Northwest Notes Feb. 17, 2021
Boise State to allow fans at ExtraMile Arena beginning tonight
BOISE — One day after Utah State's athletic director declined to move the game to Nampa to allow for fans to attent, Boise State announced it will host a limited amount of fans to games at ExtraMile Arena, beginning with tonight's men’s basketball game against Utah State, BSU AD Jeramiah Dickey announced Tuesday.
In a plan that has been reviewed by Central District Health, and citing declining COVID-19 case numbers in the Treasure Valley, Boise State will welcome approximately 900 fans to games tonight and Friday against Utah State.
Boise State officials will test staff and student-athletes ahead of the games, as has been the case all season, and fans will have to clear a temperature and health screening prior to entry. Masks will be required for all attendees at all times, and portable hand sanitization stands will be located at each entry point and throughout ExtraMile Arena. Concessions will not be permitted at this time.
Additionally, seating will be preestablished, and patrons are solely permitted to sit in the seats in which they have been assigned to assure attendees are adhering to proper physical distancing measures. There will be no seating at the floor level of ExtraMile Arena, as Boise State adheres to bubble requirements that distance fans from competitors set forth by both the Mountain West and NCAA.
Tickets for each game range from $30-40, and will be sold to members of the Bronco Athletic Association and basketball season ticket holders based on priority point ranking before going on sale to the general public, should any tickets remain.
Additionally, Boise State will set aside 200 tickets for students.
Zags' Timme named USBWA National Player of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Basketball Writers Association has selected Gonzaga forward Drew Timme as its Oscar Robertson National Player of the Week.
As the West Coast Conference Player of the Week, Timme was nominated for the weekly award.
Timme, a 6-10 sophomore forward from Richardson, Texas, totaled 48 points in two wins for the top-ranked Zags last week while shooting 79.2 percent (19 of 24) from the field. He also had 23 rebounds and three blocks in the wins over BYU and San Francisco.
Timme is the third Gonzaga player to ever earn the National Player of the Week but the second this season. Zags forward Corey Kispert snagged the honor for games the week of Dec. 27.
Gonzaga hosts Saint Mary's at 6 p.m. Thursday and San Diego at 5 p.m. Saturday. Both games are on ESPN2.