UNLV’s students have been wanting to move to behind the basket where visiting basketball teams shoot in the second half of games at the Thomas & Mack Center. They were granted their wish.
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Former UNLV signee Ethan Anderson committed to Southern California on Friday, announcing his decision on Twitter.
UNLV’s announced attendance, which includes tickets out, averages 8,559 in the 18,000-seat Thomas & Mack Center, its sixth decline in a row and its lowest figure in the arena, which opened in 1983.
Nick Blair scored 26 points to lead UNLV past New Mexico 74-58 on Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels improved to 11-7, 5-1 in the Mountain West.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against New Mexico at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV used a 23-3 run to defeat Hawaii 73-59 on Saturday in the Diamond Head Challenge in Honolulu. The Rebels play Indiana State at 1:30 p.m. Sunday on ESPN2 in the tournament semifinals.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Hawaii at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu.
Former UNLV interim coach Todd Simon has Southern Utah off to a 3-0 start. The Thunderbirds play UNLV at 7 p.m. Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV picked up the first member of its 2019 basketball recruiting class when three-star point guard Ethan Anderson committed Sunday. He also had offers from two Pac-12 Conference schools and Mountain West member Boise State.
Former UNLV center Brandon McCoy will be back on campus next month, playing for the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA Summer League. He agreed to a free-agent deal late Thursday.
The UNLV men’s basketball program hired Joe Esposito on Friday as special assistant to the head coach. Esposito, 51, spent the past 11 seasons under Tubby Smith as an assistant.
Air Force coach Dave Pilipovich is one of the few constants when it comes to Mountain West men’s basketball. But even with all the change, he said the league is headed in the right direction.
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