2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by second-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	12–15 (8–10 MW)
Head coach	T. J. Otzelberger (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Tim Buckley Kevin Kruger DeMarlo Slocum
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center

2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 San Diego State†	14	–	3		.824			23	–	5		.821
Utah State	15	–	4		.789			20	–	9		.690
Colorado State	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Boise State	14	–	6		.700			19	–	9		.679
Nevada	10	–	7		.588			16	–	10		.615
Fresno State	9	–	11		.450			12	–	12		.500
UNLV	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			14	–	11		.560
San Jose State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	16		.238
Air Force	3	–	17		.150			5	–	20		.200
New Mexico	2	–	15		.118			6	–	16		.273
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Boise State.

Roster

2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Donovan Yap 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Arbor View HS Las Vegas, NV F 1 Moses Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Tulane Reno, NV G 2 Trey Hurlburt (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Cal State San Marcos Las Vegas, NV G 3 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Iowa State Wichita, KS G 5 David Jenkins Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr South Dakota State Tacoma, WA F 10 Edoardo Del Cadia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr College of Central FL Senigallia, Italy C 12 Jhaylon Martinez 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Dream City Christian HS Vallejo, CA G 13 Bryce Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pasadena HS Pasadena, CA G 14 Isaac Lindsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mineral Point HS Mineral Point, WI F 15 Reece Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Loomis Chaffee School Albany, NY G 22 Nick Blake 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr IMG Academy Las Vegas, NV F 24 Kendrick Gilbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Durango HS Las Vegas, NV F 30 Devin Tillis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Windward HS Los Angeles, CA G 31 Marvin Coleman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Foothill HS Las Vegas, NV F 34 Cheikh Mbacke Diong 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Florida Preparatory Academy Dakar, Senegal	Head coach T. J. Otzelberger (UW–Whitewater) Assistant coach(es) Tim Buckley (Bemidji State) Kevin Kruger (UNLV) DeMarlo Slocum (Georgia Southern) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 6:30 pm		Montana State	L 78–91	0–1	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
November 30, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 14 North Carolina Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 51–78	0–2	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Alabama Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round	L 74–86	0–3	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
December 2, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Davidson Maui Invitational 7th place game	L 73–77	0–4	Harrah's Cherokee Center  Asheville, NC
December 5, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kansas State	W 68–58	1–4	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, KS
January 7, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at Colorado State	L 71–74	1–5 (0–1)	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, FS1		at Colorado State	L 80–83	1–6 (0–2)	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, CO
January 12, 2021* 2:00 pm		St. Katherine	W 95–34	2–6	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 16, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN		New Mexico	W 77–54	3–6 (1–2)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 18, 2021 6:30 pm, FS1		New Mexico	W 53–46	4–6 (2–2)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 21, 2021* 5:00 pm		Benedictine Mesa	W 99–45	5–6	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 25, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Utah State	W 59–56	6–6 (3–2)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 27, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		Utah State	L 74–83	6–7 (3–3)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
January 31, 2021 6:30 pm, FS1		at Nevada	L 60–89	6–8 (3–4)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		at Nevada	L 62–72	6–9 (3–5)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Air Force	W 68–58	7–9 (4–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (50) Paradise, NV
February 8, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		Air Force	W 69–64	8–9 (5–5)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Boise State	L 66–78	8–10 (5–6)	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		at Boise State	L 59–61	8–11 (5–7)	ExtraMile Arena  Boise, ID
February 19, 2021 6:30 pm, Stadium		at San Jose State	W 76–60	9–11 (6–7)	Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
February 21, 2021 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at San Jose State	W 67–64	10–11 (7–7)	Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
February 24, 2021 1:00 pm, FS1		Fresno State	L 64–67	10–12 (7–8)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN		Fresno State	W 68–67	11–12 (8–8)	Thomas & Mack Center  Fresno, CA
March 3, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		No. 19 San Diego State	L 62–71	11–13 (8–9)	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 6, 2021 9:00 pm, CBSSN		at Wyoming	L 69–80	11–14 (8–10)	Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
Mar 10, 2021 1:30 pm, Stadium	(7)	vs. (10) Air Force First round	W 80–52	12–14	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
Mar 11, 2021 6:30 pm, Stadium	(7)	vs. (2) Utah State Quarterfinals	L 53–74	12–15	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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