Friday, May 22, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Montana State Billings' Chrishon Dixon

Chrishon Dixon is a freshman on the Montana State Billings men's basketball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

Best Of GNAC Insider: Alaska's Shadeed Shabazz

In our latest Best of GNAC Insider, Alaska junior men's basketball guard Shadeed Shabazz discusses his role with the Nanooks, how junior college prepared him for the GNAC and his career plans after hoops.

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

Jasinsky Makes Most Of Western Washington Career

The Western Front profiles two-time First Team All-GNAC selection Trevor Jasinsky, including his run to the GNAC Championships MVP in March and the NCAA playoff run that could have been.

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Best Of GNAC Insider: Alaska Anchorage's Jack Macdonald

In our latest edition of the Best of GNAC Insider, Alaska Anchorage's Jack Macdonald talks about fundraising for disaster in his native Australia, becoming a relied upon three-pointer shooter and the number 24.

Friday, April 3, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Seattle Pacific's Chris Penner

Chris Penner is a freshman on the Seattle Pacific men's basketball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Wednesday, March 25, 2020

Shazam! Shabazz Named D2CCA Third Team All-American

The Alaska junior guard is one of three West Region players named to the D2CCA Men's Basketball All-America and the first Nanooks' player since 2011 to be named an All-American.

Monday, March 23, 2020

Shabazz, Moffitt Net NABC All-West Region Honors

Two of the top scorers in the conference and region, Alaska's Shadeed Shabazz and Seattle Pacific's Divant'e Moffitt have earned First Team All-West Region honors from the NABC.

Friday, March 13, 2020

SAAC Spotlight: Northwest Nazarene's Sam Roth

Sam Roth is a redshirt junior on the Northwest Nazarene men's basketball team and a member of the Great Northwest Athletic Conference's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).

Friday, March 13, 2020

Shabazz Leads Quartet Of D2CCA All-West Region Selections

The Alaska junior guard is the lone GNAC selection to the first team while Seattle Pacific's Divant'e Moffitt, Western Washington's Trevor Jasinsky and Western Oregon's Dalven Brushier make the second team.

Wednesday, March 11, 2020

Falcons, Vikings Prepare For NCAA West Regional

As the No. 5 and No. 8 eight seeds in this year's NCAA Men's Basketball West Regional, Seattle Pacific and Western Washington face an uphill battle in the quest for a regional title.

Sunday, March 8, 2020

Falcons, Vikings Invited To San Diego Dance Party

Seattle Pacific earns the No. 5 seed while Western Washington earns the No. 8 seed in the NCAA Division II Men's Basketball West Regional, which begins on Friday at UC San Diego.

Saturday, March 7, 2020

Anderson's Four-Point Play Seals Men's Title For Vikings

Leif Anderson converts a four-point play with 31 seconds left, sealing the seal for No. 2 Western Washington for an 81-78 win over No. 5 Alaska Anchorage to win the GNAC Men's Basketball Champiinships.

Friday, March 6, 2020

You've Been Serbed: Pantovic Leads Seawolves To Final

Oggie Pantovic scores 23 points and hits the game-winning three-point play as No. 5 Alaska Anchorage downs No. 1 Seattle Pacific, 86-85, to earn a spot in the GNAC Men's Basketball Championships final.

Friday, March 6, 2020

GNAC Basketball Championships Remain On Schedule

The announcement Friday that Seattle Pacific University will transition away from in-person classes beginning Monday will not affect the remaining schedule of the GNAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Championships.

Friday, March 6, 2020

Jasinsky Leads Vikings To Spot In Championships Final

Behind the senior forward's 24 points, Western Washington returns to the GNAC Men's Basketball Championships final for the first time since 2017 thanks to a 76-64 semifinals win over Alaska.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Seawolves Complete Alaska Men's Quarterfinals Sweep

A late run proved the difference to No. 5 seed Alaska Anchorage in an 85-76 win over No. 4 seed Northwest Nazarene in the GNAC Men's Basketball Championships quarterfinals.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Shabazz Leads Nanooks To Win In Quarterfinals Thriller

Shadeed Shabazz sets the tournament scoring record with 42 points to lead No. 6 Alaska back from 16 points down to beat No. 3 Western Oregon, 91-88, in the quarterfinals of the GNAC Men's Basketball Championships.

