ANDY GROSSMAN • ASSOCIATE ATHLETICS DIRECTOR/COMMUNICATIONS • 4505 MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS • NV • 89154-0004 OFFICE: 702-895-3995 • CELL: 702-630-3949 • EMAIL: [email protected] • TWITTER: @UNLVSID TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 2018 2017-18 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UNLV TRAVELS TO SAN JOSÉ FOR FIRST MW ROAD GAME Record: . 11-3 Home: . 6-2 Runnin’ Rebels to face Spartans Wednesday at 8 p.m. on AT&T SportsNet MW: . 0-1 Away: . 1-1 vs . Top 25: . 0-0 Neutral: . 4-0 Date Opponent Time/Res. TV UNLV (11-3, 0-1 MOUNTAIN WEST) 11/3 ALASKA FAIRBANKS (Exh.) W, 97-73 --- 11/11 FLORIDA A&M W, 108-66 Stadium on Facebook 11/15 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M # W, 98-63 MWN/UNLVRebels.com at 11/17 EASTERN WASHINGTON # W, 91-76 MWN/UNLVRebels.com 11/20 vs . Rice ~ W, 95-68 AT&T SportsNet 11/22 vs . Utah ~ W, 85-58 ESPN2 SAN JOSÉ STATE (3-10, 0-2 MOUNTAIN WEST) 11/25 SOUTHERN UTAH W, 101-82 Stadium on Facebook 11/29 at Northern Iowa % L, 77-68 (OT) ESPN3 12/2 ARIZONA L, 91-88 (OT) CBS Sports Network DATE: Wednesday, January 3 12/5 vs . Oral Roberts ^ W, 92-66 --- TIME: 12/9 vs . Illinois ^ W, 89-82 ESPN2 8:00 p .m . 12/16 at Pacific W, 81-76 TheW .tv SITE: The Event Center (5,000), San José, California 12/20 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. W, 95-63 AT&T SportsNet 12/22 NORTHERN COLORADO W, 94-91 Stadium on Facebook TV: AT&T SportsNet (Drew Goodman, Dave Bollwinkel) 12/30 BOISE STATE * L, 83-74 AT&T SportsNet RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100 .9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith) 1/3 at San José State * 8:00 PM AT&T SportsNet 1/6 UTAH STATE * 7:00 PM AT&T SportsNet AUDIO: UNLV Gameday App/TuneIn & UNLVRebels .com 1/10 at Air Force * 7:00 PM AT&T SportsNet STATS: Gametracker at UNLVRebels .com 1/17 NEW MEXICO * 8 or 7 PM ESPNU or ESPN3 1/20 at Colorado State * 2:00 PM CBS Sports Network 1/23 at Fresno State * 8:00 PM CBS Sports Network The UNLV men’s basketball team (11-3, 0-1 MW) will travel to San José, California, for its first Mountain 1/27 SAN DIEGO STATE * 7:00 PM CBS Sports Network 1/31 SAN JOSÉ STATE * 8:00 PM AT&T SportsNet West road game of the season vs . San José State (3-10, 0-2 MW) on Wednesday, Jan . 3 at 8 p .m . 2/3 at Boise State * 5:00 PM CBS Sports Network 2/7 at Nevada, Reno * 8:00 PM CBS Sports Network The Runnin’ Rebels lost their league opener at home against Boise State (83-74) on Saturday, which 2/10 WYOMING * 5:00 PM CBS Sports Network snapped their five-game win streak . Wednesday’s game will be just the third true road game of the season 2/14 AIR FORCE * 7:00 PM AT&T SportsNet 2/17 at San Diego State * 1:00 PM CBS Sports Network for UNLV, which is 1-1 in such games (loss in overtime at Northern Iowa, win at Pacific) . 2/21 FRESNO STATE * 7:00 PM ESPN3 2/25 at New Mexico * 11:00 AM CBS Sports Network The Runnin’ Rebels went 11-2 during non-conference play this season with their only two losses coming in 2/28 NEVADA, RENO * 8:00 PM CBS Sports Network overtime - at Northern Iowa and vs . Arizona (now ranked No . 14/18) at home . 3/3 at Utah State * 6:00 PM ESPN3 3/7-10 MW TOURNAMENT TBD TBD The Runnin’ Rebels are eighth in the country in scoring (89 .9 ppg), eighth in rebounding (42 .86 rpg), Home games in BOLD CAPS # - MGM Resorts Main Event Preliminary Rounds 10th in 3-point field-goal percentage defense (28 .6) and 11th in field-goal percentage (51 .4) . Individually, ~ - MGM Resorts Main Event Heavyweight Rounds, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas freshman forward Brandon McCoy and junior forward Shakur Juiston and rank in the top 12 in the country % - Mountain West/Missouri Valley Challenge ^ - at MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas in rebounding . McCoy is 10th with 10 .9 rpg, while Juiston is 12th with 10 .7 rpg . UNLV is the only team in * - Mountain West game All times Pacific the nation with two top-12 rebounders . McCoy ranks fourth in double-doubles with 10, while Juiston is 18th with seven . Senior guard Jordan Johnson is 17th in the nation in assists with 6 .5 apg . The 2017-18 season marks the second under head coach Marvin Menzies for the Runnin’ Rebels . Menzies QUICK FACTS and his staff brought in a recruiting class for this year that has been ranked as high as No . 12 in the country Location: . Las Vegas, NV 89154 Founded: . 1957 and features McCoy, who was a McDonald’s High School All-American, and Juiston, last year’s National Enrollment: . 