2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
76 Classic Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2010–11 record	24–9 (11–5 Mountain West)
Head coach	Lon Kruger
Assistant coach	Greg Grensing
Assistant coach	Steve Henson
Assistant coach	Lew Hill
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons « 2009–10 2011–12 »

2010–11 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
#5 San Diego State †	14		2		.875			34		3		.919
#12 Brigham Young	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

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 Las Vegas, 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 Men's Division I Basketball Tournament were they lost in the second round to Illinois.

Contents 1 Roster 2 Offseason 3 Preview 4 Rankings 5 Schedule and results 6 See also 7 References

Roster

#	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	Kamar Mashour	6'6"	200	G/F	Fr.	Nazareth, Israel	St. Joseph
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

UNLV finished the 2009–2010 season with a 25–9 record, losing to Northern Iowa in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I 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] There offeseason ended with their first practice on October 18, 2010.^[6]

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

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
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	23	19	22	RV	RV

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
11/2/2010*	7:00 PM	Grand Canyon		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV		W 90–66	9,306	–
11/9/2010*	7:00 PM	Washburn		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV		W 88–53	9,330	–
Regular season
11/12/2010*	7:30 PM	UC-Riverside		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV		W 85–41	12,970	1–0
11/17/2009*	7:00 PM	Southeastern Louisiana		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV		W 92–56	10,334	2–0
11/20/2010*	4:00 PM	Wisconsin		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV	Versus	W 68–65	14,736	3–0
11/25/2010*	8:30 PM	vs. Tulsa		Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (76 Classic first round)		W 80–71	2,089	4–0
11/26/2010*	6:30 PM	vs. Murray State		Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (76 Classic semi-final)	ESPNU	W 69–55	N/A	5–0
11/28/2010*	6:00 PM	vs. Virginia Tech		Anaheim Convention Center • Anaheim, CA (76 Classic championship)	ESPN2	W 71–59	2,497	6–0
12/1/2010*	5:00 PM	at Illinois State	#24	Redbird Arena • Normal, IL (MWC-MVC Challenge)		W 82–51	6,485	7–0
12/4/2010*	8:00 PM	at Nevada	#24	Lawlor Events Center • Reno, NV		W 82–70	5,967	8–0
12/8/2010*	7:00 PM	vs. Boise State	#20	Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV		W 75–72	8,320	9–0
12/11/2010*	9:00 AM	at Louisville	#20	KFC Yum! Center • Louisville, KY (Billy Minardi Classic)	ESPNU	L 69–77	22,489	9–1
12/15/2010*	7:00 PM	UC-Santa Barbara	#22	Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV		L 62–68	11,490	9–2
12/18/2010*	7:00 PM	Southern Utah	#22	Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV	The Mtn.	W 72–50	11,538	10–2
12/21/2010*	6:00 PM	vs. #11 Kansas State		Sprint Center • Kansas City, MO	ESPN2	W 63–59	18,422	11–2
12/30/2010*	7:00 PM	Central Michigan		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV		W 73–47	13,157	12–2
1/5/2011	7:00 PM	#14 BYU		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV	CBSCS	L 77–89	17,942	12–3 (0–1)
1/8/2011	7:00 PM	TCU		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV	The Mtn.	W 83–49	12,155	13–3 (1–1)
1/12/2011	7:00 PM	at #6 San Diego State		Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA	CBSCS	L 49–55	12,414	13–4 (1–2)
1/15/2011	3:00 PM	at Air Force		Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, CO	The Mtn.	W 64–52	3,031	14–4 (2–2)
1/19/2011	7:30 PM	Colorado State		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV	The Mtn.	L 63–78	11,266	14–5 (2–3)
1/22/2011	1:00 PM	New Mexico		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV	Versus	W 63–62	13,843	15–5 (3–3)
1/25/2011	1:00 PM	at Wyoming		Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY	The Mtn.	W 74–65	4,190	16–5 (4–3)
2/2/2011	7:30 PM	Utah		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV	The Mtn.	W 67–54	11,842	17–5 (5–3)
2/5/2011	1:00 PM	at #9 BYU		Marriott Center • Provo, UT	Versus	L 64–78	22,700	17–6 (5–4)
2/9/2011	5:00 PM	at TCU		Daniel–Meyer Coliseum • Fort Worth, TX	The Mtn.	W 94–79	3,813	18–6 (6–4)
2/12/2011	5:00 PM	#6 San Diego State		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV	CBSCS	L 57–63	18,557	18–7 (6–5)
2/15/2011	7:30 PM	Air Force		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV	The Mtn.	W 49–42	10,928	19–7 (7–5)
2/19/2011	4:00 PM	at Colorado State		Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO	The Mtn.	W 68–61	8,745	20–7 (8–5)
2/23/2011	6:00 PM	at New Mexico		The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	CBSCS	W 77–74 OT	15,346	21–7 (9–5)
2/26/2011	7:00 PM	Wyoming		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV	The Mtn.	W 90–72	15,398	22–7 (10–5)
3/5/2011	1:00 PM	at Utah		Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, UT	Versus	W 78–58	9,969	23–7 (11–5)
Mountain West Conference Tournament
3/10/2011	8:30 PM	Air Force		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas NV (Quarterfinals)	The Mtn.	W 69–53	12,325	24–7
3/11/2011	8:30 PM	#6 San Diego State		Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Semifinals)	CBSCS	L 72–74	18,500	24–8
NCAA Tournament
3/18/2011*	6:20 PM	vs. Illinois		BOK Center • Tulsa, OK (Second Round)	TBS	L 62–73	14,353	24–9
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

References

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