2022–23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2022–23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
SoCal Challenge Surf Division Champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–13 (7–11 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
2022–23 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 San Diego State † 15 – 3   .833 32 – 7   .821
Boise State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 10   .706
Utah State 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
Nevada 12 – 6   .667 22 – 11   .667
San Jose State 10 – 8   .556 21 – 14   .600
New Mexico 8 – 10   .444 22 – 12   .647
UNLV 7 – 11   .389 19 – 13   .594
Colorado State 6 – 12   .333 15 – 18   .455
Fresno State 6 – 12   .333 11 – 20   .355
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 14 – 18   .438
Wyoming 4 – 14   .222 9 – 22   .290
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2022–23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by second-year head coach Kevin Kruger and played their home games for the 40th season at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 24th season. They finished the season 18–12, 7–11 in MWC play to finish in seventh place. In the MWC tournament, they defeated Air Force in the first round before losing to Boise State in the quarterfinals. They failed to receive an invite to a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2021–22 season 18–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in 5th place.

They were defeated by Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to end the season.

Following the departure of coach T.J. Otzelberger to Iowa State, the roster saw a significant amount of turnover from the 2020-21 season. Only 3 players - Bryce Hamilton, Reece Brown and Trey Hurlburt - returned from the prior season.[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Michael Nuga 1 G 6'2" 180 GS Senior Toronto, ON Completed college eligibility
Donovan Williams 3 G 6'6" 190 Junior Houston, TX Declared for 2022 NBA draft
Bryce Hamilton 13 G 6'4" 205 Senior Pasadena, CA Declared for 2022 NBA draft
Royce Hamm Jr. 14 F 6'9" 225 GS Senior Houston, TX Completed college eligibility
Reece Brown 15 F 6'9" 200 RS Sophomore Albany, NY Entered transfer portal
Josh Baker 22 G 6'4" 175 Junior Tempe, AZ Entered transfer portal
Trey Hurlburt 24 G 5'11'' 175 Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
James Hampshire 30 C 7'1" 240 GS Senior Flagstaff, AZ Graduated
Marvin Coleman 31 G 6'3" 200 Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated

Source[2]

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Elijah Parquet 1 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Beaumont, TX Transferred from Colorado. Will be eligible to play immediately since Parquet graduated from Colorado.
Shane Nowell 3 G 6'6'' 215 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred from Arizona. Nowell will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule.
Isaiah Cottrell 13 F 6'10'' 245 RS Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Transferred from West Virginia. Cottrell will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule.
Luis Rodriguez 15 G 6'6" 210 Senior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Ole Miss. Rodriguez will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule.
Karl Jones 22 F 6'10'' 250 Junior Chicago, IL Transferred from Los Angeles Southwest College. Jones will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule.
Jackie Johnson III 24 G 5'11" 185 Sophomore Wichita, KS Transferred from Duquesne. Johnson III will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule.
Cameron Burist 34 G 6'3'' 185 Senior Las Vegas, NV Transferred from Mesa Community College. Burist will be eligible to play immediately under the one-time transfer rule.
Elijah Harkless 55 G 6’3” 195 GS Senior San Bernardino, CA Transferred from Oklahoma. Will be eligible to play immediately since Harkless graduated from Oklahoma.

Source[2]

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Keyshawn Hall
SG 		Cleveland, OH Denver Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Feb 6, 2022 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2022 UNLV Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.

