The Rebels are 15 1/2-point favorites when they host Air Force at the Thomas & Mack tonight.
Basketball
Robert Smith is the guy you hear on the radio during UNLV basketball games, the one his university should be ashamed of because it still hasn’t retired and hung his jersey in the rafters of the Thomas & Mack Center, the best point guard in Rebels history.
Unlike most go-to scorers, UNLV sophomore Patrick McCaw prefers a quiet life. Celebrating after big plays is not his style. He never cares to attract attention or see his name in headlines.
No one has asked to be released from his scholarship, but UNLV’s four signees are paying attention to what’s happening regarding the Rebels’ coaching situation.
The National Basketball Association is considering playing a regular season game in Paris after receiving a proposal from Anschutz Entertainment Group (AEG), Commissioner Adam Silver said on Thursday.
A coaching change led to an attitude adjustment for a new-look UNLV basketball team, and 7-foot freshman Stephen Zimmerman Jr. defined the difference by playing with more aggression than he had all season.
Two days after their coach was fired midway through his fourth season, having lost six of their previous eight games and sitting at 0-3 to begin Mountain West play, UNLV basketball players were implored by their new leader to run.
Whatever the message was that Todd Simon sent to his UNLV basketball team, it was received loud and clear.
For several weeks, a vocal group of angry UNLV fans has hit social media and the sports radio airwaves to say it wouldn’t return to basketball games until the administration dumped Dave Rice as coach.
The Todd Simon era is off to a rousing start. UNLV sped up the game on both ends of the floor and earned its first conference win of the season with an 86-74 home win over New Mexico on Tuesday night.
Troy Brown Jr.’s patience and ability to see two steps ahead on the basketball court have helped make him one of the nation’s top prospects.
The Rebels are 5-point favorites in Todd Simon’s head coaching debut at the Thomas & Mack tonight.
It’s always good to have friends. Steve Fisher and Dave Rice were rivals for years on the basketball court but always friendly away from the game.
UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy was answering questions Sunday evening about the firing (with a capital F) of Dave Rice when the future was mentioned, specifically if the school will commence a national search to identify a new full-time basketball coach.
Sleep is optional, not necessarily a requirement for Todd Simon this week. After receiving a work promotion Sunday night, he went home to his wife and three sons.
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