Northwest Notes July 11, 2010
Former Bulldogs playing in NBA summer leagues
Three former Gonzaga basketball players - Matt Bouldin, Jeremy Pargo and Micah Downs - are participating in the NBA Summer League.
The first session in Orlando ended Friday with Pargo playing for the Charlotte Bobcats. He is also on the roster for the Minnesota Timberwolves, who will participate in the Las Vegas portion of the NBA Summer League which began Friday and concludes today.
Pargo played in three of the five games the Bobcats played in Orlando, hitting a buzzer-beating, game-winning shot on a spin drive from the left side of the lane for an 86-85 win over Oklahoma City on Tuesday in his only start. Pargo averaged 19.7 minutes per game in his three appearances. He averaged 8.0 points, 5.3 assists and 0.7 steals per game. He scored 10 points in a loss to Boston for his lone double-digit scoring output.
Bouldin, who signed a free-agent contract with the Chicago Bulls following the June NBA Draft, won't see his first NBA action until at least Tuesday when the Bulls open play with Denver. The Bucks and Downs play Tuesday against Dallas and the Timberwolves and Pargo see action Monday against San Antonio.
Pargo played last season in Israel while Downs was in Turkey. Pargo and Downs were both seniors on Gonzaga's 2009 NCAA Sweet Sixteen team, while Bouldin helped lead the Bulldogs to a 12th straight NCAA tournament appearance this past season.
EWU-Montana football pre-sale tickets available
CHENEY - The best seats for the Eastern Washington-Montana football game on Sept. 18 in Cheney are now being sold to members of the Eagle Athletic Association and purchasers of season tickets between now and Sept. 1.
After Sept. 1, remaining single game tickets will go sale for the game, which is scheduled to start at 4 p.m. at Woodward Field (to be re-named Roos Field). The last two meetings in Cheney in 2008 and 2006 have been sellouts, with extra temporary seating bringing the capacity for the Montana game to just under 11,000 seats. EWU is expected to debut its Red Turf field that day.
In order to take advantage of this pre-sale, fans can go to the following web site to purchase season tickets or purchase tickets along with an EAA donation:
• Purchase a season pass and attend the EWU-Montana game
• Purchase only EWU-Montana game tickets by joining the EAA
Information: http://goeags.com/tickets/ewas-ticketcentral.html