Updating Day 3 of the NBA Summer League on Sunday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
Mark Anderson
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Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
Wrapping up Day 2 of the NBA Summer League at the Thomas Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
The NBA Summer League continues to grow, its importance on Las Vegas greater every year. All 30 teams are competing this year, and all 82 games are being televised.
Matthew Horne, listed by 247Sports as a three-star football player, tweeted Saturday he would play at UNLV. Horne reportedly also received scholarship offers from UNR and Fresno State.
Boston Celtics first-round draft pick Robert Williams was playing well in his NBA Summer League debut Friday when he injured his left knee. He has had a rocky start to his Celtics career, though his talent is obvous.
The NBA will experiment with a challenge system for its Summer League coaches. Whether a challenge system gets adopoted into the NBA remains to be seen.
Travis Mumphrey Jr., a three-star dual-threat quarterback from the New Orleans area, committed to UNLV on Thursday. He previously pledged to play football at New Mexico.
There is plenty of star power in the NBA Summer League, which begins Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion. Here are the top five games to watch.
UNLV shortstop Bryson Stott, who also went to Desert Oasis High School, made the 26-man USA Baseball Collegiate National team for an international series. Team USA will play Japan in various U.S. cities from Tueday to Sunday and at Cuba on July 10-14.
Here are five teams to watch in the NBA Summer League, which begins Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
Here are the top 10 players to watch in the NBA Summer League, which is July 6-17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
Steve Jenkins, a wide receiver from Narbonne High School in Harbor City, California, tweeted Thursday he had committed to play football at UNLV.
UNLV’s basketball team released its nonconference schedule Thursday, a 12-game slate highlighted with games against Cincinnati, Illinois and Brigham Young and an appearance in the Diamond Head Classic.
The Las Vegas Bowl is considering going to two games in 2020 in the new Raiders stadium. Its future with the Mountain West is uncertain as the bowl explores its options.
Ticket sales are up 5 to 8 percent over this time last year for the NBA Summer League. All 30 teams will compete for the first time in the event, which is July 6-17 at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion.
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