UNLV hoops coach Josh Pastner wishes NCAA would allow more exhibition games

October 29, 2025

By Mark Morales-Smith, UNLV Rebels on SI: The UNLV Runnin’ Rebels men’s basketball team lost their first exhibition game of the season to Washington, and next up, they host Lincoln University on their home court at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. This will be the first time new head coach Josh Pastner gets to coach in front of his home crowd, and the first time a lot of the players on the team will get to play in front of the Rebels’ faithful.

Pastner made it clear that one of the reasons he scheduled this game was so that the team could get that experience before the start of the regular season.

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UNLV Runnin' Rebels Head Coach Josh Pastner: 'I Wish The NCAA Would Give Us More Exhibition Games'

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team lost their first exhibition game of the season to Washington, and next up, they host Lincoln University on their h

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