The 2013 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas was bigger and better than ever. Taking place July 12th-22nd at The Thomas and Mack Center and Cox Pavilion on the campus of the University of Las Vegas. The 9th annual NBA Summer League in Las Vegas featured 61 games of NBA action in 11 days, culminating [...]
By John Lombardo, Staff Writer via www.sportsbusinessdaily.com The departure of NBA International President Heidi Ueberroth could set in motion a significant shift in how the league structures its growing global business division. NBA Commissioner David Stern last week said the league will re-examine its international operations in the wake of Ueberroth’s decision to leave at [...]
via www.sportsbusinessdaily.com By Tripp Mickle, Staff Writer In the NBA, marketing drives everything from ticket prices to the songs that play in an arena. It even determines what jerseys players wear. The league allows teams to have a white home uniform, a dark road uniform, as many as three alternate uniforms, a cultural uniform and [...]
The 2013 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List consists of 42 student-athletes from 37 different colleges around the country who have made the biggest IMPACT on their teams both on and off the field. IMPACT stands for Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community and Tenacity. Voting for the award is held throughout the season by a National [...]
PAC-12 COMMISSIONER LARRY SCOTT TO BE KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT LOTT IMPACT TROPHY TENTH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET via www.lottimpacttrophy.org NEWPORT BEACH, Aug. 14 – Larry Scott, the innovative and highly acclaimed commissioner of the Pac-12. will be the keynote speaker at the Tenth Annual Lott IMPACT Trophy banquet Dec. 8. The announcement was made today by the Pacific [...]
HallPass Media wrapped up a summer full of events with the 7th annual adidas Nations Global Experience, the top global grassroots basketball event of the year. HallPass Media has been involved with adidas Nations for the past five years managing all on-site camp operations and developing digital content to cover the event. adidas Nations alumni [...]
via www.nba.com/warriors The Warriors accomplished a basketball first on Monday evening, winning the inaugural NBA Summer League Championship. The 91-77 win over the Suns capped a perfect 7-0 summer slate for the Warriors, who extended their Summer League winning streak, which dates back to 2010, to 14 games. As cliché as it is to say [...]
via Las Vegas Review Journal By ALAN SNEL LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Shortly after hyperactive Albert Hall arrived at the Thomas & Mack Center and began checking poster placements, vendor spots and the new wood basketball floor, he gave arena director Mike Newcomb a bear hug. Hall was off the plane and in the arena for just [...]
