UNLV’s bench scored just four points in Thursday’s loss to Air Force, but coach Kevin Kruger said he’s confident his reserves will rebound Saturday against San Jose State.
Basketball
A bright start for UNLV was wiped out by a 10-minute drought from the field, as the Rebels fell to Air Force on Thursday at Clune Arena in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The Rebels shot 50 percent from the field and 3-point range in Monday’s win against San Jose State, despite an off night from leading scorer Bryce Hamilton.
Donovan Williams scored 20 points, and Mike Nuga and Justin Webster provided a lift off the bench in UNLV’s decisive victory at San Jose State on Monday night.
UNLV’s basketball game against San Diego State has been rescheduled for Jan. 24, the Mountain West announced Sunday morning.
Fresno State junior Orlando Robinson had 24 points, 11 rebounds and two blocked shots as the Bulldogs defeated UNLV on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The 6-foot-6-inch wing is certainly the program’s most explosive leaper, but he’s also its second-leading scorer, averaging 13.9 points on 49.7 shooting, including 44.7 percent from 3-point range.
UNLV’s road game on Tuesday, Jan. 18, against San Diego State has been postponed because of COVID-19 issues in San Diego State’s program, the Mountain West announced Wednesday.
UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger’s entire roster was available and his rotation intact, and the Rebels rolled past New Mexico on Tuesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
The UNLV men’s basketball game scheduled for Saturday at Air Force was postponed. If the game cannot be rescheduled, it will be declared a no contest.
Las Vegas Aces president Nikki Fargas and owner Mark Davis were respectfully unrelenting in their pursuit of Becky Hammon.
Bill Scoble, now 82, was Rolland Todd’s assistant coach at UNLV when Nevada Southern nearly upset Elvin Hayes and Houston in the 1967-68 basketball season.
UNLV shot 29.7 percent against San Diego State and went through a five-minute stretch late in the second half without a field goal Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Becky Hammon played eight seasons with the WNBA’s San Antonio Stars, who relocated to Las Vegas in 2017 and became the Aces. She becomes the league’s highest-paid coach.
UNLV is 1-11 against San Diego State in the past 12 games between the teams at the Thomas & Mack Center. They meet Saturday in the Mountain West opener.
