<p>LAS VEGAS &mdash; The Las Vegas Aces hired former LSU coach Nikki Fargas as the team’s president on Tuesday.</p>
<p>She replaces Bill Laimbeer, who had been the president of the franchise since it moved from San Antonio to Nevada.</p>
<p>Laimbeer will still coach the team, but had let new owner Mark Davis know that he didn’t want to juggle the two jobs anymore.</p>
<p>“This was a very important step for the organization,” Davis said, “to find somebody who could help bring us into the future. Nikki definitely checked all the boxes.”</p>
<p>The 48-year-old Fargas coached LSU for 10 years and stepped down earlier this month.</p>
<p>“When I made the decision to come here it was because I have a huge passion for the sport,” Fargas said, “but more importantly I have a passion for our ability to be more than just a game. The impact that our players have had not just in the basketball community but society as a whole — I want to be a part of that.”</p>
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