Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack, who went to Bishop Gorman High School, was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of Saturday’s NFL draft.
Mark Anderson
Reporter: UNLV football and basketball
Email: manderson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2914
Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Anderson returned to the football beat in 2017 and still covers men’s basketball. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
Former UNLV coach Marvin Menzies’ name surfaced at a federal trial Wednesday into alleged corruption in men’s college basketball. He is the associate head coach at Grand Canyon.
UNLV’s streak of not having a player selected in the NFL draft is likely to extend to 10 years. But the Rebels have several players on their roster who probably will get drafted in the coming years.
UNLV’s students have been wanting to move to behind the basket where visiting basketball teams shoot in the second half of games at the Thomas & Mack Center. They were granted their wish.
UNLV forward Joel Ntambwe is considering turning pro. Moses Wood, who played high school basketball at Galena in Reno, will transfer to UNLV from Tulane.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Boise State at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Taco Bell Arena.
UNLV has had its share of success stories from its recruiting classes, but there have been misses, too. Fifth-year coach Tony Sanchez will announce his most recent class Wednesday.
Boise State is 1-5 in games decided by one possession or in overtime this season. The Broncos were 6-3 in such games last season when they had star player Chandler Hutchison.
James Baldwin III, a 27-year-old former minor league baseball player and a recent junior college defensive end and punter, has enrolled at UNLV where he will play football.
UNLV athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois said Monday that a decision on basketball coach Marvin Menzies’ job status will be made after the season. He is in his third season at UNLV.
UNLV has a demanding early stretch next season that will set the tone. The Rebels’ initial schedule was announced Monday.
Wide receiver Jordan McCray announced on Twitter that he will transfer from South Alabama to UNLV. He is a graduate transfer and will be eligible to play next season.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Utah State at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, Utah.
Utah State was picked ninth in the preseason Mountain West poll, but the Aggies are challenging for the league title. They host UNLV at 1:30 p.m. Saturday.
UNLV forward Joel Ntambwe, who suffered bruised ribs in Tuesday’s loss to eighth-ranked UNR, is expected to play Saturday at Utah State.
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