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March 28, 2024

UNLV Basketball

  • UNLV Rebels guard D.J. Thomas (11) drives past Utah State Aggies guard Darius Brown II (10) during the second half of a NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
    Analysis: What we know about UNLV basketball after early MWC gauntlet
    The Mountain West has five teams currently in the Top 50 of the NET rankings, and as luck would have it, UNLV opened the conference portion of its schedule by playing all five of them ...
  • UNLV Rebels head coach Kevin Kruger reacts to a call during the second half of a college basketball game against the Creighton Bluejays at The Dollar Loan Center in Henderson Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023.
    UNLV basketball can't close at Colorado State
    At the top of the Mountain West, the margins are thin. One player can make the difference in a close, hard-fought game, especially if he’s a closer ...
  • UNLV Rebels forward Rob Whaley Jr. (5) celebrates a play against the Utah State Aggies during the first half of a NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
    Game day: Colorado State rallies to sink UNLV, 78-75
    UNLV built a 10-point lead midway through the second half, but Colorado State rallied late to send the Scarlet and Gray home disappointed, 78-75 ...
  • UNLV Rebels guard Justin Webster (2) celebrates a play against the Utah State Aggies during the first half of a NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
    UNLV basketball finds redemption by closing out Boise State
    Every UNLV player and coach walked off the floor at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday believing they should have won. They didn’t have to wait long for a second chance to prove themselves right ...
  • UNLV Rebels guard Jackie Johnson III (24) puts up a shot against the Bethesda University Flames during an exhibition game at the Cox Pavilion Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
    Game day: Webster is clutch as UNLV wins at Boise State
    UNLV got a second chance to close out a four-point lead, and this time Kevin Kruger's squad executed perfectly to earn a 68-64 win at Boise State ...
  • UNLV Rebels forward Kalib Boone (10) reacts after being called for a foul on Utah State Aggies forward Great Osobor (1) during the final seconds of the second half of a NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024.
    Utah State uses 5-point play to shock UNLV, 87-86
    Kevin Kruger was at a loss for words through much of his postgame press conference after UNLV was stunned by Utah State on Saturday, 87-86 ...
  • UNLV Rebels forwards Kalib Boone, left, and Keylan Boone (20) leave the court after an 87-86 loss to the Utah State Aggies at the Thomas & Mack Center Saturday, Jan.13, 2024.
    Game day: Utah State stuns UNLV on final possession
    UNLV is going to feel this one for a while, as they allowed Utah State to pull out an improbable 87-86 win at the Thomas & Mack Center ...
  • UNLV Rebels forward Jalen Hill (1) grabs a rebound by Akron Zips guard Tavari Johnson (5) during the second half of an NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.
    Jalen Hill plans to return to UNLV next year with medical redshirt
    Jalen Hill is already on the comeback trail, and he intends to play basketball at UNLV again. The senior forward suffered a season-ending ACL tear on Saturday at San Diego State, and ...
  • UNLV’s 1990 men’s basketball championship team
    UNLV basketball ranked among top programs of the 1980s
    Dean Smith returned North Carolina to national prominence in the 1970s, regularly taking the Tar Heels on deep NCAA Tournament runs. But it was in 1982 that he took them to the March Madness mountaintop — with a little help from ...
  • UNLV Rebels head coach Kevin Krugar watches from the sideline during an exhibition game against the Bethesda University Flames at the Cox Pavilion Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
    UNLV bounces back with big win over New Mexico
    UNLV really needed that one. Three days after dropping a difficult Mountain West opener at San Diego State, Kevin Kruger’s squad regrouped and put forth one of their best performances of the season, dropping a good ...
  • Coach Kevin Kruger of the UNLV mens basketball team disagrees and argues with the referee in a game against Loyola Marymount in the Jack Jones Classic at The Dollar Loan Center on Dec. 9, 2023.
    UNLV basketball suffers early knockout at San Diego State
    The Scarlet and Gray knew what they were walking into on Saturday. They were just powerless to stop it. San Diego State looked primed for another Final Four run as they delivered an early knockout punch to visiting UNLV, racing out to a 20-5 lead and eventually closing out a 72-61 victory in front of a sold-out crowd at Viejas Arena ...
  • UNLV Rebels guard D.J. Thomas (11) takes the ball upcourt past Bethesda University Flames guard Stephen Perry (0)during an exhibition game at the Cox Pavilion Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
    Game day: San Diego State overpowers UNLV, 72-61
    San Diego State is for real, that's for sure. The Aztecs proved it to UNLV on Saturday, out-muscling the visitors for a 72-61 victory in front of a crazed sellout crowd at Viejas Arena ...
  • UNLV Rebels guard Jackie Johnson III (24) shoots a layup ahead of Akron Zips forward Enrique Freeman (25) during the second half of an NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023.
    Little lefties lift UNLV backcourt in nonconference schedule
    UNLV went big in the offseason, centering its rebuilding effort around a trio of frontcourt veterans who all stand 6-foot-7 or taller. But the most impactful addition may be coming in a decidedly smaller package ...
  • UNLV Rebels forward Rob Whaley Jr. (5) dunks in front of Bethesda University Flames forward Jonathan Ileleji (10) during an exhibition game at the Cox Pavilion Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024.
    UNLV basketball on to Mountain West after dispatching Bethesda
    How many dunks did junior forward Rob Whaley throw down in UNLV’s 112-56 win over Bethesda on Tuesday? Accounts varied, as his coaches and teammates had trouble keeping count. Head coach Kevin Kruger said he wasn’t sure, as the staff doesn’t ...
  • UNLV Rebels guard Luis Rodriguez (15) dunks during the first half of an exhibition game against the Carroll Fighting Saints at the Thomas & Mack Center Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023.
    Early fireworks as UNLV turns in dominant win on New Year's Eve
    Navigating Las Vegas on New Year’s Eve can be a bit of a hassle, so the UNLV basketball team made things a little easier for their fans on Sunday by dispatching Carroll College with ease, 81-57 ...
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