UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels Host New Mexico Tuesday Night

UNLV Men’s Basketball New Mexico at UNLV Matchup New Mexico (10-6, 3-0 Mountain West) at UNLV (9-7, 0-3 Mountain West) Date Tuesday, January 12, 2016 Time 7:00 p.m. Site Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas Television CBS Sports Network (Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, sideline: Taylor Rooks) Radio ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM (Jon … Read more

UNLV ATHLETICS NEWS: UNLV Announces Resignation Of Men’s Basketball Head Coach Dave Rice

  UNLV ANNOUNCES RESIGNATION OF BASKETBALL HEAD COACH DAVE RICE UNLV men’s basketball head coach Dave Rice has resigned his position and associate head coach Todd Simon will serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season, Director of Athletics Tina Kunzer-Murphy announced Sunday. “Earlier today I met with Dave Rice and after … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels At Wyoming Saturday Afternoon

UNLV Men’s Basketball UNLV at Wyoming Matchup UNLV (9-6, 0-2 Mountain West) at Wyoming (8-8, 1-2 Mountain West) Date Saturday, January 9, 2016 Time 4:00 p.m. MST / 3:00 p.m. PST Site Arena-Auditorium (11,445), Laramie, Wyo. Television CBS Sports Network (Rich Waltz, Steve Wolf) Radio ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith) Audio UNLV Gameday … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: McCaw Named MW Player Of The Week

    MCCAW NAMED MW PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sophomore guard earns league honor for first time after averaging 20.8 points per game over four games last week UNLV sophomore Patrick McCaw has been named the Mountain West Men’s Basketball Player of the Week for games through Sunday, Nov. 29, the league announced Monday. This … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: This Week’s Dave Rice Radio Show Moved To BAR Henderson

  THIS WEEK’S DAVE RICE RADIO SHOW MOVED TO BAR HENDERSON Fans encouraged to attend in person on Wednesday; show will air live on Las Vegas’ ESPN Radio from 7-8 p.m. @TheRunninRebels on TWITTER  | Archived Shows  Wednesday’s (Nov. 11) Dave Rice Radio Show will originate from a new location (this week only) at a … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels To Hold Clinic For Women

RUNNIN’ REBELS TO HOLD CLINIC FOR WOMEN The Second Annual Runnin’ Rebel Slam Dunk Social for Ladies will offer a behind-the-scenes experience and a crash course in UNLV men’s basketball  The UNLV men’s basketball program will host the Runnin’ Rebel Slam Dunk Social for Ladies on Saturday, October 17, from 2-4 p.m. at the Mendenhall … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels To Appear On National Television At Least 18 Times During 2015-16 Season

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL TO APPEAR ON NATIONAL TELEVISION AT LEAST 18 TIMES DURING 2015-16 SEASON Eight regular-season contests are slated for ESPN national television channels, with four more being possible, and 10 will be shown on CBS Sports Network The Runnin’ Rebels on:  TWITTER  |  FACEBOOK  UNLV men’s basketball will be no stranger to a … Read more

Runnin’ Rebel Madness To Be Held In Downtown Las Vegas On Oct. 22

  RUNNIN’ REBEL MADNESS TO BE HELD IN DOWNTOWN LAS VEGAS ON OCT. 22 Free music-festival style, midnight madness type event that will also include dunk contest to take place at the Downtown Las Vegas Events Center next to The D Hotel    The UNLV men’s basketball team will welcome the 2015-16 season with a … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Ike Nwamu Transferring To Runnin’ Rebel Program

IKE NWAMU TRANSFERRING TO UNLV 6-foot-5-inch guard from Mercer will be eligible to play for Runnin’ Rebels as a senior during 2015-16 season   The UNLV men’s basketball program received a signed financial aid agreement from Ike Nwamu on Tuesday, head coach has announced. A 6-foot-5-inch, 205-pound guard originally from Greensboro, N.C., Nwamu will transfer … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Registration Open For Dave Rice Basketball Camps

REGISTRATION OPEN FOR DAVE RICE BASKETBALL CAMPS Individual day camps will be held June 15-17 and June 22-24   Registration is now open for this summer’s Dave Rice Basketball Camps. Two individual day camps will be offered. The first one will be held June 15-17, while the second will take place June 22-24. Both camps … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Derrick Jones Signs On Second Day Of Spring Signing Period

RUNNIN’ REBELS SIGN DERRICK JONES ON SECOND DAY OF SPRING SIGNING PERIOD 6-foot-7-inch small forward from Pennsylvania is ranked the 27th-best player in the class of 2015 by ESPN   WATCH: Jones Wins American Family Insurance High School Slam Dunk Championship The UNLV men’s basketball program received a signed national letter of intent from Derrick … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels To Face No. RV/25 San Diego State In MW Tournament Quarterfinal

  MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT – QUARTERFINAL UNLV men’s basketball to face No. RV/25 San Diego State Thursday at 6 p.m. at Thomas & Mack Center   The UNLV men’s basketball team defeated No. 10 seed Nevada, Reno, 67-46, on Wednesday afternoon in the first round of the 2015 Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship and has … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Regular-Season Finale Saturday At San José State

REGULAR-SEASON FINALE SATURAY UNLV men’s basketball at San José State at 7 p.m.; Runnin’ Rebels down to six scholarship players because of injuries, game may be seen on ESPN3   The UNLV men’s basketball team will travel to San José, Calif., for its Mountain West regular-season finale against San José State on Saturday, March 7, at 7 … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Patrick McCaw Out For Saturday’s Game

PATRICK MCCAW OUT FOR SATURDAY’S GAME UNLV men’s basketball freshman guard diagnosed with concussion after suffering injury during two-point loss to San Diego State on Wednesday   UNLV men’s basketball freshman guard Patrick McCaw was diagnosed with having a concussion Thursday morning and has been ruled out for Saturday’s game at San José State.   … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Senior Night “White Out” Wednesday At 8 PM Vs. San Diego State

  SENIOR NIGHT “WHITE OUT” WEDNESDAY AT 8 PM Giveaways include senior posters, t-shirts and rally towels; Runnin’ Rebels to face San Diego State with seven scholarship players because of injuries, game televised by CBS Sports Network   The UNLV men’s basketball team will host San Diego State at the Thomas & Mack Center in … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Wyoming Visits Runnin’ Rebels Saturday At 5 PM

WYOMING VISITS UNLV SATURDAY AT 5 PM Runnin’ Rebels down to seven scholarship players because of injuries, game televised by CBS Sports Network   The UNLV men’s basketball team will host Wyoming at the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday, Feb. 28 at 5 p.m., after returning from its recent road trip – splitting games … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Runnin’ Rebels At Utah State Tuesday Night

  RUNNIN’ REBELS AT UTAH STATE TUESDAY NIGHT AT 6:30 P.M. PT UNLV men’s basketball down to seven scholarship players because of injuries, game televised by CBS Sports Network   The UNLV men’s basketball team is coming off a 76-68 win at New Mexico on Saturday, its first since leading scorer Rashad Vaughn went down … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Vaughn A Finalist For Jerry West Award

  RASHAD VAUGHN A FINALIST FOR JERRY WEST AWARD UNLV men’s basketball freshman guard on watch list for new honor that will go to nation’s top shooting guard   UNLV men’s basketball freshman guard Rashad Vaughn is one of 16 candidates named to the watch list for the 2015 Jerry West Shooting Guard of the … Read more