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Desi-Rae Young

Young, Jackson help UNLV women extend MWC win streak to 28
Sat, Jan 13, 2024 (2:51 p.m.)
Desi-Rae Young had 26 points and 11 rebounds and Kiara Jackson scored 16 points to help No. 25 UNLV beat Air Force 76-64 on Saturday for the Runnin' Rebels 28th straight win against Mountain West Conference opponents....
UNLV basketball player Jalen Hill appears on "Take a Lap with Mike Grimala" in 2023.
Take a Lap: Happy 'Hilloween' with Jalen Hill
Monday, October 30, 2023
Welcome to the latest installment of “Take a Lap with Mike Grimala,” a video interview series that we hope becomes a regular trip to the fun side of UNLV sports. In this episode, UNLV basketball player Jalen Hill celebrates "Hilloween" by trick-or-treating ...
Desi-Rae Young, center, celebrates with the team after UNLV defeated Wyoming, 71-60, to win the Mountain West tournament championship at the Thomas & Mack Center on March 8.
UNLV women's basketball players land first NIL deal
Friday, July 14, 2023
The UNLV women’s basketball team is getting paid. The first name, image and likeness deal for the back-to-back Mountain West champs was announced on Thursday, via the Friends of UNILV collective. No terms ...
UNLV Director of Athletics Erick Harper is interviewed by the Las Vegas Sun at the Thomas & Mack Center Monday, June 26, 2023.
AD excited about trajectory of UNLV’s sports programs
Q+A: ERICK HARPER:
Saturday, July 8, 2023
A wide-ranging conversation with Erick Harper, the UNLV athletic director, touched on many topics, from the upgrades to the basketball roster to UNLV’s efforts in realignment ...
UNLV center Desi-Rae Young (23) battles for a rebound against Michigan forward Cameron Williams (44) in the second half of a first-round college basketball game in the women's NCAA Tournament in Baton Rouge, La., Friday, March 17, 2023,
Historic season for UNLV women ends in tourney loss to Michigan
Friday, March 17, 2023
The UNLV women’s basketball team finally met its match on Friday. After a historic season that saw the Scarlet and Gray win 22 straight games, go undefeated in the Mountain West and rack up a program-best 31 victories, they finally ran into ...
UNLV junior forward Desi-Rae Young speaks at a press conference in Baton Rouge, La., on March 16, 2023, before the women's basketball team's first-round NCAA Tournament game against Michigan.
UNLV women counting on Desi-Rae Young to carry the day in NCAA Tournament
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Desi-Rae Young was named Mountain West Player of the Year in 2021-22, and the 6-foot-1 center came back and posted better numbers across the board this season, averaging 18.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game while shooting 59.7% from the ...
UNLV Lady Rebels guard Kiara Jackson (3) drives to the basket against San Jose State Spartans guard Aarion Nichols (0) at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. With Jackson, sophomore wing Alyssa Durazo-Frescas and freshman guard Jazmyn Lott, UNLV will be in a good position for the next few years even with stars Essence Booker and Justice Ethridge set to graduate.
UNLV women's backcourt in good hands with young guards
Thursday, March 16, 2023
The UNLV women’s basketball program has undergone a dramatic turnaround in the last three years, transforming from a Mountain West also-ran into a ...
UNLV Lady Rebels guard Justice Ethridge (11) shoots a layup by Wyoming Cowgirls guard Malene Pedersen (12) during the second half of the Mountain West tournament championship game at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 8, 2023.
Ethridge 'in the right place at the right time' as UNLV gets ready for March Madness
NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament:
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
When it comes to Justice Ethridge’s role on the UNLV women’s basketball team, consistency is key. As the Scarlet and Gray rocketed through their historic 2022-23 campaign, winning 22 straight games (and counting) and a second consecutive ...
UNLV Lady Rebels guard Alyssa Durazo-Frescas reacts after the Lady Rebels' NCAA Tournament selection is announced during a watch party at the Thomas & Mack Center Sunday, March 12, 2023. The Lady Rebels will face Michigan in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Friday.
No. 21 UNLV women will face Michigan in NCAA Tourney
Sunday, March 12, 2023
The UNLV women’s basketball team is heading to the Bayou. NCAA Tournament brackets were revealed on Sunday, and the No. 11 seed Scarlet and Gray will take on No. 6 Michigan on Friday in Baton Rouge ...
UNLV Lady Rebels center Desi-Rae Young (23) takes a shot against Wyoming Cowgirls center Allyson Fertig (45) in the first half of an NCAA basketball championship game during the Mountain West tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 8, 2023. STEVE MARCUS
UNLV women win 22nd straight, clinch NCAA berth
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Tight score, an opponent that couldn’t miss, the season hanging in the balance — Wednesday’s Mountain West women’s championship game would have been nerve-wracking for most teams. The UNLV women aren’t most teams ...
UNLV Lady Rebels guard Essence Booker (24) takes the ball upcourt against the San Jose State Spartans during an NCAA basketball game at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023. STEVE MARCUS
UNLV women advance to MWC final behind Booker's clutch fourth quarter
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
For 37 minutes, it wasn’t Essence Booker’s night. But when the pressure was on, UNLV’s senior point guard met the challenge, scoring 12 clutch points in the final three minutes as the Scarlet and Gray held off San Diego State, 71-68 ...
UNLV Lady Rebels guard Essence Booker, left, Alyssa Durazo-Frescas (12) and Desi-Rae Young (23) celebrate with the Mountain West trophy after defeating the San Jose State Spartans at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023.
Champs again: UNLV women win 16th straight, capture Mountain West title
Thursday, February 16, 2023
Alyssa Brown scored 17 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, Desi-Rae Young had a double-double and No. 23 UNLV clinched its second straight Mountain West Conference ...
UNLV Lady Rebels head coach Lindy La Rocque  watches from the sidelines during the Mountain West womens championship game against the Colorado State Rams at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
UNLV women's basketball ranked No. 23 in nation
Monday, February 13, 2023
The UNLV women’s basketball team is on quite a roll, and the country is taking notice. After weeks on the outside looking in, the ladies finally broke into the Associated Press Top 25 poll that was released on Monday, checking in at No. 23 ...
UNLV women's basketball player Essence Booker appears on "Take a Lap with Mike Grimala."
Take a Lap: Las Vegas vs. Reno with UNLV's Essence Booker
Tuesday, December 27, 2022
In this episode of "Take a Lap with Mike Grimala," UNLV women's basketball star Essence Booker gives us the tale of the tape on Nevada's in-state rivalry ...
UNLV Lady Rebels center Desi-Rae Young (23) drives past Colorado State Rams forward Karly Murphy (42) during the Mountain West womens championship game at the Thomas & Mack Center Wednesday, March 9, 2022.
UNLV's Desi-Rae Young wins league award after topping 1,000 career points
Monday, December 26, 2022
Desi-Rae Young continues to impress for the UNLV women’s basketball team.