Athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois fired men’s basketball coach Marvin Menzies after his third season Friday, bringing an end to a tenure that began with the culmination of one of the darkest points in program history.
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Marvin Menzies, who inherited a chaotic situation three years ago at UNLV but never appeared to energize the program and fan base, was fired as the Rebels’ men’s basketball coach on Friday.
UNLV sophomore guard Bailey Thomas has been one of the Mountain West’s best defenders. She helps lead the Lady Rebels into Saturday’s 3 p.m. game against San Jose State at Cox Pavilion.
UNLV forward Mbacke Diong showed the difference he makes defensively, registering a plus-15 rating in Tuesday’s victory over Air Force. Next, Diong and the Rebels play at San Jose State at 2 p.m. Saturday.
UNLV is off to its best start in Mountain West history and will try to keep it going Wednesday at Air Force. If the Rebels win, it will be their best start in conference play since coach Jerry Tarkanian’s final season.
Rebel Nation host Cassie Soto and Rebels beat writer Mark Anderson discuss UNLV’s shocking win over New Mexico, Mbacke Diong’s injury and what it is going to take to get a win over the Falcons.
A forgettable start to his final college season hung in the air before an announced crowd of 5,107 at T-Mobile Arena, but when Noah Robotham’s fallaway 3-pointer fell, the Rebels had a 92-90 overtime victory over Brigham Young.
Three takeaways from UNLV’s 92-90 overtime win over Brigham Young on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Senior guard Noah Robotham hit a fallaway 3-pointer at the buzzer in overtime Saturday to lift the Rebels over the Cougars 92-90 at T-Mobile Arena.
Breaking down UNLV’s game against Brigham Young at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at T-Mobile Arena.
Oakland’s Xavier Hill-Mais was the Horizon League player of the week after averaging 23.5 points and 6.5 rebounds in two games. UNLV plays the Golden Grizzlies at 7 p.m. Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Utah ended UNLV’s season with a 78-68 victory Thursday night in Salt Lake City, the second consecutive year that the Lady Rebels were eliminated in the first round of the WNIT.
The Lady Rebels will play ranked Stanford on Saturday in California.
Justin Hawkins knows that at least for Saturday, his allegiance has to be to the Tigers, who host UNLV’s basketball team at 7 p.m. at Alex G. Spanos Center in Stockton, California.
He wasn’t a guy who made headlines. He might have eaten at McDonald’s, but never wore an All-American jersey with a patch of the golden arches on it. He never played a second of varsity ball in high school.
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