UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Homestand Continues Wednesday Against UC Riverside

UNLV Men’s Basketball at Matchup UC Riverside (1-1, 0-0 Big West) at UNLV (0-1, 0-0 Mountain West) Date Wednesday, November 16, 2016 Time 7:00 p.m. PT Site Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas Video Mountain West Network/UNLVRebels.com & Twitter (Tony Cordasco, Jevon Banks) Radio ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith) Audio UNLV Gameday … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Regular Season Opens Friday At Home

UNLV Men’s Basketball at Matchup South Alabama (0-0, 0-0 Sun Belt) at UNLV (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West) Date Friday, November 11, 2016 Time 7:00 p.m. PT Site Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas Video Mountain West Network/UNLVRebels.com (Tony Cordasco, Jevon Banks) Radio ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100.9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith) Audio UNLV Gameday App … Read more

UNLV SWIMMING NEWS: Paco-Pedroni, Hendrick Swept Weekly Swimming Awards

UNLV’S PACO-PEDRONI AND HENDRICK SWEEP SWIMMER AWARDS Rebel duo picks up conference honors from the WAC and the Mountain West UNLV’s Tom Paco-Pedroni and Kristina Hendrick made it a sweep of their conference Swimmer of the Week awards on Tuesday, as Paco-Pedroni was honored by the WAC and Hendrick was selected as the week’s best … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Sender Earns National Team of the Week Honors

  SENDER EARNS NATIONAL TEAM OF THE WEEK HONORS Senior Lily Sender, the Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year, is one of 11 players named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week UNLV Women’s Soccer forward and Mountain West Offensive Player of the Year Lily Sender has been named to Top … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S SOCCER NEWS: Sender Earns Academic All-District Honors

SENDER EARNS ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT HONORS Senior Lily Sender is one of 13 players named to CoSIDA’s Academic All-District Team for outstanding work in the classroom and on the field UNLV Women’s Soccer senior Lily Sender was one of 13 players voted to the 2016 CoSIDA Academic All-District Team for District VIII, announced by the College … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Three Preseason Events Announced

THREE PRESEASON RUNNIN’ REBEL EVENTS ANNOUNCED Runnin’ Rebel Rally will be held Oct. 26 at the UNLV Student Union Courtyard, Season Ticket Holder Appreciation will take place prior to the first exhibition game on Nov. 1, and Runnin’ Rebel Basketball Tip-Off Luncheon will be Nov. 10   @TheRunninRebels  |  2016-17 Schedule  |  Ticket Information With … Read more

UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Lady Rebels Host Season Tip-Off Event October 22

UNLV LADY REBELS HOST SEASON TIP-OFF EVENT ON OCTOBER 22 Season preview event will take place in the Mendenhall Center at UNLV @UNLVLadyRebels on Twitter Fans will get their first chance to see the 2016-17 UNLV women’s basketball team on Saturday, Oct. 22, as the Lady Rebels will be hosting their “Season Tip-Off” fan event … Read more

Peggy Smith Named Assistant Coach, Brandon Morrison Video Coordinator, Kelli Thompson Managerial Operations

UNLV WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ANNOUNCES THREE NEW STAFF HIRES Peggy Smith, Brandon Morrison, Kelli Thompson new additions to Lady Rebel family UNLV has added three to its women’s basketball staff, Lady Rebel head coach Kathy Olivier announced on Wednesday. Peggy Smith will be assistant coach, Brandon Morrison will be the team’s video coordinator, while former Lady … Read more

UNLV MEN’S GOLF NEWS: No. 25 Rebels In 13th After First Day At Olympia Fields

NO. 25 UNLV MEN’S GOLF IN 13TH AFTER FIRST DAY AT OLYMPIA FIELDS Sophomore Harry Hall leads Rebels individually at tournament that features 12 of nation’s top-32 ranked teams @UNLVGolf The No. 25 UNLV men’s golf team shot an opening-round 18-over-par 298 on Friday and is in 13th place at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational, which … Read more

September Newsbytes for THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF®

