After building the Centennial girls basketball program into a perennial power, Karen Weitz added duties as the boys’ coach this season. She’s already making her mark.
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Chelsea Gray concluded perhaps the best individual postseason run in league history, converting 9-of-13 field goals and adding six assists in title-clinching win.
Spring Valley High School basketball star Aaliyah Gayles was conscious Monday morning following surgery Sunday to treat gunshot wounds sustained at a house party.
The roster may be different, but Bryce Hamilton’s role remains the same for the Rebels: Get buckets. By any means necessary.
Aces forward A’ja Wilson had 16 points and 10 rebounds as the Americans concluded their exhibition schedule with a resounding win over Nigeria at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces were much more cohesive on defense Tuesday during a 96-80 road victory over the Seattle Storm, whom they lost to Saturday. Jackie Young scored a career-high 21 points to lead Las Vegas.
The school announced Tuesday evening that the decision was mutual, and coach Kevin Kruger said in a statement that “we appreciate all that Nick has contributed to our program.”
Rebels basketball boosters are not happy with the state of the once proud program, which is coming off a 12-15 season and has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2013.
Junior wing Bryce Hamilton scored eight straight points late in the second half Monday night to propel UNLV to a victory over New Mexico at the Thomas Mack Center.
The All-NBA guard uses his Twitter handle to promote boxing to his 2.3 million followers who follow him from afar.
Former Las Vegas High standout Tyler Bey was taken Wednesday by the Philadelphia 76ers with the No. 36 overall pick in the NBA draft, then traded to the Dallas Mavericks.
Sugar Rodgers averaged 3.4 points per game for the Aces last season. She has averaged 7.4 points and shot 34.9 percent from 3-point range in seven WNBA seasons.
The G League Showcase returns for the second straight year, with games at the Mandalay Bay Events Center from Thursday through Sunday. All 28 teams are participating again.
The 5-foot-8-inch guard is averaging 14.2 points and 4.7 assists on 47.1 percent shooting, including 48 percent on 3-pointers, in her last six games coming off the bench.
The Aces on Sunday clinched the franchise’s first playoff berth since 2014 with a 100-85 road win over the Chicago Sky at Wintrust Arena.
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