Rene Rougeau says there is a need for more passion. Lon Kruger says there is a need for better shooting, better execution, better talking defensively. Wink Adams says there is a need for him to hoist a jumper and not feel as though the basket is covered with a lid.
Even when things are not going his way, Brice Massamba refuses to have a bad day.
Lon Kruger was a no-star. All he turned out to be was one of the finest basketball players in Kansas State history. Lew Hill was a no-star. All he did was win a national junior college championship and become an All-Missouri Valley Conference player at Wichita State. Rene Rougeau was a no-star. All he can boast about is being the best all-around player on UNLV’s roster today.
One element is more important than any other in the psychology of a shooter. It’s the ability to be an eternal optimist, and it is ingrained in UNLV senior Joe Darger.
It’s final exams week at UNLV, and freshman Oscar Bellfield should be at ease because he already has passed every test of his college career.
RENO — In his final game against UNR, senior Rene Rougeau turned in the best performance of his UNLV career.
The UNLV women’s basketball team couldn’t recover from a dismal first half, losing to Loyola Marymount 84-68 Saturday in Los Angeles.
RENO — As a Nevada high school star, Armon Johnson was not recruited by UNLV. He’s not bitter about it, either.
RENO — Criticizing players in a public forum is never on Lon Kruger’s agenda. The UNLV coach usually prefers encouragement.
FRESNO, Calif. — Quiet by nature off the court, UNLV forward Darris Santee had been making little noise on it, too. But he ended his silence Wednesday night.
FRESNO, Calif. — At a time when his prevailing emotion could be frustration, UNLV’s Tre’Von Willis has a valid reason for saying he’s “very excited.”
Fifteen minutes after Monday’s practice, UNLV senior Wink Adams still was shooting jumpers. He was making most of them, too. “Constantly shooting,” Adams said when asked how he plans to emerge from one of the worst slumps of his career.
Agony was etched in senior Rene Rougeau’s expressions after another defeat, UNLV’s second in two days on its home court.
A 20-2 run in the second half carried UNLV’s women’s basketball team to a 76-65 victory over Cal State-Fullerton in the consolation game of the Lady Rebel Round-Up on Saturday at Cox Pavilion.
With an impressive shooting display, Jerome Randle, California’s 5-foot-10-inch guard, took UNLV apart. In the aftermath of a surprising blowout, he made another big statement by taking one parting shot.
