UNLV guard Wink Adams was a spectator at practice Friday night as he recovers from a lower abdominal strain. But he found two reasons to be encouraged.
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Throughout his career, UNLV senior guard Wink Adams always has bounced back quickly from injuries, and his resiliency is about to get tested again.
When called off the bench, Kendall Wallace usually fills a complementary role for UNLV. But he stepped into a much different situation Tuesday night.
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For most of the past month, DeShawn Mitchell has been seated on the bench as if stuck by glue. When the UNLV freshman gets up, it’s to be a cheerleader or to check in and watch the final seconds tick off the clock.
Positive signs were hard to find in the way UNLV was playing a week ago. At the same time, though, sophomore Tre’Von Willis sensed the team’s direction was about to change.
You will hear more about the 3-pointers today, about Wink Adams busting his slump against Arizona’s basketball team, about the lead growing to as many as 22 points in the second half, about the Rebels earning what NCAA Tournament selection committee members would consider a quality win come March.
The UNLV women’s basketball team led No. 22 Oklahoma State by 10 points in the first half and trailed by one point at halftime.
Way off on his first four shots, UNLV senior Wink Adams began to wonder if Saturday was going to be similar to so many other of his bad shooting days.
If he spurns the NBA and returns to Arizona for another year, junior Jordan Hill will get the chance to play for his fourth coach. But don’t count on that happening.
On only a few occasions this season has UNLV coach Lon Kruger been impressed with his basketball team.
With seniors Wink Adams, Joe Darger and Rene Rougeau working as synchronized scorers, UNLV put together a performance worthy of high marks from the judges.
On every step of a journey that has been anything but easy, UNLV senior Rene Rougeau found strength in his support team. He did not have to walk alone.
Being a student-athlete at UNLV is something senior Rene Rougeau took seriously from the beginning. He put emphasis on both sides of the hyphenated term.
So many of his shots were off, UNLV guard Wink Adams thought there was an error in the box score.
