“UNLV would destroy Gonzaga. It’s just not fair. … It was a totally different era,” says veteran basketball journalist and author Dan Wetzel.
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That UNLV team was ranked No. 1 all season and had just one game decided by fewer than 10 points. Three of the NBA’s top 12 draft picks that year played for Jerry Tarkanian.
UNLV will honor center Mbacke Diong on Senior Night and look to snap San Diego State’s 10-game winning streak Wednesday.
Five conferences will hold men’s and women’s basketball tournaments this week and next in Las Vegas. Unlike last year, all are expected to be played to their conclusions.
UNLV led by five points with less than six minutes left, but UNR outscored the Rebels 19-4 the rest of the way for a 72-62 win and two-game sweep Tuesday night in Reno.
Wayne Mabry, a Raiders fan known for his distinctive silver and black painted face, is among three finalists who will be honored with a display at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
From 2021: Eric Echevarria’s family is left with their sadness and anger after the 52-year-old was killed in a DUI crash, in which a UNLV basketball recruit was accused of driving impaired.
UNLV’s basketball team went winless in Asheville, N.C., losing the seventh-place game 77-73 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center.
The Rebels finished last at the eight-team Maui Invitational after losing their final game to Davidson on Wednesday.
Bailey Thomas had 26 points to lead four double-figure scorers for the UNLV women’s basketball team Wednesday in its 81-67 win over host Cal State Fullerton.
UNLV was scheduled to play Boise State on Friday at Allegiant Stadium. It’s the second cancellation for both teams this season.
Members of Kenny Keys’ family hadn’t talked publicly about his death, but viewed the two-year anniversary as a prime opportunity to promote mental health and CTE awareness.
The Raiders are cheering for the state to approve UNLV’s plan to have limited fan attendance at its home Mountain West Conference games at Allegiant Stadium this season.
The school is finalizing a comprehensive plan that it hopes to unveil in the coming weeks that would allow its athletes to return for voluntary workouts.
Las Vegas sports figures took to Twitter to give their opinions on the death of George Floyd and the protests that have followed.
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