UNLV sports

UNLV adds former Boise State sharpshooter Jace Whiting

UNLV’s offseason makeover continued on Tuesday, as the basketball program added veteran guard Jace Whiting via ...

Kruger, UNLV diving into transfer portal for reinforcements

The college basketball transfer portal has been open for almost a month, and while news has been slow to trickle out of Maryland Parkway, UNLV ...

UNLV football ready to face the changes in annual portal frenzy

The on-field action has wound down for UNLV football, with the team concluding spring practice Saturday at an open scrimmage at Allegiant Stadium. But while ...

All about D.J.: UNLV basketball roster projection 1.0

The 2023-24 college basketball season concluded Monday with UConn’s victory over Purdue in the national championship game, but it already feels like the offseason has ...

NC State’s run to Final Four revives memories for ’83 UNLV team

The UNLV basketball team was ranked No. 1 nationally for the first time in program history in 1983. As a reward, coach Jerry Tarkanian had ...

Could local transfers bolster UNLV basketball in 2024-25?

Everyone loves a returning hometown hero, including the UNLV basketball program. Last year, the team added Las Vegas native Jalen Hill as an offseason transfer ...

'A great basketball year': UNLV bows out in NIT loss to Seton Hall

UNLV’s season came to an end on Wednesday with a 91-68 loss at Seton Hall. It was a blowout from start to finish, which one ...

No worries for UNLV basketball as carefree NIT run continues

Basketball, like all sports, is supposed to be fun. And it’s even more fun when you’re winning. The UNLV basketball team is learning that lesson ...

UNLV women approaching NCAA Tournament game as new normal

A four-day road trip? A showdown between two Top 25 teams? A real opportunity to notch the program’s first NCAA Tournament win in more than ...

UNLV women leaning on frontcourt duo to produce in NCAA Tournament

With eight minutes left in the Mountain West championship game, UNLV had a 45-37 lead over San Diego State and was looking to bury the ...

UNLV advances to second round of NIT with 84-77 win over Princeton

The UNLV men’s basketball team picked up its first postseason win in nearly two decades, knocking off Princeton on Wednesday, 84-77, to advance to the ...

Fans rally as UNLV women depart for NCAA Tournament

The UNLV women’s basketball team has left the building. Lindy La Rocque and her No. 20 ranked squad departed campus on Wednesday afternoon and set ...

How an NIT run could boost the UNLV basketball program

The UNLV men’s basketball team practiced on Monday, and that is a big development for the program because it means the season is still alive ...

NCAA-bound Lady Rebels coach, like her father, fueled by competitive drive

Coach Lindy La Rocque is greeted with a text message when she picks up her phone after every UNLV women’s basketball game. The message is ...

Does UNLV have a path to win the Mountain West tournament?

If there is one thing this UNLV team has proven it can do, it’s beat good teams. The inverse is also true — there were ...

Game day: San Diego State edges UNLV in overtime

San Diego State closed overtime on a 5-0 run to steal a victory over UNLV, 74-71, in the Mountain West quarterfinals. UNLV scored the first ...

Dozens turn out to celebrate revered Rebel Robert Smith's 69th birthday

Robert Smith sits at a table at the Boulder Creek Golf Club with a half-eaten pulled pork sandwich and baked beans in front of him. ...

Mountain West tourney looms as UNLV drops finale at UNR

UNLV went into Saturday’s season finale in Reno with championship hopes, but after falling at UNR, 75-65, the Scarlet and Gray will have to settle ...

Football great Sawyer leads UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame class

Talance Sawyer arrived in Las Vegas for a recruiting trip with the UNLV football team in the mid-1990s, saw the bright lights of the Strip ...

D.J. Thomas shines late to deliver UNLV past No. 21 San Diego State

When Kevin Kruger was named head coach at UNLV three years ago, he made it his top priority to recruit local star D.J. Thomas. Smart ...