The UNLV men’s and women’s basketball programs received an $8 million donation from the James J. Baumberger estate.
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Former UNLV men’s basketball assistant coach Lew Hill, the coach at Texas-Rio Grande Valley died in his sleep Sunday after coaching Saturday. He was 56.
UNLV took a 68-58 win over Air Force on Saturday behind 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists from Bryce Hamilton. It will go for a series sweep Monday.
Bryce Hamilton had 22 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in his return from an ankle injury, leading UNLV to a 68-58 win over Air Force at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Bryce Hamilton, who averages 18.3 points, has missed three of the past five games with an ankle injury and remains day to day. UNLV hosts Air Force on Saturday and Monday.
UNLV led by five points with less than six minutes left, but UNR outscored the Rebels 19-4 the rest of the way for a 72-62 win and two-game sweep Tuesday night in Reno.
UNR took control early in Sunday’s Mountain West basketball game and dominated UNLV 89-60 for its seventh straight win in the Silver State Series.
Injuries have been an issue recently for UNLV, most notably to leading scorer Bryce Hamilton, who is dealing with a hurt ankle that has affected his explosiveness.
Sam Thomas is a senior at Arizona, ranked 10th in the nation, and Bailey Thomas is a senior and Jade Thomas a freshman at UNLV. All three starred at Centennial High.
Utah State pulled away in the second half for an 83-74 win over UNLV on Wednesday to end its two-game losing streak and the Rebels’ five-game winning streak.
UNLV took a 59-56 win over Utah State on Monday and will go for a sweep of their two-game series at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Moses Wood blocked a last-second 3-point try, and UNLV held on for a 59-56 win over Utah State on Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV will welcome Utah State, which is a half-game out of first place in the Mountain West standings, to the Thomas & Mack for a two-game series.
The Rebels started the game on a 23-2 run and limited Benedictine Mesa to 21.2 percent shooting en route to their fourth straight victory Thursday.
UNLV will go for its fourth straight win when it hosts NAIA’s Benedictine Mesa at 5 p.m. Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center.