Alaska – Following a Great Northwest Athletic Conference road sweep last week, the Alaska men’s basketball team returns home to host Saint Martin’s and Western Oregon at the Patty Center. The Nanooks (8-4, 3-1 GNAC), who have won four straight, will first entertain the Saints (5-6, 1-2 GNAC) on Thursday before welcoming in the Wolves (7-4, 2-1 GNAC) to town on Saturday. Both games are set for 7 p.m. starts. Thursday will mark head coach Mick Durham’s 500th career game as a head coach at the NCAA level. Now in his 18th overall year, Durham has compiled a 259-240 (.519) record.