The Bruins feel at home in Las Vegas and could be back at T-Mobile Arena for the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 should they be able to overcome the loss of Jaylen Clark.
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Junior center and Desert Oasis alum Desi-Rae Young led the Lady Rebels to a second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
Todd Simon, who had previous stops at UNLV and Findlay Prep, brings his Southern Utah team back to Las Vegas in search of an elusive NCAA Tournament berth.
UNLV’s basketball team grinded out an overtime win against Air Force in a Mountain West tournament play-in game and next face Boise State.
UNLV bettors needed overtime for the Rebels to cover against Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West men’s basketball tournament Wednesday.
No. 7-seeded UNLV beat No. 10 Air Force in overtime behind a career high in points from EJ Harkless, and coach Kevin Kruger earned his first Mountain West tournament win.
The Bulldogs cruised to a 20th West Coast tournament title in the last 26 years Tuesday, but are expected to miss out on a top NCAA seed for first time since 2018.
The trio of Desi-Rae Young, Justice Ethridge and Essence Booker pushed UNLV past San Diego State in the Mountain West semifinals Tuesday.
Clutch free throws kept the UNLV women’s season alive. They will play for the Mountain West tournament title and an NCAA Tournament berth Wednesday.
Starting point guard Keshon Gilbert was handed a one-game suspension by the Mountain West, making him unavailable for UNLV when it faces Air Force on Wednesday.
Julian Strawther started his freshman season nearly three years ago as a reserve on the best team in Gonzaga history — and is likely leaving as a featured forward on another NCAA Tournament-bound team.
Desi-Rae Young was the only DI player in the nation to average 18-plus points, 10-plus rebounds and shoot better than 60 percent. And she wasn’t named conference Player of the Year — a certain mistake.
UNLV took control with a dominant second quarter en route to a decisive victory over UNR in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament.
UCLA, which is hoping to earn a No. 1 seed in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, is the +150 favorite at Circa Sports to win the Pac-12 tournament title.
Seventh-seeded Washington State won the first conference basketball tournament title in program history with a victory over fifth-seeded UCLA on Sunday in Las Vegas.
