Tyler Tuiasosopo, 27, was hired by Western last month and provides instant name recognition for a team that hasn’t won a game on the field since 2010.
Boys Basketball
Follow the link for postseason boys basketball honors, as selected by coaches. All-league and all-region teams will be posted as they are received.
Lake Mead led at halftime, but a lack of defense in transtition allowed Rancho Solano Prep (Arizona) to leave with a 49-34 victory.
Jake Epstein had 22 points Saturday as The Meadows rolled to a 59-36 boys basketball win over host Lincoln County.
Josh Valencia and Mory Soumahoro combined to hit 8 of 12 3-pointers to lead the host Wildcats to a 65-49 win over Woodbridge (Calif.) in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Marvin Coleman had 20 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists Tuesday to lead Foothill’s boys basketball team to a 94-64 win over Bellarmine-Jefferson (Calif.) in the Rancho Mirage Holiday Classic in Rancho Mirage, California.
The Canyon Springs boys basketball team overcame a slow start and rode 28 points from senior Christopher Hawkins to a 73-64 victory over Cimarron-Memorial on Monday night.
Centennial’s Troy Brown had 11 points, four rebounds, four assists and three steals Tuesday to lead the USA Men’s U17 basketball team to a 109-56 win over Argentina in the knockout round of the FIBA World Championships in Zaragoza, Spain.
Without an ideal central spot, the state basketball tournament in Nevada has alternated between Reno and Las Vegas since 2005.
And that’s why the 10 Las Vegas-area schools that advanced to championship games had to travel more than 400 miles to Reno last week to play at UNR’s Lawlor Events Center.
Marquise Rayborn scored 18 points Thursday, and Las Vegas’ boys basketball team routed Liberty 67-50 to move into a tie for second place in the Northeast League.
Timothy Jeffries had a team-high 22 points, and host Legacy overcame a huge night from Palo Verde’s Taylor Miller to earn a 74-68 victory in a pivotal Southwest League game.
Mitchell Rausch scored 16 points, and Woodbridge topped host Las Vegas 57-48 in the semifinals of the Las Vegas Prep Championship.
Silverado’s boys basketball team completed a 2-0 start on the first day of the Tri-State Holiday Invitational at Desert Oasis, by hanging on to defeat Coral Academy 51-50 on Monday.
Derrick Legardy had 14 points Monday to help Canyon Springs’ boys basketball team to a 64-55 win over Mount Tahoma (Wash.) in the opening round of the Tournament of Champions in Seattle.
Zach Nichols scored 17 points Saturday as Valley’s boys basketball team rallied from an early deficit to defeat visiting Boulder City, 52-44.
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