G League Ignite standout Scoot Henderson is the top NBA draft prospect with local ties. Here are four more who could be selected Thursday in New York.
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Bypassing on G League Ignite star Scoot Henderson would be the latest and greatest mistake made by the Charlotte Hornets under outgoing owner Michael Jordan.
The Aces’ march to their first championship — and the first major league title in Las Vegas history — was filled with entertaining games.
The gentlemen at Dude Perfect have made the world’s highest basketball shot, from 854 feet high, off The Strat’s 108th-floor SkyJump platform.
Arkansas plays Connecticut and UCLA meets Gonzaga in the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament’s West Regional on Thursday at T-Mobile Arena.
A 6-foot-7-inch Las Vegan, Pepperdine’s Maxwell Lewis has blossomed into one of college basketball’s most talented players after starring as a saxophonist at Somerset-Losee.
Defensive struggles re-emerged for UNLV in a loss Saturday at Fresno State. The Rebels are tied for last in the Mountain West after losing their fourth game in a row.
A blood clot formed in Felix Reeves’ brain in September, robbing him of basic cognitive and motor skills. His goal now is to play basketball for the College of Southern Nevada.
The Aces traded two-time Sixth Player of the Year, two-time All-Star forward and franchise stalwart Dearica Hamby to the Los Angeles Sparks on Saturday morning.
UNLV is looking for a positive response after its late collapse against San Francisco, but will have to do it without the experienced Eljah Parquet and Isaiah Cottrell.
Former Oklahoma guard EJ Harkless was named Mountain West Player of the Week following UNLV’s wins over a ranked Dayton squad and High Point.
Jim Bolla went 300-120 from 1982 to 1996, the number of victories easily the highest in UNLV women’s basketball history. Kathy Olivier won 182 games from 2009 to 2020.
The best-of-five WNBA semifinal series between the Aces and Seattle Storm begins next Sunday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Aces lost to the Chicago Sky on Tuesday night after scoring a franchise-record 41 points in the first quarter and leading by 28 points in the first half.
The Aces ran past the Phoenix Mercury on Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena, running their record to 6-1 after a record-breaking 38 points in the third quarter.