2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, first round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 25–9 (11–5 Mountain West) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 New Mexico | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 BYU | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 30 | – | 6 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State† | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU |
5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† AP/Coaches Poll
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The 2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his sixth year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 25–9, 11–5 in MWC play. They advanced to the championship game of the 2010 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament before losing to San Diego State. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 8 seed in the Midwest Region, where they lost to 9 seed Northern Iowa in the first round.
Preseason
Recruiting
Coach Lon Kruger signed a three-man class for 2008, including the #4 ranked prospect out of Nevada (#66 Rivals, #80 Scout, #85 ESPN), shooting guard Anthony Marshall of North Las Vegas, power forward Carlos Lopez of Henderson and shooting guard Justin Hawkins out of Woodland Hills, California. UNLV also signed power forward Quintrell Thomas, who transferred to UNLV from Kansas.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Anthony Marshall SG |
North Las Vegas, Nevada | Mojave (NV) | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Aug 14, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 91 | ||||||
Carlos Lopez PF
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Lajas, Puerto Rico | Findlay College Prep (NV)
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6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Mar 25, 2008 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 89 | ||||||
Justin Hawkins SG |
Woodland Hills, California | Taft (CA)
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6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 30, 2007 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Season
Non-conference schedule
On November 28, 2009, the team defeated #16 Louisville and became ranked nationally the following week.
The Runnin' Rebels would enter the tournament only ranked in the coaches poll at #20.
Conference schedule
After eleven days off, UNLV began conference play against #23/25
However, thing soon went downhill as UNLV fell to Utah at home, 73–69. The Rebels rebounded and won in both Colorado State and TCU. Returning home, UNLV came from behind to beat Air Force, 60–50.
Roster
# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous school |
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0 | Oscar Bellfield | 6'2" | 185 | G
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So. | Los Angeles, CA
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Westchester HS
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1 | Quintrell Thomas† | 6'8" | 245 | F
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So. | Newark, NJ | Kansas |
2 | Kendall Wallace | 6'4" | 190 | G
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Jr. | Mesa, AZ | Mountain View HS
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3 | Anthony Marshall | 6'3" | 200 | G
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Fr. | Las Vegas, NV | Mojave HS |
5 | Derrick Jasper | 6'6" | 215 | G
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Jr. | Paso Robles, CA | Kentucky |
10 | Tyler Norman | 6'0" | 190 | G
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Jr. | Las Vegas, NV | Iowa State |
11 | Carlos Lopez | 6'11" | 215 | F
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Fr. | Lajas, Puerto Rico | Findlay Prep
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12 | Brice Massamba | 6'10" | 240 | F/C
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So. | Sodertalje, Sweden
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Findlay Prep
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14 | Todd Hanni | 6'4" | 215 | G
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So. | Danville, IN | Wabash Valley |
15 | Mychal Martinez | 6'5" | 205 | F
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Jr. | Las Vegas, NV | Yavapai |
20 | Steve Jones | 6'1" | 220 | G
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Sr. | Portland, OR | Arizona State |
22 | Chase Stanback | 6'8" | 210 | G/C
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So. | Los Angeles, CA
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UCLA |
31 | Justin Hawkins | 6'3" | 190 | G
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Fr. | Los Angeles, CA
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Taft HS
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33 | Tre'Von Willis | 6'4" | 195 | G
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Jr. | Fresno, CA | Memphis |
34 | Matt Shaw | 6'8" | 240 | F
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Jr. | Los Angeles, CA
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Fairfax HS |
44 | Darris Santee | 6'8" | 225 | F
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Sr. | Houston, TX
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Midland |
Notes: † – denotes the player must sit out the 2009–10 season per NCAA transfer rules.
Rankings
Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
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AP | – | – | RV | 24 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 17 | 23 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/10/2009* 7:00 PM |
Washburn | W 62–52 | — |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,238) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2009* 7:00 PM |
Pittsburg State
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W 92–51 | 1–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,304) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
11/18/2009* 7:30 PM, The Mtn. |
Nevada | W 88–75 | 2–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,113) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
11/21/2009* 7:00 PM |
Southern Illinois MWC–MVC Challenge |
W 78–69 | 3–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,651) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
11/25/2009* 7:00 PM |
Holy Cross | W 80–59 | 4–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,946) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
11/28/2009* 1:00 PM, Versus
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No. 16 Louisville | W 76–71 | 5–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,390) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
12/02/2009* 6:00 PM, FSAZ
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No. 23 | at Arizona | W 74–72 2OT | 6–0 |
McKale Center (13,485) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
12/05/2009* 7:00 PM |
No. 23 | at Santa Clara | W 66–63 | 7–0 |
Leavey Center (2,064) Santa Clara, CA | ||||||
12/12/2009* 4:00 PM, FSKC
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No. 18 | vs. Kansas State | L 80–95 | 7–1 |
Orleans Arena (8,320) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
12/15/2009* 6:00 PM |
at Southern Utah | W 77–59 | 8–1 |
Centrum Arena (4,331)
Cedar City, UT | |||||||
12/17/2009* 7:00 PM |
Weber State | W 72–63 | 9–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center (15,715) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
12/19/2009* 7:00 PM |
USC Upstate | W 88–58 | 10–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,300) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
12/22/2009* 7:30 PM, ESPNU |
vs. SMU Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals |
W 67–53 | 11–1 |
Honolulu, HI
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12/23/2009* 8:30 PM, ESPN2 |
at Hawai'i Diamond Head Classic semifinals |
W 77–53 | 12–1 |
Stan Sheriff Center (6,416) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
12/25/2009* 6:30 PM, ESPN2 |
vs. USC Diamond Head Classic finals |
L 56–67 | 12–2 |
Stan Sheriff Center (6,172) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
01/06/2009 7:00 PM, The Mtn. |
at No. 25 BYU | L 73–77 | 12–3 (0–1) |
Marriott Center (15,546) Provo, UT | |||||||
01/09/2010 1:00 PM, Versus |
at No. 15 New Mexico | W 74–62 | 13–3 (1–1) |
The Pit (14,586) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
01/13/2010 7:00 PM, CBSCS
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San Diego State | W 76–66 | 14–3 (2–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,530) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
01/16/2010 7:00 PM, CBSCS |
Utah | L 69–73 | 14–4 (2–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center (16,594) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
01/20/2010 7:00 PM, The Mtn. |
at Colorado State | W 80–72 | 15–4 (3–2) |
Moby Arena (4,353) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
01/23/2010 3:00 PM, CBSCS |
at TCU
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W 79–70 | 16–4 (4–2) |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,270)
Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
01/26/2010 7:30 PM, The Mtn. |
Air Force | W 60–50 | 17–4 (5–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,175) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
02/03/2010 7:00 PM, The Mtn. |
at Wyoming | W 78–50 | 18–4 (6–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (4,718) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/06/2010 1:00 PM, Versus |
No. 12 BYU | W 88–74 | 19–4 (7–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,557) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
02/10/2010 8:00 PM, CBSCS |
No. 23 | No. 15 New Mexico | L 66–76 | 19–5 (7–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,044) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
02/13/2010 1:00 PM, Versus |
No. 23 | at San Diego State | L 58–68 | 19–6 (7–4) |
San Diego, CA
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02/17/2010 7:00 PM, The Mtn. |
at Utah | L 61–66 | 19–7 (7–5) |
Salt Lake City, UT
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02/20/2010 3:00 PM, CBSCS |
Colorado State | W 70–39 | 20–7 (8–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,626) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
02/24/2010 8:00 PM, The Mtn. |
TCU | W 78–62 | 21–7 (9–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,408) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
02/27/2010 12:30 PM, The Mtn. |
at Air Force | W 77–47 | 22–7 (10–5) |
Clune Arena (2,430)
Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
03/06/2010 1:00 PM, Versus |
Wyoming | W 74–56 | 23–7 (11–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,116) Las Vegas, NV | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
03/11/2010 8:30 PM, The Mtn. |
(3) | vs. (6) Utah MWC Quarterfinals |
W 73–61 | 24–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center (12,405) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
03/12/2010 8:30 PM, CBSCS |
(3) | vs. (2) No. 14 BYU MWC Semifinals |
W 70–66 | 25–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
03/13/2010 4:00 PM, Versus |
(3) | vs. (4) San Diego State MWC Championship Game |
L 45–55 | 25–8 |
Thomas & Mack Center (12,728) Las Vegas, NV | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2010* 4:10 PM, CBS
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(8 MW) | vs. (9 MW) No. 24 Northern Iowa NCAA First Round |
L 66–69 | 25–9 |
Ford Center
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .MW=NCAA Midwest Regional. All times are in Pacific Time |
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