Other notable matchups include a home tilt Feb. 1 against UNR, a Feb. 22 trip to Reno and a Feb. 19 meeting with Colorado State. Conference play concludes March 5 against New Mexico.
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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.
UNLV senior associate athletic director Erick Harper has been elevated to interim athletic director, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
The National Basketball Retired Players Association convened in Las Vegas during the first three days of the NBA’s Vegas Summer League. Eleven-time NBA champion Bill Russell was on hand.
The Rebels are going about their business sans Desiree Reed-Francois, who on Sunday was announced as the new athletic director at Missouri.
The NBA’s Vegas Summer League began its 10-day run Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. Nine games are scheduled for Monday.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois is leaving the department to become the AD at Missouri, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
The NBA’s 10-day Vegas Summer League began Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, ending a one-year hiatus because of the COVID pandemic.
A’ja Wilson thrived in her first Olympics, leading Team USA in scoring throughout the course of the tournament. Gray excelled as a backup point guard. Both were first-time Olympians.
The NBA’s Summer League in Las Vegas begins Sunday and will conclude Aug. 17 with the championship game.
Charles Williams is back at UNLV for his sixth and final season as the program’s first academic All-American and a devoted father.
Former Bishop Gorman QB Tate Martell was not present Wednesday at the portion of practice open to the media. But he was on the field when practice concluded.
The Rebels will begin practicing Wednesday as they prepare for their first full season under their head coach. The 2020 season was truncated because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Summer League, the 6-foot-5-inch point guard will have an opportunity to audition for the 76ers — and the other 29 NBA teams.
Daishen Nix came to Las Vegas to develop as a basketball player at Trinity International School. His unusual journey should land him in the NBA on Thursday.
Kelsey Plum and Jackie Young, who are enjoying career years with the Aces, continued their superb play for Team USA in 3-on-3 basketball Olympic championship win.