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Adam Zagoria: The Nets announced training camp Oct. 3-8 split between Brooklyn and UNLV. Oct. 7-8 will be in Vegas ahead of the 1st preseason game
Anthony Black, a standout receiver at Texas’ Coppell High School in the Class of 2022, had more than a dozen offers in football despite most coaches knowing he probably would play basketball. Texas, Baylor and Arkansas were among the football programs sold on him. “Dude would have been a (matchup) nightmare,” UNLV offensive coordinator Brennan Marion, who had been the Longhorns receivers coach, told The Athletic on Thursday night. “He could actually run routes at that size, had the mentality and could stretch the field.”
And Amundson, who was officially measured at 6-8, is hoping to lead the team to a finals appearance after the Texters fell short in the Philippine Cup. “I hope so,” the UNLV product said ahead of his debut on Friday night against Meralco. “That’s the goal and that’s what we’re here for.”
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The coroner’s office was not immediately able to provide the cause of death. Dejean-Jones played his senior season at ISU after previous stints at USC and UNLV.
The Louisville recruiting scandal got former Michigan basketball star Jalen Rose reminiscing about when he made official visits to four schools: U-M, Michigan State, Syracuse and UNLV. "I want to paint a picture," Rose said. "What you see at a bachelor or bachelorette party is what happens on a recruiting visit."
Bennett, 20, said he’s trying to recapture the feeling he had at UNLV, where he was Big West Conference Player of the Year. “I’m trying to get back to my old days like I was in college,” he said. The 6-foot-8, 259-pound Bennett admits this whole process has taken longer than he thought it would. “It’s a tough league,” he said. “It’s not going to come right away. (My teammates) have been really supportive. They are always talking to me during games, before games and in practice. “I guess I’m on the right track.”
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