Cerruti Brown, the founder of AmeriLeague, a fledgling pro basketball league that was scheduled to conduct its draft in Las Vegas on Thursday, is actually Glendon Alexander, a former McDonald’s All-American-turned-conman who has multiple criminal convictions for fraud.
Rick Pitino issued a statement Thursday apologizing to Louisville fans for the negativity around the program since allegations of sex and stripping for recruits were raised by a self-described escort.
Don Mattingly is out as manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
When it comes to selling the idea that getting to the NBA would be best accomplished at a particular college, UNLV’s coaching staff ranks among the finest nationally in delivering such a message. Dave Rice and his assistants own the most important of factors in such recruiting wars: tangible evidence.
Interested in seeing some incredible Derrick Jones Jr. dunks? Video clips are widely available on YouTube. Live performances have been put on hold, however.
Jimmer Fredette was waived by the San Antonio Spurs. Fredette, 26, was the 10th overall pick in 2011 with the Sacramento Kings and bounced from the Chicago Bulls to the New Orleans Pelicans before signing with San Antonio this summer.
Former escort Katina Powell said former Louisville graduate assistant coach Andre McGee paid her $10,000 to bring dancers to campus to strip and even have sex with some recruits or their guardians.
Mike Krzyzewski is planning to step down as coach of the United States Olympics men’s basketball team after the Rio 2016 Games.
A friend of Lamar Odom confirmed an E! News report that the former NBA star and husband of Khloe Kardashian was released from Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Monday.
UNLV has arguably its deepest level of skill since Rice was hired as coach in 2011, and there had been some whispers over the summer that he might consider a platoon system if enough good players emerged from preseason drills.
Lamar Odom gave doctors a thumbs-up and spoke briefly Friday morning, a family spokeswoman said in the first official update on his condition since he was found unconscious in a Nye County brothel and hospitalized in Las Vegas.
A Thursday morning CNN segment on hospitalized basketball star Lamar Odom featured a picture of a different NBA player.
It’s not too soon to predict Ike Nwamu will be a fan favorite this season. The muscular 6-foot-5-inch senior guard was the star of the UNLV basketball team’s first public show Thursday night.
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian may appear to be split on reality TV, but on paper, their divorce is not final. That could leave the former NBA player’s estranged wife with the role of making medical decisions for him.
After two years at Oregon, Ben Carter was ready for a change, so he transferred. In that sense, he has plenty of company on the UNLV basketball team.
