No. 11 seed UNLV will play No. 6 Michigan on Friday at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Point guard Jordan McCabe says UNLV wants to be trending upward as the Mountain West tournament approaches. It all starts Tuesday against San Jose State.
The Lady Rebels were ranked No. 23 by the AP poll Monday, marking the team’s first return to the rankings since 1994.
UNLV will raise a banner for longtime game announcer Dick Calvert during halftime of Saturday’s game against Colorado State, honoring his 52 years with the Rebels.
For more than 50 years, Dick Calvert’s signature voice has embodied UNLV athletics, most notably booming from the Thomas Mack Center speakers.
Just a year ago, Senika McKie was playing Division II football at Erskine College. Now, he’s stepping up for UNLV under the lights at Allegiant Stadium.
Las Vegas handicapper Bruce Marshall is editor of The Gold Sheet (Goldsheet.com). He provides the Review-Journal with college football tech notes and trends.
UNLV assistant coach Jamaal Williams has helped coach NBA first-rounders such as Paolo Banchero during a long career in the prep basketball hotbed of Seattle.
Fans turn out in droves for UNLV’s open final basketball practice before the Rebels depart on a three-game Canadian tour.
The Rebels were looking to fill the void left by Charles Williams, the school’s all-time leading rusher. Louisville transfer Aidan Robbins has made his case for the top running back spot.
UNLV softball hasn’t won a conference title since 1995, but this season’s hot start has the Rebels in contention in the Mountain West.
The UNLV women won the Mountain West regular-season and tournament titles. The Lady Rebels are making their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 20 years.
The 6-foot-6-inch wing is certainly the program’s most explosive leaper, but he’s also its second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points on 49.7 shooting, including 44.7 percent from 3-point range.
UNLV senior wing Bryce Hamilton scored 12 points and made two key baskets late in the second half of a victory over California on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Charles Williams’ rushing effort led UNLV past Hawaii in the Ninth Island Showdown. The Rebels have won back-to-back games.