Northwest Notes July 13, 2011

Former T-Wolf

Menard to play

D-II football

COEUR d'ALENE - Dante Menard, a starting offensive lineman on Lake City High's undefeated state 5A championship football team in 2006, has signed a letter of intent to play football at Lindenwood University, an NCAA Division II school in St. Charles, Mo.

Menard will have two years of eligibility remaining. He was the starting center the past two seasons at City College of San Francisco, one of the top junior college programs in the country.

Menard, a 2008 Lake City grad, also considered Division II Chowan University in Murfreesboro, N.C., and NAIA Arkansas Tech in Russellville, Ark.

Ex-Zag Gray signs

with Latvian club

VENTSPILS, Latvia - Steven Gray, who graduated from Gonzaga this past spring, has signed a professional basketball contract with BK Ventspils of Latvia.

Gray, a two-time West Coast Conference first-team pick, averaged 13.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg and 4.0 assists/game in 34 games as a senior last season.

BK Ventspils went 22-6 and won the Latvian Basketball League last season. The team will be one of 32 teams that will play in the Eurocup regular season. The field will be made up of 10 direct qualifiers, 14 others that come from the Euroleague qualifying rounds and eight more that win their way into the competition from the Eurocup qualifying rounds. The Eurocup qualifying round is due to end Oct. 6 and the Euroleague qualifying rounds on Oct. 8. BK Ventspils begins Eurocup play Sept. 27.