UNLV AND KANSAS TO PLAY HOME-AND-HOME SERIES Runnin’ Rebels and Jayhawks will face each other in men’s basketball starting in 2014-15 UNLV and Kansas have agreed to play a home-and-home series in men’s basketball starting in the 2014-15 season, officials from each school announced Thursday. UNLV will visit Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS PICKED SECOND BY MOUNTAIN WEST MEDIA UNLV’s Khem Birch named to preseason all-conference team, Kendall Smith selected as Preseason Freshman of the Year The UNLV men’s basketball team was picked to finish in a tie for second place in the Mountain West in 2013-14 as the league released its preseason media poll … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBEL SCARLET/GRAY SHOWCASE SET FOR OCT. 17 Free fan event to feature 3-point contest, Scarlet & Gray Scrimmage, Legends game, autographs and more The UNLV men’s basketball team will hold its annual free fan event on Thursday, Oct. 17, at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. Fans are invited to the … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS’ MOUNTAIN WEST SCHEDULE ANNOUNCED Some TV appearances and game times also released for the 2013-14 season The 2013-14 UNLV men’s basketball Mountain West schedule, along with some of its television appearances and some game times were released on Friday by the athletics department. The Runnin’ Rebels’ non-conference schedule was released last month. Click … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS RANKED NO. 1 IN MOUNTAIN WEST, 14TH IN NATION IN HOME ATTENDANCE UNLV men’s basketball was in the NCAA’s top 25 in home attendance for the fifth straight season in 2012-13 For the fifth straight year, the UNLV men’s basketball program has found itself among the nation’s top 25 in home attendance as … Read more
LOWER BOWL RUNNIN’ REBEL SEASON TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY Public may purchase season tickets in downstairs locations for the 2013-14 UNLV men’s basketball season starting at 10 a.m. on Aug. 12 A limited number of season tickets in the lower bowl of the Thomas & Mack Center for the 2013-14 UNLV men’s basketball season … Read more
SIMON HIRED AS UNLV ASSISTANT COACH Findlay Prep head coach and former Runnin’ Rebel video assistant joins Rice’s coaching staff Todd Simon has been hired as an assistant coach for the UNLV men’s basketball program, head coach Dave Rice announced Monday. Simon, 32, returns to UNLV after spending seven years with the Findlay Prep program, … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS TO HEADLINE 2013 CONTINENTAL TIRE LAS VEGAS CLASSIC After two games on campus, the final two rounds will be held at the Orleans Arena Dec. 22-23 The UNLV men’s basketball team will be part of the 13th Annual Continental Tire Las Vegas Classic, scheduled for December 22-23 at the Orleans Arena. … Read more
TARKANIAN ANNOUNCED AS A MEMBER OF HALL OF FAME’S CLASS OF 2013 Legendary former Runnin’ Rebel head coach to be inducted Sept. 8. Former UNLV men’s basketball head coach Jerry Tarkanian was announced Monday as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s Class of 2013 and will be one of 12 new … Read more
FANS INVITED TO SEND OFF TEAM TO NCAA TOURNAMENT Runnin’ Rebels are scheduled to leave for San Jose from Thomas & Mack Center parking lot at approximately 4:45 p.m. Tuesday The UNLV Athletics Department has invited fans to come to the Thomas & Mack Center’s parking lot this Tuesday, March 19, to send off the … Read more
UNLV HEADING TO ITS 20TH BIG DANCE Runnin’ Rebels will travel to San Jose, Calif., to face California at HP Pavilion on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament UNLV, which earned its fourth consecutive bid and 20th overall, will travel to San Jose, Calif., to face the University of California at HP Pavilion in its opening … Read more
MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT – CHAMPIONSHIP UNLV to face No. 15/14 New Mexico Saturday at 3:10 p.m. on CBS, Runnin’ Rebels in championship game for first time since 2010 The UNLV men’s basketball team (25-8) defeated Air Force, 72-56, on Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals, and Colorado State, 75-65, in the semifinals on Friday night to … Read more
MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT – SEMIFINAL UNLV to face Colorado State Friday at 8:30 p.m. at Thomas & Mack Center The UNLV men’s basketball team (24-8) defeated Air Force, 72-56, on Wednesday afternoon in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Reese’s Mountain West Men’s Basketball Championship at the Thomas & Mack Center to advance to Friday’s night’s … Read more
MOUNTAIN WEST TOURNAMENT – QUARTERFINAL UNLV to face Air Force Wednesday at 12 p.m. at Thomas & Mack Center The UNLV men’s basketball team (23-8, 10-6 MW) had won five straight games and six of its last seven before suffering a 61-52 home loss to Fresno State on Saturday in its regular-season finale. The Runnin’ … Read more
THREE RUNNIN’ REBELS HONORED AS MOUNTAIN WEST AWARDS ANNOUNCED Bennett, Birch and Marshall all collect multiple men’s basketball awards UNLV men’s basketball freshman Anthony Bennett, sophomore Khem Birch and senior Anthony Marshall were all recognized as part of the All-Mountain West awards, which were announced by the league on Monday. Bennett, a 6-8 forward from … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS SEEDED NO. 3 FOR MW TOURNAMENT UNLV men’s basketball team to face No. 6 seed Air Force on Wednesday at 12 p.m. in quarterfinals The UNLV men’s basketball team finished the regular season third in the Mountain West standings to earn the No. 3 seed for the Reese’s MW Men’s Basketball Championship, which … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS HOST BOISE STATE TUESDAY UNLV men’s basketball has won four straight games overall and five of last six; 13 straight at Thomas & Mack Center The UNLV men’s basketball team, winner of four straight and five of its last six games, will host Boise State on Tuesday, March 5, at 7 p.m. at … Read more
RUNNIN’ REBELS AT NEVADA, RENO ON SATURDAY UNLV men’s basketball has won three straight games; 1 p.m. contest will be shown on NBC Sports Network The UNLV men’s basketball team, winner of three straight and four of its last five games, will complete its two-game road swing with its final regular-season contest away from home … Read more
