“Saturday night after Thanksgiving on ESPN and, for whatever reason, everyone was watching,” Rebels coach Dave Rice said. “Recruits, opposing coaches and players, everyone. We score 90 points playing our style of basketball and beat the No. 1 team in the country.
UNLV Basketball
Mike Moser took a lot of shots in UNLV’s 85-57 victory over UC Irvine on Wednesday night – 16 to be exact.
The line barely is visible, but it exists.
Anthony Marshall walked through a mob of celebrating fans, sat on a courtside table and soaked in the scene.
Jamie Smith has exceeded all expectations in helping spark a turnaround by the Lady Rebels. She is only the second player in Mountain West Conference history to compile at least 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds and is five boards shy of breaking a school record of 1,124. Averaging 9.6 points and 8.3 rebounds, Smith can break that mark today at Cox Pavilion.
Orlando Johnson is a multi-skilled basketball player, and arguably the best in the Big West Conference for three years. He’s also a good student who majors in communication studies and wants to take a shot at TV broadcasting in the future.