The Diamondbacks needed two games to get the job done, but they defeated Reno 9-1 in the decisive game Friday night at Las Vegas Ballpark.
Mark Anderson
Former Sports Reporter
Videos sent to the Review-Journal showed players engaged in a scuffle after Thursday night’s Class 4A state tournament elimination game at Las Vegas Ballpark.
The Diamondbacks scored three runs in the sixth inning to take the lead and defeated Reno 8-6 on Thursday in the winners bracket final at Las Vegas Ballpark.
UNLV has hired a law firm to investigate claims that former basketball player Brandon McCoy was improperly recruited, according to emails sent to the Review-Journal.
The Rebels signed 6-foot-9-inch graduate transfer Vitaliy Shibel from Arizona State and added home-and-home series with Kansas State and SMU.
UNLV picked up graduate transfer Vitaliy Shibel from Arizona State, a player who has two seasons of eligibility. The Rebels have one available scholarship remaining.
UNLV will play Kansas State and Southern Methodist at the Thomas & Mack Center next season and return the trip in 2020-21.
New Orleans Pelicans have struggled financially and have been rumored as a candidate to move to Las Vegas. But winning the NBA lottery injects life into the team.
UNLV guard Trey Woodbury has entered the NCAA transfer portal, according to Evan Daniels of 247Sports. The Rebels now have two scholarships to offer.
Tickets for the NBA Summer League, which is July 5 to 15 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, go on sale at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
UNLV will play UCLA in a basketball home-and-home series the next two years, with next season’s game at Los Angeles. The teams play in the Thomas & Mack Center in 2020-21.
Texas graduate transfer Elijah Mitrou-Long signed with UNLV on Tuesday, and he is eligible to play next season. The Rebels are one scholarship short of the maximum 13.
The university is negotiating for a new shoe and apparel contract to replace the one with Nike that expires May 31. Nike had an exclusive negotiating window that ended April 1.
The 6-foot-11-inch sophomore forward started 22 games and averaged 6.9 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots last season for the Rebels.
The 6-foot-2-inch guard played for UNLV coach T.J. Otzelberger the past two seasons at South Dakota State. He began a two-day official visit to UNLV on Saturday.
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