Guard Mike Nuga had 21 points and eight assists to help UNLV snap a five-game losing streak against Division I competition with a win over Seattle at Michelob Ultra Arena.
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In the coming months, Las Vegas will be a basketball Mecca with early-season tournaments and neutral-site games filling arenas around the city.
The Rebels this week will finally unveil their new roster, the one with nine scholarship transfers, the Mountain West’s Preseason Freshman of the Year and two returning rotation players.
The returning players on UNLV’s women’s basketball team understand second-year coach Lindy La Rocque and her championship-caliber expectations.
Bryce Hamilton on Thursday became the eighth Rebels’ player to enter the portal since the season concluded last month. The 6-foot-4-inch junior led UNLV in scoring the last two seasons.
McKinley Bradshaw had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 7 Wyoming to an upset of second-seeded UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament.
David Jenkins scored 20 of his game-high 26 points in the second half, and the Rebels erased a six-point halftime deficit to beat Air Force 69-64.
Bill Bayno went 94-64 from 1995-2000 with UNLV with two NCAA Tournament appearances.
The UNLV men’s and women’s basketball programs received an $8 million donation from the James J. Baumberger estate.
Desi-Rae Young, a freshman forward from Desert Oasis High School, leads UNLV with 12.5 points per game and is second on the Lady Rebels with 6.1 rebounds a game.