UW senior-to-be Quincy Pondexter had six points and four rebounds off the bench Friday as the USA smashed Finland, 87-40 in the first round of the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

Details at GoHuskies.com.

Here's the latest from UW on Quincy Pondexter's performance in U.S. exhibitions leading to the World University Games:

The USA beat Russia 67-63 in the final tune up game before facing Finland on July 3 in the World University Games opener. Team USA was 2-1 during the exhibition stretch of the tournament.

Husky Quincy Pondexter came off the bench and scored three points on 3-for-4 from the free throw line. He played 17 minutes on Monday and averaged just over 5.3 points per game in the three exhibition games.

More information is available at GoHuskies.com.

From a UW press release:

In the second exhibition game for Team USA at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia, the American's lost 98-82 to host Serbia.

Quincy Pondexter came off the bench and played 16 minutes for Team USA. He scored six points, grabbed two rebounds and dished out an assist.

The full release is available at GoHuskies.com.

Before each Sounders FC game, the club presents a Golden Scarf, which is sort of their version of the Seahawks' raising the 12th man flag.

Receiving the honor today was UW men's basketball coach Lorenzo Romar.

UW senior-to-be Quincy Pondexter contributed seven points, two rebounds and a steal for the USA Men's World University Games team on Saturday in a come-from-behind 85-81 win over Canada in Belgrade, Serbia. The U.S. trailed by 16 points in the first half and used a 28-14 fourth-quarter run to push ahead by the end.

More info at GoHuskies.com.

Former UW power forward Jon Brockman got over to Sacramento on Friday to meet his new NBA team and the local media.

Here's a Sacramento Bee story, focusing on Brockman's well-known toughness.

The Portland Trail Blazers picked UW forward Jon Brockman with the 38th pick overall in tonight's NBA draft.

However, Brockman was quickly traded to the Sacramento Kings. That means Brockman will be reunited with former Husky Spencer Hawes instead of former Husky Brandon Roy of Portland.

“It’s truly a dream come true, just getting drafted into the NBA,” Brockman said. “I don’t think I could ask for a better situation playing alongside my AAU teammate, and then college teammate and now NBA teammate. I don’t even know if that’s ever been done before in the NBA. But it’s a dream come true, and I’m just overwhelmed.”

Brockman said he knew he wouldn't actually be going to Portland because he received a phone call from Hawes in advance telling him about the trade that was about to unfold: Portland shipping him to Sacramento along with veteran guard Sergio Rodriguez in exchange for forward Jeff Pendergraph of Arizona State, who the Kings had selected with the 31st overall pick.

However, Brockman said he didn't go into the draft with any assurances about who would select him or when.

That had been part of the speculation Brockman had created with his pre-draft strategy of not taking part in NBA combines, individual workouts or even speaking with the media. However, he said tonight that wile the strategy was difficult for him, he trusted his agent, who believed Brockman had shown enough by averaging 15.3 points and 16.3 rebounds in the pre-draft Portsmouth Invitational Tournament.

In the end, Brockman said he was selected in about the portion of the draft that he had expected.

“I’m just so excited and proud of Jon,” UW coach Lorenzo Romar said. “He did everything in his power to be a team guy for four years and was selfless and was a servant; and now he has been rewarded to go out and attack his lifelong dream in terms of basketball, and that’s playing in the NBA. And it’s a lot of fun that he’s going to be able to join Spencer Hawes as well.”

UW teammate Justin Dentmon wasn't drafted but could be sign on with someone as a free agent.

In all, nine Pac-10 players were drafted: James Harden of Arizona State went No. 2 to Oklahoma City, Jordan Hill of Arizona went No. 8 to New York, DeMar DeRozan of USC went No. 9 to Toronto, Jrue Holiday of UCLA went No. 10 to Philadelphia, Darren Collison of UCLA went No. 21 to New Orleans, Taj Gibson of USC went No. 26 to Chicago.

Pendergraph, Brockman went in the second round, along with Chase Budinger of Arizona, who was taken No. 44 by Detroit and traded to Houston.