The UNLV men’s basketball team was picked to finish sixth in the annual preseason Mountain West poll released Thursday. One Rebel garnered a preseason honor.
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Oklahoma City Thunder forward-center Chet Holmgren continued his stellar play Wednesday at NBA Summer League.
The Aces deployed crisp ball movement and cohesive defense to score a signature victory over the Chicago Sky on Thursday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
The Wildcats, seeded No. 2 nationally, pair the tournament title with their regular-season conference crown — ensuring a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
UNLV’s road game on Tuesday, Jan. 18, against San Diego State has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues in San Diego State’s program, the Mountain West announced Wednesday.
The Aces are honoring Becky Hammon at halftime of their matinee against the Dallas Wings by raising her retired jersey to the rafters inside Michelob Ultra Arena.
Sugar Rodgers concluded her playing career with the Aces last seasonand is adjusting to her new role as an assistant coach on Bill Laimbeer’s coaching staff.
UNLV’s senior center announced that he is entering the NBA Draft without an agent — and the NCAA’s transfer portal — all but ending his career with the Rebels, according to an interview he did with ESPN.
Picked to finish last in the Pac-12, Oregon State will play for an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament Saturday. This after securing a 75-64 win over Oregon in the Pac-12 tournament.
The Western Athletic Conference on Thursday canceled its men’s and women’s conference basketball tournaments at Orleans Arena in response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Among the men who have practiced with the Aces are former Desert Pines and Baylor standout Pierre Jackson and ex-UNLV players Stephen Zimmerman and Ike Nwamu.
The Aces’ A’ja Wilson had the second-most popular jersey, and Liz Cambage, Kelsey Plum and Kayla McBride finished sixth, seventh and 10th in jersey sales.
The WNBA playoffs are still a month away, but every game is crucial for the Aces — who at 16-9 are still contenting for a top-two seed and its corresponding double bye into the semifinals.
Las Vegas, at 10-5, has the best record in the WNBA, but was annihilated by Washington in their first meeting June 20, and was in the midst of getting annihilated last Friday before an earthquake forced a postponement.
Center Ruth Hamblin and guard Dominique Wilson signed training camp deals during the offseason and were competing for final spots on the Aces’ roster.
