Jay Green played in 17 games this season, starting two. He averaged just less than a point per game.
UNLV Basketball
UNLV, like other college athletic programs, is waiting to see how long the shutdown lasts.
Marvin Menzies coached UNLV from 2016 to 2019, going 48-48. He was in his first season as Grand Canyon’s associate head coach.
UNLV had not planned to play in the College Basketball Invitational, so Wednesday’s decision does not affect the Rebels.
Jonah Antonio was the first UNLV player to leave, but many more are expected given the roster situation and the incoming recruiting class.
Ranking UNLV’s players in order of who’s likely to stay to who’s likely to leave. The Rebels have five more players in their recruiting class than available scholarships.
Kathy Olivier, who went 182-193 and failed to make the NCAA Tournament in 12 seasons at her alma mater, resigned Friday. She had one year left on her contract.
UNLV coach T.J. Otzelberger refused to blame the Rebels’ 67-61 loss to Boise State on Thursday in the Mountain West tournament on the absence of injured Elijah Mitrou-Long.
Fourth-seeded UNLV rallied from 11 points down to twice cut the deficit to two, but never caught up in a loss to No. 5 Boise State on Thursday.
UNLV athletic events and the ongoing Mountain West men’s basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center are going on as scheduled.
The fourth-seeded Rebels (17-14) play No. 5 Boise State (19-11) in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinal at the Thomas & Mack Center on Thursday.
New Mexico opened the Mountain West tournament with a victory over San Jose State. The Lobos meet Utah State on Thursday.
Sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton is a deserving first-team all-conference pick by media and coaches. He averaged 20.8 points and 6.7 rebounds in Mountain West games.
Elijah Mitrou-Long bruised his knee Saturday at San Jose State and did not practice until Wednesday. UNLV plays Boise State in a Mountain West quarterfinal on Thursday.
UNLV added junior college forward Edoardo Del Cadia, giving the Rebels eight members of their recruiting class. Their current team will get back Donnie Tillman for the Mountain West tournament.
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