Centennial, the eight-time defending state champion, will seek to keep its title streak alive without three starters as the high school girls basketball season begins.
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Former Spring Valley High School star Aaliyah Gayles, who was shot 19 months ago, dressed for USC on Monday for its game against Ohio State at T-Mobile Arena.
Sierra Vista junior center Xavion Staton, a three-star prospect, has received offers from Kansas, Southern California, Louisiana State and others this month.
Arbor View forward Pharaoh Compton is a four-star prospect and the state’s top class of 2024 recruit, according to 247Sports.
Nevada high school state championships aren’t exclusive to just teams in the Silver State. Six out-of-state schools compete athletically for state titles against Nevada schools.
Former Bishop Gorman forward Isaiah Cottrell is back on the court for UNLV after a broken foot limited him to just one game last season.
A 35-second shot clock has been approved for Nevada high school basketball on a voluntary basis by the Nevada Interscholastic Activities Association.
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.
Many talented boys high school basketball players have emerged from Southern Nevada. These are the next prospects on the rise.
Amid the NBA Summer League and WNBA All-Star Game, 40 top youth basketball players, including Centennial’s Nation Williams, participated in the Jr. NBA Showcase.
Former Liberty High star Julian Strawther became the seventh Las Vegas native to be an NBA first-round draft pick, selected by the NBA champion Denver Nuggets.
Jaden Hardy is the focal point of the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA Summer League squad as he eyes a spot backing up superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
Four top Bishop Gorman basketball players have announced that they are leaving the state for new teams, part of an exodus of talent from Southern Nevada.
Orlando Robinson — a former Centennial player who recently signed a standard contract with Miami — went for 36 points and 11 rebounds in a Summer League victory.
The talented girls players on the high school scene are making their mark by setting potentially unbreakable records, two of which belong to UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque.