October 23, 2026 - 6:06 pm

The 2025-26 UNLV men’s basketball team was plagued by injuries during coach Josh Pastner’s first season, losing five players.

That doesn’t even include UNLV forward Tyrin Jones, one of the Rebels’ most consistent starters who dealt with an ongoing injury while averaging 11.9 points and five rebounds a game.

Now, as UNLV prepares to host BYU in its second exhibition game Saturday, the Rebels are again facing questions about their roster. Several players who missed the team’s exhibition opener against Utah also will be unavailable against the Cougars.

“Kevin Young at BYU is a great coach. (The Cougars) are a great program, great staff and great players,” Pastner said. “We will really be tested because obviously we’re shorthanded. It will be a good opportunity for us to kind of see where we are at.”

Pastner confirmed that Jones, Tyler Harris, Issac Williamson and Terrance Ford Jr., known as T-Baby, will be out against BYU.…