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Former Idaho coach,
current NIC assistant to speak
at NIC Booster Club Luncheon
COEUR d’ALENE — Mike Divilbiss, former head women’s basketball coach at the University of Idaho and Lewis-Clark State College, will be the guest speaker at the NIC Booster Club Luncheon at noon Tuesday at The Coeur d’Alene Resort.
Dilvibiss has coached collegiate basketball at all levels over the past 32 years. As a head coach for 21 seasons at both LCSC and UI, he accumulated 392 wins and made six consecutive trips to the NAIA tournament. During his 4 season at Wisconsin-Green Bay, his team qualified for the NCAA tournament all four years, with wins over Virginia, Iowa State, Arkansas-Little Rock, and Big Ten champion Michigan State. In 2011, the Phoenix qualified for the NCAA Sweet 16. In 2012, Divilbiss joined the staff at the University of Illinois where the Illini qualified for the NIT Elite 8 in their first season. Divilbiss is currently volunteering his time as an assistant coach on the NIC women’s basketball team.
The public is welcome to attend the luncheon. Information: nic.edu/athletics, (208) 769-3348
Boise State to host
Mountain West title game
BOISE — Boise State will host Fresno State on Saturday at 4:45 p.m. PST in the Mountain West football championship game at Albertsons Stadium, the league office announced.
Both teams finished 9-3, 7-1 Mountain West following Fresno State’s 28-17 victory over BSU on Saturday in Fresno, Calif. The Broncos earned the right to host the championship game by virtue of its average ranking in four computer polls. Boise State averaged 30.25, while Fresno State averaged 34.25.
WSU selected for
NCAA volleyball tourney
For the second consecutive year, the Washington State volleyball team received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women’s Volleyball Championship.
The Cougars (17-15 overall, 6-14 for ninth place in the Pac-12 Conference), will play Florida State (18-10 overall, 12-8, tied for fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference), in a first-round match Friday at 2:30 p.m. in Lincoln, Neb.
No. 5 seed and host Nebraska (26-4) will play Stony Brook (18-12) at 5. Winners advance to the second round Saturday.