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NEVADA: After winning 24 games and a CBI title last March, the Wolf Pack could be poised for an even bigger breakthrough this season. Second-year coach Eric Musselman has made Nevada a destination for high-major-caliber recruits and prized transfers. Sophomore Cameron Oliver blossomed into a 20-point, 10-rebound threat late last season and could be the Mountain West’s top big man this year. Continue to Article

October 19, 2016 5:23:pm EST

Trey Kell and San Diego State will try to help the league emerge from its steep decline. Three years after it finished first in conference RPI, sent five teams to the NCAA tournament and briefly eclipsed the Pac-12 as the West’s best league, the Mountain West sunk to unimaginable depths last spring. After Fresno State upset regular season champ San Diego State in the Mountain West title game, the Bulldogs landed a No. 14 seed and bowed out meekly in the round of 64 against Utah. Continue to Article

October 10, 2016 8:18:pm EST

Dave Rice is switching sides in Nevada's biggest basketball rivalry. A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday that Rice, a former UNLV coach and player, has been hired as an assistant at rival Nevada. Rice was a member of the Runnin' Rebels' 1990 national championship team and spent five seasons coaching at his alma mater before being fired in January after a 9-7 start. Continue to Article

April 25, 2016 5:59:pm EST

A person with knowledge of the situation confirmed Monday that former UNLV basketball coach Dave Rice has been hired as an assistant at rival Nevada. Continue to Article

April 25, 2016 2:36:pm EST