UNLV’s Kris Clyburn, a 6-foot-6-inch guard, could be a matchup problem for many opponents. He hopes to make an impact with the Rebels similar to the one his brother, Will, made at Utah and Iowa State.
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UNLV freshman center Cheickna Dembele will miss a few weeks with an injured right heel. The Rebels opened basketball practices on Friday.
UNLV coaches learned a lot about their basketball team with the three weeks to practice and then play in the Bahamas last month. But there is still a lot they need to know.
The Rebels will take on Oregon State on Dec. 19 as part of the inaugural Play4Kay Tourament, an eight-team event which will feature the first women’s basketball games at the Las Vegas Strip’s newest sporting venue.
UNLV updated its basketball schedule Wednesday, with times established for all but a handful of games.
UNLV hopes to get a home game with Wichita State when the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge schedule is set in 2017 and 2018. The Rebels have played twice at Wichita State, and they will face Southern Illinois in this year’s Challenge at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Three Las Vegas area players are among the top 35 basketball recruits, according to ESPN.com. UNLV is recruiting each of them.
UNLV will play 11 Mountain West basketball games on CBS Sports Network or one of the ESPN networks. Three game dates also were moved, including both matchups with San Diego State.
Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson said the league would be careful about expanding, disputing a Salt Lake Tribune report last week that the conference might add teams even if it doesn’t lose any to the Big 12.
The state’s higher education board has given Nevada’s college presidents more authority over hiring of high-profile coaches.