Angel McCoughtry left the game 2:49 into the first quarter after landing awkwardly while grabbing an offensive rebound in a scrimmage against the Los Angeles Sparks at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
Basketball
Bryce Hamilton on Thursday became the eighth Rebels’ player to enter the portal since the season concluded last month. The 6-foot-4-inch junior led UNLV in scoring the last two seasons.
The NCAA could go to single sites for the later rounds of its men’s basketball tournament, but likely not until at least the 2026-27 academic year.
The WNBA unveiled its uniforms Thursday, including those of the Las Vegas Aces.
Forward Drew Timme scored a game-high 18 points to spark top-ranked Gonzaga in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament Monday at Orleans Arena.
McKinley Bradshaw had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 7 Wyoming to an upset of second-seeded UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament.
After Brooklyn added six-time All-Star Blake Griffin on Sunday, the Westgate made the Nets +250 favorites and moved the Lakers to the +275 second choice to win the NBA title.
David Jenkins scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, and the Rebels erased a six-point halftime deficit to beat Air Force 69-64.
Bill Bayno went 94-64 from 1995-2000 with UNLV with two NCAA Tournament appearances.
The UNLV men’s and women’s basketball programs received an $8 million donation from the James J. Baumberger estate.
Desi-Rae Young, a freshman forward from Desert Oasis High School, leads UNLV with 12.5 points per game and is second on the Lady Rebels with 6.1 rebounds a game.
UNLV will get a second shot at Colorado State on Saturday after letting a 13-point second-half lead slip away in a 74-71 loss to the Rams on Thursday.
The UNLV men’s game against Eastern Washington on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center has been canceled after a member of the program tested positive for COVID-19.
The Rebels will be back in action later this month. Until then, here’s what you need to know about how this season’s shaping up.
A’ja Wilson had 24 points, 16 rebounds and three blocks, and the Aces clinched at least the No. 4 seed in the WNBA playoffs with a 92-86 win over Indiana.