A good opening night win against a solid San Diego team that won their conference tournament and won a game in the big dance. All in all the young players played well and the D was good enough for the tough win. Some individual highlights:
Wink - Do what you do brother! Clutch as always. This is is kind of game you hope for from your team captain who's playing his senior year. Only one criticism... Don't rush those mid-range jumpers. You can get those kind of looks all season! Knock those down and you'll be averaging 23 points a game at least.
Joe D - Slow start but Robo Joe made some key treys in the second half and came up with some good boards. Keep the confidence up and keep shooting!
Rene - Fills up the stat sheet like always! 6 points, 10 boards, 2 steals, 2 blocks. Damn!
Bellfield - Dude, you're gonna be a star! It seems like you were like lighting out there. 13 points, 6 assists, 3 steals, and a block? Nice young one!
Santee - Solid underneath play. It feels right to have legit size inside.
Massamba - YOU ARE GONNA BE A BEAST! Raw but so much potential. Can't wait to see you truck some fools underneath once you develop.
Rutledge - Love the hussle. Enjoy your senior year!
Willis - Keep working. Not a great game. I think some nerves hit right out the gate. Love the athleticism so just keep working hard. It'll pay off!
To the young players... cal down! A bit too many turnovers for my liking. Less turnovers means better chance at a W. If we keep turning the ball over like this we WILL get creamed by Louisville, and have tougher times against Arizona and BYU. Ball control! Kruger knows it. He said it in his post-game interview. Just listen to coach K young ones.
I'm really gonna be loving this season. For all you Las Vegans and UNLV students that don't watch these games you're missing out. This could be a historic year. There really is no reason to miss this opportunity. Heres the schedule! I'll see you guys there! Games I'm looking forward to: Cal, @ Reno, Ariz, @ Louisville, Colo State, and of course BYU.
| 11/18/08 | vs. Texas-Pan American | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:00 p.m. PT |
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| 11/20/08 | vs. Northern Arizona | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| Global Sports Classic - 2nd Rnd |
| 11/22/08 | vs. North Carolina A&T | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:00 p.m. PT |
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| 11/24/08 | at UTEP  | El Paso, Texas | 6:00 p.m. PT |
| Global Sports Classic - 3rd Rnd |
| 11/28/08 | vs. California | Thomas & Mack Center | 5:00 p.m. PT |
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| Global Sports Classic - Final Rnd |
| 11/29/08 | Cincinnati or Florida State | Thomas & Mack Center | 5:00 or 7:30 p.m. PT |
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| 12/03/08 | at Fresno State | Fresno, Calif. | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 12/06/08 | at Nevada, Reno | Reno, Nev. | 7:30 p.m. PT |
| 12/14/08 | vs. Western Michigan | Orleans Arena - Las Vegas | 4:00 p.m. PT |
| 12/17/08 | vs. Santa Clara | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:30 p.m. PT |
| 12/20/08 | vs. Arizona | Thomas & Mack Center | 12:00 p.m. PT |
| 12/23/08 | vs. Southern Utah | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:30 p.m. PT |
| 12/31/08 | at Louisville | Louisville, Ky. | 3:00 p.m. PT |
| 01/03/09 | vs. New Mexico * | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:30 p.m. PT |
| 01/10/09 | at TCU * | Fort Worth, Texas | 2:30 p.m. PT |
| 01/14/09 | at Colorado State * | Fort Collins, Colo. | 6:00 p.m. PT |
| 01/17/09 | vs. Wyoming * | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 01/21/09 | at BYU * | Provo, Utah | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 01/24/09 | vs. Utah * | Thomas & Mack Center | 1:00 p.m. PT |
| 01/31/09 | at Air Force * | Colorado Springs, Colo. | 1:00 p.m. PT |
| 02/03/09 | vs. San Diego State * | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:30 p.m. PT |
| 02/07/09 | at New Mexico * | Albuquerque, N.M. | 5:00 p.m. PT |
| 02/10/09 | vs. TCU * | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 02/14/09 | vs. Colorado State * | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 02/18/09 | at Wyoming * | Laramie, Wyo. | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 02/21/09 | vs. BYU * | Thomas & Mack Center | 8:00 p.m. PT |
| 02/25/09 | at Utah * | Salt Lake City, Utah | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 03/04/09 | vs. Air Force * | Thomas & Mack Center | 7:00 p.m. PT |
| 03/07/09 | at San Diego State * | San Diego, Calif. | 7:00 p.m. PT |
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