The Lady Rebels were picked to finish third in the conference by a panel comprised of the league’s media, after finishing second in 2020-21 under coach Lindy La Rocque.
Basketball
Kelsey Plum continued her Sixth Woman of the Year campaign with one of the best performances of the season, helping at least the Aces clinch the No. 3 seed with two games to play.
Results of Friday’s action at the NBA Summer League at the Thomas Mack Center and Cox Pavilion and a look ahead to Saturday.
The No. 3 overall pick of Cleveland needs to add some size to his 7-foot frame in order to play at the NBA level, but already possesses several elite characteristics.
Other notable matchups include a home tilt Feb. 1 against UNR, a Feb. 22 trip to Reno and a Feb. 19 meeting with Colorado State. Conference play concludes March 5 against New Mexico.
The men’s U.S. Olympic team finally won a game at Michelob Ultra Arena, pounding Argentina in an exhibition after consecutive losses to Nigeria and Australia.
The WNBA All-Star Game on Wednesday at Michelob Ultra Arena pits the Olympic team against one comprised of 12 WNBA All-Stars in its first exhibition game before the Tokyo Games.
Lisa Leslie and Tina Thompson will serve as coaches for the WNBA All-Stars during the All-Star Game against the Olympic team Wednesday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
On Monday, Special Olympics Nevada put on a basketball clinic at the Las Vegas Basketball Center.
A’ja Wilson scored 19 of her 28 points in the second half of a victory over the Dallas Wings on Sunday to power Las Vegas to its sixth win in seven games.
After losing Angel McCoughtry to a season-ending knee injury, A’ja Wilson and Jackie Young are the only returning rotation players who played in last year’s WNBA Finals.
A’ja Wilson is the WNBA’s reigning MVP and perhaps its best player. One of the faces of the WNBA — and basketball in general.
MGM Resorts executive George Kliavkoff helped land for Las Vegas the 2023 NCAA Division I men’s basketball regional and 2026 Division I men’s hockey Final Four.
The Las Vegas Aces released their schedule on Tuesday. They played a 32-game season with no back-to-backs.
Top-seeded UC Santa Barbara lost both regular-season meetings to No. 2 UC Irvine, but a strong second half in the Big West tournament final broke open a close game.
