The UNLV men’s basketball team defeated No. 21-ranked San Diego State for the first time since 2020 behind 19 points from freshman point guard Dedan Thomas Jr.
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The West Coast Conference tournament begins Thursday at Orleans Arena as college basketball begins its annual March takeover of Las Vegas.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team has played much better of late heading into its Mountain West opener at San Diego State on Saturday.
Highly touted point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. will forgo his senior season at Liberty to join UNLV for the upcoming season.
The UNLV men’s basketball has a lot of new faces, but coach Kevin Kruger and the Rebels are confident they have enough scoring to complement a strong defense.
UNLV returns four starters and six of its top seven scorers from a team that won the Mountain West title and advanced to the NCAA Tournament.
A poor start on offense put UNLV behind early, and New Mexico held on to secure a win at the Pit in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Saturday.
Foul trouble, a large free-throw disparity and a hot Utah State team were too much for UNLV, as the Rebels (13-10, 5-5 Mountain West) lost in Logan, Utah.
The UNLV men’s basketball game scheduled for Saturday at Air Force was postponed. If the game cannot be rescheduled, it will be declared a no contest.
Players on the men’s basketball team will receive a $500 per month car allowance for a year through Findlay Toyota, Blueprint Sports announced Tuesday.
Oklahoma forward Victor Iwuakor transfers to UNLV, gives Rebels three new players from Big 12, joining West Virginia’s Jordan McCabe and Texas’ Royce Hamm.
The Rebels are in seventh place in the league standings and can finish no lower than that.
Bryce Hamilton, who averages 18.3 points, has missed three of the past five games with an ankle injury and remains day to day. UNLV hosts Air Force on Saturday and Monday.
David Jenkins Jr. scored 25 points and UNLV men’s basketball won its first game of the season.
Second-ranked Stanford went on an 11-0 run to start the game and maintained control the entire way in an easy victory over UNLV.