Las Vegas Sun

UNLV basketball recruit Oscar Bellfield slipped for a second consecutive game Wednesday at a prestigious international tournament in Germany.

Bellfield, a 6-foot-3 guard out of Los Angeles Westchester High, scored only three points as a starter for a U.S. select team in 18 minutes of a 74-58 victory over Argentina.

He shot 0-for-4, missing all three of his 3-point attempts, and had no assists, two steals and two turnovers. He scored six points against Greece on Monday after tallying 25 in an earlier game.

Bellfield and Findlay Prep center Brice Massamba have orally committed to Rebels coach Lon Kruger, and the national college signing period begins April 16.

Last fall, Howell (N.J.) Monmouth Academy 6-5 swingman Deshwan Mitchell and Midland (Tex.) Community College 6-8 forward Darris Santee signed letters of intent to play at UNLV in 2008-09.

Kruger has one scholarship left for his next class, and Findlay Prep guard Jorge Gutierrez is a possibility.

The Rebels coaching staff covets Jeff Taylor, a standout 6-7 forward from Hobbs, N.M., who has visited Las Vegas, but Texas might have an edge on UNLV, Gonzaga and Vanderbilt.

The Albert Schweitzer international youth tournament, which started with 16 national teams, is considered an unofficial Under-18 world championship by the rest of the world.

Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Arvydas Sabonis, Tono Kukoc, Tim Duncan, Dirk Nowitzki and Tony Parker are some NBA players who have participated in the tournament in Mannheim, Germany.

Erving Walker, a 5-6 guard from New York who has signed with Florida, led the U.S. team with 21 points against Argentina. Travis Releford, a 6-5 shooter from Shawnee Mission, Kan., who will play at Kansas in the fall, chipped in with 19 points and 10 rebounds.

The American squad is 3-1 and plays Spain on Thursday. The Schweitzer semifinals start Friday.