UNLV junior Shakur Juiston was the best player on the floor Saturday night and because of it and other key contributions, UNLV beat San Diego State for the first time since 2013.
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Shakur Juiston and Brandon McCoy each scored 21 points to lead UNLV to an 88-78 victory over San Diego State on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The victory ended an 11-game losing streak to the Aztecs.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against San Diego State at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Five opposing players to watch when the UNLV basketball teams plays at Northern Iowa at 5 p.m. Wednesday and against Arizona at the Thomas & Mack Center at 7 p.m. Saturday.
UNLV freshman forward Brandon McCoy was named Mountain West basketball player of the week. He posted double-doubles in each of the Rebels’ three victories.
Defending Mountain West basketball champion UNR has relied on transfers in third-year coach Eric Musselman’s tenure. The Wolf Pack are counting on five such players this season.
The most recent recruiting class not only excited UNLV basketball fans, but got the attention of national experts. They said the bar has been raised considerably for the Rebels.
There is likely only three chances left this season to bet against UNLV, which has lost nine straight games while going 1-7-1 against the spread and has covered only two of their last 14 games.
San Jose State sophomore forward Brandon Clarke has quickly developed into one of the Mountain West’s best players. He and the Spartans host UNLV at 2 p.m. Saturday.
UNLV’s basketball team opens Mountain West play at Colorado State on Wednesday and against Wyoming on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. This is the part of the season first-year coach Marvin Menzies has been pointing toward.
UNLV junior forward Dwayne Morgan is being eased back into practices after undergoing hip surgery in the summer. The Rebels could use the 6-foot-8-inch player to bolster their frontcourt.
The UNLV men’s basketball team will play three exhibition games in Nassau, Bahamas. The games are expected to be from Aug. 14 to 17.
Max Good,the special assistant to the head coach at UNLV the past two seasons, was named the new basketball coach at Pratt (Kansas) Community College.
The 6-foot 6-inch guard from Ranger (Texas) College picked the Rebels over Houston and Texas-El Paso. He visited all three schools, and will have three seasons of eligibility at UNLV.
Chris Beard oversaw a 17-game turnaround this season at Arkansas-Little Rock, and UNLV hopes he can pull off a similar feat at UNLV. He agreed in principle Sunday to become the Rebels’ next basketball coach, according to sources close to the search.
