Northwest Notes June 1, 2023

Buchanan bidding for spot on USA team for FIBA U19 Men's World Cup

Lake City High senior Blake Buchanan is one of 35 athletes expected to participate in the 2023 USA U19 Men’s National Team Training Camp at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo., USA Basketball announced Wednesday.

Camp begins June 11 with the 12-member team to be announced before departing for the 2023 FIBA U19 Men’s World Cup, scheduled for June 24-July 2 in Debrecen, Hungary.

Athletes attending training camp were selected by the USA Basketball Men’s Junior National Team Committee.

Buchanan, a Virginia signee, was invited after playing for Team USA at the Nike Hoop Summit in Portland in April.

Athletes eligible for this team must be U.S. citizens, born on or after January 1, 2004.

The class of 2023 will be represented by Buchanan, Omaha Biliew, Myles Colvin, Marquis ‘Mookie’ Cook, Jeremy Fears Jr., Trentyn Flowers, AJ Johnson, DeShawn Harris-Smith, Milan Momcilovic, Jackson Shelstad, Joseph Tugler and Cody Williams.

Ten athletes recently concluded their college freshman years: Amaree Abram, Mark Armstrong, Tobe Awaka, Freddie Dillione, Kylan Boswell, Josh Dix, Ven-Allen Lubin, Jackson Paveletzke and Kel’el Ware. Eric Dailey Jr. also was a member of the Class of 2022 and will attend Oklahoma State next year after he recently completed a postgraduate year at IMG Academy.

The class of 2024 will be represented by Ace Bailey, Kanon Catchings, Johnuel ‘Boogie’ Fland, Dylan Harper, Ian Jackson, Tre Johnson, Karter Knox, Tyler McKinley, Liam McNeeley, Asa Newell, Drake Powell, Derik Queen and Cameron Scott.

More than half of the athletes have prior USA Basketball experience. Ten invitees have won a gold medal as a member of a USA Basketball junior national team.

Supporting as court coaches during training camp will be Jonas Hayes (Georgia State University), Kevin Kruger (UNLV), T.J. Otzelberger (Iowa State University) and Micah Shrewsberry (Notre Dame).

The United States will square off with Lebanon, Madagascar and Slovenia in pool play.

The U.S. will face off against Lebanon and Madagascar for the first time at a FIBA Men’s U19 World Cup. The U.S. own a 2-0 record against Slovenia in this event.

The United States has won the competition eight times, including three of the last four competitions — in 2015, 2019 and 2021.

Idaho-Montana football game selected for ESPN2 in October

FARMINGTON, Utah — Idaho will play host to Montana on Saturday, Oct. 14, and Montana State will play at Sacramento State on Oct. 21, both on ESPN2, the Big Sky Conference announced Wednesday.

Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT kickoffs.

The Kibbie Dome will host the 89th meeting between the Vandals and Grizzlies. Last year, Idaho won 30-23 in Missoula to reclaim the Little Brown Stein for the first time since 1999.

The four Big Sky teams selected for nationally-televised games this year were also all FCS playoff participants in 2022, as the conference earned five teams in the playoffs to match its league high set in 2021. As far as 2023 preseason rankings go, Athlon Sports had Montana State (No. 3), Idaho (No. 7), Montana (No. 10) and Sacramento State (No. 15) all in its Top 15 earlier this month.

It will mark the first time the Big Sky will have two regular-season conference football games on ESPN2 in the same year. The past two seasons featured one regular-season football game on ESPN2 and one on ESPNU each year since the league signed its deal with the network in the summer of 2021.

Pac-12 announces 2023 early TV selections for football

Four Washington State football games, three home and one road, have been picked as part of the Pac-12 Conference's 2023 early television selections, the conference announced Wednesday.

The Pac-12 television selections cover the first three weeks of the season, along with selected games later in the year.

The Cougars will open their 2023 season Saturday, Sept. 2 at Colorado State (4 p.m. PT, CBSSN)

Washington State hosts Wisconsin Sept. 9 at Gesa Field (4:30 p.m. PT, KXLY).

The Cougars host Northern Colorado on Sept. 16 (2 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

The final early television selection is for the Friday, Nov. 17 game at home against Colorado (7:30 p.m., FS1)

The remaining home games not selected for TV during the early selections include Oregon State (Sept. 23), Arizona (Oct. 14), and Nov. 4, when WSU hosts Stanford.

The remaining road contests include UCLA (Oct. 7), Oregon (Oct. 21), Arizona State (Oct. 28), California (Nov. 11) and the Apple Cup at Washington (Nov. 25).

All remaining television game selections and start times, starting with week four (Sat., Sept. 23) and running through the final week of the regular season (Fri., Nov. 24-Sat., Nov. 25) will be made 12 or six days in advance.

Boise State's 2023 football schedule finalized

The national television packages for the Mountain West, Pac-12 and American Athletic Conference were announced Wednesday, cementing dates for the Boise State football team’s 2023 schedule.

Boise State’s 10 Mountain West-controlled games will air on either CBS Sports Network or the FOX family of networks (FOX, FS1 or FS2). The Broncos’ season opener at Washington is set to air on ABC. The broadcast details for Boise State’s game at Memphis have yet to be announced.

The nonconference tilt against the Huskies, Saturday, Sept. 2, will kick at 12:30 p.m. PT.

Boise State’s matchup at San Diego State, previously announced as having moved to Friday, Sept. 22, is slated for 7:30 p.m. PT, and will be broadcast on CBSSN.

Additionally, included in the Mountain West schedule announcement was one additional game that will shift to Friday — Boise State’s regular-season finale against Air Force. The Broncos and the Falcons will kick at 1 p.m. on FS1.

As it stands, 2023 marks the first time Boise State will play just two non-Saturday games since the 2012 season.

BOISE STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Times Pacific

(Home dates in CAPS)

Saturday, Sept. 2 — at Washington (12:30 p.m.; ABC)

Saturday, Sept. 9 — vs. UCF (4 p.m.; FS1)

Saturday, Sept. 16 — vs. NORTH DAKOTA (9 a.m.; FS1)

Friday, Sept. 22 — at San Diego State (7:30 p.m.; CBSSN)

Saturday, Sept. 30 — at Memphis (TBD; TBD)

Saturday, Oct. 7 — vs. SAN JOSE STATE (5 p.m.; CBSSN)

Saturday, Oct. 14 — at Colorado State (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2)

Saturday, Oct. 28 — vs. WYOMING (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2)

Saturday, Nov. 4 — at Fresno State (7 p.m.; CBSSN)

Saturday, Nov. 11 — vs. NEW MEXICO (TBD; FOX/FS1/FS2)

Saturday, Nov. 18 — at Utah State (4 p.m.; CBSSN)

Friday, Nov. 24 — vs. AIR FORCE (1 p.m.; FS1)

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl set for Dec. 23

BOISE — The 2023 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl will be played Saturday, Dec. 23, at 12:30 p.m. PT at Boise State University’s Albertsons Stadium and will be televised on ESPN.

The nation’s northern-most bowl game traditionally features a Mountain West vs. Mid-American Conference (MAC) matchup. The Mountain West has been represented in eight of the last nine games, while the MAC has earned a spot in the game 11 of the last 13 years.

Tickets for the game will go on sale later this summer through famousidahopotatobowl.com or the Boise State Athletics Ticket Office. Reservations for premium ticket packages are currently available, which include prime ticket locations, hospitality benefits in tent village and corporate exposure.

Information: 208-424-1011

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