As tempting as it is to daydream about an impending trip to Hawaii, junior guard Derrick Jasper insists UNLV’s basketball team is not looking beyond tonight.
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Long-range shooters come in all shapes and sizes. UNLV junior Matt Shaw, a 6-foot-8-inch, 240-pound forward, can be a big threat far from the basket.
A fixture in UNLV’s starting lineup the past two seasons, junior guard Tre’Von Willis will spend his second straight game in a backup role. One reason for that: Willis is bothered by a sore back.
CEDAR CITY, Utah — Slow starts to games seem to be a theme for UNLV, and sophomore Chace Stanback has been looking to pick up the pace himself. … A strong start by Stanback and a second-half surge led by Tre’Von Willis carried the Rebels to a 77-59 victory over Southern Utah at Centrum Arena, where a majority of the 4,331 fans were backing the visitors.
CEDAR CITY, Utah — In a typical film session, UNLV coach Lon Kruger reviews the previous game and emphasizes points positive and negative.
A hand in his face or not, there was no stopping Kansas State’s Jacob Pullen. After dropping his seventh 3-point shot of the game, Pullen spun around and smiled.
The UNLV women’s basketball team couldn’t recover from 10 first-half 3-pointers by Fresno State, losing 63-45 Saturday in Fresno, Calif.
Well, that will bring you down to earth fast. Like a base jumper whose chute doesn’t open.
If he opted to leave Las Vegas to play college basketball, Anthony Marshall figured some risk was involved.
Final exams required most of UNLV sophomore Oscar Bellfield’s attention this week. When his mind shifts to basketball, all of his thoughts revolve around Kansas State.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In jeopardy of being upset on the road, UNLV again looked to junior guard Tre’Von Willis for an answer.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At the instant Derrick Jasper makes eye contact with Tre’Von Willis, the basketball players can become mind readers.
A spotless record aside, UNLV coach Lon Kruger is well aware his basketball team has been far from flawless.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Tre’Von Willis is the basketball player who acts as if he has never committed a foul, whose face can contort into a maze of annoyance, who can give the impression of a guy perpetually perturbed by the mistakes of others.
TUCSON, Ariz. — In a dramatic game that seemed it might never end, Tre’Von Willis took charge as UNLV’s leader and made one big play after another.
