By james art 
Las Vegas (Unlvrebels.com) – After winning then no. 22 State of Utah on January 15th in the center of Thomas and Mac (65-62) and the exclusion of San Diego on January 18 in San Diego (76-68), UNLV Basketball Team (11-9, 5-4) dropped three He made the match in a combined nine points to Wyoming (63-61) on January 21 at home, in New Mexico (75-73) last Saturday at home and in Utah (76-71) on Wednesday night.
Runnin rebels will look back on the way while traveling to Renault to take UNR (11-10, 3-7) in a game from 19:00 on Saturday, February 1st. The game, which is part of the Silver State series presented by America First Credit Union, will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network television.
Runnin rebels opened actions in the league with a win at home 87-77 over Fresno State (December 28), a win of 77-58 at the Air Force (December 31) and a win at the home of 79-73 over San Jose (Jan.
UNLV has three players average double digits in the scoring guided by Dedan Thomas -Jr. 16.2 Points per game (6th in MW). Jaden Henley., Jail BedfordJeremiah “bear” cherry. Julian Rishven and Jalen Hill All are on average between 8.2 ppg and 11.9 ppg. Cherry leads to a 5.4 RPG recovery and blocks with 1.5 BPG (3rd in MW), while Thomas -Jr. is an assistant team leader with 4.7 APG (3rd in MW) and Rishwain Lead in theft with 1.4 SPG.
UNLV is in its fourth season under the main coach Kevin KruegerS He has a career record of 69-50 (.580).
For the list: The Unlv team this season includes six returning from last year’s team with 10 newcomers. The newcomers are made up of four Division I transfers, a junior college transfer and five freshmen. UNLV has eight senior classes, including two players at the age of six. A total of six players on the list play in their hometown in Las Vegas. Runnin rebels returned two beginners from last year’s Sophomore Guard team Dedan Thomas -Jr.Who was the Creator of the Year Mountain West last season and was declared the Presidential Team at all conferences this season and senior ahead Rob Weili -Jr. (currently injured) forward Jalen Hill He also returned for the sixth year at college after suffering a knee injury in the season in January 2024 (in the opening MW in San Diego). Thomas Jr. led UNLV in scoring and assists last year by 13.6 and 5.1 per game, respectively, Whaley Jr. There were an average of 7.6 PPG and 3.6 RPG, while Hill an average of 10.7 ppg and 6.1 RPG in seven races.
The last time outside: In Wednesday night, Utah, Runnin rebels fought only from a 16-point first half deficit to tie the game with 56 in number by 5:50 for play, but found themselves at the short end. Dedan Thomas -Jr. He led all players with the highest season 22 points and six assists for Runnin rebels. Jaden Henley and Jalen Hill Each of them scored 16 points, with Henley recorded six rebounds and a hill, collecting five boards and three thefts. After Hill and 1 tied the game with 5:50 to play, Unlv made only one goal in the field in the next five minutes when Utah led a 10-point lead (69-59). The Utah bench scored 37 points only to four of the Unlv reserves.
For UNR: The WOLF package enters the Saturday game of three games losing a series of losses in Utah (90-69) against the state of San Diego (69-50) and in Boyz (66-56). Previously, UNR won three in a row: Freshno states (77-66), against the Air Force (68-62) and against San Jose State (75-64). The Wolf package is 8-4 at home this season. UNR is guided by Nick Davidson’s scoring and restoration (15.4 PPG, 6.5 RPG). Kobe Sanders is second in the team by points (14.2 ppg) and leads in assists (4.2 APG). The Valm Package is second in MW and 40th in the country with a 3-point percentage (.374). It is estimated that UNR will finish third in Mountain West this season in the polling poll, winning one of 26 votes for the first place. Sanders was the pre-season Newcomer of the year in the League, while Davidson was recognized in the Presidential All-MW team. The WOLF package had a total record of 26-8 last season, finishing second in MW with a 13-5 league brand. The season ended in the first round of the NCAA tournament with a loss to the No. 7-Semen Dayton. UNR has nine senior classes in its list of 14 people. Chief coach Steve Alford is in his sixth year at the school with a record of 107-69 (.608) and is in his 34th season as the Division I chief coach with a career brand of 694-367 (.654).
Broadcast information: The game on Saturday will be broadcast at the national level on CBS’s sports network with Carter Blackburn and Pete Gillon, who call the action. Matt Neveret, the former Runnin Curtis Terry and Steve Cofield rebel will deal with the radio call that can be heard on ESPN Radio 1100 in Las Vegas and all over the world of Siriusxm 389. All livestocks and statistics are available in Siriusxm 389. All live links and live statistics are available Unlvrebels.com And through the Unlv Rebels app.