UNLV
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — A scratch on the bridge of Rene Rougeau’s nose shows evidence of rough play. He was hit while battling for a rebound, he said, and it’s no big deal. Rougeau and his UNLV teammates get a chance to bully Colorado State at 6 p.m. today at Moby Arena.
Freshman point guard Oscar Bellfield has been developing into a smooth operator of UNLV’s offense. But he was not running anything during Monday’s practice.
Utah’s appearance — and victory — in the Sugar Bowl did more than simply increase the Mountain West Conference’s credibility. It might have saved some jobs at UNLV.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas Christian junior Zvonko Buljan is new to the Mountain West Conference, so he took advantage of an opportunity to introduce himself Saturday.
Trailing by 18 points late in the first half Saturday, UNLV’s only apparent hope was to keep the final outcome from getting out of hand.
FORT WORTH, Texas — Every time he returns to his home state, Wink Adams makes sure UNLV takes care of business.
More than a few problems plagued Kendall Wallace during his freshman season at UNLV.
Attention to detail is one of UNLV coach Lon Kruger’s strengths. During practices, rarely does a minute go by without Kruger stepping in to make a teaching point.
The UNLV women’s basketball team couldn’t overcome a barrage of first-half 3-pointers from New Mexico, losing to the Lobos 75-49 Wednesday in Albuquerque, N.M., in the Mountain West Conference opener for both teams.
It was early in the season, and UNLV women’s basketball coach Kathy Olivier was fretting that her team’s progress was occurring not by leaps, but mere baby steps.