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2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by third-year head coach Marvin Menzies and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State.

2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record17–14 (11–7 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Nevada 15 – 3   .833 29 – 5   .853
No. 25 Utah State † 15 – 3   .833 28 – 7   .800
Fresno State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 9   .719
San Diego State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
UNLV 11 – 7   .611 17 – 14   .548
Air Force 8 – 10   .444 14 – 18   .438
New Mexico 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Boise State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 20   .394
Colorado State 7 – 11   .389 12 – 20   .375
Wyoming 4 – 14   .222 8 – 24   .250
San Jose State 1 – 17   .056 4 – 27   .129
† Mountain West Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On March 15, head coach Marvin Menzies was fired.[1] He finished at UNLV with a three-year record of 48–48.

On March 27, UNLV hired South Dakota State head coach T. J. Otzelberger as their next head coach.[2]

Previous season

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The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Nevada. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invite to the CBI Tournament.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Jordan Johnson 24 G 5'11" 175 RS Senior Waukegan, IL Graduated
Brandon McCoy 44 F 7'0" 250 Freshman San Diego, CA Declared for 2018 NBA draft. Went undrafted
Jovan Mooring 30 G 6'2" 200 Senior Country Club Hills, IL Graduated

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryce Hamilton
#61 SG 		Pasadena, CA Pasadena High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Oct 23, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Joel Ntambwe
#39 PF 		Kernersville, NC Forest Trail Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua
PF 		Douala, Cameroon NBA Global Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Trey Woodbury
#50 SG 		Las Vegas, NV Ed W. Clark High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 UNLV Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ethan Anderson
#29 PG 		Los Angeles, CA Fairfax High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Aug 1, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jay Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hillcrest Prep Sydney, AU
G 1 Kris Clyburn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Ranger College Romulus, MI
G 2 Ben Coupet Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL
G 3 Amauri Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Farmington HS Farmington Hills, MI
G 5 Noah Robotham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Akron Las Vegas, NV
F 10 Shakur Juiston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hutchinson C.C. Paterson, NJ
F 12 Djordjije Sljivancanin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr IMG Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 13 Bryce Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pasadena HS Pasadena, CA
F 14 Tervell Beck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Cleveland Central Catholic HS Cleveland, OH
F 15 Cheickna Dembélé 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Scotland Performance Institute Mali, Africa
F 20 Nick Blair (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Idaho Las Vegas, NV
G 22 Trey Woodbury 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ed W. Clark HS Las Vegas, NV
F 24 Joel Ntambwe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Forest Trail Academy Kinshasa, Congo
F 30 Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Douala, Cameroon
G 31 Marvin Coleman (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Foothill HS Las Vegas, NV
F 34 Cheikh Mbacke Diong 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Florida Preparatory Academy Senegal, Africa
C 43 Louis Bangai (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Scotland Campus Prep Yaoundé, Cameroon
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Montana State Billings W 83–81 
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Loyola Marymount L 50–61  0–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,501)
Paradise, NV
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm 		UC Riverside W 72–51  1–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,327)
Paradise, NV
Nov 16, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Oakland W 74–61  2–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,439)
Paradise, NV
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Pacific W 96–70  3–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,338)
Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018*
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah W 76–71  4–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,567)
Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2018
7:30 pm, ATTSNRM 		Valparaiso
MW–MVC Challenge 		L 64–72  4–2
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,587)
Paradise, NV
Dec 1, 2018*
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		Cincinnati L 61–65  4–3
 Thomas & Mack Center (9,572)
Paradise, NV
Dec 8, 2018*
11:00 am, BTN 		at Illinois L 74–77  4–4
 State Farm Center (12,268)
Champaign, IL
Dec 15, 2018*
5:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. BYU
MGM Resorts Showcase 		W 92–90 OT 5–4
 T-Mobile Arena (5,107)
Paradise, NV
Dec 22, 2018*
2:30 pm, ESPNU 		at Hawaii
Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals 		W 73–59  6–4
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,049)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2018*
1:30 pm, ESPN2 		vs. Indiana State
Diamond Head Classic semifinals 		L 79–84  6–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,470)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Bucknell
Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game 		L 72–97  6–6
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,752)
Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		Colorado State W 78–76  7–6
(1–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (7,881)
Paradise, NV
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Wyoming W 68-56  8–6
(2–0) 		Thomas & Mack Center (7,903)
Paradise, NV
Jan 9, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at New Mexico W 80–69  9–6
(3–0) 		Dreamstyle Arena (10,242)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan 16, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Air Force L 88–106  9–7
(3–1) 		Clune Arena (3,761)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 19, 2019
4:30 pm, ATTSNRM 		San Jose State W 94–56  10–7
(4–1) 		Thomas & Mack Center (8,623)
Paradise, NV
Jan 22, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico W 74–58  11–7
(5–1) 		Thomas & Mack Center (8,432)
Paradise, NV
Jan 26, 2019
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 77–94  11–8
(5–2) 		Viejas Arena (11,254)
San Diego, CA
Jan 29, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 8 Nevada L 70–87  11–9
(5–3) 		Thomas & Mack Center (15,786)
Paradise, NV
Feb 2, 2019
1:30 pm, ATTSNRM 		at Utah State L 65–82  11–10
(5–4) 		Smith Spectrum (7,157)
Logan, UT
Feb 6, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Boise State W 83–72  12–10
(6–4) 		Taco Bell Arena (3,200)
Boise, ID
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Fresno State L 65–83  12–11
(6–5) 		Thomas & Mack Center (8,324)
Paradise, NV
Feb 12, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		Air Force W 77–72  13–11
(7–5) 		Thomas & Mack Center (7,550)
Paradise, NV
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		at San Jose State W 71–64  14–11
(8–5) 		Event Center Arena (1,658)
San Jose, CA
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Wyoming W 66–56  15–11
(9–5) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,432)
Laramie, WY
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		San Diego State L 59–60  15–12
(9–6) 		Thomas & Mack Center (10,427)
Paradise, NV
Feb 27, 2019
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 12 Nevada L 73–89  15–13
(9–7) 		Lawlor Events Center (11,289)
Reno, NV
Mar 2, 2019
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		Boise State W 85–81 OT 16–13
(10–7) 		Thomas & Mack Center (9,301)
Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Colorado State W 65–60  17–13
(11–7) 		Moby Arena (3,505)
Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
Mar 14, 2019
5:30 pm, CBSSN 		(5) (4) San Diego State
Quarterfinals 		L 55–63  17–14
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,309)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Marvin Menzies fired as UNLV basketball coach — VIDEO". March 15, 2019.
  2. ^ "UNLV hires T.J. Otzelberger as basketball coach — VIDEO". March 27, 2019.
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