Runnin' Rebels Host Unr Wednesday Night at 7 Pm
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ANDY GROSSMAN • ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS • 4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS • NV • 89154-0004 OFFICE: 702-895-3995 • CELL: 702-630-3949 • EMAIL: [email protected] • TWITTER: @UNLVSID TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2020 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS RUNNIN’ REBELS HOST UNR WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 7 PM Record: . 12-13 Home: . 10-5 UNLV has won seven of its last eight at the Thomas & Mack Center MW: . 7-5 Away: . 2-7 vs . Top 25: . 0-1 Neutral: . 0-1 Date Opponent Time/Res. TV 10/25 W. COAST BAPTIST (EXH.) W, 112-54 UNR (15-10, 8-5 MOUNTAIN WEST) 11/5 PURDUE FORT WAYNE W, 86-71 UNLVRebels.com 11/9 KANSAS STATE L, 60-56 (OT) ESPN3 11/12 at California L, 79-75 (OT) Pac-12 Networks at 11/15 at UCLA L, 71-54 Pac-12 Networks 11/18 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W, 72-58 UNLVRebels.com 11/20 TEXAS STATE L, 64-57 UNLVRebels.com UNLV (12-13, 7-5 MOUNTAIN WEST) 11/23 SMU L, 72-68 Stadium/Facebook 11/26 JACKSON STATE W, 80-57 UNLVRebels.com DATE: 11/30 at Cincinnati L, 72-65 (OT) FS Ohio/ESPN3 Wednesday, February 12 12/4 at Fresno State * W, 81-80 (2OT) AT&T SportsNet TIME: 7 p .m . 12/7 vs . BYU (in Salt Lake City) L, 83-50 BYUtv 12/18 PACIFIC L, 74-66 UNLVRebels.com SITE: Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas 12/21 ROBERT MORRIS W, 81-69 UNLVRebels.com TV/VID.: ESPN3 (Trey Bender, Sed Bonner) 12/28 EASTERN MICHIGAN W, 64-49 UNLVRebels.com 1/1 UTAH STATE * W, 70-53 CBS Sports Network RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM (Jon Sandler, Curtis Terry, sideline: Steve Cofield) 1/4 AIR FORCE * W, 71-59 ESPNU AUDIO: UNLV Gameday App/TuneIn & UNLVRebels .com 1/8 at Boise State * L, 73-66 ESPN3 1/11 at Wyoming * W, 78-69 (OT) AT&T SportsNet STATS: Live Stats at Gameday App & UNLVRebels .com 1/15 SAN JOSE STATE * W, 98-87 AT&T SportsNet 1/18 NEW MEXICO * W, 99-78 CBS Sports Network 1/22 at UNR * L, 86-72 CBS Sports Network The UNLV men’s basketball team will host intrastate rival UNR on Wednesday, February 12 at 7 p .m . at 1/26 NO. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE * L, 71-67 CBS Sports Network the Thomas & Mack Center . The game is part of the Silver State Series presented by IBEW and Nevada 2/1 at Colorado State * L, 95-77 ESPN3 Donor Network, which UNLV currently leads 9-3 (2019-20 season scoring) . 2/5 at Utah State * L, 69-54 CBS Sports Network 2/8 FRESNO STATE * W, 68-67 ESPNU 2/12 UNR * 7:00 PM ESPN3 Fans are being encouraged to wear red to the game . Runnin’ Rebel Fest opens at 5 p .m . The free pregame 2/15 at New Mexico * 3:00 PM CBS Sports Network event features music, drinks, food, games and more, and is located near the Tark Statue . Special appear- 2/18 COLORADO STATE * 7:30 PM CBS Sports Network ances will be made by mascots from the Vegas Golden Knights, Las Vegas Aces, Las Vegas Lights, Las 2/22 at San Diego State * 4:30 PM CBS Sports Network Vegas Aviators and Las Vegas Motor Speedway . Fans will also be able to text to enter to win an exclusive 2/26 BOISE STATE * 8:00 PM CBS Sports Network 2/29 at San Jose State * 2:00 PM AT&T SportsNet Hey Reb bobblehead . 3/4-7 MOUNTAIN WEST TOURN. % TBD TBD Individual tickets for Wednesday’s game start at $22, but savvy fans can get tickets vs . UNR plus the two Home games in BOLD CAPS remaining regular-season home games for just $36 through the Pick 3 Plan, which averages to just $12 per * - Mountain West game % - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas game . Tickets may be purchased at UNLVtickets .com, by calling 702-739-FANS or by visiting the Thomas All times Pacific & Mack Center Box Office . The Runnin’ Rebels, who have won seven of their last eight home games, are coming off a 68-67 win over QUICK FACTS Fresno State on Saturday thanks to a last-second shot by sophomore guard Marvin Coleman . Location: . Las Vegas, NV 89154 Sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton and junior guard Amauri Hardy lead the Runnin’ Rebels (12-13, 7-5) in Founded: . 1957 Enrollment: . 30,457 scoring, averaging 14 .9 and 14 .1 points per game, respectively . Hamilton has scored in double figures in Nickname: . Runnin’ Rebels 12 straight games and has tallied 26 or more in four of his last six outings . Junior forward Mbacke Diong Colors: . Scarlet & Gray President: . Marta Meana is the team’s leading rebounder with 8 .4 per contest (4th in MW) . UNLV is under new leadership this year Director of Athletics: . Desiree Reed-Francois in head coach T .J . Otzelberger . Conference: . Mountain West Arena: . Thomas & Mack Center UNR (15-10, 8-5) is also in its first year under its head coach, Steve Alford . The Wolf Pack have won two Capacity: . 