Former Nevada Star Cameron Oliver will play for the Philadelphia 76ers in this years NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Oliver played in the NBA Gatorade League last year, first with the Wisconsin Herd before being traded to 76ers affiliate the Delaware 87ers.
Monte Morris had 19 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Iowa State outlasted Nevada 84-73 on Thursday night to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.
The Nevada Wolf Pack won its quarterfinals game against the Utah Aggies (83-69) in the Mountain West Championships Thursday afternoon.
For the first time in five seasons, the Nevada Wolf Pack (25-6, 14-4) earned the regular season title, taking down the Colorado State Rams (21-10, 13-5) 85-72 Saturday night to be crowned the Mountain West regular season champions.
The Wolf Pack is now knotted up with the Colorado State Rams atop the conference.
Defeating the Utah State Aggies (11-15, 5-10 MW) 77-66 Saturday night, the Nevada Wolf Pack (21-6, 10-4 MW) has moved into a three-way tie for first in the Mountain West with Colorado State and Boise State.
Cam Oliver had 25 points and 15 rebounds.
Despite another big performance from senior D.J. Fenner, the Nevada Wolf Pack (19-6, 8-4 MW) fell to the San Diego State Aztecs (14-10, 6-6 MW) Sunday afternoon 70-56. For the second game in a row, Fenner eclipsed 20 points, scoring 21. He led both teams in scoring also for the second game in a row.
Despite a double-double performance from sophomore Cameron Oliver, the Nevada Wolf Pack (18-5, 7-3 MW) fell to the Utah State Aggies (10-11, 4-6 MW) Wednesday night 74-57.
Cameron Oliver scored a season high 26 points to lead three Nevada player in double figures as the Wolf Pack swept the season series with New Mexico with an 82-65 win at Lawlor on Saturday.