Dedan Thomas Jr. was spectacular in an overtime loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament, coming oh so close to sending the Rebels to the semifinals.
Basketball
The final Pac-12 basketball tournament is being played at T-Mobile Arena this week before the league’s teams scatter to other conferences next year.
UNLV coach Kevin Kruger looks to lead the Rebels to their first NCAA Tournament since 2013 beginning Thursday against San Diego State in the Mountain West tournament.
The Mountain West basketball tournament begins Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center, and the event has not lacked for stellar individual play over the years.
The Mountain West basketball tournament could offer several surprising results after a close race during the regular season.
Former Bishop Gorman standout Zaon Collins, who is on probation for a fatal crash that killed a 52-year-old man, is playing for Salt Lake Community College.
UNLV’s basketball team had to play like San Diego State to beat San Diego State on Tuesday night, matching the No. 21-ranked Aztecs’ toughness and physical play.
The UNLV men’s basketball team cruised to a victory over San Jose State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center, earning its ninth win in 10 games.
Freshman point guard Dedan Thomas Jr. could be getting ready for his high school prom. Instead he leads the UNLV men’s basketball team in scoring and assists.
The topic of court storming has been debated for decades and took center court again this past month with incidents involving two prominent college players.
The UNLV men’s basketball team knocked off No. 22 Colorado State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 23 points for the Rebels.
UNLV is in a Mountain West basketball logjam, just 1½ games out of first and yet sitting in sixth place. The Rebels host No. 22 Colorado State on Saturday.
The UNLV women’s basketball team started fast and never looked back, controlling the paint at both ends of a blowout win against Air Force on Saturday.
UNLV and UNR will renew their rivalry on the court Saturday, in an important game for both sides in the logjammed Mountain West.
Freshman Dedan Thomas Jr. finished with 14 points, three rebounds, five assists and four steals, and UNLV picked up its third straight victory, beating Wyoming.
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