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 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2020 2019-20 SCHEDULE/RESULTS UNLV AT NO. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE SATURDAY Record: . 14-14 Home: . 11-6 MW: . 9-6 Away: . 3-7 vs . Top 25: . 0-1 Neutral: . 0-1 4:30 p.m. game vs. nation’s only unbeaten team to be televised by CBS Sports Network Date Opponent Time/Result TV 10/25 W. COAST BAPTIST (EXH.) W, 112-54 UNLV (14-14, 9-6 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 NO. 4 SAN DIEGO ST. (26-0, 15-0 MOUNTAIN WEST) 11/23 SMU L, 72-68 Stadium/Facebook 11/26 JACKSON STATE W, 80-57 UNLVRebels.com 11/30 at Cincinnati L, 72-65 (OT) FS Ohio/ESPN3 DATE: Saturday, February 22, 2020 12/4 at Fresno State * W, 81-80 (2OT) AT&T SportsNet TIME: 4:30 p .m . 12/7 vs . BYU (in Salt Lake City) L, 83-50 BYUtv 12/18 PACIFIC L, 74-66 UNLVRebels.com SITE: Viejas Arena (12,414), San Diego, California 12/21 ROBERT MORRIS W, 81-69 UNLVRebels.com TV: CBS Sports Network (Jason Horowitz, Pete Gillen, sideline: John Schriffen) 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, winner of three of its last four games, will head back out on the road to 1/26 NO. 4 SAN DIEGO STATE * L, 71-67 CBS Sports Network face the nation’s only unbeaten team in No . 4 San Diego State on Saturday, Feb . 22 at 4:30 p .m . at Viejas 2/1 at Colorado State * L, 95-77 ESPN3 Arena in San Diego . 2/5 at Utah State * L, 69-54 CBS Sports Network 2/8 FRESNO STATE * W, 68-67 ESPNU The Runnin’ Rebels are coming off their most complete performance of the year, as they defeated Colorado 2/12 UNR * L, 82-79 (OT) ESPN3 2/15 at New Mexico * W, 78-73 CBS Sports Network State, 80-56, Wednesday night at home . In that contest, UNLV led by as many as 35 points en route to its 2/18 COLORADO STATE * W, 80-56 CBS Sports Network largest margin of victory of the season . Prior to that, the Runnin’ Rebels defeated New Mexico, 78-73, at 2/22 at No . 4 San Diego State * 4:30 PM CBS Sports Network The Pit last Saturday, lost a home to UNR, 82-79, in a program-record sixth overtime game of the season 2/26 BOISE STATE * 8:00 PM CBS Sports Network on Feb . 12, and defeated Fresno State by a point, 68-67 on Feb . 8 on a last-second shot by sophomore 2/29 at San Jose State * 2:00 PM AT&T SportsNet 3/4-7 MOUNTAIN WEST TOURN. % TBD TBD guard Marvin Coleman . Home games in BOLD CAPS Sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton and junior guard Amauri Hardy lead the Runnin’ Rebels (14-14, 9-6) in * - Mountain West game % - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas scoring, averaging 15 .6 and 14 .0 points per game, respectively . Hamilton has scored in double figures in All times Pacific 15 straight games and has tallied 23 or more in six of his last nine outings . Junior forward Mbacke Diong is the team’s leading rebounder with 8 .1 per contest (4th in MW) . UNLV is under new leadership this year in head coach T .J . Otzelberger . QUICK FACTS SDSU (26-0, 15-0) is in its third season under its head coach, Brian Dutcher . The Aztecs are led by Malachi Location: . Las Vegas, NV 89154 Founded: . 1957 Flynn’s 16 .7 ppg (5th in MW) and Yanni Wetzell’s 6 .5 rpg (8th in MW) . Flynn also leads the team and league Enrollment: . 30,457 in assists (5 .1 apg) . SDSU is coming off a 72-55 road win at Boise State on Sunday . Nickname: . Runnin’ Rebels Colors . Scarlet & Gray SDSU won the season’s first meeting between the two teams, 71-67, in Las Vegas on Jan . 26 . President: . Marta Meana Director of Athletics: . Desiree Reed-Francois Saturday’s game will be televised by CBS Sports Network with Jason Horowitz, Pete Gillen and John Conference: . Mountain West Schriffen (sidelines) calling the action . Jon Sandler, former Runnin’ Rebel Curtis Terry and Steve Cofield Arena: . Thomas & Mack Center Capacity: . 