Price is right for Rebels new practice facility
Christmas came early … or about 12 weeks late depending on your perspective … for Lon Kruger and his UNLV basketball program on Wednesday.
Longtime athletic director Jim Livengood and former Mountain West commissioner Craig Thompson don’t understand how UNLV was left out of Pac-12 expansion.
It’s unknown if the UNR storyline had a bearing on UNLV not receiving an invitation to join the Pac-12, but it shouldn’t have in any manner, now or in the future.
UNLV and the Mountain West took a right hook to the jaw Thursday when four conference schools agreed to join the Pac-12 beginning in the 2026-27 school year.
It has been speculated that the conference of UNLV could take on Oregon State and Washington State to secure a 14-team football league by 2026.
The Rebels will play a shorter nonconference schedule than last year as they looks to build off their appearance in the NIT quarterfinals.
Las Vegan Noah Robotham has discovered his calling as a coach and is part of the Golden State Warriors’ staff in the Las Vegas Summer League at UNLV.
Guard Trey Woodbury, who played at Clark High School and one season at UNLV before transferring to Utah Valley, is with the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Summer League.
One of the finest freshmen to wear a UNLV uniform is focused on his second season. Don’t think he wasn’t chased with enticements this offseason that would have been more lucrative than his NIL deal with UNLV.
It could turn out nothing wrong transpired, that the sponsorship with 12 Aces players by the LVCVA complies with WNBA rules. But the deal still should be investigated.
Former UNLV women’s basketball star Desi-Rae Young is considering playing overseas, as she recovers from meniscus surgery after being cut by the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury.