UNLV women’s basketball team has won two straight Mountain West titles but is hungry for a third as conference play begins Saturday.
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UNLV senior center David Muoka entered the NCAA’s transfer portal on Wednesday, becoming the fourth player to leave the program since the 2022-23 season concluded.
Coach Lindy La Rocque made a significant lineup change as UNLV began Mountain West play with a win against Wyoming on Thursday at Cox Pavilion.
Coming off a Mountain West championship and NCAA Tournament berth, the UNLV women’s basketball team is entering this season with a target on its back.
The Rebels will play three schools during their six-day tour in British Columbia.
Eight new faces — many of them known for their ability at the defensive end — highlight UNLV’s basketball roster under second-year coach Kevin Kruger.
Lindy La Rocque and UNLV agrees to a contract that will keep her as the women’s basketball coach through the 2026-27 season, sources told the Review-Journal.
Isaiah Cottrell, who played three seasons at Bishop Gorman, will return to play for UNLV after transferring from West Virginia.
Junior Donovan Williams, UNLV’s second-leading scorer, is declaring for the NBA draft. He has two years of college eligibility remaining if he decides to return.
Second-year coach Lindy La Rocque has the UNLV women’s basketball team sitting atop the Mountain West with a 9-1 record, and the Lady Rebels are 17-4 overall.
Essence Booker never wanted to play basketball at UNLV or live in Las Vegas after graduating from Spring Valley High School. But now she savors every minute with the Lady Rebels.
Rare was the familiar face running up and down the Mendenhall Center courts for a UNLV team featuring nine transfers. But the effort and intensity were there.
Bryce Hamilton is returning to the Rebels for his senior season after an offseason in which he declared for the NBA draft and entered the NCAA’s transfer portal.
David Jenkins Jr. on Monday became the seventh UNLV basketball player to enter the NCAA transfer portal. The junior guard averaged 14.8 points this season.