Is UNLV the best team in the Mountain West? It would have been unthinkable to ask that question six weeks ago, after a home loss to Air Force dropped the Scarlet and Gray to 9-9 overall and 2-4 in Mountain West play. Since then ...
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 move. Thomas put the Scarlet and Gray on his back on Tuesday, scoring 19 points to lead UNLV to a program-affirming 62-58 win over No. 21 San Diego State ...
UNLV just made a very loud statement, knocking off No. 21 San Diego State, 62-58. With just over four minutes to play, D.J. Thomas maneuvered his way down the lane and made a contested floater to make it a two-possession game. After a defensive stop, Thomas swished ...
Tonight, a UNLV fan will have a chance to win up to $150,000 by making a halfcourt shot during the team’s showdown against San Diego State at the Thomas & Mack Center. It promises to be a high-stakes spectacle. But the stakes may be even more elevated behind the scenes: The promotion is serving as a “test run” for a plan to ...
By finishing in the top five of the standings, UNLV will be able to skip the play-in round of the Mountain West tournament and advance straight to the quarterfinals.
The Mountain West released its 2024 football schedule on Thursday, finalizing the slate for perhaps the most anticipated season in UNLV history. Coming off a 2023 campaign that saw Barry Odom lead his Scarlet and Gray squad to a 9-3 regular-season record ...
On Tuesday, Rodriguez went the highlight route to put UNLV in the win column, completing a jaw-dropping behind-the-back pass that led to a game-sealing dunk in overtime ...
Well, it took longer than it maybe should have, but UNLV is heading home with a win. The Scarlet and Gray dominated the paint in overtime to finally put away Wyoming, 75-69. Kalib Boone drew a foul on the offensive glass and made two free throws to put UNLV ahead early in the frame ...
Senior center Isaiah Cottrell hasn’t scored in nearly two months, but why should that matter? Faced with an injury-shortened frontcourt rotation, UNLV head coach Kevin Kruger tabbed Cottrell ...
UNLV just knocked off another ranked opponent, downing No. 22 Colorado State, 66-60. D.J. Thomas came up clutch, as the freshman scored 18 points in the second half to lead the way. Thomas scored six in a row for UNLV to help build a 56-51 lead with less than three minutes ...
Junior point guard Kiara Jackson says the team is aiming to go further than the past two years, when it was eliminated in its opening game of the NCAA Tournament, and that they’re better equipped to make it happen.
Following Saturday’s 69-66 loss to UNR, most people focused on the way UNLV played in the final few minutes. Not Rob Whaley; he had a big problem with the way the team played for all 40 minutes ...
It took two tries, but UNLV made Air Force look like the worst team in the Mountain West tonight, as the visitors scored an easy 72-43 victory in Colorado Springs ...
