Ryan Greene
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He covered UNLV men's basketball and football for the Las Vegas Sun and its website for more than three years. The site was a finalist in both 2009 and 2010 for the EPpy Award, given by Editor & Publisher magazine to the nation's top sports site with fewer than one million unique monthly visitors. He came to Las Vegas after covering Kansas men's basketball and football for the Lawrence-Journal-World and KUSports.com for two years, with that site winning the EPpy in 2007 and coming in as a finalist in 2008. He is also a regular contributor on the ESPN 1100 AM airwaves throughout the year, appearing on both of the station's afternoon shows and its UNLV pre game shows.
Recent Articles
UNLV avoids 'Paradise Trap' in 74-69 victory over Hawaii
Behind huge second half from Anthony Marshall, Rebels scrap their way to 15th victory
December 31st, 2011
Had UNLV indulged too much in everything Honolulu has to offer in its 48-plus hours on the island before Saturday's tip-off against Hawaii, Dave Rice fully admits that his team might not have survived.
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UNLV hopes to close out 2011 with a bang at Hawaii
Rebels will try to maintain focus in preparing for Saturday's game in paradise against upset-minded Warriors
December 29th, 2011
The concept of a morning shoot-around before a road game might sound pretty simple and routine.
To UNLV first-year coach Dave Rice, it makes a world of difference in how his team performs away from Las Vegas.
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UNLV parties like its 1991 in 124-75 blowout of Central Arkansas
19th-ranked Rebels post program's highest point total in 20 years, paced by another torrid shooting night from Chace Stanback
December 29th, 2011
Dave Rice has no clue how many points he scored on Jan. 26, 1991, when UNLV hung up 126 points on Utah State during his senior season.
On Wednesday night, in a 124-75 thrashing of Central Arkansas, Rice's team posted the highest point total since that night almost 20 years ago.
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Smith slowly working into UNLV bench rotation
Marquette transfer should get plenty of audition opportunities before Mountain West play begins
December 27th, 2011
During the second half of UNLV's 85-68 thrashing of Cal last Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center, the chants from students wanting to see Reggie Smith on the floor grew louder and louder.
When the Rebels (13-2) return to action at the Mack on Wednesday night against Central Arkansas (5-6), those fans will likely get their wish.
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Rebels kick off holiday with 85-68 blowout of Cal
21st-ranked UNLV rolls over one of Pac-12's finest behind 22 points from Marshall, 11 assists from Bellfield
December 23rd, 2011
As soon as 21st-ranked UNLV put the finishing touches on an 85-68 rout of Cal on Friday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center, several of the Rebels quickly showered and bolted out of the building to head out of town for a much-needed Christmas break.
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Former Findlay standout leads Cal against No. 21 UNLV
Senior guard Jorge Gutierrez and Bears come to town for Rebels' marquee non-conference home game
December 22nd, 2011
Ask just about anyone who was a part of the first team at Findlay Prep back in 2007-08 for their best story about Jorge Gutierrez's toughness, and you'll get a different answer from almost everyone.
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Smith ready for delayed UNLV debut
Marquette transfer will add immediate explosiveness, depth to over-worked Rebels guard rotation
December 18th, 2011
After Reggie Smith was unable to be declared eligible by the NCAA in time for UNLV's trip to face 19th-ranked Illinois in Chicago over the weekend, his teammates decided before the game to dedicate their performance to the sophomore Marquette transfer.
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UNLV rolls No. 19 Illinois, 64-48
Quintrell Thomas, Mike Moser play big in much-needed road win for Rebels
December 18th, 2011
When Quintrell Thomas stepped to the free throw line with 1:35 left in the first half on Saturday, he showed something off that he hadn't had very many chances to so far in his frustrating junior season.
A smile.
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Rebels out for revenge in Chicago
UNLV hopes to atone for last season's NCAA tournament embarrassment when it meets 19th-ranked Illinois
December 16th, 2011
Not long after returning home from an unfulfilling trip to Tulsa, Okla., last March for his first, yet brief, trip to the NCAA tournament, Carlos Lopez got a DVD of UNLV's 73-62 loss to Illinois.
He forced himself to watch it. Then did so again. And a few more times over the next several months.
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Marshall makes UTEP pay in 65-54 win
After Miners dare UNLV guard to shoot early, he comes back to hurt them late
December 15th, 2011
Throughout his basketball career, at just about every level, almost no one has disrespected Anthony Marshall's game like UTEP did early on Wednesday night at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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