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 returns home to face UTEP
Rebels' first home game since Nov. 22 could be elixir for team's brief swoon
December 13th, 2011
It's one of the games on the schedule that UNLV fans have likely overlooked time and time again, but the Rebels themselves don't quite have that luxury.
Sandwiched between high-profile non-conference games against Wisconsin and Illinois is Wednesday's 7 p.m. showdown with UTEP at the Thomas & Mack Center — UNLV's first game on its home floor since Nov. 22.
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UNLV trips again on the road
Rebels fall to Badgers, 62-51, as mental and physical strains of brutal non-conference schedule continue to take their tolls
December 11th, 2011
UNLV was lulled to sleep by a patient, disciplined Wisconsin team early in Saturday afternoon's battle in Madison, and by the time they woke up, the hole was simply too deep.
Read More »Starting Five: UNLV at Wisconsin
Did Rebels recharge enough for trip north to face 14th-ranked Badgers?
December 9th, 2011
Was one week enough time for UNLV to get its batteries recharged?
The answer should be obvious pretty early in Saturday's 11 a.m. contest at No. 14 Wisconsin.
Read More »Livengood: UNLV exploring its options
With Mountain West Conference landscape continuing to change, UNLV keeping its head on a swivel
December 8th, 2011
There's this much to know: UNLV is exploring all of its options as the conference realignment carousel continues to turn, and at the same time, the school is not looking to separate its programs into different conferences.
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Hawkins, Stanback set tone in successful tune-up
Rebels slash Cal State San Marcos, 94-50, with trip to face Wisconsin on the horizon
December 8th, 2011
It was exactly the type of tune-up UNLV needed.
In the midst of the roughest terrain on their loaded non-conference schedule, the Rebels got themselves back on track on the heels of their first loss of the year with a 94-50 thrashing of Cal State San Marcos on Wednesday night at the Orleans Arena.
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Hawkins ready to battle again with Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor
UNLV junior guard helped lock down Badgers star a year ago, and will need to help do so this weekend in Madison
December 8th, 2011
An argument can be made that he's the best point guard in college basketball today.
And Wisconsin's Jordan Taylor will have plenty of motivation when tip-off comes on Saturday afternoon at the Kohl Center against UNLV.
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Starting Five
UNLV looks to bounce back against NAIA foe
Cal State San Marcos - a first-year program - gives UNLV a chance to gear up for another tough road stretch
December 7th, 2011
For UNLV, it's finally a break, of sorts.
It's not the fact that Wednesday night's opponent at the Orleans Arena — Cal State San Marcos — is from the NAIA ranks and in its first year of existence as a program that provides a sigh of relief.
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Dave Rice on MWC realignment: "UNLV transcends conference"
With San Diego State, Boise State moves appearing to be done deals, first-year coach says UNLV hoops will be fine
December 6th, 2011
According to multiple reports that sprouted up on Tuesday morning, the Mountain West Conference will take two more major hits on Wednesday.
That's when Boise State and San Diego State are expected to announce their intentions to head to the Big East conference as football-only members. In all likelihood, all of their other sports programs will look to find new homes in other West Coast conferences.
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UNLV suffers first defeat at WSU, 89-70
Lack of defense, rebounding prowess sets Rebels back in blowout loss at Wichita State
December 4th, 2011
Read More »No. 18 UNLV hits the road ... Again
Rebels prepare to face most hostile environment yet at Wichita State
December 3rd, 2011
UNLV met its first complication on this weekend's road trip Friday night.
En route to Wichita, the Rebels were held on the ground for a few additional hours in Dallas due to maintenance on the plane before their connecting flight.
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