UNLV’s nonconference basketball schedule set
UNLV released its nonconference men’s basketball schedule Monday.
Fans will get their first glimpse at new coach Josh Pastner’s revamped team Nov. 4 with the start of a schedule that will feature 11 nonconference games.
It’s the same number of nonconference games UNLV played last season.
The Rebels will have only two true road games. They will play five games at the Thomas &Mack Center, three at the MGM Grand Garden and one at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson.
The games on the Strip are part of the Players Era Men’s Championship, which debuted in 2024 and is offering each school $1 million in name, image and likeness earning opportunities. The Rebels have two games scheduled in the tournament, with the “Premier Four” in the 18-team event playing Nov. 26 and 27.
Game times, TV details and UNLV’s Mountain West schedule have yet to be announced.
UNLV, which hasn’t played in the NCAA Tournament since 2013, will prepare for conference play by playing seven teams that made postseason appearances last season.
“We believe in challenging our team to get ready for the grind of the Mountain West, and thi schedule will do exactly that,” Pastner said in a statement.
Here’s the nonconference schedule:
■ Oct. 19: at Washington (exhibition game)
■ Oct. 28: vs. Lincoln University, Thomas &Mack Center (exhibition game)
■ Nov. 4: vs. UT Martin, T&M
■ Nov. 8: vs. Chattanooga, T&M
■ Nov. 11: vs. Montana, T&M
■ Nov. 16: at Memphis
■ Nov. 20: vs. Saint Joseph’s, T&M
■ Nov. 24: vs. Maryland, MGM Grand Garden
■ Nov. 25: vs. Alabama, MGM Grand Garden
■ Dec. 7: at Stanford
■ Dec. 13: vs. Tennessee State, Lee’s Family Forum (Jack Jones Classic)
■ Dec. 29: vs. La Sierra University, T&M
