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Chilly start for Chace, but Stanback says he’ll warm up

By Rob Miech · November 20, 2009 · 3:43 PM

Since he practiced in the building all last season, UNLV sophomore Chace Stanback knew the Thomas & Mack Center can be a cold arena. But 31.3 percent? That's Arctic. “Nobody’s ever happy with 31.3 percent, even 38 percent,” Stanback said after Friday’s late-morning practice in the building. “I like to be in the 40s. But it all comes with repetition, how many shots I can get up. “I’ll get back to where I was.” Fellow Rebel Matt Shaw played with ...

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UNLV prez Smatresk is ready for some basketball

By Rob Miech · November 13, 2009 · 10:31 AM

Dr. Neal Smatresk, UNLV’s new president, is ready for basketball season to begin and he’s hoping many in the valley are as enthusiastic come opening night. The Rebels open the ...

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Rebels rookie Lopez says redshirting is his best move

By Rob Miech · November 12, 2009 · 5:49 PM

Two weeks in a hospital bed near his home in Lajas, Puerto Rico, over the summer zapped UNLV freshman power forward Carlos Lopez of considerable energy and strength. That’s a ...

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On the road to Long Beach, UNLV hoops style

By Rob Miech · November 6, 2009 · 3:52 PM

UNLV’s basketball team left for its first road trip today. In fact, it’s on a bus right now to Long Beach, Calif., to play Long Beach State in a private ...

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Cornell hoops better than UNLV, says coaches poll

By Rob Miech · October 29, 2009 · 1:50 PM

The basketball teams at Cornell and Utah State are better than UNLV, at least that’s according to 31 coaches. In the newly released ESPN/USA Today coaches poll, the Rebels received ...

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Globetrotters pay tribute to Flash Richardson on ‘Amazing Race’

By Rob Miech · October 28, 2009 · 12:31 PM

A pair of Harlem Globetrotters has been honoring the late Chris “Flash” Richardson, who played basketball at UNLV, in “The Amazing Race 15.” Herbert “Flight Time” Lang and Nathaniel “Big ...

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A numbers game at UNLV basketball practice

By Rob Miech · October 24, 2009 · 5:47 PM

UNLV players on the sideline or not in the gym at all comprised a decent starting lineup by the end of Saturday’s session inside the Cox Pavilion practice gym. Center ...

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Without Stanback, Rebels are missing a key weapon

By Rob Miech · October 23, 2009 · 2:36 PM

A full week into UNLV hoops practice and sophomore forward Chace Stanback still is a no-show. That’s been the most disappointing part of the official start of the 2009-10 season. ...

A dapper Scotty Hoffman returns to UNLV practice

By Rob Miech · October 22, 2009 · 5:07 PM

Scott Hoffman returned to a UNLV practice Thursday afternoon wearing a different uniform than he had donned over the previous four seasons. He looked dapper in his tan slacks and ...

First week at UNLV nothing like Iowa State for Norman

By Rob Miech · October 21, 2009 · 5:33 PM

Tyler Norman sliced through the left lane Wednesday afternoon inside the Impact Academy and pulled the hidden-ball trick. He eked by two UNLV post players, and he produced the ball ...

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