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PULLMAN – Shortly after Washington State suffered the worst loss of its season, at home Thursday night against Pacific, coach David Riley looked exasperated.

Even without Washington State on the schedule, Gonzaga has managed to keep up appearances with its other rivals over the past eight seasons.

PULLMAN – Nate Calmese fell to the floor as the ball sailed toward the basket, the Beasley Coliseum crowd going quiet as the potential game-winner over Pacific hurtled toward the rim. It angled toward the iron, a tight backspin charting its path, where it caught too much of the back. It flew off the rim and back to the court, where WSU and Pacific would do overtime.

From staff reports

PULLMAN – During Washington State’s men’s basketball practice Tuesday, with two games coming up this weekend, the Cougars adopted a new rule: No saying the word “Gonzaga.”

PULLMAN – George Galanopoulos was in Portland when his life veered to the Palouse. It was early last summer, and he had just wrapped up a four-year stint as the head coach of the Texas Legends, the Dallas Mavericks’ G League affiliate, so he was interviewing for a new position – associate head coach of the Rip City Remix, the Portland Trail Blazers’ new G League club.

PULLMAN – During a break in the action, midway through the massive run Washington State used to complete a 91-82 win over San Francisco on Saturday evening, assistant coach George Galanopoulos turned to head coach David Riley.

From staff reports

PULLMAN – Every once in a while, when he’s trying to get his Washington State team hyped up right before a game, David Riley might pull out a note on the opponent.

From staff reports

Remember the year 1992 around here? The year of Pearl Jam and Nirvana, and grunge becoming a thing. When “Singles” was a movie about Seattle and you couldn’t go anywhere without hearing “Baby Got Back” from another Seattle artist, one Sir Mix-A-Lot. And it was the year of upheaval among the coaches of the pro sports teams in Seattle.