After a back-and-forth first half, UNLV erupted out of the break and went on to a third straight victory to open the Todd Simon era.
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Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino downplayed interest in UNLV’s job at a news conference today.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game at Utah State at 6 p.m. PST today.
The Rebels are 3 1/2-point favorites on the road against Utah State tonight. Tip is at 6:00 p.m. PT.
It’s reality-check time for the Golden State Warriors and the bettors who put money on the team to break a major record. Stephen Curry is not in Michael Jordan’s airspace yet, and he’s probably not getting there this season.
Tim Duryea was preparing for basketball season, about to begin his head coaching career at Utah State when his phone rang. It was then-UNLV coach Dave Rice letting Duryea know he was about to lose one of his best players in forward David Collette.
Five members of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors have been named among the list of 30 finalists announced Monday for the 2016 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team.
When it comes to identifying UNLV’s next head basketball coach, those investigating potential candidates should consider a theme based on a series of children’s books.
Five takeaways from UNLV’s 100-64 victory over Air Force’s basketball team on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center:
Nikki Wheatley had 17 points and eight rebounds to help UNLV hold on for a 60-56 win over Air Force in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Saturday in Colorado Springs, Colo.
The lead had climbed to 21 with about seven minutes remaining in the first half against Southern Utah, I mean South Dakota, I mean Air Force, I mean one of the worst Air Force sides in recent memory, and the energy in the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday night continued to rise as it has few times this UNLV basketball season.
It might be fantasy, but now is the time for that. This is the beginning stage of a search for the next UNLV basketball coach, a search expected to extend at least two more months, and the right answer when it ends could be Rick Pitino.
A week ago, senior guard Jerome Seagears said, UNLV hit “rock bottom.” A three-game losing streak and a coaching change put the team at its lowest point.
Grading the Rebels after a 100-64 victory against Air Force on Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The Rebels are 15 1/2-point favorites when they host Air Force at the Thomas & Mack tonight.
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