The checkmarks never end. He must be in control, play with a purpose, be clever, lead by example, attack the key and create plays that can be made within it, have as good a ball fake as vision, calm others in the face of chaos.
Basketball
The Basic boys basketball team missed four of its first six 3-pointers on Thursday. The fourth quarter was a different story.
Roscoe Smith did more than enough Wednesday night, totaling 12 points and 15 rebounds as UNLV led wire to wire in a 70-46 victory over San Jose State, the only winless team remaining in Mountain West play.
Just minutes after a narrow win against Valley on Tuesday, Canyon Springs girls basketball coach Dorothy Kendrick and star guard Cherise Beynon smiled and embraced before heading into the locker room.
The tallest player on Centennial’s girls basketball team is generously listed at 5 feet 9 inches tall. But it didn’t stop Centennial from giving much taller Bishop Gorman fits Wednesday.
Hidden on a losing team at San Jose State, Rashad Muhammad is traveling a much different basketball path than the one taken by his brother, Shabazz, who went from high school phenom to Hollywood.
With just less than five minutes left in Tuesday’s game, the Canyon Springs girls basketball team looked a bit lost.
Virgin Valley’s boys basketball team started a difficult stretch of league play on Monday night, playing the first of five upcoming road games. Garrett Leavitt and the team’s defense made sure the Bulldogs started the stretch off right.
A year ago, Kevin Olekaibe was in the other locker room, listening to the other coach, and not fearing the other team. At that time, the opponent was UNLV.
No state championships will be decided when Bishop Gorman meets Findlay Prep in boys basketball today. But it’s not exactly an exhibition game, either.
On Tuesday, Arbor View’s Justin Burks set a school record with 36 points in an overtime win over Durango. He managed to top that Friday.
Mike Moulchin had a heavy heart while guiding his Clark girls basketball team Thursday. Bobbi Floyd’s runner in the lane in the closing seconds and a few narrow escapes helped lift Moulchin’s spirits.
Virtually every player who was asked to commit to the USA Basketball men’s national team said ‘Yes” when asked to participate in the upcoming Olympic cycle, which begins this summer with the FIBA World Cup in Spain.
Like the lunatic fan everyone despises but tolerates because the home team wins when he attends the party or the nutcase who retires to his basement to create more good luck for his favorite side, UNLV should immediately enroll in a local hotel’s rewards program.
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