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, NOVEMBER 15, 2016 2016-17 SCHEDULE/RESULTS HOMESTAND CONTINUES WEDNESDAY VS UC RIVERSIDE Record: . 0-1 Home: . 0-1 Runnin’ Rebels to retire former All-American Eddie Owens’ jersey at halftime MW: . 0-0 Away: . 0-0 vs . Top 25: . 0-0 Neutral: . 0-0 11/1 DAKOTA WESLEYAN (Exh) W, 96-80 --- UC RIVERSIDE (1-1, 0-0 BIG WEST) 11/4 N. MEX. HIGHLANDS (Exh) W, 92-66 --- 11/11 SOUTH ALABAMA & L, 76-68 MWN # 11/16 UC RIVERSIDE 7:00 PM MWN # 11/19 CAL ST. FULLERTON &! 7:00 PM MWN # at 11/22 NORTHERN ARIZONA ! 7:00 PM MWN # 11/25 TCU ^ 7:30 PM MWN # 11/26 W. KY. OR WASHINGTON ^ 5 or 7:30 PM MWN # UNLV (0-1, 0-0 MOUNTAIN WEST) 11/30 at Southern Utah 6:00 PM --- 12/3 at Arizona State 5:00 PM Pac-12 Networks 12/10 vs. Duke (T-Mobile Arena) 2:15 PM ESPN DATE: Wednesday, November 16, 2016 12/14 INCARNATE WORD 7:00 PM MWN # TIME: 7:00 p .m . PT 12/17 at Oregon (in Portland) 8:00 PM ESPN2 12/19 SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 7:00 PM MWN # SITE: Tarkanian Court, Thomas & Mack Center (18,000), Las Vegas 12/22 KANSAS 6:00 PM CBS SN 12/28 at Colorado State * 7 or 8 or TBD ESPNU or 3 VIDEO: MWN/UNLVRebels .com & Twitter (Tony Cordasco, Jevon Banks) 12/31 WYOMING * 1:00 PM MWN # RADIO: ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100 .9 FM (Jon Sandler, Robert Smith) 1/4 BOISE STATE * 8:00 PM CBS SN 1/7 at Utah State * 3:00 PM CBS SN AUDIO: UNLV Gameday App/TuneIn & UNLVRebels .com 1/10 at New Mexico 8 or 6 PM ESPNU or 3 1/17 SAN DIEGO STATE * 8 PM or TBD ESPNU or 3 STATS: Gametracker at UNLVRebels .com 1/21 AIR FORCE * 3:00 PM ROOT SPORTS 1/25 at Wyoming * 6:00 PM MWN/CI # The UNLV men’s basketball team will be back in action on Wednesday, Nov . 16, at the Thomas & Mack 1/28 at San José State * 2:00 PM MWN # 2/1 NEW MEXICO * 8:00 PM CBS SN Center as it hosts UC Riverside at 7 p .m . 2/4 COLORADO STATE * 3:00 PM CBS SN 2/8 at Nevada, Reno * 8:00 PM CBS SN The Runnin’ Rebels are coming off a loss in their season opener, 76-68, to South Alabama on Friday . 2/11 SAN JOSÉ State * 3:00 PM MWN/CI # Senior guard Christian Jones led the Runnin’ Rebels with a double-double (20 points, 13 rebounds) . He 2/19 at San Diego State * 1:00 PM CBS SN 2/22 at Air Force * 6:00 PM MWN/CI # was 10 of 14 from the field . Sophomore guard Jalen Poyser added 17 points, while sophomore guard Kris 2/25 NEVADA, RENO * 3:00 PM CBS SN Clyburn and senior forward Tyrell Green also scored in double figures with 13 and 10 points, respectively . 3/1 UTAH STATE * 8:00 PM ESPNU 3/4 at Fresno State * 4:00 PM ESPN3 Wednesday’s game will be a very special night at the Thomas & Mack Center as the program will retire 3/8-11 MW TOURNAMENT % TBD TBD Home games in BOLD CAPS the jersey of former All-American and Runnin’ Rebel all-time leading scorer Eddie Owens . The ceremony & - Doubleheader with UNLV Women’s Basketball (Lady Rebels at 4 PM) will take place at halftime . ! - Global Sports Classic - Preliminary Rounds ^ - Global Sports Classic - Final Rounds (4 games each day) * - MW games In addition, the 2016 Mountain West Champion UNLV men’s golf team will be presented with their rings % - Mountain West Tournament, Thomas & Mack Center during the game vs . UCR . # - Video stream (free) at UNLVRebels .com All times Pacific The Highlanders are 1-1 so far in 2016-17 after a season-opening loss at Portland (71-55) and a home win over Bristol (81-45) on Sunday . The Runnin’ Rebels have 12 newcomers on their roster this season and return just three players from last year’s 18-15 team . UCR returns eight letterwinners, including three QUICK FACTS starters off last year’s 14-19 team . Location: . Las Vegas, NV 89154 Founded: . 1957 Tickets for Wednesday’s game may be purchased at UNLVtickets .com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267) Enrollment: . 29,000 or in person at the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office . Nickname: . Runnin’ Rebels Colors: . Scarlet & Gray Wednesday’s game will have no television coverage, however a live Mountain West Network video President: . Dr . Len Jessup Director of Athletics: . Tina Kunzer-Murphy stream will be available for free at UNLVRebels .com and also on Twitter with Tony Cordasco and Jevon Conference: . Mountain West Banks calling the action . Jon Sandler and Robert Smith will handle the radio call, which may be heard live Arena: . Thomas & Mack Center on ESPN Radio 1100 AM/100 .9 FM . All internet links along with live stats will be available at UNLVRebels . Capacity: . 