2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record12–15 (8–10 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 San Diego State 14 3   .824 23 5   .821
Utah State 15 4   .789 20 9   .690
Colorado State 14 4   .778 20 8   .714
Boise State 14 6   .700 19 9   .679
Nevada 10 7   .588 16 10   .615
Fresno State 9 11   .450 12 12   .500
UNLV 8 10   .444 12 15   .444
Wyoming 7 9   .438 14 11   .560
San Jose State 3 13   .188 5 16   .238
Air Force 3 17   .150 5 20   .200
New Mexico 2 15   .118 6 16   .273
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by second-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Boise State.

Roster

2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Donovan Yap 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Arbor View HS Las Vegas, NV
F 1 Moses Wood 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Tulane Reno, NV
G 2 Trey Hurlburt (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Cal State San Marcos Las Vegas, NV
G 3 Caleb Grill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Iowa State Wichita, KS
G 5 David Jenkins Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr South Dakota State Tacoma, WA
F 10 Edoardo Del Cadia 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr College of Central FL Senigallia, Italy
C 12 Jhaylon Martinez 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Dream City Christian HS Vallejo, CA
G 13 Bryce Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Pasadena HS Pasadena, CA
G 14 Isaac Lindsey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Mineral Point HS Mineral Point, WI
F 15 Reece Brown 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Loomis Chaffee School Albany, NY
G 22 Nick Blake 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr IMG Academy Las Vegas, NV
F 24 Kendrick Gilbert 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Durango HS Las Vegas, NV
F 30 Devin Tillis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Windward HS Los Angeles, CA
G 31 Marvin Coleman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Foothill HS Las Vegas, NV
F 34 Cheikh Mbacke Diong 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Florida Preparatory Academy Dakar, Senegal
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:30 pm
Montana State L 78–91  0–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 14 North Carolina
Maui Invitational quarterfinals
L 51–78  0–2
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
December 1, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Alabama
Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round
L 74–86  0–3
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
December 2, 2020*
6:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Davidson
Maui Invitational 7th place game
L 73–77  0–4
Harrah's Cherokee Center 
Asheville, NC
December 5, 2020*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kansas State W 68–58  1–4
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, KS
January 7, 2021
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Colorado State L 71–74  1–5
(0–1)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
January 9, 2021
1:00 pm, FS1
at Colorado State L 80–83  1–6
(0–2)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, CO
January 12, 2021*
2:00 pm
St. Katherine W 95–34  2–6
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 16, 2021
2:30 pm, CBSSN
New Mexico W 77–54  3–6
(1–2)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 18, 2021
6:30 pm, FS1
New Mexico W 53–46  4–6
(2–2)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 21, 2021*
5:00 pm
Benedictine Mesa W 99–45  5–6
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 25, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Utah State W 59–56  6–6
(3–2)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 27, 2021
8:00 pm, FS1
Utah State L 74–83  6–7
(3–3)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
January 31, 2021
6:30 pm, FS1
at Nevada L 60–89  6–8
(3–4)
Lawlor Events Center (50)
Reno, NV
February 2, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
at Nevada L 62–72  6–9
(3–5)
Lawlor Events Center (50)
Reno, NV
February 6, 2021
1:00 pm, CBSSN
Air Force W 68–58  7–9
(4–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (50)
Paradise, NV
February 8, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Air Force W 69–64  8–9
(5–5)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
February 11, 2021
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Boise State L 66–78  8–10
(5–6)
ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm, FS1
at Boise State L 59–61  8–11
(5–7)
ExtraMile Arena 
Boise, ID
February 19, 2021
6:30 pm, Stadium
at San Jose State W 76–60  9–11
(6–7)
Provident Credit Union Event Center 
San Jose, CA
February 21, 2021
6:30 pm, CBSSN
at San Jose State W 67–64  10–11
(7–7)
Provident Credit Union Event Center 
San Jose, CA
February 24, 2021
1:00 pm, FS1
Fresno State L 64–67  10–12
(7–8)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
February 26, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Fresno State W 68–67  11–12
(8–8)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Fresno, CA
March 3, 2021
6:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 19 San Diego State L 62–71  11–13
(8–9)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2021
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Wyoming L 69–80  11–14
(8–10)
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, WY
Mountain West tournament
Mar 10, 2021
1:30 pm, Stadium
(7) vs. (10) Air Force
First round
W 80–52  12–14
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Mar 11, 2021
6:30 pm, Stadium
(7) vs. (2) Utah State
Quarterfinals
L 53–74  12–15
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

References

  1. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com. Retrieved November 20, 2020.