Much of the Rebels' most recent success came under Lon Kruger, who was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2022. He went 161-71 while coaching UNLV from 2004-11, taking the Rebels to the NCAA Tournament four times in his final five years.

UNLV fired coach Kevin Kruger on Saturday, the school announced Saturday. Kruger lasted four seasons and went 75-55 at the Mountain West school.  "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Coach Kruger for his hard work,

Utah State head coach Jerrod Calhoun referred to his team’s performance against UNLV Thursday night as “a bit of a trainwreck.” But despite their struggles, the Aggies are still on track to win a Mountain West tournament championship.

The No. 6 seed UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team saw their run in the Mountain West Conference Tournament come to an end on Thursday night when the No. 3 seed Utah State Aggies knocked them out of the tournament.

Boise State and Colorado State unexpectedly reached Saturday’s final, perhaps costing a couple of familiar faces an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament.