Northwest Notes Aug. 24, 2022
Coeur d'Alene Press | UPDATED 3 years, 3 months AGO
WSU men's basketball team to play UNLV in Las Vegas Clash at MGM Grand
The Washington State men’s basketball team was named as a participant in the upcoming Las Vegas Clash, a basketball doubleheader featuring Arizona against Indiana and WSU against UNLV on Saturday, Dec. 10 at MGM Grand Garden Arena, event organizers announced Tuesday.
Tipoff is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. PT and will be televised on FS1. The Arizona-Indiana game will follow at 4:30 p.m. PT and be televised by FOX.
“We are excited to participate in the Las Vegas Clash,” WSU coach Kyle Smith said in a university news release. “This is an opportunity for us to go on the road and compete against a quality opponent in Las Vegas. It will give our kids a good prep for our conference tournament.”
Washington State won 22 games last season in Smith’s third year at the helm and earned the school’s first postseason berth in more than a decade, finishing the season in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York. WSU will be led by returning starters TJ Bamba and Mouhammed Gueye and a top-40 recruiting class.
Tickets for the doubleheader go on public sale Saturday at 10 a.m. PT at www.axs.com. Tickets start at $49 (prices are inclusive of tax and facility fee) and are good for both games.
Information: www.lasvegasclash.com, @VegasMainEvent.
UNLV, coached by Kevin Kruger, son of former college and NBA coach Lon Kruger, finished 18-14 last year, losing to Wyoming in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
Former College of Southern Idaho coach Barret Peery is an assistant for the Rebels.