Northwest Notes

Ex-EWU standout Wiley

signs as free agent

with Brooklyn

Former Eastern Washington University basketball player Jacob Wiley and his player representative — former Eagle Alvin Snow — agreed to terms Friday on a partially guaranteed contract with the Brooklyn Nets.

Wiley, who like Snow earned honorable mention All-America honors and was a Big Sky Conference Player of the Year, will begin his NBA career July 7-17 at the NBA Summer League in Las Vegas.

“He had a ton of interest,” said Snow, who played for Eastern from 2001-2004 and now works for Worldwide Sports Management. “About 12 different teams were trying to lock him in after the draft. That’s why it might have been better for him to not be drafted. It gave us more leverage and we could talk to all the teams who had legitimate interest. We got a feel for what they were willing to offer, and Brooklyn had the best opportunity for him and was the best situation.”

Wiley was named by Associated Press as an honorable mention All-America selection, becoming just the fourth Eagle to earn that honor in 34 seasons as a member of NCAA Division I. Snow was the first in 2004, with Rodney Stuckey earning back-to-back awards in 2006 and 2007. Tyler Harvey was the latest to be recognized in 2015.

Wiley, who played at Newport High, Montana, Lewis-Clark State and Eastern Washington, was selected as the MVP of the Big Sky Conference in his lone season as an Eagle.