The 2017 Lott IMPACT Trophy Watch List Luncheon will take place on Friday, May 12th, at the Pacific Club in Newport Beach. The watch list recognizes 42 of the finest student-athletes in the country who excel for their respective college football teams on the defensive end of the field. They are warriors on the field of play and leaders [...]
Every year some of the brightest minds in sports gather at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference in Boston to foster the acceptance of analytics, create innovation, and bring like-minded people together to learn. Sports Business Classroom Founder Warren LeGarie and Sports Business Classroom General Manager Larry Coon both spoke on panels at this year’s conference. [...]
via Northwood University Northwood senior Tyler Makins spent his summer interning while surrounded by some of the most important people in the NBA. Here, he shares a little bit about himself, his experience, and what it was like to work with big names while keeping a cool head. What is your major? I dual major [...]
The 2017 NBA Summer League tips off on Friday, July 7, at the COX Pavilion and Thomas and Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada Las Vegas, marking the 13th time the event will be held in the desert. This summer’s event will again feature a single elimination tournament schedule that will crown the [...]
THE SPORTS BUSINESS CLASSROOM IS A MODERN TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE UNLIKE ANY OTHER Taking place at the Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion during the Vegas Summer League, the Sports Business Classroom consists of two immersive educational programs that will give both aspiring and seasoned basketball professionals from around the world the opportunity [...]
The HallPass team recently sat down and caught up with Summer League alumni stand-out Le'Sheala Dawson, a rising star in the business of sports. In this interview Shea talks about her passion for sports, her experience as a staff member for the NBA Summer League and her passion for serving others. Q: You’ve been a [...]
New Face: Justin Roper This alum is revved up about returning to his alma mater to be part of UNLV Athletics. Justin Roper already knew what it was like to be a fan in the stands at the Thomas & Mack Center and then a member of the Runnin’ Rebels program on the bench when [...]
NEW YORK, January 26, 2017 – The membership of the National Basketball Coaches Association (all Head and Assistant Coaches in the NBA and its alumni group) is honored to announce the following Michael H. Goldberg Bow Tie Tribute. In memory of the iconic Michael H. Goldberg, all NBA Head and Assistant Coaches and members of [...]
For the 35th year in a row Las Vegas hosted its "Living the Dream" parade to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. As a prominent member of the Las Vegas community for the last 13 years, the NBA Summer League was well represented at this years parade. Representing the theme "Delivering Dreams Since 2004," 2 [...]
