While Bryce Hamilton’s 42 points were crucial against Colorado State, junior center David Muoka’s performance was an encouraging sign for the future of the forward rotation.
UNLV Basketball
UNLV seniors Bryce Hamilton and Essence Booker were named Mountain West Player of the Week for men’s and women’s basketball, respectively, on Monday.
Second-year coach Lindy La Rocque has the UNLV women’s basketball team sitting atop the Mountain West with a 9-1 record, and the Lady Rebels are 17-4 overall.
Essence Booker never wanted to play basketball at UNLV or live in Las Vegas after graduating from Spring Valley High School. But now she savors every minute with the Lady Rebels.
UNLV senior guard Bryce Hamilton scored a career-high 42 points to spark the Rebels to a Mountain West victory over Colorado State on Friday at Moby Arena.
After a rough stretch of games from three-point range, UNLV senior Jordan McCabe seems to have rediscovered his outside jumper ahead of the team’s trip Friday to Colorado State.
UNLV got Donovan Williams back Monday, but the Rebels had no answer for SDSU’s Matt Bradley and former Findlay Prep star Nathan Mensah.
With COVID-19 cancellations forcing make-up games to be crammed into the schedule, UNLV finds itself with a trip to San Diego State while injuries pile up.
Bryce Hamilton scored 30 points for UNLV, and freshman Keshon Gilbert excelled in his first start after Donovan Williams was declared out with an injury shortly before tipoff.
UNLV’s bench scored just four points in Thursday’s loss to Air Force, but coach Kevin Kruger said he’s confident his reserves will rebound Saturday against San Jose State.
A bright start for UNLV was wiped out by a 10-minute drought from the field, as the Rebels fell to Air Force on Thursday at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Rebels shot 50 percent from the field and 3-point range in Monday’s win against San Jose State, despite an off night from leading scorer Bryce Hamilton.
Donovan Williams scored 20 points, and Mike Nuga and Justin Webster provided a lift off the bench in UNLV’s decisive victory at San Jose State on Monday night.
UNLV’s basketball game against San Diego State has been rescheduled for Jan. 24, the Mountain West announced Sunday morning.
Fresno State junior Orlando Robinson had 24 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots as the Bulldogs defeated UNLV on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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