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2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

American college basketball season


American college basketball season

FieldValue
year2010–11
teamUNLV Runnin' Rebels
sexnone
sportBasketball
imageUNLV Rebels wordmark.svg
image_size150
conferenceMountain West Conference
short_confMountain West
record24–9
conf_record11–5
head_coachLon Kruger
asst_coach1Greg Grensing
asst_coach2Steve Henson
asst_coach3Lew Hill
stadiumThomas & Mack Center
champion76 Classic Champions
tourneyNCAA Tournament
tourney_resultsecond round

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.

Roster

#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious school
0Oscar Bellfield6'2"185GJr.Los Angeles, CAWestchester HS
1Quintrell Thomas6'8"245FSo.Newark, NJKansas
2Kendall Wallace6'4"190GSr.Mesa, AZMountain View HS
3Anthony Marshall6'3"200GSo.Las Vegas, NVMojave HS
5Derrick Jasper6'6"215GSr.Paso Robles, CAKentucky
10Tyler Norman6'0"190GSr.Las Vegas, NVIowa State
11Carlos Lopez6'11"215FFr.Lajas, Puerto RicoFindlay Prep
12Brice Massamba6'10"240F/CJr.Sodertalje, SwedenFindlay Prep
15Mychal Martinez6'5"205FSr.Las Vegas, NVYavapai
20Karam Mashour6'6"200G/FFr.Nazareth, IsraelSt. Joseph HS
22Chase Stanback6'8"210G/FJr.Los Angeles, CAUCLA
31Justin Hawkins6'3"190GSo.Los Angeles, CATaft HS
33Tre'Von Willis6'4"195GSr.Fresno, CAMemphis
43Mike Moser6'8"185FSo.Portland, ORUCLA
44Todd Hanni6'4"215GJr.Danville, INWabash 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 Division I men's basketball tournament, 69–66. 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. On July 6, Head Coach Lon Kruger announced that Mike Moser has transferred from UCLA. On September 1, Kruger announced that Kendall Wallace will undergo knee surgery due to a torn ACL and will miss the entire season. 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. Their offseason ended with their first practice on October 18, 2010.

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.

Rankings

Main article: 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

PollPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18FinalAPCoaches
RVRV242022RVRV25RV
RVRVRV231922RVRV

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style=| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament |- !colspan=9 style=|NCAA tournament

References

References

  1. (2010-03-18). "UNLV Falls To Northern Iowa, 69–66". UNLV Athletics website.
  2. (2010-04-27). "Shaw To Miss Final Season". UNLV Athletics website.
  3. (2010-07-06). "Moser Becomes A Runnin' Rebel". UNLV Athletics website.
  4. (2010-09-01). "Wallace sufferers season ending injury". UNLV Athletics website.
  5. Ryan Grene. (2010-09-28). "Tre'Von Willis reaches plea agreement, suspended at least three games". Las Vegas Sun.
  6. (2010-10-25). "FirstLook 2010 Set For Fri., Oct. 15". UNLV Athletic website.
  7. (2010-10-12). "Mountain West Conference Announces 2010–11 Preseason Men's Basketball Selections".
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