UNLV President Len Jessup announced Tuesday that he is leaving UNLV for a school in California. Jessup will serve as president of Claremont Graduate University in Claremont, California. The announcement came in a three-page letter to the campus community. “This is a bittersweet decision for both Kristi and me given the true love we have for UNLV and the enormous amount of love expressed over the past several weeks from thousands of colleagues and friends — both on and off campus,” Jessup said. His first day on the new job is July 1.
While the work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. drove integration into the national spotlight, UNLV’s Black Lives Matter chapter, which is part of a grassroots movement in response to police brutality, is broader than those issues alone.
Brandon McCoy was expected to be a one-and-done player when he committed to UNLV. McCoy was named the Mountain West’s Freshman of the Year, setting conference freshman records for scoring (16.9 points per game) and rebounding (10.3) He finished third in the nation among freshmen and 11th overall with 18 double-doubles, which led the league. He averaged 1.7 blocks and made 55 percent of his shots for a UNLV team that finished 20-13, ending its season with a loss to UNR in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament.
An interview with Claytee White, director of the Oral History Research Center at UNLV. Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal
Rebel Nation video host Bryan Salmond and former UNLV point guard Marcus Banks discuss UNLV’s 2017 season, Brandon McCoy’s future with the Rebels, BIG3 and the ways Banks gives back to the Las Vegas community through basketball.
Runnin’ Rebels head coach Marvin Menzies explains what went wrong in UNLV’s 79-74 loss to UNR in the men’s Mountain West quarterfinal.
UNLV edged past Air Force in overtime, 97-90, to advance to the Mountain West tournament quarterfinal against Nevada on Thursday.
Zac Pacleb and Betsy Helfand break down UNLV’s double-overtime loss to UNR in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament. They discuss how UNLV missed two of their starters down the stretch as well as its hopes for a postseason bid.
The Review-Journal’s Adam Hill and Gilbert Manzano recap the NCAA tournaments happening in Vegas. Gonzaga and Brigham Young emerged victorious during the WCC semifnals and in the women’s Mountain West tournament, the University of Reno at Nevada will face UNLV after defeating San Diego State in overtime.
Rebel Nation host Bryan Salmond and Rebels beat writer Mark Anderson go over how the Rebels will do in the Mountain West Tournament.
The Mountain West, which released the 2018 football schedule Thursday, gave UNLV a challenging final month of the season. The Rebels play Western Division champion Fresno State at Sam Boyd Stadium on Nov. 3, travel to San Diego State and Hawaii the following two weeks, and close the season at home against rival UNR on Nov. 24. UNLV, which opens Sept. 1 at Southern California, was 5-7 overall and 4-4 in the conference last season. Sanchez enters his fourth season, having increased the victory total by one each of the previous three seasons. “It’s an interesting schedule when you look at the way it’s broken up,” Sanchez said. “It’s really orderly.”
UNLV has just one game left in regular season Rebels coach Marvin Menzies is taking long-term approach UNR’s Eric Musselman relies heavily on transfers It’s been a rough late stretch for UNLV Maybe the Rebels will finish on a high note
Rebel Nation host Bryan Salmond and UNLV Basketball beat writer Mark Anderson go over UNLV’s loss to their in state rival UNR.
Bryan Salmond discusses what UNLV has coming up as the regular season draws to a close, including another bout with UNR.
Bryan Salmond talks to Robert Byrd, who spends time as a referee for marquee boxing matches as well as an usher at UNLV basketball games.
UNLV coach Marvin Menzies has plenty on his mind The Rebels have fallen big in past two games UNLV hopes to rediscover earlier spark Time is running out on the Rebels UNLV next plays at New Mexico on Sunday
Marvin Menzies, Brandon McCoy and Shakur Juiston talk about UNLV’s 77-64 loss to Fresno State.
Bryan Salmond and Mark Anderson discuss UNLV’s disappointing performance in its loss to Fresno State, including what the team has to do to get back on track as the seasons draws to a close.
Mark Anderson and Bryan Salmond discuss UNLV’s loss to San Diego State as well as its upcoming games that can help UNLV move up the conference standings.
UNLV could have had its logo redesigned by Nike for free, but opted to pay almost $50,000 to use the Denver firm Adrenalin. The money was raised from private donations and didn’t come directly from UNLV. UNLV unveiled the logo in June, and it was met with overwhelming ridicule. Adrenalin has redesigned logos at other colleges and for pro teams, most notably the NFL’s Denver Broncos and NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and Colorado Avalanche. Even with all that work, the end result didn’t go over well when the logo was unveiled. It is noticeable in its absence at UNLV sporting events.
Bryan Salmond and Mark Anderson break down UNLV’s win over Air Force, including a dominant performance on the glass and another clutch performance from Jovan Mooring.
Marvin Menzies and Jovan Mooring discuss UNLV’s win over Air Force.
Bryan Salmond, Mark Anderson and former UNLV basketball player Wink Adams talk about UNLV’s recent success and how the team seems to be hitting its stride late in the season.
Bryan Salmond talks to former UNLV basketball player Wink Adams about his time with the Rebels, what he thinks of the current state of the program and what life was like following his collegiate career.
Marvin Menzies, Brandon McCoy and Shakur Juiston discuss UNLV’s win over Wyoming.