Category: Mountain West Basketball
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Nevada alum JaVale McGee signs one-year contract with Phoenix Suns
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Three-time NBA champion and current Olympian JaVale McGee is heading to Phoenix. Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Denver Nuggets center and former Nevada Wolf Pack player JaVale McGee agreed to a one-year $5 million contract with the Phoenix Suns, per Yahoo! Sports’ Chris Haynes. The Suns are coming off an impressive run in the NBA…
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Derrick Alston Jr. set to join Golden State Summer League team
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Boise State’s Derrick Alston Jr. went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft but will still get an opportunity to get some NBA looks. Alston was invited to play with the Golden State Warriors summer league team. The 6’9 wing had also declared for the draft in 2020 but decided to…
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Jordan Schakel NBA Draft Profile
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] How does the Mountain West’s top sharpshooter stack up in the pro ranks? Contact/Follow @MWCwire Jordan Schakel NBA Draft profile The NBA Draft is only 60 selections, which in comparison to the other two “big league” counterparts in the NFL and MLB, the NBA is significantly less selections. That doesn’t mean there aren’t players…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Team USA bounces back with win against Iran
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Team USA collected a dominating 102-66 win against Iran on Tuesday or Wednesday, depending on where you watched. Whatever clock you were looking at, the game started the same way: Dame Time. “I think we came out with a lot more urgency,” said Damian Lillard during his postgame interview.…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: Team USA loses first game to France
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] France snapped Team USA 24-game winning streak in Olympics Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire For the first time since 2004, Team USA lost a game at the Olympics. The Americans fell 83-76 to France at the Tokyo games on Sunday in their first game of the preliminary round. The U.S. came out strong but…
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2021 San Diego State Defensive Preview
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] 2021 San Diego State Defensive Preview Get to know the Aztecs defense Contact/Follow @MWCwire Could this be the best defense in the league? The San Diego State Aztecs defense played lights out for most of the season. Got handed tough road losses, but accomplished some really good things on defense. They were the…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: How to watch USA men’s basketball vs. France
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Former Wolf Pack center JaVale McGee could play his first Olympic game on Sunday. Here is what you need to know about Team USA’s matchup against France. Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire Team USA will tip off its Olympic journey in Group A by taking on a strong French team on Sunday morning. The Americans…
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Report: Colorado State head coach Niko Medved signs contract extension through 2027 season
jwplayer RLZxebBM-sNi3MVSU] Medved is 52-40 over his three seasons in Fort Collins Coming off a promising season, and with another on the way, Colorado State has locked up Niko Medved for the long haul. Colorado State has signed fourth-year head coach Niko Medved to a long-term deal that will keep him in Fort Collins through…
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JaVale McGee joins U.S. Olympic Team as training camp wraps up
[jwplayer jF5wU66N-sNi3MVSU] Nevada alumnus JaVale McGee is replacing Kevin Love on Team USA roster Contact/Follow @cisabelg & @MWCwire The USA Basketball Men’s National Team wrapped up its pre-Olympic training camp in Las Vegas with two wins and two loses through exhibition games. The Americans recently had to do some roster adjustments, with one of the…
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Way-Too-Early Bracketology: Joe Lunardi Has Two Mountain West Teams
[jwplayer TtpJIvlc-sNi3MVSU] Joe Lunardi reveals first bracketology projection of the offseason, includes two MW squads Never to early for some bracketology projections. Contact/Follow @HardwoodTalk & @MWCwire The Aztecs and the Rams are predicted to go dancing in March by bracketology expert Joe Lunardi. There have been plenty of changes in the conference this offseason, from…