Junior center Desi-Rae Young scored 22 points and made two huge plays in the final minute to help UNLV extend its win streak to 14 by beating Fresno State.
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UNLV will put its best start since 2010-11 on the line against Washington State in the first game of the Las Vegas Clash Saturday at the MGM Grand Garden.
UNLV men’s basketball commits Brooklyn Hicks and Rob Whaley Jr. signed with Rebels on Wednesday, the first day of the early signing period.
UNLV’s women’s basketball team is NCAA Tournament bound for the first time since 2002, courtesy of three wins in three days during the conference tournament at Thomas Mack Center.
Essence Booker scored 25 points and hit a clutch 3-pointer in the final minute to lift UNLV to the Mountain West women’s tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament.
The Rebels know the stakes, but are trying to take it one game at a time ahead of their Mountain West Tournament quarterfinal against Wyoming.
The youngest of an extended family of accomplished basketball players, UNLV senior Bryce Hamilton has more than held his own. And he’s not done yet.
UNLV went on a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter Tuesday night to rally past Oral Roberts. Essence Booker led UNLV with 21 points, and Desi-Rae Young had 18 points and 10 rebounds.
A point guard, Richard Isaacs played at Coronado as a freshman before departing for Wasatch Acaemcy, which plays a national schedule. He’s returned to Coronado for his senior season.
The Rebels are going about their business sans Desiree Reed-Francois, who on Sunday was announced as the new athletic director at Missouri.