{"id":1048,"date":"2023-12-28T20:09:41","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T20:09:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/wcc-osu-wsu-partner-for-hoops-other-sports\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T20:09:41","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T20:09:41","slug":"wcc-osu-wsu-partner-for-hoops-other-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/wcc-osu-wsu-partner-for-hoops-other-sports\/","title":{"rendered":"WCC, OSU, WSU partner for hoops, other sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff Writer<span class=\"timestamp \">Dec 22, 2023, 02:21 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Covers the Pac-12.<\/li>\n<li>Joined ESPN in 2014.<\/li>\n<li>Attended Washington State University.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The West Coast Conference announced Friday that Oregon State and Washington State have agreed to two-year affiliate memberships that will see both schools participate in the conference in several sports, most notably men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Both schools will also field women&#8217;s soccer, volleyball, men&#8217;s golf, women&#8217;s golf, women&#8217;s cross country and women&#8217;s rowing teams. Additionally, OSU will participate in men&#8217;s soccer and softball, while WSU will compete in women&#8217;s tennis and men&#8217;s cross country.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These are two prestigious institutions with a robust athletics profile that each embody the intrinsic values of the WCC,&#8221; WCC commissioner Stu Jackson said in a statement. &#8220;The Conference and its member institutions provide valuable opportunities in recruiting, scheduling, broadcast exposure and an exceptional student-athlete experience. OSU&#8217;s and WSU&#8217;s institutional support and passionate fan bases will only enhance this experience across the Conference.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Financial terms related to the agreement were not provided.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>The two-year affiliation is a short-term solution as part of OSU and WSU&#8217;s plan to rebuild the Pac-12 after its collapse that saw 10 other schools depart for the Big Ten, Big 12 and ACC.<\/p>\n<p>Neither school has announced its plans for baseball, which the WCC sponsors. In a statement, OSU said, &#8220;Department leaders are in continued exploration of opportunities for the baseball program and an announcement will be made when there is more information to share.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>OSU announced its gymnastics, wrestling, indoor\/outdoor track &amp; field and men&#8217;s rowing teams will remain categorized as Pac-12 teams, which is made possible by those sports primarily competing in meet or tournament settings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This affiliation agreement provides short-term clarity for 10 of our programs and guarantees that our student athletes and coaches can continue to compete for conference and national championships,&#8221; OSU athletic director Scott Barnes said in a statement. &#8220;We appreciate Commissioner Stu Jackson and the WCC for their partnership. This agreement represents an important step in our strategy to preserve options for the future viability of the Pac-12 conference.<\/p>\n<p>WSU did not announce its plans for women&#8217;s swimming, track and field or baseball. One possibility for WSU&#8217;s swimming team would be to compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, which hosts 11 sports and has affiliate members from schools all over the country &#8212; including Cal, Stanford, UCLA and USC &#8212; but is mainly made up of schools on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As we explore long-term solutions for the Pac-12 Conference and Washington State University, we appreciate Commissioner Stu Jackson and the West Coast Conference for their partnership in providing 10 of our programs affiliate membership,&#8221; WSU athletic director Pat Chun said in a statement. &#8220;The WCC allows an opportunity for our 10 teams to have access to championships as well as high-level competition. We are grateful to our student-athletes and coaches who have been patient and supportive as we work through the best path forward for WSU.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, OSU and WSU reached a scheduling agreement with the Mountain West Conference to play six MWC opponents in football during the 2024 season. For a conference to exist, the NCAA requires &#8220;at least seven active Division I members&#8221; that must sponsor men&#8217;s and women&#8217;s basketball, and for the conference to sponsor at least 12 Division I sports, among other requirements.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of departures, the bylaws allow a conference a two-year grace period in which it can exist without the minimum number of schools. After the two-year period, it is expected that OSU and WSU will have been able to recruit enough new members to meet NCAA requirements, with one possibility being a so-called reverse merger with teams from the Mountain West.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, it was announced that OSU and WSU reached an agreement in principle with the 10 departing Pac-12 schools to end ongoing litigation related to control of the conference. That announcement came in the wake of the Washington state Supreme Court&#8217;s decision last week not to review a lower court&#8217;s decision that granted control of the Pac-12 board of directors to OSU and WSU. As part of the agreement, the 10 departing schools will forfeit an undisclosed portion of revenue distributions over the rest of the 2023-24 school year and have provided &#8220;specific guarantees against potential future liabilities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/39168790\/osu-wsu-partner-wcc-basketball-other-sports\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2023, 02:21 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. The West Coast Conference announced Friday that Oregon State and Washington State have agreed to two-year affiliate memberships that will see both schools participate in the conference in several sports, most notably men&#8217;s&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/wcc-osu-wsu-partner-for-hoops-other-sports\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;WCC, OSU, WSU partner for hoops, other sports&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1049,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/a4.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/photo\/2023\/0307\/r1140830_1296x729_16-9.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1048","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v17.8 (Yoast SEO v22.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>WCC, OSU, WSU partner for hoops, other sports - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ventil.rs\/blog\/sports\/wcc-osu-wsu-partner-for-hoops-other-sports\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WCC, OSU, WSU partner for hoops, other sports\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterDec 22, 2023, 02:21 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. 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