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UNLV wins hoops scrimmage at Long Beach State: However, rebounding continues to concern sixth-year coach Lon Kruger; Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009; UNLV won a closed-door basketball scrimmage at Long Beach State late Saturday morning then jumped on a bus for a long ride back to Las Vegas. According to Rebels coach Lon Kruger, UNLV won by five or six points, but he said there are many miles to go before his squad is where he wants it to be.
UNLV hoopsters ready to see some unfamiliar faces: Rebels welcome their closed scrimmage at Long Beach State; Friday, Nov. 6, 2009; 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.
Rare fifth team scrimmage for Rebels: Wallace keeps hitting as practice ends on a semi-dramatic note; Friday, Nov. 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.
UNLV's Kendall Wallace brimming with confidence: Thursday, Nov. 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.
Steve Stallworth one of first nominees for UNLV athletic director: Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009; The UNLV athletic director search committee began getting down to business less than 24 hours after its first meeting.
Groundwork set in search for UNLV athletic director: Insiders say they don't expect the process to last beyond Christmas; Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009; The first of what might not be many athletic director search committee meetings took place Tuesday afternoon at UNLV. Gerry Bomotti, the chair of the committee of about a dozen who is the university’s vice president of finance and business, said it was mostly about organization and procedures.
UNLV's Justin Hawkins getting his swagger back: Wednesday, Nov. 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.
Stanback feeling his way back from ankle injury: Sophomore becomes more comfortable with each day on the court; Tuesday, Nov. 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 … ”
Findlay starts ’09-10 where it finished ’08-09 — No. 1: Monday, Nov. 2, 2009; Findlay College Prep opens the 2009-10 season as the No. 1 basketball team in the land, according to a national poll of insiders, writers and coaches.
UNLV's Quintrell Thomas can't wait to get back on court: Saturday, Oct. 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.