2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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.

2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
76 Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, second round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record24–9 (11–5 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
2011 MWC tournament winner
Rankings from AP/Coaches' Poll

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous school
0 Oscar Bellfield 6'2" 185 G Jr. Los Angeles, CA Westchester HS
1 Quintrell Thomas 6'8" 245 F So. Newark, NJ Kansas
2 Kendall Wallace 6'4" 190 G Sr. Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
3 Anthony Marshall 6'3" 200 G So. Las Vegas, NV Mojave HS
5 Derrick Jasper 6'6" 215 G Sr. Paso Robles, CA Kentucky
10 Tyler Norman 6'0" 190 G Sr. Las Vegas, NV Iowa State
11 Carlos Lopez 6'11" 215 F Fr. Lajas, Puerto Rico Findlay Prep
12 Brice Massamba 6'10" 240 F/C Jr. Sodertalje, Sweden Findlay Prep
15 Mychal Martinez 6'5" 205 F Sr. Las Vegas, NV Yavapai
20 Karam Mashour 6'6" 200 G/F Fr. Nazareth, Israel St. Joseph HS
22 Chase Stanback 6'8" 210 G/F Jr. Los Angeles, CA UCLA
31 Justin Hawkins 6'3" 190 G So. Los Angeles, CA Taft HS
33 Tre'Von Willis 6'4" 195 G Sr. Fresno, CA Memphis
43 Mike Moser 6'8" 185 F So. Portland, OR UCLA
44 Todd Hanni 6'4" 215 G Jr. Danville, IN Wabash Valley

Offseason

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UNLV finished the 2009–2010 season with a 25–9 record, losing to Northern Iowa in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 69–66.[1] About a month later, it was announced that power forward Matt Shaw would be ineligible for his senior season because he tested positive for a banned substance.[2] On July 6, Head Coach Lon Kruger announced that Mike Moser has transferred from UCLA.[3] On September 1, Kruger announced that Kendall Wallace will undergo knee surgery due to a torn ACL and will miss the entire season.[4] Four weeks later, senior guard Tre'Von Willis was suspended for at least 10% of the season due to a June 29 arrested by the Henderson Police Department. He was charged with domestic battery and was also sentenced to a 100 hours of community service and was charged with a $325 fine.[5] Their offseason ended with their first practice on October 18, 2010.[6]

Preview

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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

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV–Received Votes
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
AP RV RV 24 20 22 RV RV 25 RV
Coaches RV RV RV 23 19 22 RV RV

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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. Tulsa
76 Classic First Round
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
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)
Clune Arena (3,031)
Colorado Springs, CO
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
(8 SW) vs. (9 SW) Illinois
NCAA Second Round
L 62–73  24–9
BOK Center (14,353)
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
SW=NCAA Southwest Regional.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Shaw To Miss Final Season". UNLV Athletics website. April 27, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  3. ^ "Moser Becomes A Runnin' Rebel". UNLV Athletics website. July 6, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  4. ^ "Wallace sufferers season ending injury". UNLV Athletics website. September 1, 2010. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  5. ^ Ryan Grene (September 28, 2010). "Tre'Von Willis reaches plea agreement, suspended at least three games". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved January 23, 2011.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.