UNLV basketball to play 4 neutral-site games in Las Vegas
UNLV’s basketball team will play four neutral-site games in Las Vegas as part of the nonconference schedule that was released Monday morning.
The Rebels will compete in the MGM Resorts Main Event at T-Mobile Arena, facing Rice on Nov. 20. They play Mississippi or Utah on Nov. 22.
UNLV will face Oral Roberts at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 5 and play Illinois in the same venue on Dec. 9.
Other notable games include a Nov. 29 trip to Northern Iowa as part of the Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge and a meeting with Arizona on Dec. 2 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV will play at California in a closed-door scrimmage and will play Alaska Fairbanks in an exhibition on Nov. 3. The Rebels open the season against Florida A&M on Nov. 11.
“We are excited about the upcoming season,” UNLV coach Marvin Menzies said in a statement. “We have added many new pieces to our team and have put together an exciting and competitive schedule. With such a young team, it is one that will prepare us well for our Mountain West season.
“We are also happy to be playing four times on the Las Vegas Strip and very pleased that our season ticket holders will have access to each of those games.”
UNLV’s basketball schedule
Nov. 3 — Alaska Fairbanks (exhibition)
Nov. 11 — Florida A&M
Nov. 15 — Prairie View A&M (MGM Resorts Main Event preliminary rounds)
Nov. 17 — Eastern Washington (MGM Resorts Main Event preliminary rounds)
Nov. 20 — Rice at T-Mobile Arena (MGM Resorts Main Event heavyweight rounds), 7 p.m.
Nov. 22 — Mississippi or Utah at T-Mobile Arena (MGM Resorts Main Event heavyweight rounds), 7 or 9:30 p.m.
Nov. 25 — Southern Utah
Nov. 29 — at Northern Iowa (Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge)
Dec. 2 — Arizona
Dec. 5 — Oral Roberts at MGM Grand Garden Arena
Dec. 9 — Illinois at MGM Grand Garden Arena
Dec. 16 — at Pacific
Dec. 20 — Mississippi Valley State
Dec. 22 — Northern Colorado
Dec. 30 — Boise State
Jan. 3 — at San Jose State
Jan. 6 — Utah State
Jan. 10 — at Air Force
Jan. 17 — New Mexico
Jan. 20 — at Colorado State
Jan. 24 — at Fresno State
Jan. 27 — San Diego State
Jan. 31 — San Jose State
Feb. 3 — at Boise State
Feb. 7 — at UNR
Feb. 10 — Wyoming
Feb. 14 — Air Force
Feb. 17 — at San Diego State
Feb. 21 — Fresno State
Feb. 24 — at New Mexico
Feb. 28 — UNR
March 3 — at Utah State
Note: All home games at the Thomas & Mack Center unless otherwise noted. Times will be announced later.
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