Nique Clifford had 24 points, and No. 2 seed Colorado State beat fifth-seeded Boise State on Saturday in the final of the Mountain West basketball tournament.
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Kevin Kruger is as nice a guy as you’ll meet, but his UNLV teams never made the NCAA Tournament in his four seasons as coach, and that cost him his job Saturday.
In a time of the transfer portal and players moving from one program to the next, UNLV needs to quickly make a call on Kevin Kruger’s status as basketball coach.
Now, an offseason of uncertainty begins for UNLV with Kevin Kruger’s job status and Dedan Thomas Jr.’s future in question — but the team might not be done playing.
From free viewing parties to VIP private rooms, sportsbooks to theaters, Las Vegas is offering basketball fans a variety of ways to watch the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
This is who they are now, all battered and bruised, a basketball team being pushed to its physical limits. UNLV doesn’t have any choice. This is the hand it has been dealt.
UNLV scored only 21 points in the first half, but rallied to defeat Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament Wednesday.
Despite having beaten Gonzaga twice this season and four of the past five meetings, Saint Mary’s was an underdog in the WCC tournament final Tuesday. And lost.
The UNLV women’s basketball team lost in the Mountain West tournament for the first time since 2021 and has to hope for an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Five teams have single-digit odds to win the Mountain West basketball tournament, followed by UNLV at 18-1. The tournament starts Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Saint Mary’s had a dominant run through the West Coast Conference basketball season en route to the No. 1 seed for the tournament at Orleans Arena.
Top-ranked Kansas escaped Las Vegas with a victory over No. 11 Duke on Tuesday despite the ejection of star center Hunter Dickinson midway through the second half.
The 2027 NCAA Division I women’s basketball West Regional will take place at T-Mobile Arena — the first time Las Vegas has hosted a women’s regional since 1991.
The Pac-12 should not believe it has access to the stadiums, arenas and meeting rooms of Las Vegas without accepting UNLV into the conference.
UNLV and the Mountain West took a right hook to the jaw Thursday when four conference schools agreed to join the Pac-12 beginning in the 2026-27 school year.