Thursday, March 5, 2020

Catch GNAC Basketball Championships Live On GNAC.tv

If you can't make it to the GNAC Basketball Championships in Seattle, you can watch every minute of the tournament on your computer, device or smart TV on our streaming portal, GNAC.tv.

Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Shadeed, Indeed, Leads Men's Basketball All-Conference

The Alaska junior guard, who leads the GNAC in scoring and Division II in steals, earned three of the four special awards to headline the 2019-20 GNAC Men's Basketball All-Conference Team

Tuesday, March 3, 2020

Falcons Hope Home Court Paves Way For Title Repeat

GNAC Men's Basketball Championships Preview: Earning the regular-season championships and the No. 1 seed, Seattle Pacific has the advantage of hosting this week's GNAC Championships.

Monday, March 2, 2020

GNAC Basketball Championships & COVID-19 Virus Update

After consulting with Seattle Pacific University and GNAC administrators, there have been no changes to the schedule for the 2020 GNAC Basketball Championships in Seattle.

Monday, March 2, 2020

Cavs’ Final Homestand Earns Team Of The Week Honors

The Cavaliers ended the season with back-to-back wins over Alaska on Thursday and Alaska Anchorage on Saturday to send the program and its players, coaches and fans out on a positive note.

Saturday, February 29, 2020

Falcons Top Seed In GNAC Men's Basketball Championships

Seattle Pacific finished the regular season with an 18-2 conference record to earn the top seed in the GNAC Men's Basketball Championship, which begins on Thursday in Seattle.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Three In The GNAC Championships, Three To Go

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Three GNAC Championships berths remain up for grabs in the final week of the season as Western Washington and Northwest Nazarene locked up spots last week.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Jasinsky, Macdonald Named To Academic All-District Team

The Western Washington senior forward and Alaska Anchorage senior guard earned selection to the CoSIDA Division II Academic All-District 8 Men's Basketball Team for the second straight year.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Falcons Are In But The Rest Of The Field Is Up For Grabs

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Seattle Pacific clinched both the regular-season championship and the No. 1 seed in the GNAC Championships, but the rest of the field is too close to call.

Monday, February 17, 2020

Seawolves Earn Team Of The Week After Pair Of OT Wins

The Alaska Anchorage men's basketball team scored a pair of overtime wins at home over Northwest Nazarene and Central Washington to come into a tie for fifth place with Alaska.

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

Shabazz Scores, Wildcats Stay In Playoff Conversation

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Shadeed Shabazz impressive with his scoring ability for Alaska while Central Washington plays its way back into the postseason conversation.

Monday, February 10, 2020

Wildcats Continue Playoff Push, Named Team Of The Week

The Central Washington men's basketball team picked up two more wins to close out its four-game homestand and come into a tie for sixth place with Alaska Anchorage in the conference standings.

Friday, February 7, 2020

Long, Jasinsky Lead Men's Basketball All-Academic Team

Two of the top players on the top-two teams in the conference, Seattle Pacific's Gavin Long and Western Washington's Trevor Jasinsky lead the 2019-20 GNAC Men's Basketball All-Academic Team.

Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Alaska Stuns, Nighthawks Soar In Second Half Opening

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Alaska opens the second half of the season by ending Seattle Pacific's 14-game win streak while Northwest Nazarene moved into a tie for second place in the standings.

Monday, February 3, 2020

Nighthawks Climb Standings, Dubbed Team Of The Week

The Northwest Nazarene men's basketball team tacked on two more wins to its winning streak with victories over Western Washington and Simon Fraser to move into a tie for second place.

Tuesday, January 28, 2020

Quite The Logjam As Second Half Of GNAC Play Commences

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: There is a lot of jockeying set to take place over the next five weeks as one game separates the third through seventh-place teams in the conference.

Tuesday, January 21, 2020

First Half Ends With Headline Battle Between Falcons, Vikings

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Seattle Pacific and Western Washington put their long win streaks on the line in a top-shelf battle on Thursday that highlights the end of the first half of GNAC play.

Thursday, January 16, 2020

Jasinsky Named To Bevo Francis Award Top-100 Watch List

The Western Washington senior forward is among 100 players named to the Bevo Francis Award Top-100 Watch List. The annual awards honors the nation's top small college men's basketball player.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Weather Forces Move Of WOU at SFU Game To Monday

Weather conditions around Burnaby Mountain have forced the rescheduling of Thursday's men's basketball game between Simon Fraser and Western Oregon to Monday.

