UNLV’s senior center announced that he is entering the NBA Draft without an agent — and the NCAA’s transfer portal — all but ending his career with the Rebels, according to an interview he did with ESPN.
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UNLV will look to rebound from a 78-66 loss to Boise State on Thursday and pick up its first Mountain West road win when the teams meet again Saturday.
UNLV limited Saint Katherine to 21.2 percent shooting, including 1-for-20 in the second half, to cruise to a 95-34 victory.
Hawaii set the tone by scoring on the second play from scrimmage Saturday against the Rebels, who finished with a winless season for the second time in school history.
Keyana Wilfred scored a career-high 18 points to lead UNLV past Wyoming 54-46 in the teams’ Mountain West women’s basketball opener Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
Arizona senior Arthur Kaluma announced his oral commitment to UNLV on Thursday. The 6-foot-8-inch forward plays at Dream City Christian School in Glendale, Arizona.
San Diego State is favored to win the title, but Boise State, Utah State and even UNLV might have something to say about that. And the pandemic could disrupt the season, too.
After UNLV’s 2020 fall football season was postponed Monday, the program’s finances and momentum figure to suffer in an already budget-constricted year.
UNLV football coach Marcus Arroyo said Friday that the Rebels have had a healthy dialogue about the social unrest and protests across America.
The coronavirus pandemic has affected budgets at college athletic departments throughout the country, including UNLV, and could have long-term ramifications.
UNLV’s budget cuts, made in response to the financial fallout from the COVID-19 crisis that has shut down athletic events throughout the country, were mostly in travel expenses.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois did not directly address reports that she is a leading candidate for the same position at UCLA.
Guard Amauri Hardy, a third-team All-Mountain West selection this past season at UNLV, announced Sunday on Twitter that he will transfer to Oregon for his senior season.
Marvin Menzies coached UNLV from 2016 to 2019, going 48-48. He was in his first season as Grand Canyon’s associate head coach.
The Mountain West suspended spring sports because of the spread of coronavirus, the conference said in a statement Thursday.
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