Around the WAC

Idaho announced the addition of Petar Maric, a 6-foot-9 1/2 , 210-pound forward from Serbia. Maric is averaging 14 points and eight rebounds on a club team. … Jim Carey, the first coach to lead Nevada to a Division I winning season and a Division I postseason tournament, died recently of congestive heart failure at the age of 76. Carey was 65-46 from 1976-80 and guided Nevada to an NIT appearance. … Utah State established a WAC record by draining 20 3-pointers in a loss to New Mexico State last Thursday. Jaycee Carroll set WAC and school records with 10 3-pointers. He finished with 32 points. … The conference race is cluttered with six teams separated by just two games. … Utah State has won 14 straight home games, the eighth longest streak in the nation.