2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

University of Nevada-Las Vegas is a public, coeducational university located in the Las Vegas suburb of Paradise, Nevada, USA. The campus is located approximately east of the Las Vegas Strip. The institution includes a Shadow Lane Campus, located just east of the University Medical Center of...

. The team was coached by Lon Kruger

Lon Kruger

Lon Kruger is an American college and professional basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University...

, returning for his seventh year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center

Thomas & Mack Center

The Thomas & Mack Center is an arena, located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522, for basketball, the capacity is 18,776.-History:...

on UNLV's main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

and are a member of the Mountain West Conference

Mountain West Conference

The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...

. 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

2011 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

-External links:*...

to San Diego State

2010–11 San Diego State Aztecs men's basketball team

The 2010–11 San Diego State men's basketball team represented San Diego State University in the 2010–11 college basketball season. It was their 12th season in the Mountain West Conference. This was head coach Steve Fisher's twelfth season at San Diego State...

. They received an at-large bid in the 2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2011 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The following sites were selected to host each round of the 2011 tournament:First Four*March 15 and 16**University of Dayton Arena, Dayton, OhioSecond and third rounds*March 17 and 19**Verizon Center, Washington, D.C....

were they lost in the second round to Illinois

2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in the 2010-11 college basketball season. This was head coach Bruce Weber's eighth season at the University of Illinois. They played their home games at Assembly Hall and are...

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous school
0	Oscar Bellfield	6'2"	185	G	Jr.	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	Westchester HS Westchester High School (Los Angeles) Westchester High School is a public high school in the Los Angeles Unified School District, Local District 3.It is located in Westchester , USA, a suburban neighborhood adjacent to Los Angeles International Airport and bordered by Playa Vista to the north, Inglewood to the east, El Segundo to the...
1	Quintrell Thomas	6'8"	245	F	So.	Newark, NJ Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S...	Kansas
2	Kendall Wallace	6'4"	190	G	Sr.	Mesa, AZ Mesa, Arizona According to the 2010 Census, the racial composition of Mesa was as follows:* White: 77.1% * Hispanic or Latino : 26.54%* Black or African American: 3.5%* Two or more races: 3.4%* Native American: 2.4%...	Mountain View HS Mountain View High School (Mesa) Mountain View High School is a high school in Mesa, Arizona. It was established in 1976. It is known for its numerous athletic and academic accomplishments...
3	Anthony Marshall	6'3"	200	G	So.	Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...	Mojave HS Mojave High School Mojave High School, opened in 1996, is a nine-month public High School that is part of Clark County School District located in North Las Vegas, Nevada-Mojave Mission Statement:...
5	Derrick Jasper Derrick Jasper Derrick Lamar Jasper is an American basketball player for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels who is from San Luis Obispo, California. He is listed as a point guard, but he is versatile enough to also play the shooting guard and small forward positions.-High school:...	6'6"	215	G	Sr.	Paso Robles, CA Paso Robles, California Paso Robles is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Paso Robles is the fastest growing city in San Luis Obispo County: Its population at the 2000 census was 24,297; in 2010 it recorded some 29,793 residentsLocated on the Salinas River north of San Luis Obispo, California,...	Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky...
10	Tyler Norman	6'0"	190	G	Sr.	Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...	Iowa State Iowa State University Iowa State University of Science and Technology, more commonly known as Iowa State University , is a public land-grant and space-grant research university located in Ames, Iowa, United States. Iowa State has produced astronauts, scientists, and Nobel and Pulitzer Prize winners, along with a host of...
11	Carlos Lopez	6'11"	215	F	Fr.	Lajas, Puerto Rico Lajas, Puerto Rico Lajas is a municipality of Puerto Rico located in southwestern region, south of San Germán and Sabana Grande; east of Cabo Rojo; and west of Guánica. Lajas is spread over 11 wards and Lajas Pueblo...	Findlay Prep
12	Brice Massamba	6'10"	240	F/C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	Jr.	Sodertalje, Sweden	Findlay Prep
15	Mychal Martinez	6'5"	205	F	Sr.	Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...	Yavapai Yavapai College Yavapai College is a community college located in Yavapai County, Arizona. The main Campus is in Prescott, with locations in Clarkdale, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, and Sedona.-History:...
20	Kamar Mashour	6'6"	200	G/F	Fr.	Nazareth, Israel	St. Joseph
22	Chase Stanback	6'8"	210	G/F	Jr.	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	UCLA University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
31	Justin Hawkins	6'3"	190	G	So.	Los Angeles, CA Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...	Taft HS
33	Tre'Von Willis Tre'Von Willis Tre'Von Willis is basketball player for the UNLV Rebels mens basketball team. He transferred to UNLV from Memphis.-High school:...	6'4"	195	G	Sr.	Fresno, CA Fresno, California Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...	Memphis University of Memphis The University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
43	Mike Moser	6'8"	185	F	So.	Portland, OR Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...	UCLA
44	Todd Hanni	6'4"	215	G	Jr.	Danville, IN Danville, Indiana Danville is a town in Center Township, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 9,001at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Hendricks County. -History:...	Wabash Valley Wabash Valley College Wabash Valley College is a community college located in Mount Carmel, Illinois, USA. As of Fall, 2004, it had 1375 students. Conventional students often attend either Southern Illinois University Carbondale or University of Southern Indiana upon completion of their associate degrees...

Offseason

UNLV finished the 2009–2010 season

2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his sixth 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...

with a 25–9 record, losing to Northern Iowa in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

, 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

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

ACL

- Companies and organizations :* American Classical League* Arctic Co-operatives Limited* Asianet Communications Limited* Association for Computational Linguistics* Atlantic Coast Line Railroad* Atlantic Container Line* Australian Christian Lobby- Sports :...

and will miss the entire season. Four weeks later, senior guard Tre'Von Willis

Tre'Von Willis

Tre'Von Willis is basketball player for the UNLV Rebels mens basketball team. He transferred to UNLV from Memphis.-High school:...

was suspended for at least 10% of the season due to a June 29 arrested by the Henderson Police Department

Henderson Police Department

The Henderson Police Department is the police department of the City of Henderson in Clark County in southern Nevada. The Henderson Police Department is nationally accredited through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies .-History:The City of 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. There offeseason ended with their first practice on October 18, 2010.

Preview

The Runnin' Rebels were picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference

Mountain West Conference

, behind defending conference tournament champion San Diego State Aztecs, the BYU Cougars

BYU Cougars

BYU Cougars is an American soccer team based in Provo, Utah, United States. The team plays in the USL Premier Development League , the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, in the Southwest Division of the Western Conference....

led by preseason player of the year (Jimmer Fredette

Jimmer Fredette

James Taft "Jimmer" Fredette is an American professional basketball player with the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association...

) and defending regular season champion, the New Mexico Lobos

New Mexico Lobos

The New Mexico Lobos are the athletic teams representing the University of New Mexico. The university's athletic program fields teams in 19 varsity sports. The Lobos participate in the NCAA Division I and is a charter member of the Mountain West Conference...

. Wills was also named to the preseason All-Team. UNLV received a first-place vote and 203 points.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
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Schedule and results