Colorado State went to Fogler Consulting last year to help find its men’s basketball coach. UNLV is using the same firm as it searches to replace Marvin Menzies.
Mark Anderson
Former Sports Reporter
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois has a history of looking for up-and-coming coaches. She might be following that plan as she looks to hire a men’s basketball coach.
UNR received a seventh seed and will play No. 10 Florida on Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. No. 8 Utah State meets No. 9 Washington on Friday in Columbus, Ohio.
UNLV basketball players mostly declined to comment or did not return messages about the firing of coach Marvin Menzies. The one player who spoke, Bryce Hamilton, said the team was not happy with the decision.
Three of former San Diego State coach Steve Fisher’s assistants coached teams in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. Two of them advanced to the semifinals.
Marvin Menzies, who inherited a chaotic situation three years ago at UNLV but never appeared to energize the program and fan base, was fired as the Rebels’ men’s basketball coach on Friday.
When UNLV coach Marvin Menzies sat down at the podium after Thursday’s 63-55 loss in the Mountain West Tournament quarterfinals at the Thomas Mack Center, he had to stifle his emotions. Emotions over a game the Rebels had every chance to win.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against San Diego State at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Boise State defeated Wyoming 68-51 on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center to win its third consecutive Mountain West women’s basketball tournament and fourth in five years. The victory gave the Broncos the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
New Mexico went on a 15-point run, 13 in a row by Vance Jackson, to beat Wyoming 78-68 on Wednesday in the Mountain West Tournament. The Lobos play Utah State at 6 p.m. Thursday.
Junior college running back Darran Williams and prep school cornerback Jamel Hamm signed with UNLV.
Boise State beat Fresno State 89-77 on Tuesday night to make the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament championship game. The Broncos have won the title three of the past four years.
Defense almost helped UNLV beat San Diego State in their most recent meeting. Now the teams meet again Thursday in the Mountain West tournament quarterfinals.
UNLV lost 66-55 to Fresno State on Monday in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center. That ended the Lady Rebels’ season at 12-18.