Steve Alford and Dave Rice sat side by side, each wearing sunglasses and looking cool while waves crashed in the background. Instead of trading barbs, the two basketball coaches traded compliments.
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Patrick McCaw made three 3-pointers and scored a career-high 24 points to propel the Rebels to an 84-64 victory over Southern Utah at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The schedule for UNLV’s basketball team to begin this season allowed the Rebels a cushion for success if they didn’t fall into the trap of playing down to opponents, if they didn’t suffer the sort of lapse in focus that has already caught several heavily favored teams across the country.
Here’s what Dave Rice and the Rebels had to say after their 84-64 win over Southern Utah.
Patrick McCaw is turning into a star for the UNLV men’s basketball team. Three games into the 2015-16 season, it’s clear that McCaw is the Runnin’ Rebels’ go-to scorer.
UNLV has posted an online survey to gauge the community’s feelings on the school’s mustachioed mascot “so that a meaningful discussion can be had around this topic” at the December Board of Regents Meeting.
The Rebels are 14-point favorites when they host Southern Utah University tonight at the Thomas & Mack.
The Houston Rockets fired head coach Kevin McHale on Wednesday after a 4-7 start this season.
Diet pills that work miracles are advertised on TV every day. Over the summer, Jordan Cornish formed a plan to lose weight the old-fashioned way. He worked out. He ate right. A few weeks after his freshman season at UNLV, Cornish tipped the scales at 240 pounds. Now, he’s a trimmer 220.
Fox Sports is guaranteeing built-in original content to broadcast in Las Vegas by buying two college basketball tournaments that are being staged here during the holidays.
Soaring in from the wing, Derrick Jones Jr. threw down a left-handed slam that triggered a roar from the crowd. It was the top play on a highlight-reel night for UNLV.
The starting backcourt of Ike Nwamu, Jerome Seagears and Patrick McCaw all scored in double figures and combined for 11 assists and just four turnovers.
The Rebels play host to D-II New Mexico Highlands at the Thomas & Mack tonight.
Everything is lined up for UNLV coach Dave Rice to deliver on his promise of fast-break basketball. He has an athletic, deep team capable of putting on full-court defensive pressure.
The Review-Journal examines the Rebels basketball schedule for the 2015-2016 season.
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