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.
Mark Anderson
Reporter
Email: manderson@reviewjournal.com
Phone: (702) 387-2914
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.
Jordan Caroline and twins Caleb and Cody Martin combined to score 67 points to lead No. 12 UNR to an 89-73 victory over UNLV on Wednesday night at Lawlor Events Center in Reno.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against No. 12 UNR at 8 p.m. Wednesday at Lawlor Events Center.
No. 12-ranked UNR is dealing with injuries to its top three players as UNLV prepares to visit the Wolf Pack. The teams meet at Wednesday at Reno’s Lawlor Events Center.
UNLV hopes an influx of defensive players will make a big difference on that side of the football. The Rebels, who opened spring practices Monday morning, have struggled defensively for many years.
UNLV opens spring football practices on Monday morning at Rebel Park. The Rebels will have a more complete team than previous springs.
UNLV’s Nick Blair missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer, and San Diego State escaped the Thomas Mack Center with a 60-59 victory on Saturday night.
When UNLV coach Marvin Menzies made a comment about receiving racial epithets after being hired in 2016, he didn’t expect it to receive much of a reaction on Twitter. But some fans expressed their anger on the social media site.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against San Diego State at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV’s announced attendance, which includes tickets out, averages 8,559 in the 18,000-seat Thomas & Mack Center, its sixth decline in a row and its lowest figure in the arena, which opened in 1983.
UNLV hired Kacey Oiness as its first sports psychologist. The Green Valley High graduate, 35, said she likes the idea of starting a department from scratch.
UNLV used a late seven-point run Tuesday night to pull away and beat Wyoming 66-56 at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming. Kris Clyburn led the Rebels with 17 points, and Joel Ntambwe added 15.
Breaking down UNLV’s basketball game against Wyoming at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, Wyoming.
Wyoming senior guard Justin James leads the Mountain West with 20.7 points per game. UNLV visits the Cowboys at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Laramie.
UNLV defeated San Jose State 71-64 on Saturday, avoiding what would have been an embarrassing defeat. Joel Ntambwe scored 20 points for the Rebels, and Amauri Hardy delivered a key late 3-pointer.
1
2
3
4
5
North Las Vegas police: 12-year-old girl ‘sole suspect’ in father’s stabbing death
15-year-old shoots, kills dad during argument, Las Vegas police say
Man killed in possible road-rage shooting in west Las Vegas
Ex-Raiders great makes final cut for Pro Football Hall of Fame
Las Vegas catching up on room losses with Trop, Mirage closures