As expected, the 2010 NBA Draft was full of intrigue, surprises and trades, with even former Nevada star Luke Babbitt, the 2009-10 WAC Player of the Year, being dealt from Minnesota to Portland. SilverandBlueSports spoke with Babbitt to get his draft night reaction.

Arguably the two best hoops prospects to ever emerge from Northern Nevada, Armon Johnson and Luke Babbitt, who both played for the hometown Wolf Pack, were selected in the 2010 NBA Draft last night.  Coincidentally enough, after a trade involving Babbitt, the two lefties are potential teammates once again, landing spots with Portland Trailblazers.

Armon Johnson was the 35th overall pick (second round) to the Portland Trailblazers just moments ago, and will likely now join Reno native and Wolf Pack teammate Luke Babbitt on the same team in the NBA.

The 2009-10 Western Athletic Conference Player of the Year, Luke Babbitt, who left after his sophomore year at Nevada, was just selected as the No. 16 overall pick by the Minnesota Timberwolves.  The T-Wolves already selected Syracuse standout guard Wesley Johnson with the No. 4 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft.

So what NBA teams will draft Reno’s own Luke Babbitt, the 2009-10 WAC Player of the Year, and Armon Johnson, the former WAC Freshman of the Year, on Thursday night in the 2010 NBA Draft?  We’ll find out soon enough, but in the meantime, here is a SilverandBlueSports mock draft.

On Sunday, reigning WAC Player of the Year Luke Babbitt completed another NBA Draft workout, this time in Salt Lake City in order to meet and perform for the Utah Jazz.  Babbitt worked out with five other Draft prospects for the Jazz, who hold the No. 9 overall selection in the 2010 NBA Draft.

Nevada landed one of the most talented transfers in the country this past January when former Reno high school all-state prospect Olek Czyz decided mid-semester to leave Duke and head closer to home.  KOLO TV 8 recently caught up with Czyz during a workout and shared some of the video tape with us for this [...]

Reach USA concluded their trip to China on a three-game winning streak, topping the Russian Peak All-Star squad twice in back to back games after taking the series against the Bayi Rockets 4 games to 3.  Reach USA as led by Nevada assistant Dennis Gates, plus the scoring of Wolf Pack sophomore scorer Malik Story.

Reach USA wasted little time getting comfortable in the city of Fuling. Behind the point guard play of Peyton Siva and the defensive energy of Xavier Silas (13 points and 6 rebounds), Reach USA started the game on a 20-5 run after 3:30 minutes into the game and cruised to a 97-62 [...]

When you take a look at the projected Nevada basketball roster next year compared to the 2009-10 season, the three things that stand out the most are the team’s depth, flexibility and youth. In what will be David Carter’s second year as the Wolf Pack head coach, it is a staggering change to say the [...]