Golden State Warriors rookie Patrick McCaw, a former UNLV standout, doesn’t take for granted being able to play in the NBA Finals. He started 20 games during the regular season and three in the playoffs.
Basketball
The most recent recruiting class not only excited UNLV basketball fans, but got the attention of national experts. They said the bar has been raised considerably for the Rebels.
The NCAA basketball rules committee decided against going to quarters, widening the lane and extending the 3-point line. Coaches are split on whether they prefer those potential changes.
Seton Hall guard LaTecia Smith has transferred and will join the team, UNLV coach Kathy Olivier announced Tuesday. Smith is the second Division I transfer to come to the Lady Rebels this spring, joining Bailey Thomas from West Virginia.
South Carolina made an unexpected run to this year’s Final Four. The onus now is on coach Frank Martin to prove it wasn’t a one-time occurrence.
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies said he wasn’t concerned about the playing status for forward Dwayne Morgan. Instead, Menzies said he was trying to help Morgan get his life in order.
UNLV basketball player Dwayne Morgan tried to get into a police car, “thinking he could use it to drive home,” before being arrested May 6 for disorderly conduct, according to a police report released Tuesday.
A sixth year of eligibility means Michigan State fans will finally get to experience the former Bishop Gorman standout as a player and, more important, a man.
The UNLV women’s basketball team announced Friday that starters Dakota and Dylan Gonzalez would forgo their final year of eligibility to pursue other interests, including a blossoming music career.
UNLV forward Dwayne Morgan was suspended indefinitely from the basketball team Wednesday. He was arrested early Saturday and charged with disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, after a dispute with a cabdriver.
University of Nevada, Reno coach Eric Musselman has signed a five-year extension through 2021-22 after leading the Wolf Pack to their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.
Baseball’s winter meetings will return to Las Vegas in 2018 at Mandalay Bay. The resort also will host the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics annual convention in 2020 and 2022.
Anthony Bennett, the former No. 1 overall draft pick out of UNLV, was cut by his Turkish basketball team on Tuesday.
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