UNLV Athletics Director Erick Harper announced season tickets will be cheaper next season to encourage more fans to show up for Rebel games.
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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.
UNLV swingman Bryce Hamilton led the Mountain West in scoring this season with 21.8 points per game and was named to the first-team all-conference squad.
UNLV women’s basketball coach Lindy La Rocque has laid a solid foundation for the program in two seasons. The Lady Rebels made the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years.
Sophomore Desi-Rae Young scored 16 points, but No. 13-seeded UNLV lost to No. 4 Arizona Saturday at the McKale Center in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Without 2021 NCAA Tournament star Aari McDonald, who graduated, Arizona’s offense has lagged. The Wildcats were upset by Colorado in the Pac-12 quarterfinals.
Legendary Arizona men’s basketball coach Lute Olson was UNLV coach Lindy La Rocque’s godfather. Her father, Al, played for Olson at Long Beach City College.
Former Centennial standouts Jade and Sam Thomas will face other Saturday when UNLV plays Arizona at the McKale Center in Tucson.
With several changes including an expanded field, the 2022 NCAA women’s basketball tournament has the potential to be special.
UNLV’s slow start probably had something to do with its exclusion from the NIT. The Rebels lost convincingly to Michigan and UCLA, as new players adjusted to their roles.
The UNLV women won the Mountain West regular-season and tournament titles. The Lady Rebels are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 20 years.
Senior Bryce Hamilton scored 22 points but it wasn’t enough as No. 5-seeded UNLV lost to No. 4 Wyoming Thursday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Essence Booker scored 25 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute to lift UNLV to the Mountain West women’s tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Rebels know the stakes, but are trying to take it one game at a time ahead of their Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal against Wyoming.
The youngest of an extended family of accomplished basketball players, UNLV senior Bryce Hamilton has more than held his own. And he’s not done yet.