UNLV went on a 25-4 run late in the first half to assume to control in its 86-71 victory over Purdue-Fort Wayne on Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV Basketball
This season figures to be one of transition more than contention for UNLV, which opens its basketball season at 7 p.m. Tuesday against Purdue-Fort Wayne at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV took apart West Coast Baptist 112-54 on Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center, but recent history shows that exhibition games aren’t great predictors of what’s to come.
UNLV blew out to a 57-16 halftime lead and went on to beat West Coast Baptist 112-54 in an exhibition Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
“Rebel Nation” host Cassie Soto discusses the UNLV football and basketball teams with beat writer Mark Anderson.
New UNLV coach T.J. Otzelberger didn’t face the massive turnover that previous coach Marvin Menzies experienced in 2016.
UNLV had its first official practice Tuesday under coach T.J. Otzelberger. He ran a fast-paced workout.
New UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger unknowingly began his career as a 15-year-old in Milwaukee. He created an AAU team after failing to make the two that existed in the Wisconsin city.
T.J. Otzelberger was introduced as UNLV’s basketball coach Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The 41-year-old went 70-33 in three seasons at South Dakota State, making the NCAA Tournament twice.
South Dakota State’s T.J. Otzelberger has been hired as the UNLV men’s basketball coach. He went 70-33 in three seasons with the Jackrabbits, making the NCAA Tournament in his first two years and the NIT this season.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois has a history of looking for up-and-coming coaches. She might be following that plan as she looks to hire a men’s basketball coach.
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.
When UNLV coach Marvin Menzies sat down at the podium after Thursday’s 63-55 loss in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals at the Thomas Mack Center, he had to stifle his emotions. Emotions over a game the Rebels had every chance to win.
Defense almost helped UNLV beat San Diego State in their most recent meeting. Now the teams meet again Thursday in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals.
Nick Blair and Noah Robotham each made two free throws in the final 32.6 seconds left to give UNLV an 85-81 overtime victory over Boise State on Saturday night at the Thomas Mack Center.
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