UNLV freshman center Cheickna Dembele will miss a few weeks with an injured right heel. The Rebels opened basketball practices on Friday.
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The UNLV-Duke basketball game on Dec. 10 at T-Mobile Arena will be nationally televised.
It was one of those double-take moments Saturday afternoon, the kind you blink twice at while scrolling a Twitter feed without any warning of the brick wall ahead: Former Iowa State player and current New Orleans Pelican Bryce Dejean-Jones has died, the Dallas County coroner’s office confirms.
UNLV has its big man, and Cheickna Dembele’s high school coach said the Rebels are getting a good one. He was being recruited by Michigan State and Syracuse and had a trip planned to Missouri.
UNLV basketball coach Chris Beard has met with assistants Stacey Augmon and Ryan Miller, but there was no indication of whether either would be retained.
In his only season as a Division I head coach, Chris Beard won 30 games, including one in the NCAA Tournament. But he has much more on his resume.
New UNLV basketball coach Chris Beard spent Tuesday in meetings with his players. The recruiting process on his own roster has begun.
The UNLV men’s basketball team (13-9, 4-5 Mountain West) has become predictable. When the game slows down, the outcome never goes well for the Rebels. San Diego State (16-6, 9-0 MW) killed clock, played stifling defense and left the Thomas & Mack Center with a 67-52 victory on Saturday.
Breaking down the UNLV basketball team’s game against San Diego State at 5 p.m. today at the Thomas & Mack Center:
The Rebels are 4-point favorites when they host San Diego State at the Thomas & Mack today.
Coming off a big win over Boise State Wednesday night, the UNLV Rebels return to the court tonight to host the San Diego State Aztecs at the Thomas & Mack Center.
That was not the way UNLV wanted to start Mountain West play.
A long 3-point try by Jerome Seagears fell short at the buzzer, and one game into the Mountain West season, UNLV already is in a situation of desperation.
The Rebels are 7.5-point favorites when they open conference play at the Thomas & Mack tonight against Fresno State.
A highly touted prospect in high school, and a starter as a UNLV freshman, Goodluck Okonoboh probably never envisioned he would be playing a shrinking role as a sophomore.
