The topic of court storming has been debated for decades and took center court again this past month with incidents involving two prominent college players.
Basketball
UNLV forward Rob Whaley Jr. was a full participant in practice after spraining his left ankle in the Rebels’ victory over Colorado State on Saturday.
Fourteen UNLV players scored as the Rebels cruised past NAIA opponent Life Pacific 126-54 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
New UNLV basketball assistant coach Barret Peery helped Texas Tech rank second in the Big 12 in opponent points per game during the 2021-22 season.
Defense will likely determine what exactly the 2022-23 Rebels are capable of during the second season of Kruger’s head coaching tenure.
UNLV received a commitment from 6-foot-10-inch forward Karl Jones, who averaged 10.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 2.8 blocks last season at Los Angeles Southwest College.
Marvin Menzies was named as the new coach of UMKC Tuesday
Senior Bryce Hamilton scored 25 points, but it wasn’t enough as UNLV lost to Boise State on Saturday night at the Thomas Mack Center.
Freshman Kiara Jackson scored 20 points to lead UNLV to an 80-69 win over Colorado State, clinching the Mountain West regular-season championship for the Lady Rebels.
The Jan. 5 men’s basketball game was one of three San Jose State games postponed.
UNLV allowed one field goal in the final 10:04 and rallied from 16 points down for a 68-67 win over Fresno State on Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV took a 59-56 win over Utah State on Monday and will go for a sweep of their two-game series at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV stayed close for about 15 minutes before things like forgettable shot selection and not being able to guard anyone and never getting to the rim painted an inevitable fate.
UNLV (16-14, 11-6 Mountain West) took as much as a 27-point lead over Boise State and then held off a late rally to win Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s upset bid against No. 4 San Diego State fell short as the Rebels lost 71-67. Bryce Hamilton led the Rebels with 29 points and 10 rebounds.