An overwhelming majority of Nevada high school boys and girls basketball coaches support a 35-second shot clock in a survey conducted by the NIAA.
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The Centennial girls basketball team will participate in the State Champions Invitational starting Thursday in Washington, D.C.
The Democracy Prep girls basketball team, the reigning Class 2A state champion, had its appeal approved to move to Class 5A at Wednesday’s NIAA appeals meeting.
Chad Beeten resigned in February after he made complaints to the school about what he saw as its racial mistreatment of his basketball players, according to a letter he wrote school officials.
A 6-foot-7-inch Las Vegan, Pepperdine’s Maxwell Lewis has blossomed into one of college basketball’s most talented players after starring as a saxophonist at Somerset-Losee.
Here is the 2023 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada boys basketball team.
Here is the 2023 Nevada Preps All-Southern Nevada girls basketball team.
Democracy Prep freshman guard Keonni Lewis scored 14 points to lead the Blue Knights to to the Class 2A girls basketball state title on Feb. 25.
The NIAA gave preliminary approval to make Class 5A in boys and girls basketball for Southern teams only. Class 5A Northern boys and girls teams would drop to 4A.
Somerset-Losee sophomore guard Antwan Jones scored 18 points to lead the Lions to a 59-52 win over Elko to claim the Class 3A state title on Feb. 25.
Aaliyah Gayles, the former Spring Valley star basketball player who was shot 10 times at a house party, has found a home at Southern Cal and what she hopes is a future in basketball.
Mojave sophomore guard C.J. Shaw scored 37 points to lead the Rattlers to a win over Silverado in Saturday’s Class 4A state championship game.
Junior guard Danae Powell led Centennial in scoring in its two wins at the Class 5A state tournament, helping the Bulldogs win their eight straight title.
The Mojave boys basketball team won its second consecutive Class 4A state title, defeating Silverado on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Tai and Tru Coleman helped Democracy Prep win the Class 2A boys basketball state title in honor of their father, assistant coach Mark Coleman, who died Feb. 4.
