UNLV hosts Whittier College in an exhibition at 7 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. If the Poets, who compete in the Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference in NCAA Division III, are not a lot tougher than their nickname, expect a blowout.
The Rebels open the regular season against Cal Poly on Nov. 13.
Ike Nwamu, a graduate transfer from Mercer, is a probable starter against Whittier along with senior point guard Jerome Seagears, sophomore guard Patrick McCaw, sophomore center Goodluck Okonoboh and freshman forward Stephen Zimmerman Jr.
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