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.
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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.
Kevin Kruger has led a UNLV men’s basketball team beset by injuries this season and has held things together to win six of the past eight games.
Since Jerry Tarkanian, no UNLV men’s basketball coach had survived beyond three seasons without making the NCAA Tournament. Kevin Kruger is seeking a fifth.
The UNLV men’s basketball team couldn’t keep up in the second half with New Mexico, which wrapped up the outright Mountain West regular-season title.
A former Raiders defensive coordinator and longtime NFL assistant will join the staff of his former college teammate, UNLV coach Dan Mullen.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team will close its regular season Friday by facing the Mountain West champions on the road.
Julian Rishwain’s career-high scoring night helped the UNLV men’s basketball team take down San Diego State for the second time this season Tuesday.
UNLV senior Caden Fioroni went wire-to-wire to win the prestigious tournament, while the Rebels finished second as a team.
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