UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger, a former Rebels player, was fired after failing to advance to the NCAA Tournament in his four seasons.
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Mountain West commissioner Gloria Nevarez spoke to the Review-Journal while appearing on a panel of female leaders at the Palms on Friday.
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.
UNLV issued a statement Thursday saying athletic director Erick Harper misspoke when he said his department could only cover the first two years of football coach Dan Mullen’s contract.
Senior Caden Fioroni decided to return for a fifth season and is leading the way as UNLV is back in the national golf spotlight. The Rebels are ranked 16th in the nation.
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.
UNLV athletic director Erick Harper said last week that his department only has the funds to pay for the first two years of football coach Dan Mullen’s five-year contract.
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.
The UNLV men’s basketball team confirmed that it won’t have one key player for Wednesday’s Mountain West tournament opener against Air Force.
Regents questioned UNLV leadership on whether its actual athletics budget deficiency was north of $30 million or millions higher than the university reported in a 10-year financial analysis.
UNLV limited Boise State to one field goal in the final four minutes and outscored the Broncos by 15 points in the fourth quarter in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals.
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.
The Lady Rebels have their work cut out for them if they want to win a fourth straight Mountain West tournament and return to the NCAA Tournament.
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