2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball | |
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76 Classic Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, second round | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 24–9 (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. 6 San Diego St † | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 34 | – | 3 | .919 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 BYU | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 32 | – | 5 | .865 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TCU | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Coaches' Poll
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The 2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his seventh 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. They finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in Mountain West play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Illinois.
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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Jr. | 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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Sr. | Mesa, AZ | Mountain View HS
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3 | Anthony Marshall | 6'3" | 200 | G
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So. | Las Vegas, NV | Mojave HS |
5 | Derrick Jasper | 6'6" | 215 | G
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Sr. | Paso Robles, CA | Kentucky |
10 | Tyler Norman | 6'0" | 190 | G
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Sr. | 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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Jr. | Sodertalje, Sweden
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Findlay Prep
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15 | Mychal Martinez | 6'5" | 205 | F
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Sr. | Las Vegas, NV | Yavapai |
20 | Karam Mashour | 6'6" | 200 | F
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Fr. | Nazareth, Israel
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St. Joseph HS |
22 | Chase Stanback | 6'8" | 210 | F
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Jr. | Los Angeles, CA
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UCLA |
31 | Justin Hawkins | 6'3" | 190 | G
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So. | 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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Sr. | Fresno, CA | Memphis |
43 | Mike Moser | 6'8" | 185 | F
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So. | Portland, OR | UCLA
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44 | Todd Hanni | 6'4" | 215 | G
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Jr. | Danville, IN | Wabash Valley |
Offseason
UNLV finished the
Preview
The Runnin' Rebels were picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference, behind defending conference tournament champion San Diego State Aztecs, the BYU Cougars led by preseason player of the year (Jimmer Fredette) and defending regular season champion, the New Mexico Lobos. Wills was also named to the preseason All-Team. UNLV received a first-place vote and 203 points.[7]
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 | RV | 24 | 20 | 22 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | ||||||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 22 | RV | RV |
Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/02/2010* 7:00 pm |
Grand Canyon | W 90–66 | — |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,306) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/09/2010* 7:00 pm |
Washburn | W 88–53 | — |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,330) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/12/2010* 7:30 pm |
UC Riverside | W 85–41 | 1–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (12,970) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/17/2010* 7:00 pm |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 92–56 | 2–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,334) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/20/2010* 4:00 pm, Versus |
Wisconsin | W 68–65 | 3–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,736) Paradise, NV | |||||||
11/25/2010* 8:30 pm |
vs. 76 Classic First Round
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W 80–71 | 4–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center (2,089) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
11/26/2010* 6:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Murray State 76 Classic Semifinal |
W 69–55 | 5–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA | |||||||
11/28/2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Virginia Tech 76 Classic Championship |
W 71–59 | 6–0 |
Anaheim Convention Center (2,497) Anaheim, CA | |||||||
12/01/2010* 5:00 pm |
No. 24 | at Illinois State MWC–MVC Challenge |
W 82–51 | 7–0 |
Redbird Arena (6,485)
Normal, IL | ||||||
12/04/2010* 8:00 pm |
No. 24 | at Nevada | W 82–70 | 8–0 |
Lawlor Events Center (5,967) Reno, NV | ||||||
12/08/2010* 7:00 pm |
No. 20 | vs. Boise State | W 75–72 | 9–0 |
Orleans Arena (8,320) Paradise, NV | ||||||
12/11/2010* 9:00 am, ESPNU |
No. 20 | at Louisville Billy Minardi Classic |
L 69–77 | 9–1 |
KFC Yum! Center (22,489) Louisville, KY | ||||||
12/15/2010* 7:00 pm |
No. 22 | UC Santa Barbara | L 62–68 | 9–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,490) Paradise, NV | ||||||
12/18/2010* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 22 | Southern Utah | W 72–50 | 10–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,538) Paradise, NV | ||||||
12/21/2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 11 Kansas State HyVee Wildcat Classic |
W 63–59 | 11–2 |
Sprint Center (18,422)
Kansas City, MO | |||||||
12/30/2010* 7:00 pm |
Central Michigan | W 73–47 | 12–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,157) Paradise, NV | |||||||
01/05/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS
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No. 25 | No. 15 BYU | L 77–89 | 12–3 (0–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (17,942) Paradise, NV | ||||||
01/08/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 25 | TCU | W 83–49 | 13–3 (1–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (12,155) Paradise, NV | ||||||
01/12/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS |
at No. 6 San Diego State | L 49–55 | 13–4 (1–2) |
Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | |||||||
01/15/2011 3:00 pm, The Mtn. |
at Air Force | W 64–52 | 14–4 (2–2) |
Colorado Springs, CO
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01/19/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. |
Colorado State | L 63–78 | 14–5 (2–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,266) Paradise, NV | |||||||
01/22/2011 1:00 pm, Versus |
New Mexico | W 63–62 | 15–5 (3–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,843) Paradise, NV | |||||||
01/25/2011 1:00 pm, The Mtn. |
at Wyoming | W 74–65 | 16–5 (4–3) |
Arena-Auditorium (4,190) Laramie, WY | |||||||
02/02/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. |
Utah | W 67–54 | 17–5 (5–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,842) Paradise, NV | |||||||
02/05/2011 1:00 pm, Versus |
at No. 8 BYU | L 64–78 | 17–6 (5–4) |
Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT | |||||||
02/09/2011 5:00 pm, The Mtn. |
at TCU | W 94–79 | 18–6 (6–4) |
Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,813)
Fort Worth, TX | |||||||
02/12/2011 5:00 pm, CBSCS |
No. 6 San Diego State | L 57–63 | 18–7 (6–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,557) Paradise, NV | |||||||
02/15/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. |
Air Force | W 49–42 | 19–7 (7–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,928) Paradise, NV | |||||||
02/19/2011 4:00 pm, The Mtn. |
at Colorado State | W 68–61 | 20–7 (8–5) |
Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
02/23/2011 6:00 pm, CBSCS |
at New Mexico | W 77–74 OT | 21–7 (9–5) |
The Pit (15,346)
Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
02/26/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. |
Wyoming | W 90–72 | 22–7 (10–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (15,398) Paradise, NV | |||||||
03/05/2011 1:00 pm, Versus |
at Utah | W 78–58 | 23–7 (11–5) |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,969) Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2011 8:30 pm, The Mtn. |
(3) | (6) Air Force MWC Quarterfinals |
W 69–53 | 24–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center (12,325) Paradise, NV | ||||||
03/11/2011 8:30 pm, CBSCS |
(3) | (2) No. 6 San Diego State MWC Semifinals |
L 72–74 | 24–8 |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2011* 6:20 pm, TBS
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(8 SW) | vs. (9 SW) Illinois NCAA Second Round |
L 62–73 | 24–9 |
Tulsa, OK
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .SW=NCAA Southwest Regional. All times are in Pacific Time |
See also
References
- ^ "UNLV Falls To Northern Iowa, 69–66". UNLV Athletics website. March 18, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "Shaw To Miss Final Season". UNLV Athletics website. April 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "Moser Becomes A Runnin' Rebel". UNLV Athletics website. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "Wallace sufferers season ending injury". UNLV Athletics website. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ Ryan Grene (September 28, 2010). "Tre'Von Willis reaches plea agreement, suspended at least three games". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "FirstLook 2010 Set For Fri., Oct. 15". UNLV Athletic website. October 25, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
- ^ "Mountain West Conference Announces 2010–11 Preseason Men's Basketball Selections". October 12, 2010. Archived from the original on October 6, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.