WSU 19 better than EWU

Washington State handled Eastern Washington 88-69 in a game that involved a trip of northern California talents. WSU led 39-20 at the half.


For the victors, frosh Richard (Bishop O'Dowd) Longrus (now with a first name/nickname listed as Junior) totaled five rebounds, four points and two blocked shots in 13 minutes of action.

Ivan Dorsey sxored seven points in 21 minutes for EWU. Collin Chiverton played just six minutes, scoring three points.

A Richard Longrus mention

From Percy Allen:

"Washington State dropped its second straight game during its Australian exhibition tour and lost 77-66 to Brisbane Spartans. Looks as if coach Ken Bone is playing an eight-man lineup with Brock Motum and Reggie Moore playing 32-plus minutes. Bone has also rotated guards DaVonte Lacy and Mike Ladd out of the starting lineup as well as big men D.J. Shelton and Richard Longrus."

Note that last name. He grabbed five boards in 18 minutes.

Richard Longrus named Cal-Hi Sports State Athlete of the Week

Bishop O'Dowd's Richard Longrus has been honored as the Cal-Hi Sports State Athlete of the Week -- Harold Abend has the announcement.

Longrus to the Palouse

BOD frontcourter Richard Longrus has given a verbal to Coach Ken Bone and Washington State. Congrats to the young man.

Rivals' Eric Bossi has the news (a Rivals sub is required).

Richard Longrus checking out Pullman

BOD's Richard Longrus will be in the Palouse for Washington's State's version of Midnight Madness.

Three NorCal talents trippin'

Alex Kline/TheRecruitScoop has items on a trio of talents:

"... Richard Longrus is at Utah & Grant Verhoeven is at Stanford ..."

and

"Louisville will have ... Stephen Domingo ... on campus"

Think about it. If you are Verhoeven, how do you decide between Cal, Stanford and St. Mary's, taking into account both basketball and educational opportunities? That's an incredibly tough one.

A Richard Longrus update

Cameron Schott (do bookmark him) offers the latest on Richard Longrus:

"Bishop O' Dowd F Richard Longrus is scheduled to visit Utah, Washington State, and Colorado during the month of October"

Richard Longrus noted

CaliHighSports ranks BOD's Richard Longrus #9 in its detailing of the top 30 2012 talents in the state.

Three items for your reading pleasure this a.m.

AW Prince at his Silver and Blue Sports site has posted a feature on Jesuit's Akachi Okugo as well as an update on former Elsie Allen High/Chabot College frontcourter Jacob Noisat's recruiting.

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UCSB Gaucho Hoops offers an interview with Nate Garth, who was up in the Sacramento area at one time during high school. Other northern California players are also mentioned in the piece.

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BOD's Richard Longrus is highlighted in this The Slipper Still Fits interview with recruiting analyst Josh Gershon.

A Richard Longrus update

The Gonzaga fan site The Slipper Still Fits has this note up about Richard Longrus:

I asked Longrus which schools have extended scholarship offers. "UCLA, St. Mary’s, Colorado, Gonzaga, UNLV and Santa Clara," said Longrus.

Longrus said he is in no hurry to reach a decision. "I’ll probably narrow it down sometime after July," said Longrus.

Longrus has visited Cal, Stanford, UCLA, St. Mary’s and Santa Clara already.

"I’ll probably visit Gonzaga, Washington, maybe Colorado and Texas," said Longrus.

Longrus said he has a 4.2 GPA.

-- Greg Hicks

Congrats to Santa Clara for making a run even if it is a longshot. Getting a visit says a lot.

A second congratulations to Mongrus for his academic focus.

A Richard Longrus update

Here's one of the latest tweets from Josh Gershon:

"Bay Area forward Richard Longrus was recently offered by Gonzaga"

Richard Longrus chosen

Cali High Sports has selected Bishop O'Dowd frontcourter Richard Longrus as its 12th best California prospect in the 2012 class.