UNLV’s New Point Guard Plays By The Numbers — He’s An Economics Major

By ALAN SNEL

LVSportsBiz.com

 

Noah Robotham is a bright 22-year-old economics major at UNLV.

 

When not studying up on supply and demand theories, Robothom is also expected to play point guard for the Runnin’ Rebels hoops team — a program with a proud history of point guards from Robert Smith to Greg Anthony.

 

Robothom did not play last season after transferring from the Akron Zips.

 

And the Bishop Gorman product landed on his academic discipline in a peculiar way.

 

During a break at the Mountain West Conference Media Summit at the Cosmopolitan, Robothom took a few minutes to chat with LVSportsBiz.com about his economics major and why UNLV players who are not sure-fire future NBA stars leave campus early.

 

“I was not good at math,” Robothom said, explaining why he wanted to study economics.

 

Of all the economic theories out there, he said his favorite is studying supply and demand — a concept former UNLV basketball players who leave campus early have discovered in the real world of professional basketball.

 

During the past seasons, UNLV has seen a string of basketball players who have left early, such as Christian Wood, Stephen Zimmerman and Brandon McCoy to name a few.

 

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They are not NBA stars. But Robothom can understand why UNLV basketball players leave early in hopes of playing in NBA arenas.

 

“The window of opportunity is so small. They could get hurt. They could become academically ineligible. They’re making decisions about what’s best for their families,” Robothom observed.

 

Robothom is a walk-on at UNLV and he’s not sure where his future will take him after school.

 

“That’s to be determined,” he said.

 

 

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