# 2012–13 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2012–13 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Dave Rice, in his second year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished with a record of 25–10 overall, 10–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to New Mexico. They receive an at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to California.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous school |
| 0 | Savon Goodman | 6'6" | 210 | F | Fr. | Philadelphia, PA | Constitution HS |
| 1 | Quintrell Thomas | 6'8" | 245 | F | RS Sr. | Newark, NJ | Kansas |
| 2 | Khem Birch | 6'8" | 220 | F | So. | Montreal, QC, Canada | Pittsburgh |
| 3 | Anthony Marshall | 6'3" | 200 | G | Sr. | Las Vegas, NV | Mojave HS |
| 5 | Katin Reinhardt | 6'5" | 195 | G | Fr. | Dana Point, CA | Mater Dei HS |
| 10 | Daquan Cook | 6'1" | 170 | G | Fr. | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Acad. |
| 11 | Carlos Lopez | 6'11" | 215 | F | RS Jr. | Lajas, Puerto Rico | Findlay Prep |
| 12 | Barry Cheaney | 6'1" | 160 | G | So. | Corona, CA | Los Osos HS |
| 13 | Bryce Dejean-Jones | 6'5" | 200 | G | RS So. | Los Angeles, CA | USC |
| 15 | Anthony Bennett | 6'8" | 240 | F | Fr. | Brampton, ON, Canada | Findlay Prep |
| 22 | Roscoe Smith | 6'8" | 205 | F | Jr. | Baltimore, MD | Connecticut |
| 24 | Demetris Morant | 6'9" | 200 | F | Fr. | Las Vegas, NV | Bishop Gorman HS |
| 31 | Justin Hawkins | 6'3" | 190 | G | Sr. | Los Angeles, CA | Taft HS |
| 33 | Charles Rushman | 6'3" | 185 | G | Fr. | Milwaukee, WI | St. John's Prep |
| 43 | Mike Moser | 6'8" | 210 | F | RS Jr. | Portland, OR | UCLA |

### Recruiting Class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Anthony Bennett PF | Brampton, ON | Findlay Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | May 12, 2012 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| Katin Reinhardt SG | Dana Point, CA | Mater Dei | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Aug 11, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 94 ||||||
| Savon Goodman SF | Philadelphia, PA | Constitution | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Aug 29, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 92 ||||||
| Demetris Morant C | Las Vegas Valley, NV | Bishop Gorman | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Aug 30, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Daquan Cook PG | Baltimore, MD | St. Frances Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jul 21, 2011 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 88 ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #12 Rivals: #30 ESPN: #7 ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UNLV 2012 Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. "UNLV 2012 Basketball Commits". Scout.com. "UNLV 2012 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
| AP | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | Not released |
| Coaches | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Dixie State | W 81–80 $^{OT}$ | – | Thomas & Mack Center (12,814) Paradise, NV |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic | W 92–54 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,187) Paradise, NV |
| 11/17/2012* 7:00 pm | No. 18 | Jacksonville State Global Sports Classic | W 77–58 | 2–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,316) Paradise, NV |
| 11/23/2012* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 18 | Oregon Global Sports Classic semifinals | L 79–83 | 2–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (16,730) Paradise, NV |
| 11/24/2012* 5:00 pm | No. 18 | Iowa State Global Sports Classic 3rd place game | W 82–70 | 3–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,954) Paradise, NV |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 24 | UC Irvine | W 85–57 | 4–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,876) Paradise, NV |
| 12/01/2012* 4:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 24 | Hawai'i | W 77–63 | 5–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,431) Paradise, NV |
| 12/04/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | at Portland | W 68–60 | 6–1 | Chiles Center (4,513) Portland, OR |
| 12/09/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | No. 21 | at California | W 76–75 | 7–1 | Haas Pavilion (8,724) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/13/2012* 7:00 pm, KTUD | No. 20 | vs. La Verne | W 91–44 | 8–1 | Orleans Arena (5,069) Paradise, NV |
| 12/17/2012* 5:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 21 | at UTEP | W 62–60 | 9–1 | Don Haskins Center (9,027) El Paso, TX |
| 12/19/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 21 | Northern Iowa MWC–MWC Challenge | W 73–59 | 10–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,484) Paradise, NV |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 21 | Canisius | W 89–74 | 11–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,533) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | at North Carolina | L 73–79 | 11–2 | Dean E. Smith Center (20,888) Chapel Hill, NC |
| 01/03/2013* 7:00 pm | | Chicago State | W 74–52 | 12–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,122) Paradise, NV |
| 01/05/2013* 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 72–57 | 13–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,119) Paradise, NV |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | No. 24 | at No. 25 New Mexico | L 60–65 | 13–3 (0–1) | The Pit (15,411) Albuquerque, NM |
| 01/13/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN | No. 24 | Air Force | W 76–71 $^{OT}$ | 14–3 (1–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,723) Paradise, NV |
| 01/16/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 15 San Diego State | W 82–75 | 15–3 (2–1) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Colorado State | L 61–66 | 15–4 (2–2) | Moby Arena (7,626) Fort Collins, CO |
| 01/24/2013 6:15 pm, CBSSN | | Wyoming | W 62–50 | 16–4 (3–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,640) Paradise, NV |
| 01/29/2013 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Nevada | W 66–54 | 17–4 (4–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (16,787) Paradise, NV |
| 02/02/2013 6:00 pm, TWCSN | | at Boise State | L 72–77 | 17–5 (4–3) | Taco Bell Arena (9,356) Boise, ID |
| 02/06/2013 6:00 pm, TWCSN | | at Fresno State | L 55–64 | 17–6 (4–4) | Save Mart Center (8,044) Fresno, CA |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | No. 15 New Mexico | W 64–55 | 18–6 (5–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (17,738) Paradise, NV |
| 02/13/2013 6:00 pm, TWCSN | | at Air Force | L 56–71 | 18–7 (5–5) | Clune Arena (2,553) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 02/16/2013 6:00 pm, NBCSN | | San Diego State | W 72–70 | 19–7 (6–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,577) Paradise, NV |
| 02/16/2013 7:15 pm, CBSSN | | No. 22 Colorado State | W 61–59 | 20–7 (7–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,910) Paradise, NV |
| 02/23/2013 4:30 pm, TWCSN | | at Wyoming | W 65–42 | 21–7 (8–5) | Arena-Auditorium (7,097) Laramie, WY |
| 03/02/2013 1:00 pm, NBCSN | | at Nevada | W 80–63 | 22–7 (9–5) | Lawlor Events Center (9,956) Reno, NV |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm, TWCSN | | Boise State | W 68–64 | 23–7 (10–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,295) Paradise, NV |
| 03/05/2013 3:00 pm, TWCSN | | Fresno State | L 52–61 | 23–8 (10–6) | Thomas & Mack Center (17,707) Paradise, NV |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2013 12:00 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (6) Air Force Quarterfinals | W 72–56 | 24–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (9,122) Paradise, NV |
| 03/14/2013 8:30 pm, CBSSN | (3) | vs. (2) Colorado State Semifinals | W 75–65 | 25–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV |
| 03/15/2013 3:00 pm, CBS | (3) | vs. (1) No. 15 New Mexico Championship Game | L 56–63 | 25–9 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/15/2013 4:27 pm, TruTV | (5 E) | vs. (12 E) California Second Round | L 61–64 | 25–10 | HP Pavilion (17,997) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||