Jason Kidd has emerged as a candidate of interest for UNLV as it looks to fill its basketball coaching vacancy. He currently is an assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers.
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Rebels basketball boosters are not happy with the state of the once proud program, which is coming off a 12-15 season and has not made the NCAA Tournament since 2013.
With the departure of T.J. Otzelberger, UNLV is looking for its sixth head coach in 10 years.
The top five UNLV teams and top five local players who made a big impact on the NCAA Tournament.
T.J. Otzelberger’s reported move would have more to do with his two stints as an assistant coach in Ames and those relationships than anything that has transpired at UNLV.
UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger is leaving the program to take the job at Iowa State, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation.
Turnover is coming for the UNLV basketball program, and it might not end with the players.
UNLV’s season ended Thursday after getting outscored by 21 points in the second half by Utah State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West basketball tournament.
Former Rebels interim coach Todd Simon overcomes Big Sky peaks, valleys, obstacles to put Southern Utah in line for an NCAA Tournament berth.
UNLV, which struggled to defend the 3-point line most of the season, held Air Force to 0 of 9 in the first half and 2 of 18 overall on 3s in Wednesday’s blowout.
The Rebels played perhaps their most complete game of the season, rolling past Air Force on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center to advance to play Utah State.
The Rebels are focused on defending the 3-point line ahead of their Mountain West tournament opener against Air Force on Wednesday.
McKinley Bradshaw had 15 points and nine rebounds to lead No. 7 Wyoming to an upset of second-seeded UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament.
UNLV’s Lindy La Rocque was named Coach of the Year, center Desi-Rae Young was voted Freshman of the Year and guard Bailey Thomas was tabbed Defensive Player of the Year.
UNLV had no answer for the Wyoming offense and trailed nearly the entire way in a road loss Saturday to close the regular season.
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