Tuesday, January 14, 2020

A Great Place For the 30 And Over Crowd To Be

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: The 30-plus point scoring performances have been plentiful this season as Seattle Pacific and Western Washington start to separate themselves in the conference standings.

Monday, January 13, 2020

Vikings Victorious In Alaska, Selected As Team Of The Week

The Western Washington men's basketball team took Alaska by storm as the Vikings won their fifth and sixth straight games to keep pace with Seattle Pacific in the conference standings.

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Falcons Undefeated, Wolves & Vikings Sweep Weekend

Men's Basketball: Seattle Pacific emerged from the first week of 2020 as the only undefeated team in GNAC play while Western Oregon and Western Washington joined the Falcons in sweeping the week's games.

Monday, January 6, 2020

Falcons Top Standings, Enter 2020 As Team Of The Week

The Seattle Pacific men's basketball team extended its winning streak to eight games and sits atop the GNAC standings with a 4-0 conference mark.

Monday, December 30, 2019

Top-25 Defeats Cap Decade As Conference Play Resumes

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Western Oregon and Simon Fraser closed out the decade with wins over top-25 opponents and hope to carry that momentum into the return to conference play.

Monday, December 23, 2019

Wolves Trample Trailblazers For Team Of The Week Honors

The Western Oregon men's basketball team bounced back from two losses in conference play by defeating a high-ranking Dixie State team to close out the Wolves' non-conference schedule.

Tuesday, December 17, 2019

Boykin Finds Triple-Double As Non-Conference Play Wraps

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Central Washington's Gamaun Boykin put together just the fifth triple-double in conference history as GNAC teams get ready to end non-conference schedules.

Tuesday, December 10, 2019

Five Men's Hoops Teams Bolt Out To 2-0 Conference Starts

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: In the quest to get out in front in the only week of conference play before New Year's Day, five teams separated themselves early.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Nanooks Numb Oregonians En Route To Team Of The Week

After a long non-conference schedule on the road, the Alaska men's basketball team returned to Fairbanks and opened GNAC play with wins over Western Oregon and Concordia.

Monday, December 9, 2019

Fire & Ice: Nanooks Sweep Basketball Player Of Week Awards

Shadeed Shabazz and Jocelyn Gandara put together some impressive scoring performances for Alaska to open conference play, leading the GNAC Player of the Week selections.

Tuesday, December 3, 2019

Streaks Put To The Test In First Week Of Conference Play

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Will Seattle Pacific's road run continue? Will Western Oregon stay undefeated? The real tests begin as conference play commences this week.

Monday, December 2, 2019

Falcons Take Two In California, Earn Team Of The Week

Seattle Pacific won two games on its California road trip over Sonoma State and Point Loma to start a three-game winning streak as conference play opens this week.

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Wolves Picking Up They Left Off With Hot Start To Season

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: On this Thanksgiving week, Western Oregon is grateful for a 3-0 start to the year after being picked eighth in the GNAC Preseason Coaches Poll.

Thursday, November 21, 2019

Nighthawks Use Home Court Advantage For Strong Start

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: The loss of the conference's top two scorers has not slowed Northwest Nazarene as the. Nighthawks have jumped out to a 3-1 start.

Thursday, November 14, 2019

Seawolves Score Strong While Saluting The Military

Men's Basketball Weekly Notebook: Alaska Anchorage is off to a 3-1 start and had a chance to show its stuff on the national stsge during the ESPN Armed Forces Classic.

Wednesday, October 30, 2019

All-Around Standout: Jasinsky Leads Preseason Team

The only player to rank in the top-five in the GNAC last year in both scoring and rebounding, Western Washington forward Trevor Jasinsky leads the GNAC Men's Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team.

Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Viking Vengeance: WWU Picked For Men's Basketball Title

After just missing the GNAC Championships in 2019 in a three-way tie for sixth place, Western Washington ix picked to win it all in the 2019-20 GNAC Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll.

Wednesday, July 17, 2019

GNAC Players, Teams Honored For Academic Achievement

A total of 16 GNAC men's basketball players have been named to the NABC Honors Court while both Concordia and Seattle Pacific received the NABC's Team Academic Award.

Monday, July 15, 2019

Tanner Omlid Drafted By European Basketball League

The 2018 GNAC Player of the Year will play professionally with Club Baloncesto Morón in the Spanish Basketball Federation after being drafted earlier this summer.