Recruiting Roundup: McCaw picks UNLV, Gaynor to San Jose State

By ROBERT VENDETTOLI MyLVsports.com UNLV added another piece to its already sparkling Top 10-ranked recruiting class with the commitment of Montrose Christian (Md.) shooting guard Patrick McCaw over the weekend. McCaw picked the Rebels over offers [...]

Vaughn, Doolin sign with Runnin’ Rebels

By ROBERT VENDETTOLI MyLVsports.com UNLV’s 2014 basketball recruiting class officially jumped into the Top 10 rankings Thursday when the Runnin’ Rebels received the signed national letter of intent from standout Findlay Prep shooting guard Rashad Vaughn. [...]

Dejean-Jones transferring to Iowa State

Guard Bryce Dejean-Jones, who led UNLV in scoring (13.6) and assists (3.0) last season but also had his share of locker room issues, announced on Sunday on Twitter that he is transferring to Iowa State. It [...]

Spring Showcase: Davis says he’s not going anywhere

One day after learning it would be ineligible for postseason play in 2014 because of a substandard Athletic Progress Rate, UNLV concluded spring football practice on Friday night with its annual Showcase scrimmage. And despite the [...]

Recruiting: Guard McCaw set to visit UNLV

BY ROBERT VENDETTOLI MyLVsports.com Montrose Christian (Rockville, Md.) senior shooting guard Patrick McCaw is taking an official visit to UNLV this weekend. McCaw, a 6-foot-5-inch slasher rates as a consensus three-star prospect and is slotted as [...]

UNLV football garners postseason ban for low APR score

UNLV ended a 13-year bowl game drought with its New Year’s Day appearance in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Rebels will now have to wait at least another year to have a chance to play [...]

Jerry Tarkanian hospitalized

Former UNLV head basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian was hospitalized late Wednesday night according to a report by KLAS-TV. The 83-year-old Tarkanian, who has battled a number of health issues in recent years including a stroke, was [...]

Roscoe Smith declares for NBA Draft

UNLV junior forward Roscoe Smith intends to hire an agent and declare for the 2014 NBA Draft, head coach Dave Rice announced on Friday. Smith, who will forgo his senior year of eligibility, led the Mountain [...]

No Bulls: Rice to get extension through 2018-19

Okay, UNLV basketball fans can exhale now. Runnin’ Rebel head coach Dave Rice – and his top-five recruiting class – aren’t going anywhere. UNLV sent out a release late Saturday afternoon announcing that school president Donald [...]

Report: Rice offered South Florida job

A week that began with reports that UNLV’s football program could be facing a possible bowl ban because of poor academic performance could end with the basketball team losing its head basketball coach, not to mention [...]