# 2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his seventh year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–9, 11–5 in Mountain West play and lost in the semifinals of the 2011 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament where they lost in the second round to Illinois.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous school |
| 0 | Oscar Bellfield | 6'2" | 185 | G | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA | Westchester HS |
| 1 | Quintrell Thomas | 6'8" | 245 | F | So. | Newark, NJ | Kansas |
| 2 | Kendall Wallace | 6'4" | 190 | G | Sr. | Mesa, AZ | Mountain View HS |
| 3 | Anthony Marshall | 6'3" | 200 | G | So. | Las Vegas, NV | Mojave HS |
| 5 | Derrick Jasper | 6'6" | 215 | G | Sr. | Paso Robles, CA | Kentucky |
| 10 | Tyler Norman | 6'0" | 190 | G | Sr. | Las Vegas, NV | Iowa State |
| 11 | Carlos Lopez | 6'11" | 215 | F | Fr. | Lajas, Puerto Rico | Findlay Prep |
| 12 | Brice Massamba | 6'10" | 240 | F/C | Jr. | Sodertalje, Sweden | Findlay Prep |
| 15 | Mychal Martinez | 6'5" | 205 | F | Sr. | Las Vegas, NV | Yavapai |
| 20 | Karam Mashour | 6'6" | 200 | G/F | Fr. | Nazareth, Israel | St. Joseph HS |
| 22 | Chase Stanback | 6'8" | 210 | G/F | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA |
| 31 | Justin Hawkins | 6'3" | 190 | G | So. | Los Angeles, CA | Taft HS |
| 33 | Tre'Von Willis | 6'4" | 195 | G | Sr. | Fresno, CA | Memphis |
| 43 | Mike Moser | 6'8" | 185 | F | So. | Portland, OR | UCLA |
| 44 | Todd Hanni | 6'4" | 215 | G | Jr. | Danville, IN | Wabash Valley |

## Offseason

UNLV finished the 2009–2010 season with a 25–9 record, losing to Northern Iowa in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 69–66. About a month later, it was announced that power forward Matt Shaw would be ineligible for his senior season because he tested positive for a banned substance. On July 6, Head Coach Lon Kruger announced that Mike Moser has transferred from UCLA. On September 1, Kruger announced that Kendall Wallace will undergo knee surgery due to a torn ACL and will miss the entire season. Four weeks later, senior guard Tre'Von Willis was suspended for at least 10% of the season due to a June 29 arrested by the Henderson Police Department. He was charged with domestic battery and was also sentenced to a 100 hours of community service and was charged with a $325 fine. Their offseason ended with their first practice on October 18, 2010.

## Preview

The Runnin' Rebels were picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference, behind defending conference tournament champion San Diego State Aztecs, the BYU Cougars led by preseason player of the year (Jimmer Fredette) and defending regular season champion, the New Mexico Lobos. Wills was also named to the preseason All-Team. UNLV received a first-place vote and 203 points.

