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2020-21 MEDIA NOTES 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 SUNDAY, JANUARY 24, 2021 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS RUNNIN’ REBELS TO RESUME MW PLAY WITH UTAH ST. Record: . 5-6 Home: . 4-1 MW: . 2-2 Away: . .1-2 UNLV to host Aggies, who are 9-1 in MW, Monday & Wednesday at Thomas & Mack vs . Top 25: . 0-1 Neutral: . 0-3 Date Opponent Time/Res. TV UTAH STATE (12-4, 9-1 MOUNTAIN WEST) 11/25 MONTANA STATE L, 91-78 COX YURVIEW 11/30 vs . No . 14 North Carolina ~ L, 78-51 ESPN2 at 12/1 vs . Alabama ~ L, 86-74 ESPN2 12/2 vs . Davidson ~ L, 77-73 ESPN2 12/5 at Kansas State W, 68-58 Big 12 Now/ESPN+ UNLV (5-6, 2-2 MOUNTAIN WEST) 12/9 EASTERN WASHINGTON CXLD COX YURVIEW 12/14 PEPPERDINE CXLD COX YURVIEW DATE: Monday, January 25 / Wednesday, January 27 12/20 at Wyoming * Postponed MW Network 12/22 at Wyoming * Postponed MW Network TIME: 6 p .m . / 8 p .m . 1/2 SAN DIEGO STATE * Postponed CBS SITE: Tarkanian Court (18,000), Las Vegas 1/4 SAN DIEGO STATE * Postponed FS1 TV: CBS Sports Network (Joel Godett, Steve Wolf) / FS1 (Daron Sutton, Doug Gottlieb) 1/7 at Colorado State * L, 74-71 CBS Sports Network 1/9 at Colorado State * L, 83-80 FS1 RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM (Jon Sandler, Curtis Terry) 1/12 SAINT KATHERINE W, 95-34 COX YURVIEW AUDIO: UNLV Gameday App/TuneIn & UNLVRebels .com 1/16 NEW MEXICO * W, 77-54 CBS Sports Network STATS: Live Stats at Gameday App & UNLVRebels .com 1/18 NEW MEXICO * W, 53-46 FS1 1/21 BENEDICTINE MESA W, 99-45 COX YURVIEW 1/25 UTAH STATE * 6:00 PM CBS Sports Network The UNLV men’s basketball team, which has won four straight games, will resume Mountain West play with a two- 1/27 UTAH STATE * 8:00 PM FS1 game series vs . Utah State on Monday, January 25 and Wednesday, January 27 at the Thomas & Mack Center . 1/31 at UNR * 6:30 PM FS1 Monday’s contest is scheduled for 6 p .m ., while the series finale on Wednesday will tip at 8 p .m . 2/2 at UNR * 6:00 PM CBS Sports Network 2/6 AIR FORCE * TBD CBS Sports Network Because of COVID-19 issues, the Runnin’ Rebels went 33 days without a game before playing at Colorado State 2/8 AIR FORCE * TBD CBS Sports Network on January 7 for its first MW series of the season . However, since resuming play, UNLV has played a total of six 2/11 at Boise State * TBD CBS Sports Network games in a 15-day span heading into this week’s contests . 2/13 at Boise State * TBD FS1 2/19 at San Jose State * 6:30 PM Stadium UNLV’s four-game win streak consists of victories over Saint Katherine (95-34), New Mexico (77-54), New Mexico 2/21 at San Jose State * TBD CBS Sports Network again (53-46) and Benedictine Mesa (99-45) . In the game against the Redhawks on Thursday, five Runnin’ Rebel 2/24 FRESNO STATE * TBD FS1 players scored in double figures as Mbacke Diong had a career-high 22 points along with 11 rebounds for his 2/26 FRESNO STATE * TBD CBS Sports Network second double-double of the season . David Jenkins Jr . scored 20 points, making 4 of 5 3-pointers, and Nick Blake, 3/10-13 TBD % TBD TBD in his first career start, scored 15 points with a career-high seven assists and no turnovers . Devin Tillis and Moses Wood each added 11 points for UNLV . Home games in BOLD CAPS ~ Camping World Maui Invitational, Harrah’s Cherokee Center, Coming off a tie for second place in the Mountain West standings last season, UNLV has an entirely new look this Asheville, North Carolina year as 10 of its 13 scholarship players had yet to play in a game for the Runnin’ Rebels as the 2020-21 season * Mountain West game began . % Mountain West Tournament, Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas UNLV’s returners include Diong, and junior guards Marvin Coleman and Hamilton . It was announced on January All times Pacific 16 that Coleman would miss the rest of the season with a stress fracture in his right leg . Other returners from last year’s roster include Jenkins Jr ., a transfer, sophomore transfer forward Moses Wood, and walk-on junior guard Trey Hurlburt . Of the nine newcomers added to this year’s roster, seven are freshmen . QUICK FACTS Hamilton was the team’s leading scorer last season . The Runnin’ Rebels’ first First-Team All-Mountain West recip- Location: . Las Vegas, NV 89154 Founded: . 1957 ient in seven seasons, he averaged 16 .0 points per game as a sophomore . Diong led UNLV in rebounding at 7 .9 Enrollment: . 