Bandoumel earns Canadian team spot

MOSCOW - University of Idaho men's basketball signee Djim Bandoumel was one of 14 players named to the 2010 Canadian Development Men's National Team (DMNT) on Saturday.

As one of 19 players invited to a tryout last week, Bandoumel impressed enough to earn a spot on the national developmental roster along with other collegiate and professional players.Bandoumel, a 6-8, 215-pound forward who spent last season at Monroe (N.Y.) College, will play in a series of exhibition games against other international teams with the DMNT from July 17 - Aug. 2.

"Djim brings athleticism, length and experience to our program," Idaho head coach Don Verlin said. "We are extremely excited to have him a part of the Idaho family and proud of his opportunity to compete for his home country."The junior forward will eligible to play for Idaho in the 2010-11 season and will give Idaho a boost down low, especially on defense. He averaged 9.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game and helped lead the Mustangs to a 29-8 overall record, Region 15 and District III titles, and a seventh-place finish at the NJCAA National Tournament in March.

At the NJCAA Tournament, in which Monroe lost its opening round game, then rattled off three straight wins to take seventh, Bandoumel averaged 10.8 points, 6.5 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and shot .576 from the floor. He was also a second-team all-Region 15 pick and a Region 15 All-Tournament Team selection.As a freshman at Monroe, Bandoumel helped lead the Mustangs to a 30-3 overall record, Region 15 title and a No. 9 NJCAA ranking. He played in 31 games and started 14, with 4.9 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocked shots per game.

Rathdrum 3-on-3 winners announced

The Rathdrum 3-on-3 Street Hoops tournament was held in conjuction with Rathdrum Days this past weekend. The winning teams and team members are listed below.

Men's Open Division: 3DJustin Carter, Richard Buffington, Travis Ries and Brandon Litalion.

BoysGrades 5-6: Rim Rockers

Dylan Knight, Braeden Darwood, Chance Foss and Josh Brandt.Grades 7-8: Low Cuts

Jacob Lebsock, Trystan Valente, Jake Blakney and Neil Thomasson. Grades 9-10: Green Hawks

Brice Frank, Matthew Horne, Zachary Schweikert and Alex Opland.

Grades 5-6: Prairie Dawgs Brianna Robinson, Erica Vanderhoof, Kylie Sappington and Bayley Brennan.

Grades 7-8: Prairie Dawgs Emily Vanderhoof, Kennedy Harwood, Olivia Ellison and Kennady McComb.

Grades 9-10: Eat Sleep Basketball Repeat Ashleigh Varga, Rachael Koenhopp, Jill Louthian and Kaley Lenhart.

EWU's Sherritt named preseason player of year

Eastern Washington University senior linebacker J.C. Sherritt has been selected as the 2010 Big Sky Conference preseason defensive player of the year as three Eagles were selected Monday to the league's preseason All-Conference team as chosen by a panel of media and sports information directors.

Sherritt, a 2006 graduate of Pullman (Wash.) High School, averaged 14.17 tackles per game as a junior in 2009 to lead the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision. He was joined on the preseason team by junior running back Taiwan Jones and junior defensive lineman Renard Williams. All three players earned first team All-Big Sky honors a year ago.Sherritt finished second in the voting for the Buck Buchanan Award given to the top defensive player in FCS after earning a clean sweep as a member of all six post-season All-America teams. The only other Eagles to earn five first team All-America honors in the same year were offensive tackle Jim Buzzard in 1997 and Greg Peach in 2008 on his way to winning the Buck Buchanan Award.

Jones, who averaged an impressive 7.5 yards per carry as a sophomore, is the top player from the offense returning after a 1,000-yard season helped him earn All-America honors. His talent should also be augmented by the addition of a synthetic turf surface at Woodward Field, which will be re-named Roos Field upon project completion. The red turf is being installed this summer in time for the 2010 season.Jones started and ended his season with a 100-yard game, finishing with a total of six for the season to earn first team All-Big Sky Conference honors. He was a third team selection on The Sports Network's NCAA Football Championship Subdivision All-America Football Team, and was a third team choice as an all-purpose back on the Associated Press All-America squad.

Jones, who is from Antioch, Calif., and graduated from Deer Valley High School in 2007, finished with 1,213 rushing yards in 2009 to rank as the sixth-most in school history. He ranked in the top 10 in FCS in rushing (ninth, 101.1 per game), scoring (sixth, 9.50 per game) and all-purpose yards per game (second, 195.4). His 2,345 all-purpose yards (rushing, receiving, returns) were the second-most in school history, and his 19 touchdowns and 114 total points both rank fourth.Williams had 35 tackles as a sophomore, including 9 1/2 sacks and 16 total tackles for loss. He is a 2007 graduate of South Kitsap High School and is from Port Orchard, Wash.