UNLV men's basketball head coach Marvin Menzies is seen on the court during team practice at the Mendenhall Center at UNLV in Las Vegas on Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. Richard Brian/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @vegasphotograph
The preparation now is for three exhibition basketball games in a popular cruise-ship stop known for its beaches and coral reefs and diving and snorkeling and bikinis.
Not necessarily in that order.
But the work that probably will define how UNLV grows and potentially succeeds over the long term under first-year coach Marvin Menzies and his staff began in earnest last month.