Graduate transfers Christian Jones and Uche Ofoegbu will be needed as much by UNLV for their leadership as their on-court skills. Jones transferred from St. John’s and Ofoegbu from San Francisco.
Basketball
A memorial service for former UNLV basketball player Bryce Dejean-Jones will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at First AME Church of Los Angeles.
The result is a lack of cohesion that has led to 18-15 records each of the past two seasons. The run of seven consecutive postseason appearances, including six in the NCAAs under Kruger and successor Dave Rice, is a distant memory.
The UNLV Rebels face the Fresno State Bulldogs in the Mountain West Conference tournament quarterfinals tonight at Thomas & Mack Center. Here’s everything you need to know if you want to watch.
The Rebels are 3-point underdogs against Fresno State when they meet in the MW Tournament tonight at the Thomas & Mack.
Trey Kell scored 17 points, Malik Pope added 15 and top-seeded San Diego State held off Utah State 71-65 in the Mountain West Conference quarterfinals on Thursday at Thomas & Mack Center.
The Mountain West Conference tournament continues today at Thomas & Mack Center. We’ll be live-blogging all the action.
Breaking down the UNLV basketball team’s Mountain West tournament quarterfinal against Fresno State at 6 p.m. today at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s basketball program is in for some major changes when the season ends, and it is highly likely the faces of those coaching and several of those playing won’t return next year. But credit the Rebels for this: No one has picked up a white flag.
For the third time this season, UNLV fell just short of defeating Fresno State, losing 66-60 in the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament semifinals Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Lady Rebels finish the season 18-14.
The Rebels are 15-point favorites tonight against San Jose State. The game tips at 7 p.m. PST.
Breaking down the UNLV basketball team’s game against San Jose State at 7 p.m. today at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The UNLV Rebels return to their home court for a two-game homestand. First up, the Rebels will host the San Jose State Spartans tonight at Thomas & Mack Center.. Here’s everything you need to know to watch.
UNLV interim basketball coach Todd Simon went down the depth chart at center when meeting Tuesday with the media. Dwayne Morgan, a 6-foot 8-inch forward, now is No. 1, followed by 6-7 forward Derrick Jones Jr., 6-6 guard Jordan Cornish and 6-7 guard Patrick McCaw.
I remember the telephone conversation, the optimism in his voice and determination to build a winning basketball program and excitement about coming home. Dave Rice was talking from his car that afternoon, en route with his family from Provo, Utah, to Las Vegas.
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