Roster

2022–23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Victor Iwuakor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Oklahoma Abuja, Nigeria
G 1 Elijah Parquet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Colorado Beaumont, TX
G 2 Justin Webster 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Hawaii Dallas, TX
G 3 Shane Nowell 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Arizona Seattle, WA
G 5 Jordan McCabe 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS West Virginia Kaukauna, WI
G 10 Keshon Gilbert 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Vashon HS Las Vegas, NV
C 12 David Muoka 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Lamar Hong Kong
F 13 Isaiah Cottrell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So West Virginia Las Vegas, NV
G 14 Keyshawn Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Denver Prep Cleveland, OH
G 15 Luis Rodriguez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Ole Miss Los Angeles, CA
F 22 Karl Jones 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr LA Southwest College Chicago, IL
G 24 Jackie Johnson III 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Duquesne Wichita, KS
G 34 Cameron Burist 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Mesa CC Las Vegas, NV
G 55 Elijah Harkless 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) GS Oklahoma San Bernardino, CA
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 7, 2022*
7:15 p.m., MW Network/SSSEN 		Southern W 66–56  1–0
  13 – Gilbert   7 – Rodriguez   3 – Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (5,039)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 12, 2022*
3:00 p.m., MW Network/SSSEN 		Incarnate Word W 88–63  2–0
  23 – Gilbert   9 – Iwuakor   5 – Rodriguez  Thomas & Mack Center (4,931)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 15, 2022*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		No. 21 Dayton W 60–52  3–0
  24 – Harkless   9 – Muoka   3 – Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (5,732)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 18, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network/SSSEN 		High Point
SoCal Challenge campus-site game 		W 78–68  4–0
  15 – Harkless   10 – Rodriguez   8 – Gilbert  Thomas & Mack Center (4,589)
Paradise, NV
Nov. 21, 2022*
10:00 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Southern Illinois
SoCal Challenge Semifinals 		W 56–49  5–0
  18 – Gilbert   6 – Iwuakor   2 – Rodriguez  The Pavilion at JSerra 
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Nov. 23, 2022*
7:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. Minnesota
SoCal Challenge Championship 		W 71–62  6–0
  17 – Gilbert   9 – Rodriguez   4 – Gilbert  The Pavilion at JSerra 
San Juan Capistrano, CA
Nov. 26, 2022*
7:30 p.m., MW Network 		Life Pacific W 126–54  7–0
  20 – Jones   12 – Jones   8 – McCabe  Thomas & Mack Center (4,549)
Paradise, NV
Dec. 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at San Diego W 95–78  8–0
  19 – Rodriguez   8 – Muoka   7 – Gilbert  Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,274)
San Diego, CA
Dec. 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., Youtube 		vs. Hawaii W 77–62  9–0
  18 – Rodriguez   9 – Muoka   4 – Gilbert  Dollar Loan Center (4,207)
Henderson, NV
Dec. 10, 2022*
1:30 p.m., FS1 		vs. Washington State
Las Vegas Clash 		W 74–70  10–0
  25 – Gilbert   5 – Gilbert   4 – Rodriguez  MGM Grand Garden Arena (-)
Paradise, NV
Dec. 17, 2022*
2:00 p.m., MW Network/SSSEN 		San Francisco L 73–75  10–1
  21 – Harkless   7 – Tied   6 – Gilbert  Thomas & Mack Center (6,446)
Paradise, NV
Dec. 22, 2022*
7:00 p.m., MW Network/SSSEN 		Southern Miss W 74–63  11–1
  19 – Harkless   10 – Gilbert   6 – Harkless  Thomas & Mack Center (6,093)
Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
Dec. 28, 2022
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		at San José State L 72–75 OT 11–2
(0–1) 		 20 – Harkless   8 – Rodriguez   3 – Tied  Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,234)
San Jose, CA
Dec. 31, 2022
1:00 p.m., CBS 		San Diego State L 67–76  11–3
(0–2) 		 24 – Rodriguez   6 – Tied   8 – Harkless  Thomas & Mack Center (7,249)
Paradise, NV
Jan. 7, 2023
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		at No. 21 New Mexico W 84–77  12–3
(1–2) 		 25 – Harkless   7 – Muoka   5 – Tied  The Pit (15,424)
Albuquerque, NM
Jan. 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Boise State L 66–84  12–4
(1–3) 		 14 – Gilbert   7 – Tied   4 – Gilbert  Thomas & Mack Center (5,102)
Paradise, NV
Jan. 14, 2023
4:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Colorado State L 81–82 OT 12–5
(1–4) 		 33 – Harkless   9 – Tied   4 – Gilbert  Thomas & Mack Center (5,802)
Paradise, NV
Jan. 17, 2023
6:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Utah State L 71–75  12–6
(1–5) 		 19 – Hall   6 – Rodriguez   5 – Gilbert  Smith Spectrum (7,611)
Logan, UT
Jan. 21, 2023
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Fresno State L 63–76  12–7
(1–6) 		 15 – Harkless   7 – Harkless   4 – Harkless  Save Mart Center (5,950)
Fresno, CA
Jan. 24, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Wyoming W 86–72  13–7
(2–6) 		 28 – Harkless   8 – Tied   4 – McCabe  Thomas & Mack Center (4,539)
Paradise, NV
Jan. 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Nevada
Battle for Nevada 		W 68–62  14–7
(3–6) 		 18 – Harkless   9 – Harkless   5 – Harkless  Thomas & Mack Center (8,734)
Paradise, NV
Jan. 31, 2023
6:00 p.m. 		at Colorado State W 83–71  15–7
(4–6) 		 17 – Harkless   6 – Rodriguez   5 – Harkless  Moby Arena (4,657)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb. 3, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		Fresno State L 79–82  15–8
(4–7) 		 27 – Harkless   7 – Iwuakor   4 – Harkless  Thomas & Mack Center (5,762)
Paradise, NV
Feb. 8, 2023
7:30 p.m., FS1 		at Wyoming W 69–59  16–8
(5–7) 		 33 – Harkless   8 – Harkless   3 – Gilbert  Arena-Auditorium (3,717)
Laramie, WY
Feb. 11, 2023
1:00 p.m., FOX 		at No. 25 San Diego State L 71–82  16–9
(5–8) 		 24 – Harkless   4 – Rodriguez   3 – Tied  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Feb. 14, 2023
7:00 p.m., MW Network/SSSEN 		San José State L 66–75  16–10
(5–9) 		 19 – Harkless   7 – Tied   3 – Gilbert  Thomas & Mack Center (4,783)
Paradise, NV
Feb. 19, 2023
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at Boise State L 69–73  16–11
(5–10) 		 14 – Tied   6 – Iwuakor   3 – Tied  ExtraMile Arena (11,004)
Boise, ID
Feb. 24, 2023
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		Air Force W 54–53  17–11
(6–10) 		 23 – Harkless   7 – Harkless   3 – McCabe  Thomas & Mack Center (5,831)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 1, 2023
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Utah State L 66–91  17–12
(6–11) 		 20 – Harkless   9 – Nowell   2 – Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (5,747)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 4, 2023
2:00 p.m. 		at Nevada
Battle for Nevada 		W 69–67 OT 18–12
(7–11) 		 24 – Harkless   13 – Tied   4 – Harkless  Lawlor Events Center (11,327)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 8, 2023
1:30 pm, Stadium 		(7) vs. (10) Air Force
First round 		W 78–70 OT 19–12
  35 – Harkless   11 – Rodriguez   4 – 2 tied  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 9, 2023
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		(7) vs. (2) Boise State
Quarterfinals 		L 76–87 OT 19–13
  18 – 2 Tied   8 – Muoka   7 – Harkless  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ Alex_A_Wright (April 13, 2021). "UNLV basketball seeing significant roster turnover". Mountain West Connection. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Nevada Las Vegas Athletics. Retrieved September 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com. Retrieved September 23, 2022.