Former UNLV point guard Kevin Kruger is returning to the program as an assistant coach, and guards Amauri Hardy and Bryce Hamilton and forward Nick Blair will remain with the team.
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Arkansas has hired UNR’s Eric Musselman as its next men’s basketball coach.
UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger hinted that the seven Rebels players in the NCAA transfer portal might be close to deciding whether to stay with the Rebels or transfer to another school.
Nike paid $15,000 over three separate transactions to former UNLV basketball player Brandon McCoy’s guardian, Shaun Manning, according to documents that defense attorney Michael Avenatti tweeted Saturday.
UNLV will play in the 2020 Maui Invitational, making its first return to the prestigious early season tournament since 2015.
Jonah Antonio, a 6-foot-5-inch guard who played at a junior college this season, announced on Twitter that he had chosen the Rebels. He averaged 11.6 points and 4.5 rebounds this season.
Larry Johnson, who starred on two Final Four teams at UNLV, will be inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
UNLV used Fogler Consulting to help with background checks and in other ways when looking for a men’s basketball coach. The Rebels hired T.J. Otzelberger on Wednesday.
New UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger’s up-tempo style and family values will be missed by those who cut hair and trim sideburns in Brookings, South Dakota.
New UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger arrived by helicopter Thursday and then said all the right things in a manner befitting a person understanding of the unrealistic expectations he inherited.
South Dakota State star Mike Daum and first-round NBA draft pick Royce White of Iowa State speak highly of T.J. Otzelberger’s character.
UNLV basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger inherits a roster that includes seven players who have entered the NCAA’s transfer portal, and he affirmed his desire to retain them.
T.J. Otzelberger was introduced as UNLV’s basketball coach Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The 41-year-old went 70-33 in three seasons at South Dakota State, making the NCAA Tournament twice.
Desiree Reed-Francois will introduce the person she has chosen to lead UNLV basketball, T.J. Otzelberger, Thursday, ending a search that began almost two weeks ago when the athletic director fired Marvin Menzies after his third season.
South Dakota State’s T.J. Otzelberger has been hired as the UNLV men’s basketball coach. He went 70-33 in three seasons with the Jackrabbits, making the NCAA Tournament in his first two years and the NIT this season.
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