The UNLV women’s basketball team expects to go further this time around in its third straight trip to the NCAA Tournament.
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Former Dallas Cowboys receiver Dez Bryant collected on a 13-team college basketball parlay worth more than $400,000 — at UNLV’s expense.
The UNLV men’s basketball team will try to move forward after losing a double-digit second-half lead and falling to UNR on Saturday, snapping a five-game winning streak.
Rebels basketball boosters are not happy with the state of the once proud program, which is coming off a 12-15 season and has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2013.
UNLV took a nine-point lead early in the second half, but Pacific rallied to take control and beat the Rebels 74-66 on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Rebels outscored the Wildcats 22-8 over the final 9:42 after Abilene Christian had tied the game at 50.
Wyoming senior guard Justin James leads the Mountain West with 20.7 points per game. UNLV visits the Cowboys at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Laramie.
UNLV plays San Jose State at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels hope to respond after Wednesday’s 106-88 loss at Air Force.
Fans were introduced to the UNLV men’s and women’s basketball teams at the Scarlet & Gray Showcase at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday night.
They will take on Oregon State in their first game, a Final Four team a year ago.
Here’s what Dave Rice and the Rebels had to say after their 84-64 win over Southern Utah.
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