The Rebels are pinning a lot of hopes on Brandon McCoy living up to lofty expectations as they try to turn around their program.
UNLV’s basketball team will play four neutral-site games in Las Vegas as part of the nonconference schedule that was released Monday morning.
Former UNLV center Khem Birch, a free agent who played in Greece last season, was one of three players to sign Thursday with the Orlando Magic.
UNLV’s football program has made recruiting in Arizona a priority and experienced success in plucking players from that state.
The Warriors believe former UNLV player Patrick McCaw can be one of those two-way players teams continuously pursue, but his place on the league’s best team was born from this reality: He can really defend.
Point guard Noah Robotham announced Friday he will transfer from Akron to play basketball at UNLV. The former Bishop Gorman High star must sit out next season and will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Former Rebel and Bishop Gorman graduate Stephen Zimmerman was waived Tuesday by the Orlando Magic after just one season, according to the Orlando Sentinel.
UNLV officials have opted not to comment since unveiling the university’s new sports logo Wednesday, an apparent attempt to hope the initial furor by Rebels supporters dies down.
UNLV’s athletic department has agreed to a 10-year, $57 million deal with Learfield Communications, a multimedia giant with a national footprint.
Changes to logos are common in college athletics. UNLV joined the crowd Wednesday with a new look that didn’t go over well with its supporters.