Washington Huskies basketball star Kelsey Plum is a woman of mystery, for better or worse. Inevitably, it’s better for the Huskies and worse for opponents.

Plum, who leads Washington into the Pac-12 Conference women’s tournament at KeyArena this week, says she faces post-season surgery on a right knee injured in late December. She’s worn a brace since, but she refuses to let anyone publicly disclose what is wrong with the knee.

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Sports Illustrated’s Doug Farrar and Chris Burke came away from the NFL combine with rave reviews for the Washington Huskies’ Danny Shelton, Shaq Thompson and Marcus Peters.

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As soon as I saw the headline, I knew Washington State was going to get crushed.

Again.

As usual.

The headline? “College Football’s Worst Jobs.”

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SPOKANE -- Kansas State made national headlines for good reasons and bad Monday night when fans stormed the court after the Wildcats shocked the eighth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas players and coaches were unable to escape the mob rushing onto the floor, and it was fortunate no one was injured.

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Thousands of college basketball fans from the Northwest will soon be making their way to Las Vegas for the Pac-12 Conference, West Coast Conference and Western Athletic Conference tournaments. A good portion of those fans will take advantage of the opportunity to bet on pretty much anything and everything in sports while they’re in Sin City.

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PULLMAN – Nigel Williams-Goss considered turning pro after his freshman season at Washington, but he decided a second year with the Huskies would be a good thing.

For him, mind you, not opponents. The Washington State Cougars certainly wish Williams-Goss had gone pro. As a matter of fact, the Cougars would be downright delighted if Williams-Goss had taken Andrew Andrews with him.

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It’s official: Klay Thompson is a really, really big deal in the NBA.

Want proof? Not only did the former Washington State standout become the first Cougar to start in an NBA All-Star Game Sunday, but he’s on a regional cover of Sports Illustrated magazine this week; his shooting form is the subject of a current “Sports Science” segment on ESPN, and he just came out with a signature line of basketball shoes.

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Few colleges pursued John Stockton when he played at Gonzaga Prep, and son David drew even less interest from recruiters while playing for the Bullpups. When Gonzaga University added David as a non-scholarship player, it was widely viewed as a favor to his Hall of Fame father, the greatest player in GU history.

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George Raveling has spent most of his 77 years spreading his love for basketball around the world. It only seemed appropriate that it was on Valentine’s Day that basketball bestowed its ultimate expression of love upon Raveling.

Raveling, who became the first black head coach in Pac-12 (then the Pac-8) Conference history when he arrived at Washington State in 1972, Saturday was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He will be inducted as a “contributor” Sept. 11 at the Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA.

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SPOKANE – The third-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs raced to a 20-0 lead in their latest blowout win Thursday night, but the Zags saved the best for last for their adoring fans. Domantas Sabonis, the freshman sensation who is projected to be a 2015 first-round draft pick by NBA draft guru Chad Ford of ESPN, flatly declared that he will not turn pro after the season.

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Marcus Mason received scant playing time as a senior after leading Washington State in rushing and all-purpose yards as a junior in 2013. To say Mason is bitter would be a major understatement.

Mason blasted unnamed WSU coaches in an interview posted on the NFL Draft Diamonds website.

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The state of Washington will be well represented during NBA All-Star Weekend.

Klay Thompson is set to become the first former Washington State Cougar to start in an NBA All-Star Game. Ex-Seattle SuperSonic Kevin Durant will be one of Thompson’s teammates on the Western Conference squad Sunday at Madison Square Garden in New York (5:30 p.m., TNT).

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NFL draft expert Todd McShay thinks highly of the Pac-12 Conference in general and the Washington Huskies in particular this year, and also writes that the Seahawks would be wise to use their first-round pick on a potential replacement for RB Marshawn Lynch.

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SPOKANE -- The second-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs have proven they can hang with the big boys of college basketball on the court, but it’s not always easy for the Zags to succeed off the court.

Lest we forget, Gonzaga is a smaller college with a somewhat undersized arena in a fairly isolated city. Obviously, recruiting can be challenging.

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Americans love betting on the Super Bowl, and there’s no limit to the options available to bettors on Super Sunday. Cruise the internet, and one can easily find wagering opportunities, from the color of New England coach Bill Belichick’s hoodie on game day to the odds on RB Marshawn Lynch grabbing his crotch after scoring a touchdown.

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CHENEY -- Eastern Washington basketball star Tyler Harvey is challenging for the national scoring title, carries a 3.75 grade-point average and seems to impress everyone with his genial personality and humble nature. Eagles coach Jim Hayford can’t think of anything negative to say about Harvey.

Well, maybe one negative.

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Everyone knows about the Grinch who stole Christmas. Washington State’s new defensive coordinator wants to be known as the Grinch who steals footballs.

“Violence” and “aggressiveness” were two terms Alex Grinch used repeatedly in describing his goals for improving WSU’s lackluster defense, particularly when it comes to producing turnovers.

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Bill Moos would have loved to complicate his life by having Washington State play in a bowl game for the second year in a row. But the Cougars athletic director is staying plenty busy with a lawsuit, a record deficit and a struggling football program on his plate.

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The football rebuilding process at Washington State took a turn for the worse Friday afternoon when defensive lineman Xavier Cooper informed sportspressnw.com  that he will bypass his senior year and declare for the NFL draft.

“It was a long and hard decision,” Cooper said by phone from his home in Tacoma.

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Happy New Year? Not if you’re a fan of the Washington State football team. A source with close ties to the Cougars said Monday that CB Daquawn Brown, WSU’s leading tackler in 2014, has been dismissed from the team.

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