18,000 (sideline reporter) will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 in Las Record in Arena: . 499-131 ( .792)/37th season Vegas and online via the UNLVGameday App and TuneIn (link at UNLVRebels .com) . All-Time Record: . 1,302-581 ( .691)/62nd season All-Time vs. Current MW: . 369-182 ( .670) Head Coach: . T .J . Otzelberger FOLLOW THE RUNNIN’ REBELS ON SOCIAL MEDIA UNLV Record: . 14-14 ( .500)/1st season /UNLVRunninRebelBasketball /RunninRebels Career Record: . 84-47 ( .641)/4th season /UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics UNLV’s 2018-19 Record: . 17-14/10-7 MW (T-4th) 2019 Postseason: . None @TheRunninRebels /RunninRebels @UNLVAthletics /UNLVAthletics 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 THE UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS (14-14, 9-6 MOUNTAIN WEST) • The 2019-20 season marks the first for UNLV under new head coach T .J . Otzelberger . • Oztelberger was hired in March after an extremely successful three-year tenure as head coach at ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL South Dakota State . He led the Jackrabbits to a 70-33 record at the helm of their program, making Week 16 - Monday, February 17 three straight postseason appearances (two in the NCAA Tournament) . He took the SDSU program to RANK TEAM RECORD VOTES new heights, clinching the outright regular-season Summit League title the past two seasons (2017-18, 1 Baylor (48) 23-1 1559 2018-19) and earned the conference’s Coach of the Year honor . 2 Gonzaga (14) 26-1 1518 • Otzelberger’s Jackrabbits were one of the top offensive teams in the nation, ranking in the top 10 3 Kansas (1) 22-3 1434 4 San Diego State 26-0 1404 among all NCAA teams in scoring during the last two seasons: 2017-18 (7th), 2018-19 (5th) . 5 Dayton 23-2 1294 • Otzelberger’s UNLV coaching staff includes Tim Buckley, Kevin Kruger and DeMarlo Slocum . All three 6 Duke 22-3 1285 have experience at the highest levels, including at Power 5 institutions and in the NBA, with a proven 7 Maryland 21-4 1194 track record of developing student-athletes and advancing in the NCAA Tournament . 8 Florida State 21-4 1088 9 Penn State 20-5 1024 • This year’s Runnin’ Rebel team returned six letterwinners, including two starters, from last season 10 Kentucky 20-5 1011 (17-14 overall, 11-7 Mountain West, T-4th) . 11 Louisville 21-5 837 • The team welcomed five newcomers that are eligible this season and two additional transfers who 12 Villanova 19-6 824 must sit out the year as redshirts . 13 Auburn 22-3 818 14 Oregon 20-6 742 • Junior guard Amauri Hardy is the team’s returning leading scorer (13 .1 ppg), while junior forward 15 Creighton 20-6 718 Mbacke Diong (6 .8 rpg) is the leading returning rebounder . 16 Seton Hall 18-7 672 • Sophomore guard Bryce Hamilton and Hardy lead the Runnin’ Rebels in scoring, averaging 15 .6 and 17 West Virginia 18-7 552 14 .0 points per game, respectively . Hamilton has scored in double figures in 15 straight games and 18 Colorado 20-6 501 19 Marquette 17-7 404 has tallied 23 or more in six of his last nine outings . Diong is the team’s leading rebounder with 8 .1 20 Iowa 18-8 254 per contest (4th in MW) . 21 Butler 19-7 242 • UNLV’s roster includes no freshmen . 22 Houston 20-6 237 • UNLV was picked to finish seventh in this year’s Mountain West race by the media in October . It cur- 23 BYU 21-7 188 24 Arizona 18-7 102 rently sits in a tie for fifth place, a half-game out of fourth and one game back of third . 25 Ohio State 17-8 95 • UNLV started 3-0 in Mountain West play with a double-overtime win at Fresno State on Dec . 4, a 70-53 OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Texas Tech 92, Michigan State 87, win over Utah State at home on Jan . 1 and a 71-59 home win over Air Force on Jan . 4 . It marked just Michigan 83, LSU 55, Rhode Island 39, Virginia 32, Cincinnati 14, the second time that it started MW play off 3-0 in its history .