2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Dave Rice, in his first 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 are a member of the Mountain West Conference. UNLV's season ended with 26–9 overall, and 9–5 in MWC Play, placing third. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball Tournament by New Mexico. They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Colorado.

2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
Las Vegas Invitational Champions
NCAA Tournament South Region 6 Seed, Round of 64
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
APNo. 23
2011–12 record26–9 (9–5 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
2011–12 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 21 New Mexico104 .714  287  .800
No. 22 San Diego State104 .714  268  .765
No. 23 UNLV95 .643  269  .743
Colorado State86 .571  2012  .625
TCU77 .500  1815  .545
Wyoming68 .429  2112  .636
Air Force311 .214  1316  .448
Boise State311 .214  1317  .433
2012 MWC Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous school
0 Oscar Bellfield 6'2" 190 G Sr. Los Angeles, CA Westchester HS
1 Quintrell Thomas 6'8" 245 F RS Jr. Newark, NJ Kansas
2 Kendall Wallace 6'4" 195 G RS Sr. Mesa, AZ Mountain View HS
3 Anthony Marshall 6'3" 200 G Jr. Las Vegas, NV Mojave HS
5 Reggie Smith 6'0" 185 G RS So. Chicago, IL Marquette
11 Carlos Lopez 6'11" 215 F So. Lajas, Puerto Rico Findlay Prep
12 Brice Massamba 6'10" 245 F/C Sr. Södertälje, Sweden Findlay Prep
14 Bryan Glenn 6'11" 215 C Fr. Las Vegas, NV Coronado HS
15 Bryce Jones 6'5" 200 G So. Los Angeles, CA USC
20 Karam Mashour 6'6" 210 G/F So. Nazareth, Israel St. Joseph
22 Chase Stanback 6'8" 215 G/F RS Sr. Los Angeles, CA UCLA
24 Barry Cheaney 6'1" 160 G Fr. Corona, CA Los Osos HS
31 Justin Hawkins 6'3" 190 G Jr. Los Angeles, CA Taft HS
33 Wade Norman 6'4" 170 G Fr. Las Vegas, NV Faith Lutheran HS
43 Mike Moser 6'8" 210 F So. Portland, OR UCLA

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV 18 RV RV 21 19 17 12 14 12 11 14 11 21 17 20 23 Not released 
Coaches RV RV RV RV 20 RV RV 23 20 17 12 20 15 13 16 11 20 17 20 25 RV

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:00 pm
Washburn W 58–50 
Thomas & Mack Center (9,619)
Paradise, NV
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm
Grand Canyon W 83–66  1–0
Thomas & Mack Center (13,763)
Paradise, NV
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Nevada W 71–67  2–0
Thomas & Mack Center (14,827)
Paradise, NV
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Canisus W 95–70  3–0
Thomas & Mack Center (10,663)
Paradise, NV
11/20/2011*
7:00 pm
Morgan State
Las Vegas Invitational
W 92–55  4–0
Thomas & Mack Center (10,782)
Paradise, NV
11/22/2011*
7:30 pm
Cal Poly
Las Vegas Invitational
W 75–52  5–0
Thomas & Mack Center (12,061)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2011*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. USC
Las Vegas Invitational semifinals
W 66–55  6–0
Orleans Arena (7,200)
Paradise, NV
11/26/2011*
7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. No. 1 North Carolina
Las Vegas Invitational championship
W 90–80  7–0
Orleans Arena (7,523)
Paradise, NV
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 18 at UC Santa Barbara W 94–88 2OT 8–0
The Thunderdome (5,516)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/04/2011*
1:00 pm, Cox 96
No. 18 at Wichita State
MWC-MVC Challenge
L 70–89  8–1
Charles Koch Arena (10,466)
Wichita, KS
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm
Cal State San Marcos W 94–50  9–1
Orleans Arena (5,938)
Paradise, NV
12/10/2011*
11:00 am, BTN
at No. 14 Wisconsin L 51–62  9–2
Kohl Center (17,123)
Madison, WI
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
UTEP W 65–54  10–2
Thomas & Mack Center (11,805)
Paradise, NV
12/17/2011*
2:00 pm, BTN
vs. No. 19 Illinois W 64–48  11–2
United Center (15,144)
Chicago, IL
12/19/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 21 Louisiana-Monroe W 81–63  12–2
Thomas & Mack Center (11,515)
Paradise, NV
12/23/2011*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 California W 85–68  13–2
Thomas & Mack Center (15,188)
Paradise, NV
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm
No. 19 Central Arkansas W 124–75  14–2
Thomas & Mack Center (14,401)
Paradise, NV
12/31/2011*
5:00 pm, KLAS
No. 19 at Hawaiʻi W 74–69  15–2
Stan Sheriff Center (6,726)
Honolulu, HI
01/05/2012*
7:00 pm
No. 17 at Cal State Bakersfield W 89–57  16–2
Rabobank Arena (3,325)
Bakersfield, CA
01/14/2012
1:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 12 at No. 22 San Diego State L 67–69  16–3 (0–1)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
01/18/2012
7:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 14 TCU W 101–78  17–3 (1–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (14,126)
Paradise, NV
01/21/2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 14 New Mexico W 80–63  18–3 (2–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,577)
Paradise, NV
01/25/2012
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 12 at Boise State W 77–72 OT 19–3 (3–1)
Taco Bell Arena (6,024)
Boise, ID
01/28/2012
6:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 12 at Air Force W 65–63 OT 20–3 (4–1)
Clune Arena (4,170)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/01/2012
7:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 11 Colorado State W 82–63  21–3 (5–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (15,053)
Paradise, NV
02/04/2012
1:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 11 at Wyoming L 66–68  21–4 (5–2)
Arena-Auditorium (7,179)
Laramie, WY
02/11/2012
1:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 14 No. 13 San Diego State W 65–63  22–4 (6–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,577)
Paradise, NV
02/14/2012
4:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 11 at TCU L 97–102 OT 22–5 (6–3)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,710)
Fort Worth, TX
02/18/2012
10:00 am, CBS
No. 11 at New Mexico L 45–65  22–6 (6–4)
The Pit (15,411)
Albuquerque, NM
02/22/2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 Boise State W 75–58  23–6 (7–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (14,409)
Paradise, NV
02/25/2012
1:00 pm, NBCSN
No. 21 Air Force W 68–58  24–6 (8–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (16,036)
Paradise, NV
02/29/2012
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 17 at Colorado State L 59–66  24–7 (8–5)
Moby Arena (8,371)
Fort Collins, CO
03/03/2012
7:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 17 Wyoming W 74–63  25–7 (9–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (18,577)
Paradise, NV
2012 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012
8:30 pm, The Mtn.
No. 20 vs. Wyoming
Quarterfinals
W 56–48  26–7
Thomas & Mack Center (13,772)
Paradise, NV
03/08/2012
8:30 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 vs. New Mexico
Semifinals
L 67–72  26–8
Thomas & Mack Center (16,339)
Paradise, NV
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/15/2012*
6:57 pm, truTV
No. 23 (S 6) vs. (S 11) Colorado
Second Round
L 64–68  26–9
The Pit (15,674)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

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