UNLV’s road game on Tuesday, Jan. 18, against San Diego State has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues in San Diego State’s program, the Mountain West announced Wednesday.
UNLV Basketball
UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger’s entire roster was available and his rotation intact, and the Rebels rolled past New Mexico on Tuesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The UNLV men’s basketball game scheduled for Saturday at Air Force was postponed. If the game cannot be rescheduled, it will be declared a no contest.
UNLV formalized the hiring of athletic director Erick Harper on Monday, effective Jan. 1, university president Keith E. Whitfield announced in a statement.
Erick Harper becomes the 15th athletic director in UNLV history, succeeding Desiree Reed-Francois, who departed in August for the same position at Missouri.
UNLV shot 29.7 percent against San Diego State and went through a five-minute stretch late in the second half without a field goal Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Senior wing Bryce Hamilton scored 26 and senior center Royce Hamm added 16 points and 12 rebounds to help UNLV secure an 84-71 victory Wednesday over Nebraska-Omaha at Thomas Mack Center.
In the last three games, senior wing Bryce Hamilton is averaging 25.3 points and shooting 61.2 percent from the field, including 50 percent from 3-point range.
Senior wing Bryce Hamilton had 33 points and junior wing Donovan Williams scored 32 to power UNLV to a victory over Hartford on Saturday at Michelob Ultra Arena.
In response to the small crowd at Wednesday’s game at Michelob Ultra Arena, UNLV announced Thursday that the first 2,500 fans could attend Saturday’s game free of charge.
Guard Mike Nuga had 21 points and eight assists to help UNLV snap a five-game losing streak against Division I competition with a win over Seattle at Michelob Ultra Arena.
UNLV played its worst two defensive games of the season in blowout losses to SMU and San Francisco. Those teams combined to shoot 52 percent from the field.
UNLV competed with San Francisco for a half Saturday night before unraveling in the second en route to a road loss to the Dons at War Memorial Gym.
UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger wants his players to limit long jumpers early in possessions and contested, off-the-dribble two-pointers early in the shot clock.
UNLV (4-4) missed 24 of its first 33 shots Wednesday against Southern Methodist University (6-3) and fell 83-64 at Moody Coliseum in Dallas.