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UNLV head coach Lon Kruger talks to his players after the Rebels FirstLook scrimmage Oct. 16 at the Thomas & Mack Center.

UNLV hoopsters ready to see some unfamiliar faces
Rebels welcome their closed scrimmage at Long Beach State
Fri, Nov 6, 2009 (2:05 a.m.)
Chace Stanback tried boxing out Tre’Von Willis, Willis grabbed back, among a scrum they hit the floor and rolled, they exchanged glares and Willis nearly … It’s about time UNLV’s basketball players see some fresh faces and different places. Others might say it’s about time they start pushing each other around.

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UNLV guard Wink Adams and forward Joe Darger bump fists in the closing minutes of their game against North Carolina A&T on Nov. 22, 2008, at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Darger selected by Utah Flash in fifth round of NBDL draft
UNLV BASKETBALL: Former Rebels forward will attempt to make 10-man opening day roster
Friday, November 6, 2009
A venture into the world of professional hoops officially began on Wednesday afternoon for former UNLV forward Joe Darger. The Riverton, Utah, native, who averaged 9.3 points and 4.3 rebounds last season for the Rebels, was selected by the Utah Flash on Wednesday in the fifth round of the NBA's Developmental League draft.

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Rare fifth team scrimmage for Rebels
UNLV BASKETBALL: Wallace keeps hitting as practice ends on a semi-dramatic note
Friday, November 6, 2009
It was a tough day for some Rebels, two rookies proved they are not shy, walk-ons rose against the scholarship machine and Kendall Wallace stayed as hot as a branding iron. Oh, and five 5-minute scrimmages inside the Cox Pavilion practice gym ended with a bang Thursday afternoon.

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UNLV's Kendall Wallace brimming with confidence
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Kendall Wallace isn’t about to shave. The beard gets thicker by the day, but the way the UNLV junior guard has been shooting from long range he isn’t about to alter anything. “My teammates have all got confidence in me, and that gives me confidence,” he said after Wednesday night’s session inside the Cox Pavilion practice gym.

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UNLV freshman Justin Hawkins shoots free throws during UNLV basketball practice at the Cox Pavilion Monday.
UNLV's Justin Hawkins getting his swagger back
UNLV BASKETBALL:
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
UNLV guard Justin Hawkins has been practicing as a college player for less than three weeks. He’s still feeling out the athleticism and pace of big-time college basketball and how he’ll fit in at UNLV. “I’m still just a freshman with the team,” he said. But as Hawkins – “J-Hawk” to his teammates – showed in 20 minutes of scrimmages Tuesday, he’s coming along just fine.

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Chace Stanback looks to pass during UNLV basketball practice at the Cox Pavilion on Monday, Nov. 2, 2009.
Stanback feeling his way back from ankle injury
Sophomore becomes more comfortable with each day on the court
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
UNLV sophomore forward Chace Stanback is back, sort of. There’s a 6-foot-8 guy in a No. 22 jersey out at practice hitting jumpers, sliding on defense and executing hard dribble drives. However, the UCLA transfer knows he has some work left to return to normal after badly turning his left ankle three weeks ago today. “Every time I jump, I try to come down on the right one,” Stanback said after Monday’s run inside the Cox Pavilion practice gym. “Until I’m more comfortable … ”

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An Elizabeth (N.J.) St Patrick High product who transferred to UNLV after one season at Kansas, Quintrell Thomas shows off his wingspan after a recent Rebels practice.
UNLV's Quintrell Thomas can't wait to get back on court
Saturday, October 31, 2009
UNLV assistant coach Lew Hill keeps telling Quintrell Thomas he should have just come to Las Vegas out of Elizabeth (N.J.) St. Patrick High. Instead, Thomas went to Kansas, did a whole lot of watching and sitting on coach Bill Self’s bench, and he now is a Rebel – a year too late, in Hill’s mind.

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UNLV recruit Cory Joseph visits ’Nova, heads to Minnesota
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Three down, two to go for Findlay College Prep ace guard Cory Joseph. The senior who guided the Pilots to the ESPN national championship last season visited Villanova over the weekend and got to know coach Jay Wright, his staff and the Wildcats a little better.

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UNLV guard Derrick Jasper takes the ball up the court during the Rebels FirstLook scrimmage Oct. 16 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Jasper's 85-second flurry highlights scrimmage
UNLV basketball: Jasper turns from directing traffic and deferring to others to taking over the action and dominating
Thursday, October 29, 2009
There was a stretch at the start of the fourth and final 5-minute UNLV basketball scrimmage Wednesday afternoon that would have made any Rebels fan salivate. Oscar Bellfield, who was on all four winning teams, had already put on a show inside the Cox Pavilion practice gym, and Darris Santee produced a solid performance that is becoming common.

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UNLV junior walk-on forward Mychal Martinez, a former star at The Meadows School in Las Vegas, checks out the end of practice Tuesday after undergoing laser surgery on both eyes over the previous four days.
Martinez back at practice after twin laser eye surgeries
unlv notebook:
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
For the first few days of UNLV’s basketball practices, it was apparent that Mychal Martinez had an issue with his eyes. His occasional blinking of his eyes was pronounced.

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UNLV head coach Lon Kruger talks to his players after the Rebels FirstLook scrimmage Oct. 16 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Rebels to play closed scrimmage at Long Beach
UNLV BASKETBALL: UNLV to play 49ers in a private run on Nov. 7 before exhibition game
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
UNLV’s basketball team will get its first run against someone else next weekend before its Nov. 10 exhibition game against Division-II Washburn at the Thomas & Mack Center.

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Dallas Mavericks' Shawn Marion, right, scores on a layup past Washington Wizards' DeShawn Stevenson during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game, Friday, Oct. 9, 2009, in Washington. The Mavericks won 123-115.
5 NBA players with Las Vegas ties to begin season
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
The new NBA season starts today, which means one of a quintet of professional basketball players with ties to Las Vegas will be working tonight.

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UNLV senior forward Darris Santee shows off the team's new home white uniforms.
Darris Santee runs silent, runs deep
UNLV BASKETBALL: By all accounts, UNLV's senior power forward is a different player this season
Monday, October 26, 2009
Darris Santee wears his soul on his left shoulder.

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UNLV guard Derrick Jasper takes the ball up the court during the Rebels FirstLook scrimmage Oct. 16 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
For Rebels, it's lights, cameras, scrimmage
UNLV BASKETBALL: Todd Hanni paces UNLV basketball team with six points in two three-minute runs
Saturday, October 24, 2009
With cameras rolling, UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger returned to scrimmages to gauge his players at the end of Friday morning’s practice. In the Cox Pavilion practice gym, walk-on guard Todd Hanni, a 6-foot-4 junior from Danville, Ind., led everyone with six points in the two three-minute runs.

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Findlay Prep point guard Cory Joseph runs drills during a practice at the Henderson International School.
UNLV target Joseph visits UConn when athlete slain
Findlay Prep top-10 prospect Cory Joseph wasn't near dance where football player stabbed to death
Friday, October 23, 2009
Findlay College Prep star guard Cory Joseph, who is still considering UNLV, wasn’t anywhere near the slaying of a Connecticut football player early Sunday morning. If a meeting at Huskies basketball coach Jim Calhoun’s home hadn’t gone long Saturday night, though, Joseph might have wound up outside a school-sponsored dance on the UConn campus, the scene of the tragedy, with some of its basketball players.

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