Senior center Royce Hamm blocked a shot at the rim as time expired to help UNLV secure a victory Monday night over North Dakota State.
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The Rebels (2-8, 2-4 Mountain West) are reveling in their first two-game win streak under their second-year head coach.
Coach Kevin Kruger said he’d be willing to experiment with lineups, and he’s done that as he searches for a combination of players that can engineer an efficient offense.
The Rebels return Saturday after a one-week hiatus, and will search for their first win under Arroyo against Utah State and Allegiant Stadium.
Two former UNLV star basketball players, Freddie Banks and Robert Smith, will have their jerseys lifted to the Thomas & Mack Center rafters this season.
A Las Vegas judge said Thursday that she would decide in a week whether to dismiss a DUI case against basketball standout Zaon Collins in connection with a deadly wreck.
BetMGM has posted regular-season win totals on 115 FBS schools, and Alabama and Clemson top the list with 11½ wins each, followed by Ohio State and Oklahoma at 11 apiece.
Alabama and Clemson have the highest college football regular-season win totals at BetMGM sportsbook at 11½ apiece, followed by Ohio State and Oklahoma at 11 each.
Garrick Higgo wasn’t at UNLV for very long, but impressed UNLV coach Dwaine Knight by shooting 7-under over 11 holes after stepping off the airplane from South Africa.
No. 2 Kentucky topples the Rebels in straight sets in the the second round of the NCAA Tournament, ending a program record 13-match win streak.
Delaynie Byrne scored 13 of her 21 points in the second half to help UNLV surge past previously unbeaten New Mexico 78-60 in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Friday at Cox Pavilion.
UNLV and New Mexico, both winless in Mountain West play, meet Saturday and Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels hope to have guard Marvin Coleman for the games.
Legacy High’s Evan Olaes and Aaron Holloway are close friends who have been on the same football and basketball teams going back to when they met in elementary school.
UNLV coach Marcus Arroyo, whose team finished 0-6 in his first season, is expected to sign 13 to 16 players during the early signing period, which begins Wednesday.
The Mountain West announced Tuesday a revamped conference schedule for all league teams in light of games that have been postponed because of COVID-19.