New Mexico relocated out of state Nov. 20 and has pretty much been on the road since. The Lobos found home bases in Lubbock, Texas, and most recently St. George, Utah.
UNLV Basketball
Mbacke Diong scored 20 points for the Rebels, who played without starting point guard Marvin Coleman, who is out for the season with a stress fracture in his right leg.
Iconic magicians Siegfried & Roy helped UNLV’s 1986-87 Final Four team make magic during a media guide photo shoot. Siegfried Fischbacher died of cancer last week at age 81.
UNLV and New Mexico, both winless in Mountain West play, meet Saturday and Monday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Rebels hope to have guard Marvin Coleman for the games.
UNLV limited Saint Katherine to 21.2 percent shooting, including 1-for-20 in the second half, to cruise to a 95-34 victory.
School of 250 students and with no full athletic scholarships plays at UNLV on Tuesday.
The Rebels watched Colorado State hit 16 3-pointers and lost a close game to the Rams for the second time in three days Saturday to fall to 1-6 this season.
Desi-Rae Young, a freshman forward from Desert Oasis High School, leads UNLV with 12.5 points per game and is second on the Lady Rebels with 6.1 rebounds a game.
UNLV will get a second shot at Colorado State on Saturday after letting a 13-point second-half lead slip away in a 74-71 loss to the Rams on Thursday.
UNLV led by 13 points in the second half, but was outscored 12-2 in the final four minutes of a 74-71 loss to Colorado State on Thursday in its first game in 33 days.
UNLV men’s basketball recruit Zaon Collins will not join the program in 2021-22, Rebels coach T.J. Otzelberger announced Thursday afternoon.
The Rebels last took the court 33 days ago, a 68-58 win Dec. 5 at Kansas State for their first victory. They will begin a two-game series at Colorado State on Thursday.
Las Vegas Justice Court records also show Zaon Collins, 19, has been cited four times for traffic violations, including two for speeding, since 2017.
Iconic UNLV broadcaster, public address announcer Dick Calvert returns home after hospital stay but concedes recovery still has a long way to go.
From 2021: Eric Echevarria’s family is left with their sadness and anger after the 52-year-old was killed in a DUI crash, in which a UNLV basketball recruit was accused of driving impaired.
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