UNLV guard Jalen Poyser (24) motions to teammates while playing San Jose State during a basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
UNLV returned to Las Vegas from the Bahamas in August knowing much more about what kind of basketball team will take the court this season.
The Rebels had two weeks of practices leading up to the trip to Nassau, and then three exhibitions and more practices while in the Bahamas.
“I think the value is yet to be determined, but obviously we feel good in planning the practice stage because when you lay out the blueprint for the year, you’ve got to start somewhere,” first-year coach Marvin Menzies said.