In the offseason, when plans are formed and promises made, coach Dave Rice presented a vision of UNLV attacking with full-court pressure defense and running opponents ragged in offensive transition.
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UNLV freshman Jamal Aytes has left the program seven games into the season.
There once was a song about this place, about Arizona, that said it must belong to San Francisco. That it must have lost its way. That it believes in Robin Hood and brotherhood and colors of green and gray.
Brandon Ashley’s layup with 28 seconds remaining helped No. 2 Arizona hold on for a 63-58 victory over UNLV at the McKale Center.
Claudia Price grabbed a rebound of a missed free throw and scored with 21 seconds remaining to lift San Francisco to a 62-61 home win over the UNLV women’s basketball team on Friday night.
In the two years he spent at Findlay Prep, Nick Johnson showed star potential. He was the leading man on one of the nation’s top high school basketball teams. Fast forward the film, and nothing has changed
In his seventh game as UNLV basketball coach, Dave Rice played the underdog role to perfection, directing his team to a stunning knockout of top-ranked North Carolina. A little more than two years later, Rice is back in the dog house, so to speak.
UNLV (2-3) hosts Tennessee-Martin (2-7) at 4 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center, where the Rebels recently squandered second-half leads in losses to Arizona State and Illinois.
Alana Cesarz hit 6 of 12 shots from the field, including all three of her 3-point attempts, but her 18 points weren’t enough to overcome two 20-point scorers for Fordham as UNLV fell 72-63 in the first round of the Lady Rebel Round-Up on Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
Some freshmen move in baby steps or need training wheels. Others get a redshirt year. But Kendall Smith was not interested in kidding around.