2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by third-year head coach Marvin Menzies and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 17–14, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State.

2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	17–14 (11–7 MW)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Andre LaFleur Rob Jeter Eric Brown
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center

2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 20 Nevada	15	–	3		.833			29	–	5		.853
No. 25 Utah State †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
Fresno State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	9		.719
San Diego State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
UNLV	11	–	7		.611			17	–	14		.548
Air Force	8	–	10		.444			14	–	18		.438
New Mexico	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Boise State	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Colorado State	7	–	11		.389			12	–	20		.375
Wyoming	4	–	14		.222			8	–	24		.250
San Jose State	1	–	17		.056			4	–	27		.129
† Mountain West Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

On March 15, head coach Marvin Menzies was fired. He finished at UNLV with a three-year record of 48–48.

On March 27, UNLV hired South Dakota State head coach T. J. Otzelberger as their next head coach.

Previous season

The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2017–18 season 20–13, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They defeated Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Nevada. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invite to the CBI Tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Jordan Johnson	24	G	5'11"	175	RS Senior	Waukegan, IL	Graduated
Brandon McCoy	44	F	7'0"	250	Freshman	San Diego, CA	Declared for 2018 NBA draft. Went undrafted
Jovan Mooring	30	G	6'2"	200	Senior	Country Club Hills, IL	Graduated

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bryce Hamilton #61 SG	Pasadena, CA	Pasadena High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Oct 23, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 75
Joel Ntambwe #39 PF	Kernersville, NC	Forest Trail Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 79
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua PF	Douala, Cameroon	NBA Global Academy	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: 0
Trey Woodbury #50 SG	Las Vegas, NV	Ed W. Clark High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 1, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2018 UNLV Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2019)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Ethan Anderson #29 PG	Los Angeles, CA	Fairfax High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Aug 1, 2017
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2019 UNLV Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 30, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jay Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hillcrest Prep Sydney, AU G 1 Kris Clyburn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Ranger College Romulus, MI G 2 Ben Coupet Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Simeon Career Academy Chicago, IL G 3 Amauri Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So North Farmington HS Farmington Hills, MI G 5 Noah Robotham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Akron Las Vegas, NV F 10 Shakur Juiston 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hutchinson C.C. Paterson, NJ F 12 Djordjije Sljivancanin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr IMG Academy Belgrade, Serbia G 13 Bryce Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Pasadena HS Pasadena, CA F 14 Tervell Beck 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Cleveland Central Catholic HS Cleveland, OH F 15 Cheickna Dembélé 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Scotland Performance Institute Mali, Africa F 20 Nick Blair (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Idaho Las Vegas, NV G 22 Trey Woodbury 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Ed W. Clark HS Las Vegas, NV F 24 Joel Ntambwe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Forest Trail Academy Kinshasa, Congo F 30 Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Douala, Cameroon G 31 Marvin Coleman (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Foothill HS Las Vegas, NV F 34 Cheikh Mbacke Diong 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Florida Preparatory Academy Senegal, Africa C 43 Louis Bangai (W) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Scotland Campus Prep Yaoundé, Cameroon	Head coach Marvin Menzies (UCLA) Assistant coach(es) Andre LaFleur (Northeastern) Preston Laird (Memphis) Eric Brown (Cal State Fullerton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm		Montana State Billings	W 83–81		Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM		Loyola Marymount	L 50–61	0–1	Thomas & Mack Center (8,501) Paradise, NV
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm		UC Riverside	W 72–51	1–1	Thomas & Mack Center (7,327) Paradise, NV
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm		Oakland	W 74–61	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center (7,439) Paradise, NV
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM		Pacific	W 96–70	3–1	Thomas & Mack Center (7,338) Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm		Southern Utah	W 76–71	4–1	Thomas & Mack Center (7,567) Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2018 7:30 pm, ATTSNRM		Valparaiso MW–MVC Challenge	L 64–72	4–2	Thomas & Mack Center (7,587) Paradise, NV
Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBSSN		Cincinnati	L 61–65	4–3	Thomas & Mack Center (9,572) Paradise, NV
Dec 8, 2018* 11:00 am, BTN		at Illinois	L 74–77	4–4	State Farm Center (12,268) Champaign, IL
Dec 15, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. BYU MGM Resorts Showcase	W 92–90 OT	5–4	T-Mobile Arena (5,107) Paradise, NV
Dec 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPNU		at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	W 73–59	6–4	Stan Sheriff Center (6,049) Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2018* 1:30 pm, ESPN2		vs. Indiana State Diamond Head Classic semifinals	L 79–84	6–5	Stan Sheriff Center (5,470) Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018* 3:30 pm, ESPNU		vs. Bucknell Diamond Head Classic 3rd place game	L 72–97	6–6	Stan Sheriff Center (5,752) Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Colorado State	W 78–76	7–6 (1–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (7,881) Paradise, NV
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Wyoming	W 68-56	8–6 (2–0)	Thomas & Mack Center (7,903) Paradise, NV
Jan 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2		at New Mexico	W 80–69	9–6 (3–0)	Dreamstyle Arena (10,242) Albuquerque, NM
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Air Force	L 88–106	9–7 (3–1)	Clune Arena (3,761) Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ATTSNRM		San Jose State	W 94–56	10–7 (4–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (8,623) Paradise, NV
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		New Mexico	W 74–58	11–7 (5–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (8,432) Paradise, NV
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 77–94	11–8 (5–2)	Viejas Arena (11,254) San Diego, CA
Jan 29, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2		No. 8 Nevada	L 70–87	11–9 (5–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (15,786) Paradise, NV
Feb 2, 2019 1:30 pm, ATTSNRM		at Utah State	L 65–82	11–10 (5–4)	Smith Spectrum (7,157) Logan, UT
Feb 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Boise State	W 83–72	12–10 (6–4)	Taco Bell Arena (3,200) Boise, ID
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Fresno State	L 65–83	12–11 (6–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (8,324) Paradise, NV
Feb 12, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Air Force	W 77–72	13–11 (7–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (7,550) Paradise, NV
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM		at San Jose State	W 71–64	14–11 (8–5)	Event Center Arena (1,658) San Jose, CA
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Wyoming	W 66–56	15–11 (9–5)	Arena-Auditorium (3,432) Laramie, WY
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		San Diego State	L 59–60	15–12 (9–6)	Thomas & Mack Center (10,427) Paradise, NV
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN		at No. 12 Nevada	L 73–89	15–13 (9–7)	Lawlor Events Center (11,289) Reno, NV
Mar 2, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN		Boise State	W 85–81 OT	16–13 (10–7)	Thomas & Mack Center (9,301) Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Colorado State	W 65–60	17–13 (11–7)	Moby Arena (3,505) Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West tournament
Mar 14, 2019 5:30 pm, CBSSN	(5)	(4) San Diego State Quarterfinals	L 55–63	17–14	Thomas & Mack Center (7,309) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.