Former UNLV Runnin’ Rebel Robert Smith talks about the Scarlet & Gray showcase dunk contest as well as what he expects from UNLV this season.
Fans were introduced to the UNLV men’s and women’s basketball team at the Scarlet & Gray showcase at the Thomas & Mack Center. Players participated in intrasquad scrimmages, skill contests, met fans and signed autographs. The Lady Rebels start their season November 10 vs. Portland State, and the Runnin’ Rebels kick off their 2017-18 campaign November 11 vs. Florida A&M
Point guard Noah Robotham talks about being at UNLV. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Forward Nick Blair talks about transferring to UNLV. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies talks about guard Jovan Mooring’s progression from last season to this season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies talks about point guard Jordan Johnson. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Kathy Olivier talks about the Lady Rebels beginning practice on Oct. 2, 2017, at Cox Pavilion. (Betsy Helfand/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
UNLV basketball coach Marvin Menzies addresses the media Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, about the FBI investigation into alleged corruption in college basketball and his team’s outlook this season. (Mark Anderson/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A highly speculative story linked UNLV’s Marvin Menzies to the potential opening at Louisville, but the chances of him leaving for the Cardinals are remote.
Much is expected of UNLV basketball player Brandon McCoy. (Mark Anderson/ Las Vegas Review-Journal)
1. James Beach, the suspect in a tourist’s one-punch death, made his first court appearance Wednesday. Beach’s attorney said that there was never an intention to hurt anybody and that the incident was a terrible accident. Beach is being held without bail at Clark County Detention Center.
2. A police report shows a March shooting death in the east Las Vegas Valley was fueled by drugs, sex and jealousy. According to the report, Derrian Stephens was high on meth and with his girlfriend when Eric Flores came to talk with her. Stephens was upset and hit the woman with a fire extinguisher and left. Later, when the woman went with Flores to Stephen’s house to claim her things, an argument ensued and Flores shot Stephens in the neck. Flores was arrested Monday on one count of murder with a deadly weapon.
3. UNLV forward Dwayne Morgan has been suspended after an arrest over the weekend. Morgan was arrested early Saturday on a disorderly conduct charge after a dispute with a cabdriver. UNLV athletics issued a statement saying they are aware of the situation and have suspended Morgan indefinitely.
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Ed Graney, Gilbert Manzano and Mark Anderson from the Review-Journal discuss Desiree Reed-Francois taking over as the new athletic director at UNLV.
On Tuesday, April 18, 2017, UNLV introduced Desiree Reed-Francois as their new athletic director.
New Mexico State University basketball coach Marvin Menzies discusses whether or not he’d have any interest in coaching at UNLV.
The Runnin’ Rebels season came to an end when Fresno State defeated them in the Mountain West tournament 95-82.