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	Massamba Becomes A Runnin' Rebel The UNLV men's basketball program received a signed national letter of intent from Brice Massamba to enroll at UNLV and play for the Runnin' Rebels starting with the 2008-09 season, head coach Lon Kruger announced Monday [ + ]
	Kruger To Host Coaches Vs. Cancer® Las Vegas Golf Classic UNLV Men's Head Basketball Coach Lon Kruger welcomes several of the nation's top basketball coaches and sports fans from all across the country for the first-ever Coaches vs. Cancer® Las Vegas Golf Classic, May 13-14 benefiting the American Cancer Society and Nevada Cancer Institute. [ + ]
	Bellfield Signs With Runnin' Rebels The UNLV men's basketball program received a signed national letter of intent from Oscar Bellfield to enroll at UNLV and play for the Runnin' Rebels starting with the 2008-09 season, head coach Lon Kruger announced Wednesday. [ + ]

Rebels Receiving Early Respect For 2008-09
The UNLV men's basketball team is receiving some early national respect for the 2008-09 season as two senior writers for national sports news websites have the Runnin' Rebels ranked in their early top-25 polls for next season. [ + ]

Top Seed Kansas Too Much For UNLV
The top-seeded Kansas Jayhawks pulled away from UNLV in the second half on their way to a 75-56 victory Saturday at the NCAA's Midwest Regional, another emphatic team effort by a deep, talented group out to win the proud program's first national title in 20 years. [ + ]

UNLV Hopes Slipper Fits In Second Round
The UNLV men's basketball team won its first round NCAA Tournament game on Thursday, beating Kent State 71-58 to win its second consecutive opening-round matchup. The Runnin' Rebels are making their second straight trip to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time since winning the national title in 1990 and returning to the Final Four in 1991. Eighth-seeded UNLV will face top-seeded and fourth-ranked Kansas on Saturday, March 22 in the second round. The game is scheduled to start 30 minutes after the conclusion of the Wisconsin/Kansas State game, which is scheduled to begin at 3:20 p.m. CDT/1:20 p.m. PDT. The games will be televised live on CBS. UNLV, which owns a 27-7 record, enters the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a season-high-tying five-game win streak and has won eight of its last nine games. Last year, UNLV was the No. 7 seed in the Midwest and advanced to the Sweet 16 by defeating 10th-seeded Georgia Tech and upsetting second-seeded Wisconsin. [ + ]

UNLV Blows By Kent State
Joe Darger made four 3-pointers and had 18 points, Wink Adams added 17 and UNLV tied an NCAA tournament record by holding Kent State to just 10 points in the first half of a 71-58 victory in the first round Thursday. The 10 points in the first half were the fewest since Wake Forest scored that many against Butler in 2001. [ + ]

UNLV's NCAA Tournament Quotes
Head Coach Lon Kruger and UNLV players answer questions from the media about their upcoming NCAA Tournament game against Kent State. [ + ]

UNLV's NCAA Photo Galleries From Omaha
Photo galleries from UNLV's trip to the NCAA Tournament in Omaha will be posted at UNLVRebels.com and be updated daily. Check back for updates. [ + ]