Great Alaska Shootout 101: Who's playing, and when

Women’s Tournament

UAA Seawolves
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference
2015-16: 38-3 overall, 18-2 conference (1st)
2016 Postseason: NCAA Division II runner-up
Coach: Ryan McCarthy, 4 seasons (103-24)
Shootout record: 36-54. Shootout titles: 1990, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Need to know: Seven members of the national runner-up team are gone but point guard Kiki Robertson and forward Alisha Devine are back for their senior seasons.

Missouri State Bears
Location: Springfield, Missouri
Conference: Missouri Valley Conference
2015-16: 24-10 overall, 14-4 conference (tied for 2nd)
2016 Postseason: NCAA 1st Round
Coach: Kellie Harper, 3 seasons (56-42)
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
What you should know: Assistant coach Jackie Stiles is the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I women's basketball with 3,393 points. As a Missouri State senior in 2000-01, she scored 1,062 points.

Portland Pilots
Location: Portland, Oregon
Conference: West Coast Conference
2015-16: 3-27 overall, 1-17 conference (10th)
2016 Postseason: None
Coach: Cheryl Sorenson, 2 seasons (7-53)
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
What you should know: West Valley graduate Hannah Mattson of Fairbanks is a senior on the team.

USC Trojans
Location: Los Angeles
Conference: Pac-12 Conference
2015-16: 19-13 overall, 6-12 conference (8th)
2016 Postseason: None
Coach: Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, 3 seasons (56-41)
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1986 (2nd)
What you should know: Coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke led the Trojans to NCAA titles in 1983 and 1984 and went on to win two Olympic medals and four WBNA titles.

Men’s Tournament

UAA Seawolves
Conference: Great Northwest Athletic Conference
2015-16: 21-11 overall, 14-6 conference (tied for 3rd)
2016 Postseason: None
Coach: Rusty Osborne, 12 seasons (229-130)
Shootout record: 37-77
What you should know: Suki Wiggs, a senior guard, broke the all-time Shootout scoring record last year with 99 points in three games.

Buffalo Bulls
Location: Buffalo, New York
Conference: Mid-American (East Division)
2015-16: 20-15 overall, 10-8 conference (tied for 3rd)
2016 Postseason: NCAA 1st Round
Coach: Nate Oats, 1 season (20-15)
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
What you should know: The Bulls became the first team in 14 years to repeat as MAC Tournament champions and nearly pulled off a first-round upset of Miami in the NCAA Tournament, losing 79-72.

Drake Bulldogs
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
Conference: Missouri Valley
2015-16: 7-24 overall, 2-16 conference (10th)
2016 Postseason: None
Coach: Ray Giacoletti, 3 seasons (31-62)
Previous Shootout Appearances: 2010 (5th)
What you should know: Drake coach Ray Giacoletti is making his second Shootout trip after bringing a Utah club featuring Andrew Bogut in 2004.

Iona Gaels
Location: New Rochelle, New York
Conference: Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference
2015-16: 22-11 overall, 16-4 conference (2nd)
2016 Postseason: NCAA 1st Round
Coach: Tim Cluess, 6 seasons (140-65)
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1979 (2nd), 1981 (3rd), 1988 (8th)
What you should know: The Gaels are coming off the program's 10th all-time NCAA Tournament appearance and own the most MAAC Tournament titles in league history with nine.

Nevada Wolf Pack
Location: Reno, Nevada
Conference: Mountain West
2015-16: 24-14 overall, 10-8 conference (tied for 4th)
2016 Postseason: CBI Champions
Head Coach: Eric Musselman, 1 season (24-14)
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1990 (8th)
What you should know: Nevada is coming off the second-best turnaround in the country. Former NBA head coach Eric Musselman took the Wolf Pack's win total from nine in 2014-15 to 24 last season.

Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Location: Rochester, Michigan
Conference: Horizon League
2015-16: 23-12 overall, 13-5 conference (tied for 2nd)
2016 Postseason: Vegas 16 Runner-Up
Coach: Greg Kampe, 32 seasons (558-415)
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
What you should know: Oakland led the nation in scoring last year with 86.4 points per game.

UC Davis Aggies
Location: Davis, California
Conference: Big West
2015-16: 11-19 overall, 6-10 conference (5th)
2016 Postseason: None
Head Coach: Jim Les, 5 seasons (64-91)
Previous Shootout Appearances: None
What you should know: The Aggies were the NCAA Division II national champions in 1998 but haven't made the Division I tournament since moving up in 2003.

Weber State Wildcats
Location: Ogden, Utah
Conference: Big Sky
2015-16: 26-9 overall, 15-3 conference (1st)
2016 Postseason: NCAA 1st Round
Coach: Randy Rahe, 10 seasons (208-113)
Previous Shootout Appearances: 1993 (2nd), 2010 (3rd)
What you should know: For the eighth time in the last nine years, Weber State was picked to finish first in the Big Sky preseason coaches poll.