PODCAST: WCC tournament previews (Episode 233)

The WSU men face a challenging path, while the women have their sights set on a return to the NCAA tournament.

AuthorAuthor

Jeff Nusser & Jamey Vinnick
March 05, 2025

Do you appreciate what we do? Consider becoming a Premium Member! Your subscription helps make this a sustainable venture and also unlocks perks, such as a members-only discussion board in Slack and exclusive content.

Annual memberships start at just over $4 a month.

The WCC tournaments are this weekend, and they mean different things for WSU's men's and women's basketball teams.

For the men, it's one last chance to put the bad taste of that no good, awful five-week stretch that tanked all the vibes around a good start. They played pretty decently in their final two games of the regular season, securing the WCC's No. 6 seed. And with the way the tournament is set up, they could win a game -- or two.

For the women, it's entirely different: They have a legitimate shot to win the whole thing. That would mean winning another showdown with Portland, but there are reasons to think that could break the Cougs' way in a third matchup.

Other topics of discussion

  • Beer: Jeff — Coffee Oatmeal Stout (Stemma); Jamey — Red Chair NWPA (Deschutes).

  • Football: Spring practices have arrived! Jamey gives a first-hand account of what he saw and how things look a little different under Jimmy Rogers than they did under the previous coach.

With video

Audio only

Notes

Podcast music by Randy England. You can find more of his work on Instagram.

You can also subscribe to the show on your favorite podcast services:

Questions or feedback? Leave a comment below or hit us up at [email protected].

If you like what you read, please share it with someone who you also think would like it by clicking one of those social share buttons above the photo!

Reply

or to participate.