The origin dates to Tom Izzo’s first season as Michigan State basketball coach in 1995, when his Spartans weren’t all that great at scoring and he needed to discover ways to get more shots.
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Former UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice is spending time in Albuquerque watching New Mexico’s practices.
His return from a torn quadriceps muscle imminent, five-time All-Star Blake Griffin is again weeks from playing for the Los Angeles Clippers.
When I told the UNLV people I wanted to write about the new courtside seating area at Lady Rebels games sometimes referred to as Tiffany Row (there is no official connection with the women’s jewelry and specialty retailer), they pointed to three women’s basketball fans seated in the cushy seats near the baseline.
UNLV spent part of Monday watching video of its 65-63 loss at UNR two nights earlier, and it was a more stomach-turning than viewing old episodes of “Yes, Dear.”
The floor of the gym was filled. Shots were being fired up, one-liners being fired at each other. Call it basketball’s guys night out.
Five takeaways from the UNLV basketball team’s 65-63 loss at UNR on Saturday:
When Florida police officer Bobby White played street basketball with a group of neighborhood kids this month, he promised he’d return to shoot more hoops.
Eric Musselman hugged one player and high-fived another and chest-bumped another. He ran over to the edge of one baseline inside the Lawlor Events Center on Saturday night, one side of his dress shirt untucked, and waved his arms up and down at a raucous student section.
With the game on the line Saturday night, UNR won it at the free throw line. The Wolf Pack broke a tie at 60 and made five free throws to beat UNLV 65-63 at Lawlor Events Center.
The UNLV women’s basketball team has dominated its intrastate rivalry with UNR. But to the Lady Rebels, it’s 0-0.
Life was great for the UNLV men’s basketball team when it was running up the court and blowing out teams.
Charles O’Bannon scored 16 of his 25 points in the second half to lead the Gaels to a 77-71 upset victory over Findlay Prep in the Big City Showdown at South Point Arena. The Pilots entered the game ranked No. 4 in the nation by USA Today.
LeBron James says that he was “just as surprised and caught off guard” as his team mates when Cleveland head coach David Blatt was fired on Friday, four days after the Cavaliers had suffered their worst loss of the season.
The UNLV Rebels (12-7) travel to Reno tonight to face the Nevada Wolf Pack (11-7). Here’s all the information you need if you want to watch.
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