Rebels open Mountain West basketball season Dec. 31 at Wyoming
July 30, 2014 - 3:07 pm
The UNLV men’s basketball team will be spending New Year’s Eve in Laramie, Wyo.
The Rebels will open their Mountain West season Dec. 31 at Wyoming. The complete conference schedule was released Wednesday; UNLV’s nonconference schedule was released in June.
After playing at Wyoming, the Rebels will close out their nonconference schedule with a CBS nationally televised game Jan. 4 at Kansas before meeting UNR on Jan. 7 in their conference home opener.
UNLV will play two conference opponents just once this season. They play at Colorado State on Feb. 7 and will host Fresno State on Feb. 10.
Seventeen of the Rebels’ 18 conference games will be televised on ESPN networks or CBS Sports Network.
The Mountain West tournament will be played March 11 to 14 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL 2014-15 SCHEDULE
All times Pacific
Day Date Time Opponent Location TV
Wed. Nov. 5 Florida National (exh.) Thomas & Mack Center
Fri. Nov. 14 TBA # Thomas & Mack Center
Sun. Nov. 16 TBA # Thomas & Mack Center
Fri. Nov. 21 4 p.m. vs. Stanford # Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. truTV
Sat. Nov. 22 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. vs. Duke or Temple # Barclays Center, Brooklyn, N.Y. truTV
Sat. Nov. 29 Albany Thomas & Mack Center
Wed. Dec. 3 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz.
Fri. Dec. 5 St. Katherine Orleans Arena
Sat. Dec. 13 vs. South Dakota Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D.
Wed. Dec. 17 Portland Thomas & Mack Center
Sat. Dec. 20 8:30 p.m. vs. Utah ^ MGM Grand Garden Arena ESPN2
Tues. Dec. 23 Arizona Thomas & Mack Center CBSSN
Sat. Dec. 27 Southern Utah Thomas & Mack Center
Wed. Dec. 31 at Wyoming * Laramie, Wyo. ESPN3
Sun. Jan. 4 at Kansas Lawrence, Kan. CBS
Wed. Jan. 7 UNR * Thomas & Mack Center CBSSN
Sat. Jan. 10 San Jose State * Thomas & Mack Center
Tues. Jan. 13 at Boise State * Boise, Idaho ESPNU
Sat. Jan. 17 at San Diego State * San Diego CBSSN
Wed. Jan. 21 New Mexico * Thomas & Mack Center CBSSN
Sat. Jan. 24 Utah State * Thomas & Mack Center CBSSN
Tues./Wed. Jan. 27/28 at UNR * Reno ESPNU or ESPN3
Sat. Jan. 31 Air Force * Thomas & Mack Center ESPN3
Sat. Feb. 7 at Colorado State * Fort Collins, Colo. CBSSN
Tues. Feb. 10 Fresno State * Thomas & Mack Center ESPNU or ESPN3
Sat. Feb. 14 at Air Force * Colorado Springs, Colo. ESPNU or ESPN3
Wed. Feb. 18 Boise State * Thomas & Mack Center CBSSN
Sat. Feb. 21 at New Mexico * Albuquerque, N.M. CBSSN
Tues. Feb. 24 at Utah State * Logan, Utah CBSSN
Sat. Feb. 28 Wyoming * Thomas & Mack Center CBSSN
Wed. March 4 San Diego State * Thomas & Mack Center CBSSN
Sat. March 7 at San Jose State * San Jose, Calif. ESPN3
Wed.-Sat. March 11-14 MW Tournament Thomas & Mack Center
# Coaches vs. Cancer Classic (full field will be released later)
^ MGM Grand Showcase (doubleheader; other game: Oklahoma vs. Washington, 6 p.m., ESPNU)
* Mountain West game