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Head coach Josh Pastner’s first season with the UNLV men’s basketball program ended with an exit in the second round of the NIT. The Runnin’ Rebels were bounced from the Tulsa Region of the bracket by the home Golden Hurricanes, 77-66, Sunday, March 22. “Hopefully, we have some great stuff to build on,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “There were a lot of things we have to get better at but I’m really proud of establishing who we are as a culture.” That goes down as the third l

UNLV men’s basketball has its third postseason win in the last two seasons. Participating in the NIT for the second time in the last three seasons, the Runnin’ Rebels edged the UC Irvine Anteaters, 75-72, Tuesday, March 17 in the first round. UNLV had to overcome the Big West Regular Season Champions in front of their home crowd. After picking up its 18th win of the season, head coach Josh Pastner’s guys have advanced to play Tulsa in hostile territory with a date and time to

Another appearance in the Mountain West Championships resembled a trial run as the UNLV men’s basketball program drought without reaching its conference tournament’s semifinals has reached 12 straight years. Facing the top seed in the tourney as the eight seed, UNLV was pummeled by Utah State, 80-60, Thursday, March 12 from the Thomas & Mack Center. During the regular season, the Rebels swept the Aggies including a 27-point win in this same building nine days ago. “It was not

The final Mountain West meeting between bitter rivals UNLV and San Diego State was just as memorable as any other. Ahead of the Aztecs’ move to the Pac-12, the team beat the Runnin’ Rebels, 89-86, in the finale to the regular season Friday, March 6 from Viejas Arena. As a result, UNLV suffered a sweep in its final shared conference season with SDSU. Entering the weekend, the Rebels found themselves in a four-way tie for fifth place in the conference standings. Looking to buil

Typical sports jargon argues that the cream always rises to the top. This year’s UNLV Runnin’ Rebels’ play against the top of the conference may be the visual representation of that. UNLV completed the sweep of first-place Utah State Tuesday, March 3 from the Thomas & Mack Center, 92-65. Earlier this season, the Rebels beat the Aggies by 10 points up in Logan, Utah. “Great team win,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “Twenty-one assists, 34 made field goals. I thought defensively

The final homestand of the year for UNLV men’s basketball started out with a bang that featured a rivalry win over the program’s most-hated foe. It wiped the taste of a 13-point road loss to Grand Canyon with an, 85-83, overtime win over the Nevada – Reno Wolf Pack Saturday, Feb. 28 from the Thomas & Mack Center. Prior to the outcome, the Rebels had lost two of their last three contests. “I understood the intensity of this rivalry,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “I can tell y

Hoping to hit its stride at the right time, UNLV men’s basketball scooped up another win as it secured its second regular season sweep of the year. Entering play off a five-point loss to the Colorado State Rams, the Runnin’ Rebels wallopped the Air Force Falcons, 91-66, Saturday, Feb. 21. The program has now won four of its last five games with only a couple regular season games left on the calendar. UNLV is now 6-4 on the road while sitting at 9-7 in the conference standings

UNLV men’s basketball fell short of a second straight comeback bid following its emotionally charged overtime win on the road against Boise State. With a chance to even the regular season series against the Colorado State Rams, the Runnin’ Rebels lost, 91-86, Wednesday, Feb. 18 from the Thomas & Mack Center. That ended a three-game win streak for the program that featured an average win margin of around three points. Earlier in the conference slate, UNLV blew a big lead late

After posting a sub-.500 record in the month of January, UNLV men’s basketball’s February isn’t off to a good start either. Having already lost three consecutive games by 10-plus points or more, the Runnin’ Rebels were stunned at the buzzer, 98-96, Tuesday, Feb. 3 by the Fresno State Bulldogs from the Save Mart Center. The wild finish means the two programs will split both its regular season meetings. “I’m sure we’ll come out and do better next game,” junior guard Dra Gibbs-L

