Posted March 06, 2012 on washington.scout.com
SEATTLE - Dawgman.com spoke Tuesday with C.J. Wilcox, Tony Wroten, Terrence Ross, and Darnell Gant at Alaska Airlines Arena to see how they are feeling as the Washington Huskies put their No. 1 seed on the line starting Thursday at the Pac-12 Conference Tournament in Los Angeles.
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