Liberty graduate and top recruit Dedan Thomas Jr. joins an experienced roster on UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger’s most talented team to date.
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A 2020 graduate of Liberty, Gonzaga’s Julian Strawther on Thursday became the seventh native Las Vegan to be a first-round NBA draft pick.
Liberty junior point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. announced Sunday that he is committing to UNLV, choosing the Rebels over Arizona, Florida, Gonzaga, Houston and UCLA.
UNLV, LSU and Washington State have extended scholarship offers to Liberty sophomore point guard Dedan Thomas Jr., and he said Arizona, UCLA and Stanford also are interested.
Julian Strawther scored 14 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter to spark Liberty to a 71-66 victory over Coronado, which won the league title on the tiebreaker.
Centennial opens the season again as the best girls basketball team in Nevada and ranked No. 23 nationally by USA Today. The Bulldogs have won five straight state titles.
Eight-time defending Class 4A state basketball champion Bishop Gorman, which finished last season in New York at the GEICO Nationals, opens the season again as the team to beat in Nevada.