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Big Sky Conference Preview
Posted: Tuesday October 22, 2002 9:42 PM
Updated: Thursday October 31, 2002 2:50 PM
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The following preview is provided by Blue Ribbon. For the most thorough preview available of the upcoming season, order the 2002-03 Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, on sale now at 1-800-775-2518.
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Blue Ribbon Forecast |
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East Division
Team |
'01-02 Conf.
Rec. (Overall) |
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Eastern Washinton |
10-4 (17-13) |
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Montana State |
12-2 (19-9) |
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Weber State |
8-6 (18-11) |
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Montana |
7-7 (16-14) |
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Northern Arizona |
7-7(14-14) |
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Sacramento State |
3-11 (9-19) |
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Idaho State |
3-11 (10-17) |
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Portland State |
6-8 (12-16) |
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G: Jermaine Boyette
SR, Weber State
G: Jason Erickson
JR, Montana State
C: Stephan Bachmann
SR, Weber State
F: Chris Hester
SR, Eastern Washington
F: Ryan McDade
SR, Northern Arizona
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Jermaine Boyette
SR, Weber State
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Marquis Poole
JR, Idaho State
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1. Weber State
2. Eastern Washington
3. Montana State
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1. Eastern Washingon
2. Weber State
3. Montana
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| 2002-03 Conference Tournament |
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March 8-12 at home of regular-season winner
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Montana State (Reg. season)
Montana (Conf. tournament)
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Postseason Record
1-2 (.333)
NCAA
Montana
NIT
Montan State (Second round)
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- Sacramento State's nine wins last season marked the school's most since joining the Division I ranks in the 1991-92 season. For accomplishing this feat, Sac State coach Jerome Jenkins was given a two-year contract extension.
- On the flip side, Montana fired its coach, Don Holst, after winning the conference tournament and garnering the league's only NCAA Tournament berth.
- Montana hired former Florida State and DePaul coach Pat Kennedy.
- Montana State lost starting power forward Damir Latovic, who left to play professionally in Europe. He's the first MSU player to ever leave school early for professional basketball.
- Portland State fired head coach Joel Sobotka after the season and hired Wyoming assistant Heath Schroyer.
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