UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger has hired a third assistant coach to complete his staff as he prepares for his first season on the job.
Basketball
Top-seeded Stanford rolled to victory over third-seeded UCLA on Sunday at Mandalay Bay Events Center to win its second Pac-12 women’s tournament title in three years.
Team LeBron showed off its high-flying and long-range skills during a dominating run to close out the first half, setting up a romp over Team Durant.
The Gaels meet the undefeated and top-ranked Bulldogs on Monday night in the semifinals of the West Coast Conference basketball tournament at Orleans Arena.
UNLV’s Lindy La Rocque was named Coach of the Year, center Desi-Rae Young was voted Freshman of the Year and guard Bailey Thomas was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year.
Former UNLV men’s basketball assistant coach Lew Hill, the coach at Texas-Rio Grande Valley died in his sleep Sunday after coaching Saturday. He was 56.
UNLV took a 68-58 win over Air Force on Saturday behind 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists from Bryce Hamilton. It will go for a series sweep Monday.
UNLV led by 13 points in the second half, but was outscored 12-2 in the final four minutes of a 74-71 loss to Colorado State on Thursday in its first game in 33 days.
ESPN quoted unnamed sources saying the price tag will be in the neighborhood of $2.5 billion for each of two teams.
UNLV men’s basketball recruit Zaon Collins will not join the program in 2021-22, Rebels coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Thursday afternoon.
The star UNLV basketball recruit was formally charged Thursday with felony DUI and reckless driving stemming from the Dec. 30 crash that killed a 52-year-old Las Vegas man.
After more than 18 months of inactivity, Findlay Prep will field a team this winter and play national competition, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation.
James Harden wasn’t with his NBA team this weekend. But he was at Drai’s.
The Aces went 18-4 in the regular season to earn the No. 1 seed for the playoffs, where they defeated Connecticut in the semifinals before losing to Seattle in the finals.
The Aces continue their quest for a top-two seed and automatic entry into the WNBA semifinals when they meet the Indiana Fever on Tuesday.