18,000 straight games and four of their last six and are led in scoring by Jalen Harris’ 21 .2 ppg (1st in MW) . Lindsey Record in Arena: . 498-130 ( .793)/37th season All-Time Record: . 1,300-580 ( .691)/62nd season Drew is the team’s rebound and assist leader with 6 .5 rpg (7th in MW) and 4 .4 apg 4th in MW) . All-Time vs. Current MW: . 367-181 ( .670) Head Coach: . T .J . Otzelberger UNR won the season’s first meeting, 86-72, in Reno on Jan . 22 . UNLV Record: . 12-13 ( .480)/1st season Career Record: . 82-46 ( .641)/4th season Wednesday’s game will be shown on ESPN3 with Trey Bender and Sed Bonner calling the action . Jon UNLV’s 2018-19 Record: . 17-14/10-7 MW (T-4th) 2019 Postseason: . None Sandler, former Runnin’ Rebel Curtis Terry and Steve Cofield (sideline reporter) will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 in Las Vegas and online via the UNLVGameday App and TuneIn (link at UNLVRebels .com) . 5TH-BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE OF ALL-TIME • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 1990 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • FOUR FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES • 10 SWEET 16 APPEARANCES 2019-20 UNLV RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL FOLLOW THE RUNNIN’ REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA /UNLVRunninRebelBasketball /RunninRebels ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL /UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics Week 15 - Monday, February 10 /UNLVAthletics @TheRunninRebels RANK TEAM RECORD VOTES @UNLVAthletics 1 Baylor (48) 21-1 1583 /UNLVAthletics 2 Gonzaga (15) 25-1 1546 3 Kansas (1) 20-3 1450 4 San Diego State 24-0 1422 5 Louisville 21-3 1331 THE UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS (12-13, 7-5 MOUNTAIN WEST) 6 Dayton 21-2 1255 • The 2019-20 season marks the first for UNLV under new head coach T .J . Otzelberger . 7 Duke 20-3 1211 • Oztelberger was hired in March after an extremely successful three-year tenure as head coach at 8 Florida State 20-3 1170 South Dakota State . He led the Jackrabbits to a 70-33 record at the helm of their program, making 9 Maryland 19-4 1057 10 Seton Hall 18-5 1013 three straight postseason appearances (two in the NCAA Tournament) . He took the SDSU program to 11 Auburn 21-2 998 new heights, clinching the outright regular-season Summit League title the past two seasons (2017-18, 12 Kentucky 18-5 853 2018-19) and earned the conference’s Coach of the Year honor . 13 Penn State 18-5 787 • Otzelberger’s Jackrabbits were one of the top offensive teams in the nation, ranking in the top 10 14 West Virginia 18-5 721 15 Villanova 17-6 581 among all NCAA teams in scoring during the last two seasons: 2017-18 (7th), 2018-19 (5th) . 16 Colorado 19-5 567 • Otzelberger’s UNLV coaching staff includes Tim Buckley, Kevin Kruger and DeMarlo Slocum . All three 17 Oregon 18-6 497 have experience at the highest levels, including at Power 5 institutions and in the NBA, with a proven 18 Marquette 17-6 425 track record of developing student-athletes and advancing in the NCAA Tournament . 19 Butler 18-6 414 20 Houston 19-5 402 • This year’s Runnin’ Rebel team returned six letterwinners, including two starters, from last season 21 Iowa 17-7 374 (17-14 overall, 11-7 Mountain West, T-4th) . 22 Illinois 16-7 235 • The team welcomed five newcomers that are eligible this season and two additional transfers who 23 Creighton 18-6 213 must sit out the year as redshirts . 24 Texas Tech 15-8 169 25 LSU 17-6 160 • Junior guard Amauri Hardy is the team’s returning leading scorer (13 .1 ppg), while junior forward Mbacke Diong (6 .8 rpg) is the leading returning rebounder . OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Michigan State 124, Rhode Island • Sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton and Hardy lead the Runnin’ Rebels in scoring, averaging 14 .9 and 57, Northern Iowa 44, BYU 43, Arizona 34, Purdue 27, Ohio State 14, Cincinnati 6, Stephen F . Austin 6, Michigan 3, Rutgers 2, East 14 .1 points per game, respectively . Hamilton has scored in double figures in 12 straight games and Tennessee State 2, Virginia 2, Winthrop 1, Wright State 1 has tallied 26 or more in four of his last six outings . Diong is the team’s leading rebounder with 8 .4 per contest (4th in MW) . DROPPED FROM RANKINGS: Michigan State 16, Arizona 23 • UNLV’s roster includes no freshmen .