UNLV point guard Keshon Gilbert is the only freshman on a roster flush with juniors and seniors and is earning respect with his competitive nature.
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The Rebels on Wednesday were picked to finish seventh in the Mountain West annual preseason poll. Top returnee Bryce Hamilton was a preseason first-team All-MW selection.
The open practice doubled as a fundraiser for UNLV legend Robert Smith, who suffered a devastating stroke in 2019 and continues to work toward recovery.
Players on the men’s basketball team will receive a $500 per month car allowance for a year through Findlay Toyota, Blueprint Sports announced Tuesday.
Now that the American Athletic Conference’s attempt to woo four Mountain West schools has failed, the MW is positioned to take a long, hard look at its options.
Rare was the familiar face running up and down the Mendenhall Center courts for a UNLV team featuring nine transfers. But the effort and intensity were there.
Bryce Hamilton is returning to the Rebels for his senior season after an offseason in which he declared for the NBA draft and entered the NCAA’s transfer portal.
Four-star forward KyeRon Lindsay announced his commitment to UNLV on Thursday, giving Rebels coach Kevin Kruger his first high school recruit.
Two former UNLV star basketball players, Freddie Banks and Robert Smith, will have their jerseys lifted to the Thomas & Mack Center rafters this season.
A point guard, Richard Isaacs played at Coronado as a freshman before departing for Wasatch Acaemcy, which plays a national schedule. He’s returned to Coronado for his senior season.
Wes Reed, a former UNLV basketball player who went on to become a coach, mentor and fixture in the high school community, died Sunday from complications of COVID.
Former UNLV wing Jordan Cornish returned to the Thomas & Mack Center this week for the first time since leaving the program in 2016. He’s now an NBA agent with Beyond Athlete Management.
Other notable matchups include a home tilt Feb. 1 against UNR, a Feb. 22 trip to Reno and a Feb. 19 meeting with Colorado State. Conference play concludes March 5 against New Mexico.
A report released Friday by Las Vegas Realtors shows local home prices passing the $400,000 mark for the first time while demand continues to outpace supply.
UNLV senior associate athletic director Erick Harper has been elevated to interim athletic director, according to people with knowledge of the situation.
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