Josh Pastner wanted his UNLV hoops team’s non-conference docket to hole the Rebels for a new-look Mountain West. It looks to bash that.
And those are conscionable the accumulation games.
UNLV released its afloat docket Tuesday, including 15 non-league matchups and 18 wrong conference.
“We person enactment unneurotic a precise challenging docket with a batch of prime teams, and that’s precisely what we privation for our program,” said Pastner, entering his 2nd play arsenic coach. “Our non-conference slate volition trial america successful a fig of antithetic ways and hole america for (a conference) that we cognize volition beryllium highly competitive.
“Having 20 opportunities to play astatine home, including our accumulation games, is besides highly important for our program. We privation the Thomas & Mack Center to beryllium a spot wherever our fans make a tremendous home-court advantage, and we’re excited to play truthful galore games successful beforehand of them this season.”
UNLV could look arsenic galore arsenic 8 teams that made the postseason past year, including 4 that precocious to the NCAA Tournament.
Some of UNLV’s biggest games are really distant from its location floor, including against Kansas successful the Players Era Eight astatine Michelob Ultra Arena connected Nov. 17. UNLV’s 2nd crippled of the lawsuit volition travel against either West Virginia oregon Auburn. A 3rd would beryllium against Houston, Rutgers, Florida oregon Notre Dame.
The Rebels besides question to erstwhile Mountain West subordinate San Diego State connected Dec. 5 and play neutral tract games against Washington State (Lee’s Family Forum connected Dec. 12) and SMU (in Phoenix connected Dec. 19).
Fact: The Rebels volition beryllium good prepared to statesman the season.
Pastner secured accumulation location games against 2 Big 12 opponents — Utah (Oct. 7) and BYU (Oct. 24) — arsenic good arsenic Missouri from the SEC connected Oct. 29.
The Rebels statesman league play astatine Grand Canyon connected Jan. 5.
The league location opener falls against New Mexico connected Jan. 12.
Contact Ed Graney astatine egraney@reviewjournal.com. Follow @edgraney connected X.
2026-27 UNLV men's hoops schedule
Oct. 7 vs. Utah (exhibition)
Oct. 24 vs. BYU (exhibition)
Oct. 29 vs. Missouri (exhibition)
(Non-conference play)
Nov. 3 vs. Northern Arizona
Nov. 7 vs. Samford
Nov. 13 vs. Stanford
Nov. 17 vs. Kansas (Players Era Eight astatine Michelob ULTRA Arena)
Nov. 18 vs. TBD (Players Era Eight)
Nov. 19 vs. TBD (Players Era Eight)
Nov. 23 vs. Eastern Washington
Nov. 28 vs. UTRVG
Dec. 2 astatine San Francisco
Dec. 5 astatine San Diego State
Dec. 12 vs. Washington State (Lee's Family Forum)
Dec. 19 vs. SMU (Phoenix)
Dec. 22 vs. Cal Poly
Dec. 29 vs. Westminster
Jan. 2 vs. North Dakota
(Mountain West play)
Jan. 5 astatine Grand Canyon
Jan. 9 astatine San Jose State
Jan. 12 vs. New Mexico
Jan. 16 vs. Texas-El Paso
Jan. 19 astatine UC Davis
Jan. 23 vs. Hawaii
Jan. 26 astatine Wyoming
Jan. 30 vs. UNR
Feb. 2 astatine Air Force
Feb. 6 vs. San Jose State
Feb. 8 vs. Wyoming
Feb. 13 astatine New Mexico
Feb. 16 astatine Texas-El Paso
Feb. 20 vs. Grand Canyon
Feb. 23 vs. Air Force
Feb. 27 astatine UNR
Mar. 2 vs. UC Davis
Mar. 6 astatine Hawaii
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