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Junior guard Reggie Smith transferring from UNLV
With a sick grandmother at home and more playing time tough to find, Smith will head closer to Chicago
May 21st, 2012
A week after Anthony Bennett's commitment left UNLV with one vacant scholarship heading into the summer months, another one has suddenly opened up. Junior-to-be Reggie Smith is the second member of the program to be granted his release since the end of the 2011-12 season, the school announced on Monday afternoon. Read more »
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Expectations should only grow as UNLV lands Findlay Prep big man Anthony Bennett
6-foot-8 Toronto native, the top remaining unsigned senior in the 2012 class, chooses UNLV over Oregon
May 12th, 2012
Crank up the hype machine A stellar 2012 recruiting class got that much better on Saturday, as UNLV landed the top unsigned senior in the nation, landing 6-foot-8 Findlay Prep forward Anthony Bennett Multiple sources confirmed the news to RunRebs.com. Read more »
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Justin Hawkins' lofty goal of graduating from UNLV in three years will be met this weekend
Balancing basketball and school hasn't always been easy, but Hawkins now looks forward to a relatively stress-free senior year.
May 9th, 2012
"Jimmy Neutron" and "Boy Genius" aren't the typical nicknames you'd associate with a Division-I basketball team's top reserve and defensive stopper. UNLV senior-to-be Justin Hawkins has gotten pretty used to both. Read more »
MWC EXPANSION
Three key talking points as the Mountain West adds Utah State, San Jose State
What does each addition mean? Could defectors be lured back?
May 8th, 2012
As the idea of a merger with Conference USA appears to fade more and more as time passes, the Mountain West made moves of its own last week, finalizing plans to add both Utah State and San Jose State as full members in 2013. Read more »
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Khem Birch preparing for a potentially major impact in 2012-13
Pitt transfer could be a force in many ways for UNLV following the conclusion of the fall semester
May 4th, 2012
Last month, Dave Rice sat in the Superdome in New Orleans taking in the Final Four, marveling as he saw the driving force behind Kentucky's national title run in person. As Rice enters his second season at the helm at UNLV, he doesn't have an Anthony Davis clone waiting in the wings. But he does have Khem Birch, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound redshirt sophomore who he believes could potentially have a similar effect for the Rebels in the 2012-13 campaign. Read more »
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As college hoops in the west primes for a big year in 2012-13, how does UNLV stack up?
Rebels and Aztecs both expected to be among the west's elite next season
April 25th, 2012
The 2011-12 season didn't leave teams in the western half of the United States with plenty to brag about when all was said and done. But don't look at it as the start of a trend. Read more »
UNLV RECRUITING
Updates from Findlay Prep on UNLV recruits Anthony Bennett, Nigel Williams-Goss and Chris Wood
Bennett to trim list soon?; Williams-Goss on the shelf; Wood makes summer circuit decision
April 19th, 2012
On the final day college coaches could contact recruits outside of official campus visits until July, no one was more popular on the Henderson International School campus on Wednesday afternoon than Findlay Prep senior forward Anthony Bennett. Read more »
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As the spring signing period opens, UNLV locked in on a handful of options
Findlay Prep senior forward Anthony Bennett remains as Dave Rice's top target, but what are the back-up options?
April 12th, 2012
Who will be the final piece to UNLV's 2012-13 puzzle? Here's a closer look at coach Dave Rice's top options as the spring signing period commences, with one player likely to be added as the program heads into the summer months. Read more »
MWC ATHLETICS
SBD Report: The Mtn. to go dark on May 31; What's next for UNLV and the Mountain West on TV?
League network launched in 2006 to shut down, but MWC now has major opportunity on its hands
April 5th, 2012
In a bit of expected news, CBS Sports Network and Comcast will be shutting down the cable channel created for Mountain West Conference athletics — The Mtn. — on May 31. Read more »
MOSER TO RETURN
UNLV's Mike Moser opts to hold off on NBA draft, return for junior season
Expectations will be high again with first team all-Mountain West forward back in the fold
April 1st, 2012
It's common knowledge that players are selected in the June NBA draft based on potential just as much as what they actually accomplished in college. Next season, UNLV's Mike Moser will be further tapping into his potential in Las Vegas instead of as maybe an NBA reserve. Read more »
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Down in the Pit
Every loss hurts, but when you lose in the NCAA tournament, the pain seems be a little deeper. When I left The Pit in Albuquerque on March 15 after the Rebels fell to Colorado, I had that empty feeling in my stomach—and as I watched the coaching staff and the players board the bus, I knew we all must have felt the same. Keep reading »
