The Rebels were looking to fill the void left by Charles Williams, the school’s all-time leading rusher. Louisville transfer Aidan Robbins has made his case for the top running back spot.
Alex Wright
High School Sports Reporter
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Alex Wright joined the Review-Journal staff as a high school sports reporter on October 2022. He was previously a sports intern at the RJ. Alex was born and raised in Las Vegas and is in his fourth year at UNLV, majoring in journalism and media studies, with a concentration in sports media. Alex currently serves as the editor-in-chief for UNLV's student newspaper, the Scarlet & Gray Free Press. He previously was the sports editor for the paper last school year after being a sports staff writer for a year and a half.
Of the eight new transfers for UNLV basketball, five are from power conference teams. Coach Kevin Kruger believes in a new role at UNLV, each one of them can shine with the Rebels.
The Rebels added more than 30 transfers during the offseason. At some key positions, several have established themselves as potential starters this season.
The Rebels on Tuesday began the first of 10 practices ahead of their three exhibition games in Canada beginning Aug. 16.
The Rebels began their preseason camp Saturday. Entering his third season, coach Marcus Arroyo is looking to find new ways to help his team get better results on the field.
Kelsey Plum led the Aces with 29 points and A’ja Wilson added 24 as the Aces used a fourth quarter rally to pull past the Sparks.
From No. 1 overall pick Paolo Banchero to a return to normalcy, here are 10 things that stood out in the NBA Summer League, which concluded Sunday at UNLV.
Jaden Hardy fell to the second round of the draft, but the guard averaged 15 points in the NBA Summer League for the Dallas Mavericks, who are excited about his potential.
Many former Division I basketball players head overseas to continue their basketball journeys. Some are getting their first taste of summer league this year in hopes of making the NBA.
As part of the NBA’s initiative to shed a light on HBCUs, it hosted a showcase of 30 HBCU alum to play in front of scouts during NBA Summer League.
NBA Summer League is not just for players to prove themselves as NBA talent, but the league’s newly hired G League referees are getting that same opportunity.
With six seconds left and Boston trailing the Milwaukee Bucks, Celtics guard Matt Ryan took the inbounds pass up the court and drilled a game-winning 3-pointer.
After testing the NBA draft waters last year before returning to UNLV, Bryce Hamilton decided to forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the draft this year.
Golden Knights forward Reilly Smith has a lot going on, as the unrestricted free agent looks for a new deal with the team while preparing for the Battle 4 Vegas charity game.
Golden State Warriors guard Mac McClung finished with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists in a victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at the NBA Summer League.