UNLV coaches are excited about the future under new athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois.
UNLV Basketball
Desiree Reed-Francois was introduced Tuesday as UNLV’s new athletic director. She offered little in the way of specifics, but made clear her expectations are high.
New UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois started out wanting to be a lawyer until her younger brother’s accident changed the course of her life.
Simply, the Mountain West needs UNLV and San Diego State to be good, and that’s not the case this season for teams that have the most conference wins since the league was founded in July 1999.
Lexy Thorderson and Kymberly Ellison scored 21 points apiece to lead host San Diego State to an 87-68 win over UNLV in a Mountain West women’s basketball game Wednesday.
Here’s what the UNLV basketball team said following its 64-51 loss to San Diego State on Tuesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
What the UNLV basketball team said following its 83-63 loss to Oregon on Saturday in Portland, Oregon.
Las Vegas will host five men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments this week.
MW officials want you to believe this is merely a momentary downturn in what is a cyclical process that will soon rebound to a time of multiple NCAA bids. That’s a huge stretch.
They will take on Oregon State in their first game, a Final Four team a year ago.
Three takeaways from the UNLV basketball team’s 83-63 loss to Oregon on Saturday at Moda Center in Portland.
Tyrell Green launched the 3-pointer, and it found the bottom of the net with 2 seconds left to bring UNLV to within four points of Oregon at halftime.
UNLV sophomore forward and Las Vegas native Paris Strawther has averaged 16 points and 12 rebounds in the Lady Rebels’ first two games.
Cal State Fullerton guard Tre’ Coggins is capable of shooting his team to victory when its plays UNLV on Saturday. He is familiar with the Thomas & Mack Center, having played there while at Air Force.
San Diego big man Brandon McCoy, listed by ESPN.com as the nation’s sixth-best basketball recruit, listed UNLV among his final five. He also is considering Arizona, Michigan State, Oregon and San Diego State.
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