On a day in which UNLV honored the great Robert Smith, its basketball team played one of its best games of the season in whipping Colorado State at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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Senior guard Bryce Hamilton had 20 points, 10 rebounds and four assists in UNLV’s decisive victory over Colorado State on Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Five players scored in double figures as the UNLV women’s basketball team rolled past San Jose State on Saturday to take a two-game lead in the Mountain West.
UNLV coach Kevin Kruger wants his players to learn about the program’s illustrious history. They will get a taste of it Saturday when former player Robert Smith’s jersey is retired.
UNLV won for the fourth time in six games and moved into fifth place in the Mountain West standings after Wednesday’s basketball victory at Fresno State.
UNLV’s offense is starting to click as the stretch run approaches, and improved three-point shooting has been at the forefront of the Rebels’ resurgence.
The Lady Rebels defeated San Diego State for their 10th consecutive victory, the first time they’ve had a double-digit winning streak since the 2003-04 season.
UNLV senior Bryce Hamilton broke the 30-point barrier for the sixth time, but UNLV comes up just short against Boise State.
In his only year at UNLV, fifth-year guard Michael Nuga has become one of coach Kevin Kruger’s most reliable utility players, either off the bench or in the starting lineup.
Bryce Hamilton scored 24 points, and Royce Hamm pulled down 16 rebounds to spark UNLV past Air Force on Tuesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
After spending four years as a role player at Texas, UNLV’s Royce Hamm Jr. has emerged as the Rebels’ most important big man and a guiding voice for his teammates.
Foul trouble, a large free-throw disparity and a hot Utah State team were too much for UNLV, as the Rebels (13-10, 5-5 Mountain West) lost in Logan, Utah.
Donovan Williams was playing his best basketball before injuring his knee. Listed as day-to-day, he talks about his desire to get back on the court ahead of Utah State game.
UNLV scraped out its first victory over UNR in four years, beating the Wolf Pack 69-58 at the Thomas Mack Center on Tuesday night.
After his explosive 42-point performance against Colorado State, UNLV senior Bryce Hamilton became the first Rebel since 2014 to win Oscar Robertson Player of the Week award.
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