| 2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball | |
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Las Vegas Invitational Champions | |
NCAA Tournament, second round | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 23 |
| Record | 26–9 (9–5 Mountain West) |
| Head coach | |
| Assistant coaches |
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| Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 New Mexico † | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 San Diego St | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 UNLV | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TCU | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2012 MWC tournament winner As of March 8, 2012 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. UNLV's season ended with 26–9 overall, and 9–5 in MWC Play, placing third. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament by New Mexico. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Colorado.
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 | Karam 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
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | RV | RV | 18 | RV | RV | 21 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 23 | Not released |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | RV | RV | 23 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 25 | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| 11/01/2011* 7:00 pm |
Washburn | W 58–50 | – |
Thomas & Mack Center (9,619) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:00 pm |
Grand Canyon | W 83–66 | 1–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,763) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
Nevada | W 71–67 | 2–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,827) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/17/2011* 7:00 pm |
Canisus | W 95–70 | 3–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,663) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/20/2011* 7:00 pm |
Morgan State Las Vegas Invitational |
W 92–55 | 4–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (10,782) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/22/2011* 7:30 pm |
Cal Poly Las Vegas Invitational |
W 75–52 | 5–0 |
Thomas & Mack Center (12,061) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/25/2011* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. USC Las Vegas Invitational semifinals |
W 66–55 | 6–0 |
Orleans Arena (7,200) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/26/2011* 7:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 1 North Carolina Las Vegas Invitational championship |
W 90–80 | 7–0 |
Orleans Arena (7,523) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 18 | at UC Santa Barbara | W 94–88 2OT | 8–0 |
The Thunderdome (5,516) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||
| 12/04/2011* 1:00 pm, Cox 96 |
No. 18 | at Wichita State MWC-MVC Challenge |
L 70–89 | 8–1 |
Charles Koch Arena (10,466) Wichita, KS | ||||||
| 12/07/2011* 7:00 pm |
Cal State San Marcos | W 94–50 | 9–1 |
Orleans Arena (5,938) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 12/10/2011* 11:00 am, BTN |
at No. 14 Wisconsin | L 51–62 | 9–2 |
Kohl Center (17,123) Madison, WI | |||||||
| 12/14/2011* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. |
UTEP | W 65–54 | 10–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,805) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| 12/17/2011* 2:00 pm, BTN |
vs. No. 19 Illinois | W 64–48 | 11–2 |
United Center (15,144) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| 12/19/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 21 | Louisiana-Monroe | W 81–63 | 12–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (11,515) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 12/23/2011* 2:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 21 | California | W 85–68 | 13–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (15,188) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 12/28/2011* 7:00 pm |
No. 19 | Central Arkansas | W 124–75 | 14–2 |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,401) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 12/31/2011* 5:00 pm, KLAS |
No. 19 | at Hawaiʻi | W 74–69 | 15–2 |
Stan Sheriff Center (6,726) Honolulu, HI | ||||||
| 01/05/2012* 7:00 pm |
No. 17 | at Cal State Bakersfield | W 89–57 | 16–2 |
Rabobank Arena (3,325) Bakersfield, CA | ||||||
| 01/14/2012 1:00 pm, NBCSN |
No. 12 | at No. 22 San Diego State | L 67–69 | 16–3 (0–1) |
Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||||
| 01/18/2012 7:30 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 14 | TCU | W 101–78 | 17–3 (1–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,126) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 01/21/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 14 | New Mexico | W 80–63 | 18–3 (2–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 01/25/2012 7:00 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 12 | at Boise State | W 77–72 OT | 19–3 (3–1) |
Taco Bell Arena (6,024) Boise, ID | ||||||
| 01/28/2012 6:00 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 12 | at Air Force | W 65–63 OT | 20–3 (4–1) |
Clune Arena (4,170) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||||
| 02/01/2012 7:30 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 11 | Colorado State | W 82–63 | 21–3 (5–1) |
Thomas & Mack Center (15,053) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 02/04/2012 1:00 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 11 | at Wyoming | L 66–68 | 21–4 (5–2) |
Arena-Auditorium (7,179) Laramie, WY | ||||||
| 02/11/2012 1:00 pm, NBCSN |
No. 14 | No. 13 San Diego State | W 65–63 | 22–4 (6–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 02/14/2012 4:30 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 11 | at TCU | L 97–102 OT | 22–5 (6–3) |
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,710) Fort Worth, TX | ||||||
| 02/18/2012 10:00 am, CBS |
No. 11 | at New Mexico | L 45–65 | 22–6 (6–4) |
The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
| 02/22/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 21 | Boise State | W 75–58 | 23–6 (7–4) |
Thomas & Mack Center (14,409) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 02/25/2012 1:00 pm, NBCSN |
No. 21 | Air Force | W 68–58 | 24–6 (8–4) |
Thomas & Mack Center (16,036) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 02/29/2012 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 17 | at Colorado State | L 59–66 | 24–7 (8–5) |
Moby Arena (8,371) Fort Collins, CO | ||||||
| 03/03/2012 7:00 pm, The Mtn. |
No. 17 | Wyoming | W 74–63 | 25–7 (9–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/08/2012 8:30 pm, The Mtn. |
(3) No. 20 | vs. (6) Wyoming Quarterfinals |
W 56–48 | 26–7 |
Thomas & Mack Center (13,772) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 03/08/2012 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
(3) No. 20 | vs. (2) New Mexico Semifinals |
L 67–72 | 26–8 |
Thomas & Mack Center (16,339) Paradise, NV | ||||||
| 2012 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 03/15/2012* 6:57 pm, truTV |
(6 S) No. 23 | vs. (11 S) Colorado Second Round |
L 64–68 | 26–9 |
The Pit (15,674) Albuquerque, NM | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. | |||||||||||
References
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