UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice spoke from a hallway adjacent to the Mendenhall Center’s practice courts, several of his players gathering inside that doorway as the likes of James Harden and Kevin Durant and Dwight Howard and Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul competed in drills. They watched every dribble, soaked in every pass.
Eli Carter, a graduate transfer from Florida who plays both guard positions, is making an official visit to UNLV this weekend. He and Justin Jackson, a forward from Findlay Prep, are in the running for the Rebels’ last remaining scholarship.
Former UNLV guard Bryce Dejean-Jones left the program last year after he was threatened with gun violence by a teammate, according to a story in the Ames (Iowa) Tribune. Dejean-Jones, a senior who is finishing his career at Iowa State, reflected on a collegiate run that began at Southern California and included a three-year stint at UNLV.
An issue that has tormented the Rebels for most of the Mountain West season did them in again Thursday, when UNLV emerged from its locker room at intermission and promptly gave up a six-point lead, watching helplessly as San Diego State opened the second half on a 12-0 run.
In games and in practices, with his hustle and sharp shooting, UNLV freshman guard Jordan Cornish has earned more playing time. He’s going to get it now.
The legendary former UNLV basketball coach, who died Wednesday at age 84, will be honored at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday for three minutes, only the ninth time the lights have been dimmed on the Strip.
UNLV visits Taco Bell Arena tonight to take on the Boise State Broncos. Tip is at 8:00 p.m.
Cold second-half shooting was too much for the UNLV women’s basketball team to overcome Saturday night in a 93-84 loss to Southern Utah in Cedar City, Utah.
Rashad Vaughn scored 18 points and had plenty of help as UNLV defeated South Dakota 75-61 before an energized sellout crowd of 3,250 at the Sanford Pentagon.
Rashad Vaughn scored 18 points, and freshman Patrick McCaw made big plays to help the Rebels run away with a 75-61 victory over South Dakota before a lively sellout crowd of 3,250 at the Sanford Pentagon on Saturday night. McCaw totaled 12 points, four steals and four rebounds.
The Rebels are 3.5-point favorites when they travel to Sioux City to face the Coyotes today at 5:00 p.m.
A game against a Summit League opponent with a 3-7 record on a somewhat neutral floor would not ordinarily be the type of spot to put UNLV on high alert.
Derrick Jones is joining Jalen Poyser in a UNLV basketball recruiting class that suddenly shapes up as a formidable one on a national level for 2015.
The Runnin’ Rebels are back with eight new players and lofty expectations. Here are some of the players you should watch out for as this season progresses.
There is another slogan. It’s not about running this time.
