UNLV has submitted a letter of interest to the Big 12 about being considered as an expansion candidate for the Power 5 conference, UNLV athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy said Friday.
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Graduate transfers Christian Jones and Uche Ofoegbu will be needed as much by UNLV for their leadership as their on-court skills. Jones transferred from St. John’s and Ofoegbu from San Francisco.
The preparation now is for three exhibition games in a popular cruise-ship stop. But the work that probably will define how UNLV fares under first-year coach Marvin Menzies began in earnest last month.
After a week of practice, UNLV coach Marvin Menzies and two of his players said the team is starting to come together. The Rebels leave Saturday for a week-long trip to the Bahamas that includes three exhibition games.
Injuries limited UNLV forward Tyrell Green to eight games last season. Now he’s back, having lost at least 20 pounds, with the determination to put together a strong season.
UNLV assistant Rob Jeter spent the past 11 basketball seasons as the head coach at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Now he’s trying to help first-year Rebels coach Marvin Menzies get off to a strong start.
Findlay Prep forward P.J. Washington, ranked by ESPN.com as the nation’s 16th-best prospect, included UNLV in his final eight.
When everyone else was running from UNLV’s basketball program like frightened guests from a T-Rex at a fictional park, Jalen Poyser didn’t budge.
UNLV will practice the next two weeks before heading to the Bahamas to play three exhibition games. This early start to the season is important for what is virtually an entirely new team.