2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball | |
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 17–14 (11–7 MW) |
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Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Nevada | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 5 | .853 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Utah State † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 4 | – | 27 | .129 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Mountain West Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by third-year head coach Marvin Menzies and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State.
On March 15, head coach Marvin Menzies was fired.[1] He finished at UNLV with a three-year record of 48–48.
On March 27, UNLV hired South Dakota State head coach T. J. Otzelberger as their next head coach.[2]
Previous season
The Runnin' Rebels finished the
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Jordan Johnson | 24 | G | 5'11" | 175 | RS Senior | Waukegan, IL | Graduated |
Brandon McCoy | 44 | F | 7'0" | 250 | Freshman | San Diego, CA | Declared for 2018 NBA draft. Went undrafted |
Jovan Mooring | 30 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Senior | Country Club Hills, IL | Graduated |
2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Bryce Hamilton #61 SG |
Pasadena, CA | Pasadena High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Oct 23, 2017 | |
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Joel Ntambwe #39 PF |
Kernersville, NC | Forest Trail Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | N/A | ||
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Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua PF |
Douala, Cameroon | NBA Global Academy | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | ||
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Trey Woodbury #50 SG |
Las Vegas, NV | Ed W. Clark High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 1, 2017 | |
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2019 recruiting class
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Ethan Anderson #29 PG |
Los Angeles, CA | Fairfax High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Aug 1, 2017 | |
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Montana State Billings | W 83–81 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM |
Loyola Marymount | L 50–61 | 0–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center (8,501) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm |
UC Riverside | W 72–51 | 1–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,327) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Oakland | W 74–61 | 2–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,439) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM |
Pacific | W 96–70 | 3–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,338) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Southern Utah | W 76–71 | 4–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,567) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Nov 28, 2018 7:30 pm, ATTSNRM |
Valparaiso MW–MVC Challenge |
L 64–72 | 4–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,587) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBSSN |
Cincinnati | L 61–65 | 4–3 |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,572) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 11:00 am, BTN |
at Illinois | L 74–77 | 4–4 |
State Farm Center (12,268) Champaign, IL | |||||||
Dec 15, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. BYU MGM Resorts Showcase |
W 92–90 OT | 5–4 |
T-Mobile Arena (5,107) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals |
W 73–59 | 6–4 |
Stan Sheriff Center (6,049) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 23, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic semifinals |
L 79–84 | 6–5 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,470) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Dec 25, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Bucknell Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game |
L 72–97 | 6–6 |
Stan Sheriff Center (5,752) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 2, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN |
Colorado State | W 78–76 | 7–6 (1–0) |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,881) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Wyoming | W 68-56 | 8–6 (2–0) |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,903) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Jan 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at New Mexico | W 80–69 | 9–6 (3–0) |
Dreamstyle Arena (10,242) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Air Force | L 88–106 | 9–7 (3–1) |
Clune Arena (3,761)
Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ATTSNRM |
San Jose State | W 94–56 | 10–7 (4–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (8,623) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
New Mexico | W 74–58 | 11–7 (5–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (8,432) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
at San Diego State | L 77–94 | 11–8 (5–2) |
Viejas Arena (11,254) San Diego, CA | |||||||
Jan 29, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 8 Nevada | L 70–87 | 11–9 (5–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center (15,786) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Feb 2, 2019 1:30 pm, ATTSNRM |
at Utah State | L 65–82 | 11–10 (5–4) |
Smith Spectrum (7,157) Logan, UT | |||||||
Feb 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Boise State | W 83–72 | 12–10 (6–4) |
Taco Bell Arena (3,200)
Boise, ID | |||||||
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Fresno State | L 65–83 | 12–11 (6–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (8,324) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Feb 12, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN |
Air Force | W 77–72 | 13–11 (7–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,550) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM |
at San Jose State | W 71–64 | 14–11 (8–5) |
Event Center Arena (1,658)
San Jose, CA | |||||||
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Wyoming | W 66–56 | 15–11 (9–5) |
Arena-Auditorium (3,432) Laramie, WY | |||||||
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
San Diego State | L 59–60 | 15–12 (9–6) |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,427) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at No. 12 Nevada | L 73–89 | 15–13 (9–7) |
Lawlor Events Center (11,289) Reno, NV | |||||||
Mar 2, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN |
Boise State | W 85–81 OT | 16–13 (10–7) |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,301) Paradise, NV | |||||||
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Colorado State | W 65–60 | 17–13 (11–7) |
Moby Arena (3,505) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 14, 2019 5:30 pm, CBSSN |
(5) | (4) San Diego State Quarterfinals |
L 55–63 | 17–14 |
Thomas & Mack Center (7,309) Paradise, NV | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Pacific Time |
References
- ^ "Marvin Menzies fired as UNLV basketball coach — VIDEO". March 15, 2019.
- ^ "UNLV hires T.J. Otzelberger as basketball coach — VIDEO". March 27, 2019.