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Ten of UW's 11 non-conference men's basketball games will be shown on local TV.

(The only game that is not scheduled to be televised will be Nov. 14 vs. Belmont. That one goes head-to-head with FSN's Pac-10 football game of the week, perhaps the Washington at Oregon State game.)

Here's the UW basketball release from GoHuskies.com.

The Huskies are off sleeping in their hotel beds, getting ready for their SIMULATED game day at Husky Stadium, away from the attention of everybody else.

Anyway, here is other nuggets around the Pacific-10 Conference:

ARIZONA: Gronkowski and Tutogi are sharing one of the most vital positions in the Wildcats' offense – H-back.

ARIZONA STATE: Offensive line injuries are one of the many concerns the Sun Devils have entering 2009.

CALIFORNIA: Tedford does his own recruiting – of true freshman students arriving on campus for the first time – to come out and watch practice. One won a all-expenses trip to Minnesota.

OREGON: Touted defensive back Harris should be ready to practice Saturday. A redshirt season has not been ruled out.

OREGON STATE: Beavers are taking the same schedule as UW – no more scrimmage and a light 10:45 a.m. workout Saturday, then the rest of the weekend off.

STANFORD: Quarterbacks play well, but no Gerhart in Cardinal's final scrimmage.

UCLA: Neuheisel is the latest to join Twitter and video blogging after finally studying how it all works.

USC: Everybody has an opinion on true frosh Barkley's appointment to the starting throne at quarterback.

WASHINGTON STATE: Players are trying to make a late run for starting positions. The Cougars have their final scrimmage today.

Tacoma's own Isaiah Thomas has been included among 50 preseason candidates for the 2009-10 John R. Wooden Award All-American Team and Player of the Year trophy.

Thomas, who played at Curtis High School before moving to the Kent prep school in Connecticut, will be a sophomore at the University of Washington.

"I'm really honored," Thomas said through a UW press release. "This is a blessing from God to be on such a list with 50 of the best college players in the nation."

More information is available at GoHuskies.com.

ESPN's basketball version of College GameDay will visit the University of Washington on Feb. 20, when the Huskies host UCLA in a men's game at Hec Edmundson Pavilion.

More information is available at GoHuskies.com.

... and it didn't start -- and won't end -- with Kentwood's 6-9 270-pound prize, Josh Smith.

Here's a look from the Los Angeles Times.

A good early look at the Pac-10 men's basketball teams for the upcoming season is online at the Pac-10 site.

By the way, you can now get instant alerts to new UW basketball posts on this blog by following along at twitter.com/donruiztnt.

The final open game of UW's coming basketball season has been filled: The Huskies will meet Georgetown on Dec.12 in the 16th annual John Wooden Classic in Anaheim.

It will be UW's first meeting with the Hoyas.

The Classic isn't a tournament, but a doubleheader. UW-GU will follow UCLA-Mississippi State. Tipoff and TV haven't yet been announced.

"Anytime that we can be a part of something that involves John Wooden, we consider it to be very special," UW coach Lorenzo Romar said in a UW press release. "To be able to compete against a program with such a rich tradition as Georgetown makes this years experience even more complete."

UW also played in the 2005 Wooden Classic, defeating New Mexico, 81-71.

Details are available at the Wooden Classic site.

Here's the complete UW men's basketball schedule.

UW forward Quincy Pondexter was held scoreless in seven minutes of action Saturday ... however he did score a bronze medal as Team USA beat Israel, 91-80, on Saturday in the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia.

Pondexter led his team in both scoring and minutes played at times during this competition, and he said on his Twitter page that his limited minutes in the finale were due to an ankle injury suffered in the loss to Russia.

More information is available at GoHuskies.com.

Russia snuffed Team USA's gold medal hopes by erasing a 10-point fourth-quarter lead on the way to a 69-68 win in the World University Games on Friday in Belgrade Serbia.

UW forward Quincy Pondexter was held to three points in 17 minutes.

The USA will play for a bronze medal Saturday against Israel.

More information is available at GoHuskies.com.

UW forward Quincy Pondexter led the U.S. in scoring as the Red, White and Blue knocked off Bulgaria, 96-66, in the quarterfinals of the World University Games. The win sends them on to the medal semifinals where they will face Russia at 8:30 a.m. Friday.

Pondexter played a team-high 21 minutes in leading five Americans who scored in double-figures. He was 5-of-11 from the field (1-of-2 from 3-point distance) with four rebounds and two assists. He was 4-for-4 on free throws.

More information at GoHuskies.com.

UW forward's solid play of late apparently earned him a Team USA-high 25 minutes Tuesday in the USA's 68-66 win over host Serbia in the World University Games.

Pondexter had five points, five rebounds and an assist.

This information was provided from USABasketball.com.