The Rebels have struggled on defense through five games, with players and coaches agreeing improvement is needed, particularly in guarding the perimeter.
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The Aces and New York Liberty will meet for the final time in the regular season Monday at the Barclays Center as the teams battle for the top seed in the WNBA playoffs.
The Aces rank third in the WNBA in attendance so far this season, putting them close to traditional league leaders Seattle and Phoenix.
The Aces held their 2022 WNBA championship banner ceremony and received rings recognizing their title before Saturday’s rout of the Los Angeles Sparks.
Aces coach Becky Hammon was given permission to speak with the Toronto Raptors about their head coaching job, according to a report by ESPN on Thursday.
The Aces will host the New York Liberty May 13 at Michelob Ultra Arena in a preseason game, the first meeting between the two revamped WNBA championship contenders.
UNLV sophomore wing Shane Nowell made the most of his opportunity against Wyoming and has earned minutes Saturday against UNR at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Rebels finished nonconference play 11-1, but they haven’t forgotten the Mountain West preseason poll which ranked them sixth.
The Aces are three wins away from the WNBA Finals, but face a familiar opponent in the Seattle Storm and MVP candidate Breanna Stewart.
The Aces and Seattle Storm will begin the WNBA semifinals Sunday with just three wins needed to advance to the Finals. Here’s where the series may be won or lost.
The Aces All-Stars stepped up when they were needed to help the Aces get back in the win column
The Aces have some big tests on the horizon to prove themselves as true championship contenders, starting Saturday with a nationally broadcast game against the Chicago Sky.
The NBA announced Sunday the dates for the 2022 NBA Summer League, which returns to the UNLV campus.
Chelsea Gray, Angel McCoughtry, Kelsey Plum and Dearica Hamby were selected to participate in the USA Basketball training camp ahead of the FIBA Qualifying Tournament in Washington D.C..
After a rough stretch of games from three-point range, UNLV senior Jordan McCabe seems to have rediscovered his outside jumper ahead of the team’s trip Friday to Colorado State.