Keith Whitfield as university president is now taxed with replacing Desiree Reed-Francois, who departed for Missouri of the Southeastern Conference.
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A wing from Texas is transferring to UNLV, a person close to the program confirmed.
The Rebels are focused on defending the 3-point line ahead of their Mountain West tournament opener against Air Force on Wednesday.
The Rebels watched Colorado State hit 16 3-pointers and lost a close game to the Rams for the second time in three days Saturday to fall to 1-6 this season.
UNLV junior guard Bryce Hamilton is a natural scorer, but he’s improving in other aspects of his game, such as rebounding, passing and defense.
The Mountain West announced changes to its schedule Monday that affect UNLV basketball.
The UNLV men’s basketball team will begin Mountain West play Dec. 29 at Colorado State. The Rebels’ nonconference schedule still is being finalized.
Xavier Sneed’s 12-footer with 28.9 seconds left in overtime put Kansas State up for good, and the Wildcats went on to beat UNLV 60-56 on Saturday at the Thomas Mack Center.
The 6-foot-10-inch center is the fourth member of UNLV’s 2020 class and the third with Las Vegas ties. He will attend a prep school in Arizona this academic year.
Former UNLV point guard Kevin Kruger is returning to the program as an assistant coach, and guards Amauri Hardy and Bryce Hamilton and forward Nick Blair will remain with the team.