11/23/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
LAHAINA, Maui, Hawaii - Here's how the the Runnin' Rebels' trip to the Maui Invitational has played out on social media so far...
#UNLVmbb took off on Friday morning.
Next stop Maui! pic.twitter.com/ifXulQKHeF
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 20, 2015
After arriving, the team acclimated to the weather and the time on Friday in preparations for their boating trip on Saturday morning...
The Cruisin' Rebels
#MauiInvitational 🛳🏝 pic.twitter.com/fq8FO6RBeL
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 21, 2015
Which was an awesome experience for the team, coaches and staff. The guys even saw some whales on the excursion.
Great spending quality time as a team this morning. Practice this afternoon. #UnlvFamily pic.twitter.com/D0Vb7CJwQv
-- Dave Rice (@CoachDaveRice) November 21, 2015
After the cruise, head coach Dave Rice had some media responsibilities to do with ESPN...
.@CoachDaveRice doing an interview with @espn about playing in the @MauiInv #UNLVmbb pic.twitter.com/L3kMKCyjQX
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 21, 2015
And with Fox 5's Kevin Bolinger for the #RebZone that aired last night.
And Now... @CoachDaveRice sits down to shoot a #RebZone segment with @KevinFOX5Vegas talking about @MauiInv #UNLVmbb pic.twitter.com/Ok8NvVDyjs
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 21, 2015
(You can watch the #RebZone here)
After relaxing during the afternoon, the team was introduced and took a team photo at the Maui Invitational luau on Saturday night.
Your Runnin' Rebels in Maui #UNLVmbb pic.twitter.com/kqDimlrSTD
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 22, 2015
The guys even got to pick out a pair of Maui Jim sunglasses at the luau 😎
The guys picking out some @OfficialMauiJim sunglasses! 😎😎#UNLVmbb pic.twitter.com/FQAh1nPCmi
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 22, 2015
During the luau, Jerome Seagears and Goodluck Okonoboh showed off their hula skills (video below) and Ben Carter and Stephen Zimmerman Jr. participated in a game of corn hole, beating UCLA but falling to Kansas.
.@SEAGEARS_MADE and @Goodlucko_12 showing off their skills during the @MauiInv luau! pic.twitter.com/xsGFFNkwPw
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 22, 2015
And look who the guys ran into!
It's great to see Dantley Walker Once A Rebel Always A Rebel pic.twitter.com/VB5l1cVJEH
-- realstaceyaugmon (@staceyaugmon) November 22, 2015
It was another busy morning for the head man on Sunday as he and the other head coaches met for the pre-tournament press conference near the ocean.
Good morning from Maui! @CoachDaveRice busy w/ the pre-tournament press conference w/ all the head coaches #UNLVmbb pic.twitter.com/t7CLeJZH3s
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 22, 2015
"It's very good to be here. One of the priorities when we took over as a staff was to get back in the @MauiInv" - @CoachDaveRice
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 22, 2015
The head coaches posing for a photo Oceanside @MauiInv pic.twitter.com/jsigOHsxEE
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 22, 2015
And Now... that leads us to today...
GAME DAY... Island edition!! #UNLVmbb takes on @UCLAMBB at 8:30 pm PT/6:30 pm HT on ESPN2 in the @MauiInv pic.twitter.com/1aRvuIKVeP
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 23, 2015
The team went through the final shoot around at 1 p.m. local time.
#UNLVmbb going through shoot around at a local high school in Maui before tonight's game with UCLA pic.twitter.com/tLiJPL1y9X
-- UNLV Basketball (@TheRunninRebels) November 23, 2015
Tonight the Runnin' Rebels will face UCLA on ESPN2 at 8:30 p.m. PT/6:30 p.m. HT. Be sure to tune in!
