LAS VEGAS, Nev. – The No. 15/25 Oregon State women’s basketball team took the #Play4Kay Shootout title Wednesday evening, as it handed Oklahoma State its first loss of the season in the tournament’s championship game, held in Las Vegas, Nev. “Our team built some great momentum here,” said Oregon State head coach Scott Rueck. “Oklahoma…
LAS VEGAS — Not one player in Duke’s basketball program was born when the 1991 Blue Devils pulled off one of the biggest upsets in Final Four history. So, Thursday, on a five-hour flight to Las Vegas, coach Mike Krzyzewski made his players watch footage from 25 years ago, when Duke beat UNLV 79-77 an…
LAS VEGAS – Playing each other for the first time in 25 years, Duke and UNLV will renew its rivalry before a capacity crowd at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday, Dec. 10. bd Global, the event promoter, announced today that reserved seating tickets are sold out and a limited number of standing-room-only tickets are now on sale.…
LAS VEGAS — Alec Peters had 26 points and 12 rebounds, Shane Hammink scored 23 points and Valparaiso beat BYU 92-89 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the MGM Grand Main Event’s heavyweight bracket. Hammink was fouled away from the basket with 52 seconds left and he hit two free throws for a…
LAS VEGAS – An Oregon State team that advanced to last season’s Final Four and local favorite UNLV will headline the field for the inaugural Play4Kay Shootout benefiting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, December 19-21, 2016, at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The eight-team women’s tournament features seven teams that won 20+ games last season…
LAS VEGAS – Four 20-win teams highlight the fields for the third-annual MGM Grand Main Event tournament, which consists of two four-team brackets to be played November 21-23 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The Heavyweight Bracket includes Alabama, BYU, Saint Louis and Valparaiso while the Middleweight Bracket will feature Ball State, Coastal…
LAS VEGAS – Tickets for the highly anticipated UNLV-Duke game on Saturday, Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas go on-sale to the public starting tomorrow at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET. The two iconic programs will play the first college basketball game in the new arena and will meet for the first time in…
LAS VEGAS – A rivalry will be renewed when UNLV plays Duke on Saturday, Dec. 10 in the first college basketball game to be played at the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas as part of the fourth-annual MGM Grand Showcase, which benefits Coaches vs. Cancer. The two iconic programs have not played since the programs…
LAS VEGAS, Nevada – The Old Dominion men’s basketball team (25-13) won the inaugural Vegas 16 Championship, as the Monarchs took down Oakland (25-12) by a 68-67 score on Wednesday night at the Mandalay Bay Arena. Trey Freeman was named the Tournament MVP, while being joined by teammate Aaron Bacote on the All-Tournament Team. ODU…
LAS VEGAS – Six teams with 20-plus wins, the nation’s top-scoring offense, and some of college basketball’s best talent headline the inaugural Vegas 16. The new men’s NCAA Division I postseason tournament, which is slated to tip off on March 28, is an eight-team, single-elimination, three-day event that will be played at Mandalay Bay in Las…