Ten Las Vegas Valley basketball players — five boys and five girls — have been nominated to play in the McDonald’s All-American Games in March in Chicago.
Spring Valley
After two years of waiting for the Tarkanian Classic to return, Bishop Gorman wasted no time in showing it was ready to play Friday on its home floor.
Here is the 2019-20 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys basketball team.
Bishop Gorman scored 33 first-quarter points and beat Durango in coach Grant Rice’s 500th win at the school, for the Desert Region championship.
Mwani Wilkinson scored 23 points, and his layup off a pass from Ryan Abelman with 1.8 seconds left lifted Bishop Gorman to a 61-59 win over Liberty.
Mwani Wilkinson scored 25 points and pulled down 11 rebounds to lead Bishop Gorman to an 81-48 home win over Basic on Friday in the Desert Region quarterfinals.
The Bishop Gorman boys and Centennial girls are clear favorites once again, but there are some sleepers that could do some damage in the postseason.
Plenty of league titles and playoff seedings hang in the balance, and several games will determine how teams line up entering the postseason.
Which league is the most competitive? What are some can’t-miss player matchups? Can anybody upend the Gorman boys and Centennial girls dynasties?
Here are the 2019 all-league boys basketball teams as selected by coaches.
Jessup Lake had 22 points Friday to lead Moapa Valley’s boys basketball team to a 69-61 double-overtime win over host Virgin Valley.
A’Mari James had 25 points Friday as Spring Valley’s boys basketball team earned a 76-71 road win over Sierra Vista.
Mojave’s Isaiah Harper scored 14 points on Wednesday to lead the Rattlers to a 52-47 home victory over Del Sol in boys basketball.
Dominique Ford scored 31 points to propel Desert Oasis’ boys basketball team to an 80-73 home victory over Spring Valley on Thursday night.
Emmanuel Austin hit 6 of 8 free throws in overtime Tuesday to lead Legacy’s boys basketball team to a 77-75 home victory over Cheyenne.
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