale McGee 7-0 240 C Nevada
19. Cleveland- Nicolas Batum 6-8 210 SG France
20. Denver- Mario Chalmers 6-2 181 PG Kansas
21. New Jersey- Robin Lopez 7-0 255 C Stanford
22. Orlando- Brandon Rush 6-6 215 SG Kansas
23. Utah- Roy Hibbert 7-2 280 C Georgetown
24. Seattle- Chris Douglas-Roberts 6-7 200 SF Memphis
25. Houston- Alexis Ajinca 7-1 240 C France
26. San Antonio- Serge Ibaka 6-10 220 PF Congo
27. New Orleans- Bill Walker 6-6 230 SF Kansas State
28. Memphis- JJ Hickson 6-9 235 PF NC State
29. Detroit- Joey Dorsey 6-9 260 PF/C Memphis
30. Boston- Jason Thompson 6-10 245 PF Rider

Mock Draft V.4

Heres the New Mock Draft:

1. Chicago- Derrick Rose 6-3 195 PG Memphis
2. Miami- O.J. Mayo 6-4 210 SG USC
3. Minnesota- Michael Beasley 6-9 240 PF Kansas St.
4. Seattle- Jerryd Bayless 6-3 185 PG Arizona
5. Memphis- Brook Lopez 7-0 260 C Stanford
6. New York- Anthony Randolph 6-11 220 SF LSU
7. LA Clippers- D.J. Augustin 5-11 180 PG Texas
8. Milwaukee- Joe Alexander 6-8 230 SF West Virginia
9. Charlotte- Eric Gordon 6-4 220 SG Indiana
10. New Jersey- DeAndre Jordan 7-0 250 C Texas A&M
11. Indiana- Russell Westbrook 6-3 190 PG UCLA
12. Sacramento- Darrell Arthur 6-9 230 PF Kansas
13. Portland- Chase Budinger 6-7 215 SF/SG Arizona
14. Golden St.- Danilo Gallinari 6-9 215 SF Italy
15. Phoenix- Nicolas Batum 6-8 210 SG France
16. Philadelphia- Kevin Love 6-10 260 PF UCLA
17. Toronto- Kosta Koufos 7-0 252 C Ohio State
18. Washington- JaVale McGee 7-0 240 C Nevada
19. Cleveland- Ty Lawson 6-0 195 PG UNC
20. Denver- Roy Hibbert 7-2 280 C Georgetown
21. New Jersey- Chris Douglas-Roberts 6-7 200 SF Memphis
22. Orlando- Donte Green 6-10 230 SF/PF Syracuse
23. Utah- Robin Lopez 7-0 255 C Stanford
24. Seattle- Marreese Speights 6-10 250 PF Florida
25. Houston- Serge Ibaka 6-10 220 PF Congo
26. San Antonio- Kyle Weaver 6-5 205 SG Washington State
27. New Orleans- Alexis Ajinca 7-1 240 C France
28. Memphis- Brandon Rush 6-6 215 SG North Carolina
29. Detroit- Joey Dorsey 6-9 260 PF/C Memphis
30. Boston- Nikola Pekovic 6-11 250 PF/C Serbia