Members of the UNLV men’s basketball program were confident this most recent two-game road trip would look different from its last winless journey. Halfway through this road trip, it already does. Coming off an overtime win at home against the Boise State Broncos, the Runnin’ Rebels made it two straight with a, 76-62, win over the San Jose State Spartans Saturday, Jan. 17 from the Provident Credit Union Event Center. “It’s more than basketball here,” senior guard Howie Flemin

Junior guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn and freshman forward Tyrin Jones led the way as UNLV ended a brief two-game slide in conference play. Coming off a winless two-game road trip, the Rebels bounced back at home to defeat the Boise State Broncos, 89-85, in overtime Tuesday, Jan. 13 from the Thomas & Mack Center. The outcome marks just the second win in the series for the program in the last 12 encounters. “It was a gritty win,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “You win games through g

Nearly two months into the season and UNLV men’s basketball finally has its first sustained win streak of the year. In the program’s first game of the calendar year the Rebels beat the Air Force Falcons, 67-39, Saturday, Jan. 3 from the Thomas & Mack Center. That brings the end to a perfect three-game homestand to improve to 5-2 at home this season. UNLV’s three game-win streak is the team’s longest of the year. “I know it wasn’t an easy week being out with the flu bug,” head

UNLV needed a top-to-bottom performance in its last non-conference showing and it got just that. The Rebels whooped the La Sierra Golden Eagles, 89-47, Monday, Dec. 29 from the Thomas & Mack Center for the program’s third win in the last four contests. In addition, it's the fourth win for the Rebels in the state of Nevada this season in eight tries. “We were supposed to take care of business,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “And we did.” Overall, UNLV moves to 6-6 with only Mo

UNLV men’s basketball has its Mountain West opener before the calendar flips to the fresh month of January for the third time in the last five years. For just the second time in the last six showings, the Rebels were winners when it hosted Fresno State Saturday, Dec. 20 from the Thomas & Mack Center as part of a, 84-72, win. Entering play, the Runnin’ Rebels were favored by more than eight points despite losing four of their last five contests. “Really proud of our young men,

UNLV’s men’s basketball program suffered another massive letdown after picking up a potential resume-building win as this “roller coaster” of a season gets ready to speed up. As part of the Jack Jones Classic, the Runnin’ Rebels were beaten, 63-60, by the Tennessee State Tigers Saturday, Dec. 13 from Lee’s Family Forum. This year’s team is now 0-4 in neutral site games this season. “We could never pull away,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “We were up 29-20 in the first half,

UNLV basketball has back-to-back wins for the first time under new head coach Josh Pastner. On the heels of a big win at Memphis, UNLV returned home with a, 99-85, win over Saint Joseph’s. Last season, the Hawks were an NIT team. “Good win for the Rebels,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “I’m just really proud of our guys in a few areas.” Thursday marked the second home win of the season in four tries for the Runnin’ Rebels. They will remain in the state and even in the city fo

UNLV men’s basketball wiped away a sour taste in its mouth that’s lasted since last season with its first potential resume-building win of the season The Runnin’ Rebels beat the Memphis Tigers, 92-78, on the road from FedEx Forum Sunday, Nov. 16 in the team’s first road game of the year following a 1-2 homestand to open the new campaign. Last season, UNLV was defeated by six points at the Thomas & Mack Center after leading with less than 10 minutes left in the second half. T

One win with head coach Josh Pastner at the helm couldn’t turn into two as UNLV reverted back to its bad habits from its season-opening loss in another head-scratching setback most recently. The Runnin’ Rebels lost to the Montana Grizzlies, 102-93, Tuesday, Nov. 11 from the Thomas & Mack Center. The outing comes just four days after the program scored 100 points against a Division-I school for the first time since 2017. In their two losses this season, UNLV has allowed 94 poi

Head coach Josh Pastner’s first UNLV had to wait until the program’s second game but it’s finally done. Pastner’s Runnin’ Rebels took down the Chattanooga Mocs, 101-69, Saturday, Nov. 8 from the Thomas & Mack Center. Chattanooga won the NIT championship last season. “Really proud of our young men on a bounce back,” head coach Josh Pastner said. “I thought we got better from Tuesday to today. That’s what we’ve got to do every time we step on the floor is get better.” It was a