Roundup: George King named East MVP of NABC College All-Star Game

Former Buff George King was named East MVP of the NABC All-Star game Friday night in San Antonio, going for 21 points, nine rebounds and three blocks on 8-for-11 shooting (BuffZone.com). Next up for King: Portsmouth Invitational.

Oregon State men’s basketball junior Drew Eubanks has declared for the NBA Draft and hired an agent, Danny Moran reports. Eubanks announced his decision on Twitter Friday.

Rusty Simmons assesses the likelihood of Cal athletics potentially trimming rosters or making varsity sports club sports in the coming years. Cutting sports is the “last resort,” per Chancellor Carol Christ.

Former UCLA football coach Jim Mora said Josh Rosen “needs to be challenged intellectually,” according to Sports Illustrated’s Peter King. Interesting conversation between Mora and King.

Aaron Falk of The Salt Lake Tribune takes a look back at Utah men’s basketball’s Final Four run 20 years ago, as the Runnin’ Utes made it all the way to the national championship game.

It was another great weekend for Arizona State softball pitcher Giselle Juarez, who tossed a no-hitter on Friday and a one-hitter Saturday in victories over BYU and North Dakota State. Jeff Metcalfe has more details in the link.

Check out this “Pac-12 Sports Report” feature on Washington softball pitcher Taran Alvelo, centering around her being caught shoplifting days before the state title game her senior year in high school and how she was able to bounce back.

Former Washington State and NFL quarterback Mark Rypien discussed his mental health issues with KHQ (Spokane’s NBC affiliate, as linked here by Yahoo Sports), saying he attempted suicide six years ago.

Former USC safety and new Denver Broncos safety Su’a Cravens says he’s happy to be in Denver in this article from The Denver Post. Cravens was recently traded from Washington to Denver.

Michael Lev takes a look at the task ahead for Arizona offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone, who is also the quarterbacks coach. He’s got quite the pupil to mold in Khalil Tate.

Stanford women’s lacrosse defeated USC 14-11 to grab first place in the Pac-12 (Pac-12 Networks recap).

It was a happy Easter for Oregon women’s lacrosse, which defeated East Carolina 14-3 Sunday in North Carolina. Natalie Modly and Jill Zubillaga each scored three goals in the win (The Register-Guard).