UNLV Men's Basketball

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

By Ryan Greene

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

By Rob Miech

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

By Rob Miech

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's Justin Hawkins getting his swagger back

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Wednesday, November 4, 2009

By Rob Miech

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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Stanback feeling his way back from ankle injury

Sophomore becomes more comfortable with each day on the court

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

By Rob Miech

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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UNLV's Quintrell Thomas can't wait to get back on court

Saturday, October 31, 2009

By Rob Miech

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

By Rob Miech

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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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

By Rob Miech

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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Martinez back at practice after twin laser eye surgeries

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

By Rob Miech

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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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

By Rob Miech

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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5 NBA players with Las Vegas ties to begin season

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

By Rob Miech

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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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

By Rob Miech

Darris Santee wears his soul on his left shoulder.

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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

By Rob Miech

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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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

By Rob Miech

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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