Zack Farmer covers Santa Clara basketball for Golden Gate Sports and the West Coast Conference for Examiner.com. He has covered Bay Area sports since 2005, including the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco 49ers, San Jose Earthquakes, Cal Bears, Stanford Cardinal, Saint Mary's Gaels and local high school sports. The Saint Mary's alumnus is an avid sports fan with his favorites being baseball and basketball. He has written for the San Francisco Examiner, Bay City News Service, Patch.com and Bay Area News Group.