2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
Las Vegas Invitational Champions
Conference Mountain West Conference
Ranking
Coaches #17
AP #17
2011–12 record 15–2 (0–0 Mountain West)
Head coach Dave Rice
Assistant coach Justin Hutson
Assistant coach Stacey Augmon
Assistant coach Heath Schroyer
Home arena Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons
« 2010–11 2012–13 »
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#17 UNLV 0   0   —     15   2   .882
New Mexico 0   0   —     12   2   .857
#24 San Diego State 0   0   —     12   2   .857
Wyoming 0   0   —     12   2   .857
Boise State 0   0   —     10   4   .714
Colorado State 0   0   —     9   4   .692
TCU 0   0   —     8   5   .615
Air Force 0   0   —     7   4   .636
† 2012 MWC Tournament winner
As of December , 2011 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Dave Rice, in his first 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.

Contents

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous school
0 Oscar Bellfield 6'2" 190 G Sr. Los Angeles, CA Westchester HS
1 Quintrell Thomas 6'8" 245 F RS Jr. Newark, NJ Kansas
2 Kendall Wallace 6'4" 195 G RS Sr. Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
3 Anthony Marshall 6'3" 200 G Jr. Las Vegas, NV Mojave HS
5 Reggie Smith 6'0" 185 G RS So. Chicago, IL Marquette
11 Carlos Lopez 6'11" 215 F So. Lajas, Puerto Rico Findlay Prep
12 Brice Massamba 6'10" 245 F/C Sr. Södertälje, Sweden Findlay Prep
14 Bryan Glenn 6'11" 215 C Fr. Las Vegas, NV Coronado HS
15 Bryce Jones 6'5" 200 G So. Los Angeles, CA USC
20 Kamar Mashour 6'6" 210 G/F So. Nazareth, Israel St. Joseph
22 Chase Stanback 6'8" 215 G/F RS Sr. Los Angeles, CA UCLA
24 Barry Cheaney 6'1" 160 G Fr. Corona, CA Los Osos HS
31 Justin Hawkins 6'3" 190 G Jr. Los Angeles, CA Taft HS
33 Wade Norman 6'4" 170 G Fr. Las Vegas, NV Faith Lutheran HS
43 Mike Moser 6'8" 210 F So. Portland, OR UCLA

Rankings

Main article: 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball 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 RV 18 RV RV 21 19 17
Coaches RV RV RV RV 20 RV RV 23 20 17

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
11/01/2011* 7:00 PM Washburn Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV W 58–50  9,619 –
Regular season
11/11/2011* 7:00 PM Grand Canyon Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV W 83–66  13,763 1–0
11/14/2011* 7:00 PM Nevada Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV CBSSN W 71–67  14,827 2–0
11/17/2011* 7:00 PM Canisus Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV W 95–70  10,663 3–0
11/20/2011* 7:00 PM Morgan State Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 W 92–55  10,782 4–0
11/22/2011* 7:30 PM Cal Poly Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational)		 W 75–52  12,061 5–0
11/25/2011* 5:00 PM vs. USC Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational semifinals)		 ESPN3 W 66–55  7,200 6–0
11/26/2011* 7:30 PM vs. #1 North Carolina Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV
(Las Vegas Invitational championship)		 ESPN2 W 90–80  7,523 7–0
11/30/2011* 7:00 PM at UC Santa Barbara #18 UCSB Events Center • Santa Barbara, CA W 94–88 2OT 5,516 8–0
12/04/2011* 1:00 PM at Wichita State #18 Charles Koch Arena • Wichita, KS
(MWC-MVC Challenge)		 Cox 96 L 70–89  10,466 8–1
12/07/2011* 7:00 PM vs. Cal State San Marcos Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV W 94–50  5,938 9–1
12/10/2011* 11:00 AM at #14 Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI BTN L 51–62  17,123 9–2
12/14/2011* 7:00 PM UTEP Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV The Mtn. W 65–54  11,805 10–2
12/17/2011* 2:00 PM vs. #19 Illinois United Center • Chicago, IL BTN W 64–48  15,144 11–2
12/19/2011* 7:00 PM Louisiana-Monroe #21 Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV W 81–63  11,515 12–2
12/23/2011* 2:00 PM California #21 Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV CBSSN W 85–68  15,188 13–2
12/28/2011* 7:00 PM Central Arkansas #19 Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV W 124–75  14,401 14–2
12/31/2011* 5:00 PM at Hawaiʻi #19 Stan Sheriff Center • Honolulu, HI KLAS W 74–69  6,726 15–2
01/05/2012* 7:00 PM at Cal State Bakersfield #17 Rabobank Arena • Bakersfield, CA     
01/14/2012 1:00 PM at San Diego State Viejas Arena • San Diego, CA NBCSN     
01/18/2012 7:30 PM TCU Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV The Mtn.     
01/21/2012 7:00 PM New Mexico Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV CBSSN     
01/25/2012 7:00 PM at Boise State Taco Bell Arena • Boise, ID The Mtn.     
01/28/2012 6:00 PM at Air Force Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, CO The Mtn.     
02/01/2012 7:30 PM Colorado State Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV The Mtn.     
02/04/2012 1:00 PM at Wyoming Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY The Mtn.     
02/11/2012 1:00 PM San Diego State Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV NBCSN     
02/14/2012 4:30 PM at TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum • Fort Worth, TX The Mtn.     
02/18/2012 10:00 AM at New Mexico The Pit • Albuquerque, NM CBS     
02/22/2012 7:00 PM Boise State Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV CBSSN     
02/25/2012 1:00 PM Air Force Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV NBCSN     
02/29/2012 7:00 PM at Colorado State Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO CBSSN     
03/03/2012 7:00 PM Wyoming Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV The Mtn.     
2012 Mountain West Basketball Tournament
03/07-03/10 vs.  Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV     
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada

Arenas – Dula Memorial Center (1958–60) • NSU Gym (now Marjorie Barrick Museum, 1960–67) • Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–83) • Thomas & Mack Center (1983–)

Coaches – Drakulich  • Gregory  • Todd  • Bayer  • Tarkanian  • Massimino  • Grgurich  • Bayno  • Good  • Spoonhour  • Kruger
Honored Players – G. Anthony • Augmon • Gilliam • Gondrezick • Green • Johnson • Sobers • Theus

National Championships

NCAA tournament champions - 1990

Conference tournament champions - 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991

Conference regular season champions - 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993

Tournament champions - 1998

Tournament champions - 2000 • 2007 • 2008

Regular season champions - 2000