18,000 Record in Arena: . 458-102 ( .818)/34th season com . All-Time Record: . 1,240-520 ( .705)/59th season All-Time vs. Current MW: . 336-142 ( .703) FOLLOW THE RUNNIN’ reBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Head Coach: . Marvin Menzies /UNLVRunninRebelBasketball /UNLVRunninRebels UNLV Record: . First season /UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics Career Record: . 198-112 ( .639)/10th season UNLV’s 2015-16 Record: . 18-15/8-10 MW (6th) /UNLVAthletics 2016 Postseason: . None @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 2016-17 UNLV RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL THE UNLV RUNNIn’ rEBELS (0-1, 0-0 MOUNTAIN WEST) • The 2015-16 season marks the first at UNLV for head coach Marvin Menzies . He spent the last nine years as head coach at New Mexico State where he compiled a 198-111 ( .641) record . ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL • Coming to UNLV is actually a return to Las Vegas for Coach Menzies . He spent a year with the Runnin’ Week 2 - Monday, Nov. 14 Rebels on Lon Kruger’s staff in 2004-05 as an assistant coach . RANK TEAM RECORD VOTES • The Runnin’ Rebels dropped their season opener on Friday at home to South Alabama, 76-68 . 1 Duke (58) 2-0 1,613 • Senior forward Christian Jones led the team with a double-double (20 points, 13 rebounds) . He was 10 2 Kentucky (1) 2-0 1,508 of 14 from the field and one of four UNLV players in double figures in points . The others: sophomore 3 Villanova (5) 1-0 1,492 4 Oregon 1-0 1,349 guard Jalen Poyser (17), sophomore guard Kris Clyburn (13) and senior forward Tyrell Green (10) . 5 North Carolina 2-0 1,347 • UNLV was picked to finish eighth in the year’s Mountain West race by the media . 6 Indiana (1) 1-0 1,322 • The Runnin’ Rebels have 12 newcomers on this year’s roster . Only three players return from last 7 Kansas 0-1 1,206 year’s team . 8 Virginia 1-0 1,121 9 Wisconsin 1-0 1,097 • Junior forward Dwayne Morgan and Poyser are the leading returning scorers . Morgan averaged 5 .5 10 Arizona 1-0 1,092 points per game last year, while Poyser was at 5 .4 ppg . 11 Xavier 1-0 1,025 • UNLV finished the 2015-16 season with an overall record of 18-15 and placed sixth in the Mountain 12 Louisville 1-0 811 West with an 8-10 mark . 13 Michigan State 0-1 729 14 Gonzaga 1-0 725 • Two players from last year’s UNLV team were taken in the 2016 NBA Draft . Patrick McCaw was picked 15 Purdue 1-0 700 No . 38 overall by the Golden State Warriors, while Stephen Zimmerman Jr . was selected No . 41 by 16 UCLA 2-0 622 the Orlando Magic . 17 Saint Mary’s 1-0 593 18 Syracuse 1-0 551 19 West Virginia 1-0 392 THE UC RIVERSIDE HIGHLANDERS (1-1, 0-0 BIG WEST) 20 Iowa State 1-0 254 • UC Riverside finished last season 14-19 overall and 5-11 in the Big West, placing sixth . 21 Rhode Island 1-0 250 • The Highlanders opened the season with a loss at Portland (71-55) on Friday, then won at home over 22 Creighton 1-0 232 Bristol (81-45) on Sunday . 23 Texas 1-0 230 24 Cincinnati 1-0 120 • Senior guard Malik Thames leads the team in scoring with 14 .5 points per game . 25 California 1-0 109 • Senior forward Secean Johnson led the team with 12 points vs . Bristol, while senior guard Gentrey OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Dayton 102, Maryland 100, Florida State 95, Thomas had a game-high 12 rebounds . San Diego State 54, Florida 38, Miami 38, Wichita St 37, Butler 26, NC State • UCR returns eight letterwinners off last year’s team, including three starters . 23, Virginia Tech 21, Texas A&M 16, Notre Dame 14, Oklahoma 11, Ohio • This year’s team was picked to finish seventh in the Big West . State 9, Connecticut 9, Marquette 7, Monmouth 7, Seton Hall 6, Clemson 6, Colorado 5, Mississippi State 4, Ohio 2, Wagner 2, SMU 1, Yale 1, Princeton 1 • Head coach Dennis Cutts is in his fourth season at the school with a record of 39-58 .