The Rebels will be back in action later this month. Until then, here’s what you need to know about how this season’s shaping up.
UNLV Basketball
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois appears to be a leading candidate at UCLA, according to a person close to the situation.
Joe Darger was known for making 3-pointers when he played at UNLV from 2005 to 2009. Now he co-owns businesses in Arizona and Utah.
Ranking UNLV’s players in order of who’s likely to stay to who’s likely to leave. The Rebels have five more players in their recruiting class than available scholarships.
In his previous three games before Saturday, UNLV junior guard Amauri Hardy shot 6 of 24 while totaling 16 points. He scored a team-high 18 against Fresno State.
Marvin Coleman banked in a 15-foot jumper with 0.08 seconds left to give UNLV a 68-67 victory over Fresno State on Saturday at the Thomas Mack Center.
UNLV went through two second-half scoring droughts Wednesday night before rallying late in a 73-66 loss to Boise State at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho.
The three leading scorers from the Kansas State team that captured a share of the Big 12 Conference championship are gone. UNLV plays the in-transition Wildcats on Saturday.
UNLV, which opens Saturday against Cal State Fullerton, is replacing a lot of experienced players from last season. But the Lady Rebels still plan to contend in the Mountain West.
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.
Jerry Tarkanian, best known as the towel-chomping college basketball coach who guided UNLV to national prominence, would have turned 89 on Thursday.
All 17 UNLV teams achieved an Academic Progress Rate multiyear score of greater than 950, well above the 930 required by the NCAA to be eligible for the postseason.
The Rebels will play at California on Nov. 12, and the Bears will make a trip to Las Vegas on Nov. 14, 2020.
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