## Rankings

Ranking Movement Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV–Received Votes :
| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Final |
| AP | – | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 22 | RV | RV | 25 | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 19 | 22 | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/02/2010* 7:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 90–66 | — | Thomas & Mack Center (9,306) Paradise, NV |
| 11/09/2010* 7:00 pm | | Washburn | W 88–53 | — | Thomas & Mack Center (9,330) Paradise, NV |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/12/2010* 7:30 pm | | UC Riverside | W 85–41 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,970) Paradise, NV |
| 11/17/2010* 7:00 pm | | Southeastern Louisiana | W 92–56 | 2–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,334) Paradise, NV |
| 11/20/2010* 4:00 pm, Versus | | Wisconsin | W 68–65 | 3–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,736) Paradise, NV |
| 11/25/2010* 8:30 pm | | vs. Tulsa 76 Classic First Round | W 80–71 | 4–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,089) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/26/2010* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Murray State 76 Classic Semifinal | W 69–55 | 5–0 | Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA |
| 11/28/2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Virginia Tech 76 Classic Championship | W 71–59 | 6–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,497) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/01/2010* 5:00 pm | No. 24 | at Illinois State MWC–MVC Challenge | W 82–51 | 7–0 | Redbird Arena (6,485) Normal, IL |
| 12/04/2010* 8:00 pm | No. 24 | at Nevada | W 82–70 | 8–0 | Lawlor Events Center (5,967) Reno, NV |
| 12/08/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 20 | vs. Boise State | W 75–72 | 9–0 | Orleans Arena (8,320) Paradise, NV |
| 12/11/2010* 9:00 am, ESPNU | No. 20 | at Louisville Billy Minardi Classic | L 69–77 | 9–1 | KFC Yum! Center (22,489) Louisville, KY |
| 12/15/2010* 7:00 pm | No. 22 | UC Santa Barbara | L 62–68 | 9–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,490) Paradise, NV |
| 12/18/2010* 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 22 | Southern Utah | W 72–50 | 10–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,538) Paradise, NV |
| 12/21/2010* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 11 Kansas State HyVee Wildcat Classic | W 63–59 | 11–2 | Sprint Center (18,422) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/30/2010* 7:00 pm | | Central Michigan | W 73–47 | 12–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (13,157) Paradise, NV |
| 01/05/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | No. 25 | No. 15 BYU | L 77–89 | 12–3 (0–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (17,942) Paradise, NV |
| 01/08/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 25 | TCU | W 83–49 | 13–3 (1–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,155) Paradise, NV |
| 01/12/2011 7:00 pm, CBSCS | | at No. 6 San Diego State | L 49–55 | 13–4 (1–2) | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 01/15/2011 3:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Air Force | W 64–52 | 14–4 (2–2) | Clune Arena (3,031) Colorado Springs, CO |
| 01/19/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | | Colorado State | L 63–78 | 14–5 (2–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,266) Paradise, NV |
| 01/22/2011 1:00 pm, Versus | | New Mexico | W 63–62 | 15–5 (3–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (13,843) Paradise, NV |
| 01/25/2011 1:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Wyoming | W 74–65 | 16–5 (4–3) | Arena-Auditorium (4,190) Laramie, WY |
| 02/02/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | | Utah | W 67–54 | 17–5 (5–3) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,842) Paradise, NV |
| 02/05/2011 1:00 pm, Versus | | at No. 8 BYU | L 64–78 | 17–6 (5–4) | Marriott Center (22,700) Provo, UT |
| 02/09/2011 5:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at TCU | W 94–79 | 18–6 (6–4) | Daniel–Meyer Coliseum (3,813) Fort Worth, TX |
| 02/12/2011 5:00 pm, CBSCS | | No. 6 San Diego State | L 57–63 | 18–7 (6–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (18,557) Paradise, NV |
| 02/15/2011 7:30 pm, The Mtn. | | Air Force | W 49–42 | 19–7 (7–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (10,928) Paradise, NV |
| 02/19/2011 4:00 pm, The Mtn. | | at Colorado State | W 68–61 | 20–7 (8–5) | Moby Arena (8,745) Fort Collins, CO |
| 02/23/2011 6:00 pm, CBSCS | | at New Mexico | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 21–7 (9–5) | The Pit (15,346) Albuquerque, NM |
| 02/26/2011 7:00 pm, The Mtn. | | Wyoming | W 90–72 | 22–7 (10–5) | Thomas & Mack Center (15,398) Paradise, NV |
| 03/05/2011 1:00 pm, Versus | | at Utah | W 78–58 | 23–7 (11–5) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (9,969) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Mountain West tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2011 8:30 pm, The Mtn. | (3) | (6) Air Force MWC Quarterfinals | W 69–53 | 24–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,325) Paradise, NV |
| 03/11/2011 8:30 pm, CBSCS | (3) | (2) No. 6 San Diego State MWC Semifinals | L 72–74 | 24–8 | Thomas & Mack Center (18,500) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/18/2011* 6:20 pm, TBS | (8 SW) | vs. (9 SW) Illinois NCAA Second Round | L 62–73 | 24–9 | BOK Center (14,353) Tulsa, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. SW=NCAA Southwest Regional. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||