Rebel Nation host Bryan Salmond and Rebels beat writer Mark Anderson go over how the Rebels will do in the Mountain West Tournament.
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Brooke Johnson, Katie Powell and Nikki Wheatley were honored by the conference.
The Mountain West tournament will run from March 5-9 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV forward Brandon McCoy was named Mountain West Freshman of the Year by the league media on Sunday. He also represented the Rebels on the second team with junior forward Shakur Juiston.
A 12-1 run in the second half helped Utah State defeat UNLV 79-67 on Saturday. The Rebels will be the No. 8 seed in next week’s Mountain West tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game at Utah State at 6 p.m. Saturday.
UNLV defeated Utah State 68-58 on Friday night at Cox Pavilion to win a share of the Mountain West regular-season championship. It was the Lady Rebels’ first conference title since taking the Big West tournament in 1994.
Utah State sophomore guard Sam Merrill averages 35.3 minutes, but has the production to match the time on the court. The Aggies host UNLV at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Brooke Johnson came to UNLV with a clear vision of what she wanted. Her expectations have stuck with her for four years and provided fuel for a successful career.
Three takeaways from the UNLV basketball team’s 101-75 loss to No. 21 UNR on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
It was over at halftime Wednesday, a 101-75 victory by the No. 21 ranked Wolf Pack, over enough for many of the announced gathering of 13,997 at Thomas Mack Center to head home before the final 20 minutes commenced.
No. 21 UNR dominated almost throughout, defeating UNLV 101-75 on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Wolf Pack avenged an 86-78 loss to the Rebels three weeks earlier.
It’s that time of year again when college basketball takes over Las Vegas for March.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against UNR at 8 p.m. Wednesday at the Thomas Mack Center.
If UNLV senior guard Jovan Mooring has shown anything in his two seasons at UNLV, it’s that he will do anything to win, which means he will do anything to play on senior night against the Rebels’ intrastate rival.
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