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WINTER / SPRING 2024 13 first take morris trophy / basketball league Looking to scratch that competitive itch? Join the best men's hoops league in the city! Registration for the WAC Basket- ball League's Spring 2024 season is open through February 12. e league features five divisions based on skill level and age. Games begin February 20 and run through May. All players are guaranteed seven regular season games, playoffs, and an end-of-season banquet. Players are dra- ed onto teams at their appropriate skill level, and all members who sign up are guaranteed to make a team. We also offer a recreational adult women's team. Price for the Spring 2024 season: $80. For more information and to register, contact Athletic Programs Manager Darin Barr at 206.464.3074 or dbarr@ wac.net. WAC Basketball League Registration is now open for the Spring 2024 season u The WAC basketball league is one of the biggest in the city. Spring sign-ups are open until February 12. E M I L I O H U E R TA S Morris Trophy Awards Celebrate the Pac-12's best two linemen in the Crystal Ballroom e annual Morris Trophy Awards luncheon returns to the Club for its 44th year on ursday, January 18, in the Crystal Ballroom. e Morris Trophy is presented annually at the WAC to the best offensive lineman and best defen- sive lineman in the Pac-12, as voted on by their peers. is year, University of Washington junior All-American offensive lineman Troy Fautanu (6-foot-4, 317 pounds) won the offensive award, and UCLA senior lineman and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year Laiatu Latu (6-foot-5, 265 pounds) received the defensive honor. Fautanu's combination of agility and power anchored Washington's offensive line. e Huskies went 13-0, won the Pac-12 Championship, and earned a place in the four-team College Football Playoff. Fautanu's selection makes him the 16th Washington Husky to receive the award. His performance in the Pac- 12 title game included lead blocking on two Husky touchdown runs. Latu's selection marks the fih Morris Trophy for the UCLA Bruins. In 12 games this past season, Latu amassed a Division I–leading 21.5 tackles for loss, 13 sacks, and a pair of forced fumbles, earning him the Lombardi Award as the best lineman in college football. Both Latu and Fautanu are projected to go in the first round of the 2024 NFL dra. Latu and Fautanu will both be honored at this year's Morris Trophy ceremony. Last year, the University of Southern California swept the award, with offensive lineman Andrew Vorhees and defensive lineman Tuli Tuipulotu receiving the trophy. Both players were selected in the 2023 NFL dra. e Morris Trophy ceremony draws former football stars from around the Pacific Northwest. Reserve your seats on the WAC app. u Washington's Troy Fautanu (left) and UCLA's Laiatu Latu.