29,700 Junior College Player of the Year . The Runnin’ Rebels also returned their leading scorer from last season - Nickname: . Runnin’ Rebels senior guard Jovan Mooring . Four Runnin’ Rebels are averaging double figures, led by McCoy’s 18 .7 ppg, Colors: . Scarlet & Gray President: . Dr . Len Jessup which ranks second in the Mountain West . Director of Athletics: . Desiree Reed-Francois Conference: . Mountain West Wednesday’s game will be broadcast by AT&T SportsNet with Drew Goodman and Dave Bollwinkel calling Arena: . Thomas & Mack Center the action . Jon Sandler and former Runnin’ Rebel Robert Smith will handle the UNLV radio call, which may Capacity: . 18,000 Record in Arena: . 473-113 ( .807)/35th season be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100 .9 FM and online via the UNLV Gameday App and TuneIn (link All-Time Record: . 1,262-543 ( .699)/60th season at UNLVRebels .com) . All-Time vs. Current MW: . 340-158 ( .683) Head Coach: . Marvin Menzies UNLV Record: . 22-24 ( .478)/2nd season FOLLOW THE RUNNIN’ REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Career Record: . 220-135 ( .620)/11th season /UNLVRunninRebelBasketball /UNLVRunninRebels UNLV’s 2016-17 Record: . 11-21/4-14 MW (T-10th) /UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics 2017 Postseason: . None /UNLVAthletics @TheRunninRebels @UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics 5TH-BEST WINNING PERCENTAGE OF ALL-TIME • 20 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES • 1990 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS • FOUR FINAL FOUR APPEARANCES • 10 SWEET 16 APPEARANCES 2017-18 UNLV RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL THE UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS (11-3, 0-1 MOUNTAIN WEST) • The 2017-18 season marks the second at UNLV for head coach Marvin Menzies . Prior to coming to UNLV, he spent the previous nine years as head coach at New Mexico State where he compiled a ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL 198-111 ( .641) record . His current career record is 220-135 ( .620) . He earned career win No . 200 last Week 9 - Monday, January 1 season on Nov . 19, 2016 against Cal State Fullerton at the Thomas & Mack Center . RANK TEAM RECORD VOTES • Coming to UNLV was actually a return to Las Vegas for Coach Menzies . He spent a year with the 1 Michigan State (43) 14-1 1,600 Runnin’ Rebels on Lon Kruger’s staff in 2004-05 as an assistant coach . 2 Duke (21) 13-1 1,556 • The Runnin’ Rebels opened the season with three straight games at the Thomas & Mack Center and 3 Villanova (1) 13-1 1,444 started with a total of six straight in Las Vegas . Overall, UNLV played 12 of its first 14 games at the 4 Arizona State 12-1 1,336 Thomas & Mack Center, T-Mobile Arena and MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas . 5 Xavier 14-1 1,325 6 West Virginia 12-1 1,304 • UNLV was led in scoring last year by Jovan Mooring, who has returned for his senior season . Mooring 7 Oklahoma 11-1 1,160 was named Third Team All-Mountain West for the 2016-17 season after scoring 12 .6 points per game . 8 Virginia 12-1 1,048 He also led the team in assists with 4 .0 apg, which ranked second in the Mountain West . 9 Wichita State 11-2 1,026 • Other key returners for the Runnin’ Rebels this season are junior guard Kris Clyburn and sophomore 10 Kansas 11-2 963 forward Cheickna Dembele . Clyburn averaged 7 .3 ppg and 5 .3 rpg last season, while Dembele added 11 Texas A&M 11-2 894 4 .0 ppg and 4 .4 rpg . Dembele led the team in blocked shots with 1 .3 per contest . 12 North Carolina 12-2 890 13 Purdue 13-2 883 • UNLV was picked to finish sixth in this year’s Mountain West race by the media in October, while 14 Arizona 11-3 832 freshman forward Brandon McCoy was named the Preseason MW Freshman of the Year . 15 Miami 12-1 782 • Senior guard Jordan Johnson is eligible this year after sitting out last season because of transfer 16 TCU 12-1 760 rules . The point guard came to UNLV from Milwaukee where he was second in the country in assists 17 Kentucky 11-2 742 in 2015-16 (8 .1 apg) 18 Texas Tech 12-1 483 19 Cincinnati 12-2 410 • The Runnin’ Rebels have eight newcomers on this year’s roster, not counting transfers that must sit 19 Gonzaga 12-3 410 out . 21 Seton Hall 13-2 353 22 Arkansas 11-2 254 THE SAN JOSÉ STATE SPARTANS (3-10, 0-2 MOUNTAIN WEST) 23 Tennessee 9-3 198 • San José State has started Mountain West play 0-2 with an 86-72 loss at Utah State and a 59-52 24 Florida State 11-2 119 home loss to Colorado State .