That was then: A group of college basketball players that helped embed into the game a hip-hop culture with how they dressed and what they said and the music blaring from their headphones. They influenced a nation of fans, a team viewed as rebellious by some and yet merchandising giants for corporate America.
San Diego State shot 70.8 percent from the field in the second half en route to a 76-61 victory over UNLV on Tuesday night in a Mountain West women’s basketball game in San Diego.
The Sacramento Kings named Vlade Divac as vice president of basketball and franchise operations, the team announced Tuesday.
Denver Nuggets head coach Brian Shaw was fired Tuesday. Shaw was 20-39 this season with the Nuggets, who began the day seven games out of last place in the Western Conference and 12 1/2 games out of the eighth playoff spot in the conference.
The NBA suspended Houston Rockets guard James Harden for one game Monday as punishment for Harden kicking Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James in the groin.
Duke basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski did not comment during a Monday news conference on allegations he knew that Rasheed Sulaimon, who was dismissed from the team in January, was alleged to have sexually assaulted two women during the 2013-14 academic year.
SAN DIEGO — After three conference games, Boise State hadn’t won. Since then, the Broncos have lost only once.
With its seemingly insurmountable lead fading away and its star player having already fouled out of the game Saturday night, Agassi Prep’s boys basketball team needed someone to save its perfect season.
It has become a common theme around UNLV’s basketball team, this game-by-game analysis by others of Chris Wood. Of his production and attitude and effort and whether that eating motion he makes after sinking a 3-pointer is really necessary or, well, just another level of self-serving folly.
This was one of those games when you saw the future up, close and personal in an extremely impressive manner. Patrick McCaw gave his mother the best birthday present imaginable, scoring a team-high 21 with her in attendance.
White Pine girls basketball coach Krystal Smith hung up the phone after receiving a congratulatory phone call and then milled around the Orleans Arena court with her players for a couple of minutes.
Clark didn’t run a set play during the second half Saturday at Orleans Arena.
Kayla Harris led Spring Valley in scoring during its one-loss regular season.
Kayla Woodward scored 23 points, Kaitlyn Mileto 21 and Marquelle Dent 20 to help Wyoming end UNLV’s five-game win streak with a 99-68 rout Saturday in a Mountain West women’s basketball game in Laramie, Wyo.
Pahranagat Valley guard Jamie Hansen didn’t see the court much in the second half of the Division IV girls state basketball final because of foul trouble.
