UNLV’s basketball team grinded out an overtime win against Air Force in a Mountain West tournament play-in game and next face Boise State.
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The trio of Desi-Rae Young, Justice Ethridge and Essence Booker pushed UNLV past San Diego State in the Mountain West semifinals Tuesday.
Desi-Rae Young was the only DI player in the nation to average 18-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and shoot better than 60 percent. And she wasn’t named conference Player of the Year — a certain mistake.
Essence Booker, one of four honored on Senior Salute afternoon, made key plays late to lift UNLV to an 18th straight win in beating San Diego State.
Kruger signed a five-year contract and hasn’t even finished a second season. Those already banging out Tweets and emails for another change at the top are incredibly shortsighted.
The UNLV women’s basketball team is 22-2 and has won 13 straight but has yet to crack the Top 25 rankings.
UNLV’s basketball team is suddenly defending again, which was good enough to beat rival UNR 68-62 on Saturday night.
Lindy La Rocque is the UNLV women’s basketball coach and mother to a 2½-month-old daughter, who is in the midst of a magical season while learning how to balance both roles.
Off to its best start in over three decades, the UNLV women’s basketball team is getting everyone’s best shot this season. The Lady Rebels play at Wyoming on Thursday.
The Rebels deserved to lose after blowing leads at the end of regulation and in overtime in falling to Colorado State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
San Diego State’s basketball team shot 52.4 percent on 3s and flashed its elite defense in taking out UNLV 76-67 on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Gilbert, a point guard, leads the Rebels in scoring (15.9) and assists (3.3) while shooting 56 percent through a 7-0 start to the season.
The Rebels forced 24 turnovers and held No. 21 Dayton to one 2-point basket in the second half during a 60-52 victory Tuesday night.
The UNLV men’s basketball team opens a second season under coach Kevin Kruger against Southern on Monday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Eight new faces — many of them known for their ability at the defensive end — highlight UNLV’s basketball roster under second-year coach Kevin Kruger.