UNLV Basketball
Anthony Marshall walked through a mob of celebrating fans, sat on a courtside table and soaked in the scene.
Jamie Smith has exceeded all expectations in helping spark a turnaround by the Lady Rebels. She is only the second player in Mountain West Conference history to compile at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds and is five boards shy of breaking a school record of 1,124. Averaging 9.6 points and 8.3 rebounds, Smith can break that mark today at Cox Pavilion.
Dave Rice joked about how nice it was outside and what a shame it was that UNLV and Air Force had to play Saturday’s game inside the Thomas & Mack Center.
Kreigh Warkentien is the director of basketball operations under first-year Rebels coach Dave Rice. Her job entails myriad responsibilities, such as working with academic advisers, helping with scheduling, overseeing compliance issues within the team and helping conduct youth summer camps.
The UNLV women’s basketball team reached 20 victories for the first time in eight years with a 75-66 win over Boise State on Wednesday night in a Mountain West Conference game at Boise, Idaho.
Boise State is one of those basketball tonics that can cure the common cold, or in the case of UNLV, a midseason week to forget. The Broncos on the road are almost always a willing participant in a home team’s desire to right its recent wrongs.
