Whenever fear or doubt crept into Alana Cesarz’s psyche as she rehabilitated her left knee this summer following surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament, she was reassured by Mia Bell, her UNLV basketball teammate who was recovering from microfracture knee surgery.
Without seeing Andrew Wiggins play, most media pundits are assuming the Kansas freshman will be the No. 1 pick in next summer’s NBA Draft. That might turn out to be true, but remember to always wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle and jumping to conclusions.
In his third season as coach, Dave Rice has a unique UNLV basketball team. There is not another one in the nation like it, and that alone sets the scene for intrigue.
College basketball is going cold turkey. It has chosen to abruptly cease a bad habit over gradual reduction, accepting the nausea and hives and dizziness and headaches and muscle pains all at once. Three words: It’s about time.
