Attention class, you are in your hoop session and UNLV is the next pupil up to be graded. They will be graded from their Friday night performance against Division III program, Whittier College. They receive a C+.
Grading too harshly, you believe? Well, team leader Jordan Cornish gave them a full letter grade below that: D+ (according to the Las Vegas Sun). Why? Because the expectations are high for this season.
The Runnin' Rebels are as good this season as they have ever been in the Rice era, and the loss of key players in the last few years can only play in their favor moving into the 2015 campaign.