UNLV guard Tre’Von Willis was named Mountain West Conference co-Player of the Week on Monday, sharing the award with Brigham Young guard Jimmer Fredette.
Willis led UNLV to wins at New Mexico on Wednesday and over Wyoming at home on Saturday. He averaged 20 points, shooting 66.7 percent (14-for-21) from the field, including 72.7 percent (8-for-11) from 3-point range.
Willis also averaged 3.5 assists, three rebounds and two steals in the two wins.
Dedan Thomas Jr. scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half to help overcome a slow start for UNLV, which withstood a late charge from New Mexico State on Saturday.
The UNLV women’s basketball team trailed No. 9-ranked Oklahoma by only one at halftime at the Thomas & Mack Center. Then the third quarter started.
The Rebels will look to build off their win against Pepperdine when they host New Mexico State on Saturday at Thomas & Mack Center.
Brooklyn Hicks came off the bench to lead the UNLV men’s basketball team in scoring during a rout of Pepperdine on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s men’s basketball team will be down three players when it hosts Pepperdine at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Thomas & Mack Center.
Lois Tarkanian, the wife of UNLV’s most famous basketball coach who also carved out her own identity in education, politics and community service, has died. She was 90.
Former Clark standout Jalen Hill, who tore his ACL in January, looked like his old self while leading UNLV to a win over Omaha at Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV men’s basketball coach Kevin Kruger is excited about 7-foot freshman Pape N’Diaye, who came to Las Vegas from the Ivory Coast in 2022.
The UNLV women’s basketball team suffered its first loss of the season Tuesday at Arizona, part of a beefed-up nonconference schedule to prepare for the NCAA Tournament.
Former UNLV coach Todd Simon is now the coach at Bowling Green, and one of his players recently lost four family members in a tragic house fire in Las Vegas.
