UNLV senior guards Kris Clyburn and Noah Robotham were named third-team All-Mountain West in the media poll released Monday. The coaches announce their team on Tuesday.
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Mark Anderson has been at the Review-Journal since January 1999. He covered UNLV football for 17 seasons before moving to the men’s basketball beat in January 2016, and was president of the Football Writers Association of America in 2016. Before coming to the R-J, he covered UNR football for five seasons at the Reno Gazette-Journal and was the high school sports reporter for the Tallahassee (Fla.) Democrat from 1988-94. He is a native of Tallahassee and a graduate of the University of Florida.
UNR made an expected run to the championship game of last year’s Mountain West basketball tournament, losing at the buzzer to Boise State. The Wolf Pack, who beat San Jose State 78-68 on Sunday, hope for another such run this week.
UNLV senior center Katie Powell was chosen to the All-Mountain West women’s basketball team on Sunday, one of four Lady Rebels honored.
UNLV is the fifth seed in the Mountain West women’s basketball tournament and plays fourth-seeded Fresno State at 2:30 p.m. Monday in the quarterfinals at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV lost an 18-point second-half lead Saturday, but made key plays in the final two minutes to beat Colorado State 65-60 at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado.
Prep school cornerback Jamel Hamm announced on Twitter that he has committed to UNLV and will be part of this year’s recruiting class.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Colorado State at 1 p.m. Saturday at Moby Arena in Fort Collins, Colorado.
UNLV senior guard Kris Clyburn was the first signee for third-year coach Marvin Menzies. Now Clyburn will play his last regular-season game for the Rebels on Saturday at Colorado State.
The participation and financial numbers are continuing to grow for disc golf players. The Professional Disc Golf Association recently held one of its top events in Henderson.
UNLV senior point guard Nikki Wheatley missed 29 games over the two prior seasons, but she has remained healthy this season and will play her final home game Thursday against Colorado State.
The U.S. men’s national basketball team will have an intrasquad scrimmage Aug. 9 at 7 p.m. at T-Mobile Arena.
UNLV senior guard Zack Singer hopes the NCAA will approve a sixth season of eligibility. He has dealt with several injuries since transferring from Kent State in 2015.
Nick Blair and Noah Robotham each made two free throws in the final 32.6 seconds left to give UNLV an 85-81 overtime victory over Boise State on Saturday night at the Thomas Mack Center.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Boise State at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV senior point guard Noah Robotham, who graduated from Bishop Gorman High School, will play his final home game for the Rebels on Saturday. They host Boise State at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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