It took four years for Utah center Luke Nevill to quiet the criticism that he was a 7-foot-2-inch, 265-pound underachiever. He stood head and shoulders above the crowd but seldom was a standout as he made progress seemingly at the pace of his lumbering stride.
Jamie Smith is the basketball player that has undoubtedly kept college coaches up late visualizing all the rebounds and instinctive plays and clutch shots they might have owned had they just looked harder at those darn highlight tapes.
It was Brigham Young. It couldn’t be easy.
Shamela Hampton and Brittany Halberg came to UNLV in 2005, joining a program that was used to winning.
Optimism surrounded UNLV and senior guard Wink Adams in October, when a promising season seemed to await.
Football coaches don’t like to waste any scholarships, but being wrong about a prospect who signs early can be especially damaging.
It still is a long way to May, when the postseason for collegiate golf programs gets decided. But UNLV women’s coach Missy Ringler knows this is an important week for her team.
UNLV will have a better idea in August about its running game when Bradley Randle arrives. And the Rebels will know more about their pass rush when B.J. Bell starts suiting up.
SAN DIEGO — As the regular season ended in anguish and more disappointment for UNLV, Lorrenzo Wade had reason to celebrate.
It’s hard to say how UNLV will play this week when it moves next door to the Thomas & Mack Center for the Mountain West Conference women’s basketball tournament.
SAN DIEGO — In the six years since Lorrenzo Wade left Las Vegas, his basketball journey has taken several twists and turns. Still, the most intriguing part, the final chapter, is yet to be written.
It’s a constant buzz that begins in January and becomes deafening in early March. As unavoidable as it might seem, Lon Kruger claims he tunes out the noise.
