Aaron Augustin hit a floater in the lane with 11.4 seconds to go Thursday as the sixth-seeded Miller Grove (Georgia) basketball team upset No. 3 seed Findlay Prep 67-65 in the quarterfinals of the National High School Invitational in New York City.
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As the process plays out slowly regarding getting approval on new UNLV basketball coach Chris Beard’s contract, hanging in the background is the memory of 1994 and a secret second contract given to Rollie Massimino to succeed Jerry Tarkanian.
Based on the sparse crowds and social media mockery, the inaugural Vegas 16 certainly won’t be mistaken for March Madness. But it’s not going anywhere.
Police in Ohio say a Xavier University basketball player has been charged with disorderly conduct for pulling down his pants at a bar.
UNLV basketball coach Chris Beard has met with assistants Stacey Augmon and Ryan Miller, but there was no indication of whether either would be retained.
Lon Kruger and Dana Altman are scheduled to be in Las Vegas from May 22 to 24 for the annual Coaches vs. Cancer golf tournament. Kruger created the event while at UNLV and has returned each year.
Trey Freeman had 24 points and six rebounds to spark Old Dominion to a 68-67 victory over Oakland in the championship game of the inaugural Vegas 16 basketball tournament at Mandalay Bay. Freeman was named the tournament’s Most Valuable Player.
In his only season as a Division I head coach, Chris Beard won 30 games, including one in the NCAA Tournament. But he has much more on his resume.
New UNLV basketball coach Chris Beard spent Tuesday in meetings with his players. The recruiting process on his own roster has begun.
Old Dominion (24-13) will meet Oakland (23-11) at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the championship game of the inaugural Vegas 16 at Mandalay Bay. Old Dominion defeated UC Santa Barbara 64-49, and Oakland whipped East Tennessee State 104-81.
The Findlay Prep basketball team ends its extended break when the Pilots participate this week in the eight-team National High School Invitational tournament in New York City.
Monday, there was silence from Stacey Augmon. He did not return phone calls or text messages seeking comment on his being snubbed.
The pain of March 30, 1991, will never completely go away. UNLV’s 79-77 loss to Duke at the Final Four at the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis remains one of the great upsets not only in the history of college basketball but also all of sports.
Las Vegas may not have its own professional basketball team, but one of the city’s most iconic sites is being featured in a new commercial for the NBA.
Carmelo Anthony says he was momentarily “shocked” when he felt someone grasping at his thigh as he stood near the top of the key in the final minute of the New York Knicks’ game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday night.
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