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 TO THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
Selection Sunday Notes: Moser, Rebels look to go to 3-0 against Pac-12 this season
UCLA transfer takes pride in victories over former conference
March 11th, 2012
UNLV is 2-0 against Pac-12 competition this season, with a 66-55 victory over USC at the Orleans Arena and an 85-68 home victory over Cal on its résumé. Even though Colorado is a first-year member of the expanded league, that affiliation carries a special meaning with some Rebels.
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Positive news finds UNLV on Selection Sunday, as Rebels draw six-seed
UNLV will face Pac-12 tourney champ Colorado on Thursday night in Albuquerque
March 11th, 2012
The feeling in the air was just different this time around. Two years ago, when UNLV was announced as an eight-seed in the NCAA tournament, the Rebels were just happy to be in the field of 68 at all. Last year, when the eight-seed was handed to the Rebels again, they felt they deserved better, and the celebration was rather muted. On Sunday, they earned a six-seed in the South region — their highest since earning a one-seed in 1991 — and the appreciation was visible on the players' faces within a second.
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UNLV bounced by New Mexico in Mountain West semifinal classic, 72-67
Rebels fall short of Mountain West tournament title again, but will be heading to the NCAA tournament for fifth time in six years.
March 10th, 2012
Whether it's losing by 20 in a lopsided affair at The Pit or by five in an epic Mountain West Conference tournament semifinal in a neutral atmosphere, they all feel the same. That was the thinking of UNLV junior guard Anthony Marshall following Friday night's 72-67 loss to New Mexico at the Thomas & Mack Center.
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UNLV-WYOMING LIVE BLOG
LIVE BLOG: UNLV survives late push, downs Wyoming, 56-48
Rebels advance to face New Mexico at 8:30 p.m. Friday in MWC semifinals
March 8th, 2012
It wasn't pretty, and late in the game, it even got a bit scary. But UNLV did enough to hold on for a 56-48 victory over Wyoming in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament.
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UNLV locks down, advances to Friday night semifinal showdown with New Mexico
Rebels turn tables on defensive-minded Cowboys in 56-48 triumph
March 8th, 2012
It wasn't going to be pretty, and no one who had watched the first two meetings this season between UNLV and Wyoming thought otherwise.
Read More »Seven Pivotal Moments from the Dawn of the Rice Age
From narrow escapes to a transcendent triumph, the Rebels blazed new trails for the years ahead.
March 8th, 2012
The first season of any college basketball coach’s tenure is filled with tone-setting moments—a series of firsts that can raise expectations or put the new boss on his heels before he’s even had the chance to step forward.
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Lady Rebellion
March 8th, 2012
As the UNLV men’s basketball program’s national profile rose over the course of the season, few people on campus took more pride than the members of the women’s team. And the desire to be a part of the hoop buzz in town came to fruition. While the men stumbled late in conference season and enter this week’s Mountain West Conference tournament as its No. 3 seed, the women are entering their tournament on fire.
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UNLV-WYOMING
Survive and Advance: UNLV enters postseason staring down tough draw in MWC tournament
Rebels open second season Thursday night against Wyoming - again - in Mountain West quarterfinals
March 7th, 2012
Lots of chatter, lots of little elbows and nudges, lots of fouls. That pretty much sums up the intensity on the floor from last Saturday's 74-63 UNLV triumph over Wyoming in the regular season finale.
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Heavyweight legend Mike Tyson pops by practice, speaks to UNLV basketball team
Former champion, Las Vegas resident delivers emotional, impromptu speech
March 6th, 2012
What was normally supposed to be a standard, early week practice for the UNLV men's basketball team on Tuesday afternoon had a neat, unexpected wrinkle right in the middle of it.
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