T.J. Otzelberger is preparing for his first season as UNLV’s basketball coach. Here are the top five UNLV coaches by wins.
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UNLV first-year basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger is a big believer in analytics, and he’s conveying the importance of data with his new players.
Bryce Hamilton came in as UNLV’s top-rated recruit a year ago, but he didn’t play up to expectations. He’s hoping to be a better fit in new coach T.J. Otzelberger’s system.
UNLV junior forward Donnie Tillman, who transferred from Utah, had his waiver approved Tuesday by the NCAA to play this season.
Nick Fleming, a sophomore at Highland Community College in Freeport, Illinois, could fill UNLV need at point guard next year.
UNLV had its first official practice Tuesday under coach T.J. Otzelberger. He ran a fast-paced workout.
UNLV has its first official practice Tuesday morning under first-year coach T.J. Otzelberger.
UNLV’s basketball games at California on Nov. 12 and UCLA on Nov. 15 will be at 8 p.m. and televised by the Pac-12 Network.
Half of UNLV’s Mountain West basketball schedule will be televised by CBS Sports Network. An ESPN channel will air five conference games, and the other four will be on AT&T SportsNet.
UNLV picked up its first member of the 2021 class when Durango point guard Keshon Gilbert committed Saturday. The Rebels have four commitments for the 2020 class.
Cleveland Edwards, an assistant men’s basketball coach on UNLV’s national championship team who later served as the interim head coach, died Saturday.
UNLV has created the Rebel Rewards Program for season-ticker holders. Rewards are based on how many times tickets are scanned at each sport’s events.
The 6-foot-10-inch center is the fourth member of UNLV’s 2020 class and the third with Las Vegas ties. He will attend a prep school in Arizona this academic year.
It will receive $2 million in product in each year of the three-year deal, with the ability to purchase an additional $1 million annually.
The 6-foot-3-inch guard chose the Rebels over UNR, San Diego State, Colorado State, Washington State and Minnesota. He averaged 15.2 points last season for the Aggies.
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