The Las Vegas native and freshman phenom for the Rebels is headed to the NBA.
According to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo! Sports, UNLV's freshman center Stephen Zimmerman is leaving UNLV for good. Multiple sources have reported that the seven footer has declared for the 2016 NBA Draft and will sign with an agent, disallowing a potential return to the Rebels program after the NBA Combine or if he goes un-drafted. Zimmerman appeared in 26 games this season for the Rebels, while nursing a myriad of injuries throughout his rookie campaign. The Las Vegas native averaged 10.