SEPTEMBER NEWSBYTES FOR THE COFFEE BEAN & TEA LEAF®   FALL OPEN HOUSE — Thursday, September 8 The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf® is introducing its fall lineup of beverages with an open house on Thursday, September 8th from 2 – 6 p.m. with a special $2 offer. During the open house, customers will be … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Baxter Jr. Signs With Runnin’ Rebels

BAXTER JR. SIGNS WITH RUNNIN’ REBELS Four-star, top-100 player will be eligible to play as a freshman this season @TheRunninRebels The UNLV men’s basketball program has received a signed financial aid agreement from Troy Baxter Jr., head coach Marvin Menzies announced Tuesday. Baxter Jr., a 6-foot-8-inch forward from Tallahassee, Fla., was rated a four-star prospect … Read more

Photos: LeBron James Celebrates his NBA Championship at Marquee Monday

LeBron James celebrated his NBA championship Monday night at Marquee Nightclub in The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas. The Cleveland Cavalier began his night at Beauty & Essex in the restaurant’s private dining room, The Jewelry Box, where he had dinner with a group of friends. After dinner, LeBron and his entourage headed to the nightclub … Read more

UNLV ATHLETICS NEWS: Rebels Have 49 Earn MW Scholar-Athlete Award

  REBELS HAVE 49 EARN MOUNTAIN WEST SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD   UNLV Athletics had a minimum of 43 student-athletes achieve the Mountain West’s academic accolade for the ninth straight year   UNLV had a total of 49 student-athletes earn the 2015-16 Mountain West Scholar-Athlete Award, which was announced on Friday by the conference.    The Scarlet … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: 2016-17 Non-Conference Schedule Announced

UNLV ANNOUNCES 2016-17 NON-CONFERENCE MEN’S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Runnin’ Rebels to face three teams that advanced deep into last season’s NCAA Tournament: Duke, Kansas and Oregon    @TheRunninRebels    UNLV Athletics announced its opponents and dates for the non-conference portion of its 2016-17 men’s basketball schedule on Wednesday.   For the fourth straight season, with 11 … Read more

Bank of Nevada Scholarship Recipient To Pursue Business Degree at UNLV

Bank of Nevada Scholarship Recipient To Pursue Business Degree at UNLV Marcelle Cruzado, a graduate of Southwest Career & Technical Academy (SWCTA) and recipient of the Bank of Nevada Forward Together Scholarship, will pursue a degree in business in the fall at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Cruzado was among 34 applicants for the … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Menzies Adds Three More To Runnin’ Rebel Program

MENZIES ADDS THREE MORE TO RUNNIN’ REBEL PROGRAM Uche Ofoegbu, Jordan Johnson and Djordjije Slijivancanin all committed to UNLV men’s basketball on Wednesday @TheRunninRebels The UNLV men’s basketball program has received three more commitments, head coach Marvin Menzies announced Wednesday. Uche Ofoegbu (pronounced: OO-chay oh-FAY-boo) and Jordan Johnson, both transfers, have signed financial aid agreements, … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Chicago’s Zion Morgan Signs With Runnin’ Rebels

  CHICAGO’S ZION MORGAN SIGNS WITH RUNNIN’ REBELS 6-foot-4-inch guard from Kenwood Academy added to 2016-17 UNLV men’s basketball roster by Coach Menzies   @TheRunninRebels  |  UNLVRebels.com Release   The UNLV men’s basketball program has received another signed national letter of intent, head coach Marvin Menzies announced Tuesday. Zion Morgan is the latest addition to … Read more

UNLV MEN’S BASKETBALL NEWS: Menzies Announces Coaching Staff

MENZIES ANNOUNCES COACHING STAFF LaFleur, Jeter and Brown all named assistant coaches for UNLV men’s basketball   @TheRunninRebels UNLV men’s basketball head coach Marvin Menzies announced his coaching staff on Thursday. Andre LaFleur, Rob Jeter and Eric Brown have all been hired as assistant coaches for the Runnin’ Rebels. “After a very thorough process, I … Read more