Kevin Kruger is as nice a guy as you’ll meet, but his UNLV teams never made the NCAA Tournament in his four seasons as coach, and that cost him his job Saturday.
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The discussions about expanding the NCAA Tournament field have not been driven by fans or broadcast companies but by a power play from the biggest conferences.
The conferences filed a motion to stay their case in California while they explore a resolution over $55 million in “poaching fees,” according to a report.
UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger, a former Rebels player, was fired after failing to advance to the NCAA Tournament in his four seasons.
Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez spoke to the Review-Journal while appearing on a panel of female leaders at the Palms on Friday.
In a time of the transfer portal and players moving from one program to the next, UNLV needs to quickly make a call on Kevin Kruger’s status as basketball coach.
Now, an offseason of uncertainty begins for UNLV with Kevin Kruger’s job status and Dedan Thomas Jr.’s future in question — but the team might not be done playing.
The channel will broadcast all non-nationally exclusive Aces games, with distribution on cable, satellite and over-the-air television.
From free viewing parties to VIP private rooms, sportsbooks to theaters, Las Vegas is offering basketball fans a variety of ways to watch the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
This is who they are now, all battered and bruised, a basketball team being pushed to its physical limits. UNLV doesn’t have any choice. This is the hand it has been dealt.
UNLV scored only 21 points in the first half, but rallied to defeat Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament Wednesday.
Despite having beaten Gonzaga twice this season and four of the past five meetings, Saint Mary’s was an underdog in the WCC tournament final Tuesday. And lost.
Over a decade after the beginning of an alleged sexual relationship with her high school basketball coach, a woman is ready to speak out — and hopefully spread awareness to protect other children in the future.
The UNLV women’s basketball team lost in the Mountain West tournament for the first time since 2021 and has to hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The UNLV men’s basketball team confirmed that it won’t have one key player for Wednesday’s Mountain West tournament opener against Air Force.
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