31,142 per contest as a junior . Hamilton was also named a Preseason All-MW honoree in November, while Jenkins Jr . Nickname: . Runnin’ Rebels was selected as the league’s Preseason Newcomer of the Year and freshman guard Nick Blake was named the Colors . Scarlet & Gray conference’s Preseason Freshman of the Year . President: . Dr . Keith E . Whitfield Director of Athletics: . Desiree Reed-Francois Hamilton is the team’s leading scorer this season and is second in the MW at 20 .3 ppg . He also leads in assists Conference: . Mountain West with 3 .6 apg (5th in MW), steals with 1 .4 spg (7th in MW) and field-goal percentage at .460 (8th in MW) . Diong Arena: . Thomas & Mack Center is the team’s rebounding leader (8 .6 rpg, 4th in MW) . Jenkins Jr ., is also averaging in double figures in scoring Capacity: . 18,000 Record in Arena: . 504-133 ( .791)/38th season with 15 .4 ppg, is first in the MW in 3-pointers made (2 .82 per game) and is second in 3-point percentage ( .397) . All-Time Record: . 1,310-588 ( .690)/63rd season All-Time vs. Current MW: . 374-185 ( .669) Utah State is 12-4 overall this season and just suffered its first MW loss (9-1) on Thursday at home to Colorado Head Coach: . T .J . Otzelberger State, which also ended an 11-game win streak . Neemias Queta leads the team in scoring and rebounding with UNLV Record: . 22-21 ( .512)/2nd season 12 .6 ppg and 9 .3 rpg (2nd in MW) . He shooting 60 .7 percent from the field this season (1st in MW) . Career Record: . 92-54 ( .630)/5th season UNLV’s 2019-20 Record: . 17-15/12-6 MW (T-2nd) Monday’s game will be televised by CBS Sports Network with Joel Godett and Steve Wolf calling the action, 2020 Postseason: . None while Wednesday’s contest will be on FS1 with Daron Sutton and Doug Gottlieb . Jon Sandler and former Runnin’ Rebel Curtis Terry will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 in Las Vegas . All streaming links and live stats are available 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 2020-21 UNLV RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL FOLLOW THE RUNNIN’ REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL /UNLVRunninRebelBasketball /RunninRebels Week 9 - Monday, January 18 /UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics RANK TEAM RECORD VOTES 1 Gonzaga (62) 14-0 1598 2 Baylor (2) 12-0 1538 @TheRunninRebels /RunninRebels 3 Villanova 8-1 1445 @UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics 4 Iowa 12-2 1420 5 Texas 11-2 1289 6 Tennessee 10-1 1242 7 Michigan 11-1 1197 8 Houston 11-1 1155 THE UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS (5-6, 2-2 MOUNTAIN WEST) 9 Kansas 10-3 1072 • The 2020-21 season marks the second at UNLV for head coach T .J . Otzelberger . 10 Wisconsin 11-3 939 • The Runnin’ Rebels went 17-15 overall last season and finished tied for second in the Mountain West 11 Creighton 10-3 833 with a 12-6 league mark . It was UNLV’s best league finish in 12 years and marked its most wins during 12 Texas Tech 11-4 792 13 Virginia 9-2 778 a conference season since 2007-08, also 12 years . 14 West Virginia 9-4 732 • Oztelberger was hired in 2019 after an extremely successful three-year tenure as head coach at South 15 Ohio State 11-3 631 Dakota State . He led the Jackrabbits to a 70-33 record at the helm of their program, making three 16 Virginia Tech 11-2 536 straight postseason appearances (two in the NCAA Tournament) . He took the SDSU program to new 17 Minnesota 11-4 507 18 Alabama 11-3 487 heights, clinching the outright regular-season Summit League title his last two seasons there (2017-18, 19 Missouri 8-2 462 2018-19) and earned the conference’s Coach of the Year honor . 20 Clemson 9-2 354 • Otzelberger’s five-year career record stands at 92-54 ( .630) . 21 Oregon 9-2 235 • The UNLV coaching staff also includes Tim Buckley, Kevin Kruger and DeMarlo Slocum . All three 22 Illinois 9-5 232 23 UConn 7-1 209 brought experience at the highest levels to UNLV, including at Power 5 institutions and in the NBA, 24 UCLA 11-2 195 with a proven track record of developing student-athletes and advancing in the NCAA Tournament . 25 Saint Louis 7-1 172 • UNLV has an entirely new look this year as 10 of its 13 scholarship players had yet to play in a game OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Louisville 155, Colorado 148, for the Runnin’ Rebels as the 2020-21 season began .