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Intercollegiate Athletics News

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Current Athletics News

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Business and Community |

UNLV and the Thomas & Mack Center take a bow as the National Finals Rodeo celebrates four decades in Las Vegas. 

Four family members, including three women and one man, pose after a UNLV volleyball match
Athletics |

From the football field to the basketball hardwood to the volleyball court, two generations of the Harris family beam with Rebel Pride.

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UNLV History |

The story behind the Battle for Nevada rivalry trophy began with Rebel pranksters in the dark of the night.

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People |

After a career in the beer industry, Silver State Award winner Aldo Madrigrano and his wife, Dawn, left Wisconsin for Las Vegas and immediately began investing in their new community. Priority No. 1: UNLV.

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Athletics |

College athletics is in the midst of an on-the-fly industry makeover. Three UNLV coaches share their thoughts about competing on a new — and still-developing — playing field.

UNLV Athletics Director Erick Harper at a Lady Rebels basketball game
Athletics |

From paying and retaining student-athletes to the nonstop conference affiliation carousel, modern-day athletics directors are playing a brand-new game. And UNLV’s Erick Harper is in it to win it.

Athletics In The News

Nevada Independent

UNLV announced an agreement with Acesso Biologics, a Las Vegas-based medical provider, to become the first official multisport corporate jersey patch and on-field logo partner in NCAA athletics. The use of sponsorship through jersey patches has been growing at the college level in the past few years as part of the expanding name, image and likeness (NIL) opportunities for athletes. UNLV Associate Athletics Director Andy Grossman confirmed a report by The Athletic that the five-year sponsorship deal is worth $11 million. The jersey patch will appear on home and away uniforms worn by UNLV football and baseball players and members of the men’s and women’s basketball teams. In addition, Acesso’s logo will appear on the net behind Allegiant Stadium’s south goal posts during UNLV football games.

Las Vegas Review Journal

UNLV has signed a five-year, $11 million jersey patch sponsorship deal with Las Vegas-based Acesso Biologics, the university announced Monday.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Before the Runnin' Rebels took on the Skyhawks, UNLV rededicated the court during a pregame ceremony as the Jerry and Lois Tarkanian Court, honoring the legendary Hall of Fame coach and his wife.

KSNV-TV: News 3

UNLV announced Thursday it will rededicate the basketball court at Thomas & Mack Center to honor longtime community leader Lois Tarkanian, along with her husband.

Las Vegas Review Journal

The Thomas & Mack Center basketball court will be renamed the Jerry and Lois Tarkanian court during a ceremony before the Rebels’ season opener Nov. 4 against UT Martin.

Las Vegas Sun

The basketball court at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center will be renamed to honor both legendary coach Jerry Tarkanian and his wife, Lois, the university said this morning in a news release.

Recent Athletics Accomplishments

Assistant professor Juha Yoon (Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management) has been selected as a 2025 Paul R. Lawrence Fellow by the North American Case Research Association (NACRA), recognizing emerging scholars for excellence and potential in case research and teaching.
Assistant professor Juha Yoon (Intercollegiate and Professional Sport Management) has been named to the editorial board of the International Journal of Sport Communication. 
Kyle Wilson (Athletic Training) was recently inducted into the Far West Athletic Trainers Association (FWATA) Hall of Fame. The Far West Athletic Trainers Association (FWATA) of the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) is comprised of state athletic trainers associations from California, Hawaii and Nevada. The FWATA Hall of Fame Award is…
Kyle Wilson (Athletic Training) along with alumni Yvonne Tapia and Ulises Sanchez-Flores (both Kinesiology and Nutrition Science) spoke on “Athletic Trainers in the Industrial Setting” at the 2024 Far West Athletic Trainers Association Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Tapia is also part-time instructor at UNLV.
Corrie Van Tuyl, Nestor Talon, Oscar Colmenero, Libby Mckindley, Breanna Romo, Madison Walker, Juan Aurelio Garcia, and Lauryn Dawes (all Athletic Training) competed in the 14th Annual Bailey Arnheim Games hosted by California State University, Long Beach on April 2, 2023. UNLV's team won 1st place in the Quiz Bowl, a Jeopardy!-like academic…
Benjamin Burroughs (Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies) recently published in the International Review for the Sociology of Sport a manuscript titled "Content analysis of biological sex-specific media coverage of sport: The case of National Collegiate Athletic Association athletic department home webpages." The article was…