UNLV will play Dakota Wesleyan in an exhibition baskeball game at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. It’s the first opportunity for fans to better know what to expect this season.
Basketball
Duke is in a familiar place to open the college basketball season.
Junior college transfer Jovan Mooring is capable of playing point and shooting guard and probably will see time at both positions. He was the junior college Division II Player of the Year last season.
UNLV junior forward Dwayne Morgan is being eased back into practices after undergoing hip surgery in the summer. The Rebels could use the 6-foot-8-inch player to bolster their frontcourt.
Jim Murren, the CEO of MGM Resorts International, said he hopes to lure an existing NBA team to play in T-Mobile Arena in the next five years, but he offered no details.
San Diego State dominated the Mountain West last basketball season, but a slow start and a loss in the conference tournament kept the Aztecs out of the NCAA Tournament.
Freshman forward Troy Baxter Jr. was the last addition to UNLV’s basketball roster. But he said he wasn’t hurt by missed time and is ready to be a big part of the Rebels’ plans.
Kathy Olivier knew of the challenges, of convincing enough Division I talent that UNLV basketball didn’t begin and end with the men’s program.
MGM Resorts International CEO Jim Murren, who told the Review-Journal last week he thought Las Vegas could be home to an NBA franchise within five years, discussed the matter with KNPR-FM.
Forward Cameron Oliver’s decision to return after considering the NBA Draft was a big boost for UNR. The Wolf Pack were picked by the media to finish second in the Mountain West.
Kawhi Leonard and the San Antonio Spurs put on such a basketball show they sent the loyal Golden State fans to a rare early exit. What a strange sight at Oracle Arena for opening night and Kevin Durant’s long-awaited Warriors debut.
LeBron James had his 43rd career triple-double, Kyrie Irving scored 29 points and the Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 117-88 on Tuesday night in the NBA season opener.
The offseason is over. And only 1,230 games are left until the playoffs start.
The Spurs, Knicks, Bulls and Russell Westbrook are reasons to watch this season. But in the end, it will be Golden State and Cleveland again.
New Mexico was picked by the media to finish third in the Mountain West. The Lobos returned 10 players, including four starters.
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