The Aces are building a rapport with the Las Vegas Valley with their improved play and concerted effort to engage the community.
Sam Gordon
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Sam Gordon was born and raised in Minneapolis and is back for his second stint with the Review-Journal. He’s covered the NFL, NBA, the Big Ten, the Mountain West and prep sports for various publications during his professional tenure. Gordon, a University of Minnesota graduate, is a basketball junkie who coached high school basketball for three seasons.
The Aces and other WNBA teams fly commercially to and from road games, and are often subjected to rigorous travel patterns as they navigate the course of the regular season.
Jan Van Tuyl began teaching and coaching in the Clark County School District in 1969, and spent the last 12 years coaching tennis at Desert Pines High School, where he also taught math.
A’ja Wilson and Kayla McBride will represent the Aces at the WNBA All-Star game on July 28 in Minneapolis, the league announced Tuesday evening.
The Cats clinched the championship Monday evening at Faith Lutheran with a 9-8 victory over the Mustangs, who rallied in the top of the seventh inning until Peters ended the game with a 5-3 double play.
Yuta Watanabe is vying to become the second Japanese NBA player in the league’s 72-year history.
The Aces, in the midst of a four-game winning streak, fumbled an opportunity to claim another signature victory, and were outscored 35-15 in the fourth quarter en route to a 99-78 loss at Mandalay Bay Events Center.
Los Angeles (13-9) was the best team in the WNBA for the first six weeks of the season, but has lost six of its last eight games amid a mediocre defense and inconsistent offense.
Las Vegas (9-12) has won a season-high three consecutive games, and eight of its last 13 to move with 1.5 games of the eighth and final playoff spot.
Collin Sexton, the No. 8 overall pick in June’s draft, blends an efficient explosiveness with natural, cereberal playmaking instincts.
The 19-year old former Duke two-guard signed a guaranteed three-year contract with the Portland Trail Blazers reportedly worth $3.9 million — more than several first-round picks.
The Las Vegas Aces (8-12) have rebounded rather nicely after a 1-7 start and are just two games back of the eighth and final playoff spot.
Rashad Vaughn, now 21 and formerly of Findlay Prep and UNLV, is in Las Vegas, again, with the Miami Heat and its summer league team, trying to score another guaranteed contract and solidify his future.
A’ja Wilson had 34 points and 14 rebounds, and Kayla McBride scored 27 to lead the Aces to a 94-90 comeback victory over the Connecticut Sun.
Shea Serrano is a teacher turned New York Times best-selling author. Turned diehard Aces fan — even from afar.