2021–22 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The 2021–22 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels are led by first-year head coach Kevin Kruger and play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| 2021–22 record | 5–5 (0–0 MW) |
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| Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
| 2021–22 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Colorado St. | 0 | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 2 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 2 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 3 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 4 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 4 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 4 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2022 MW Tournament winner As of December 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Runnin' Rebels finished the 2020–21 season 12–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State.
On March 18, 2021, head coach T. J. Otzelberger left UNLV after two seasons for the Iowa State head coaching job.[1] On March 21, the school announced that assistant coach Kevin Kruger would be promoted to the head coaching position.[2]
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Donovan Yap | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Fresno State |
| Moses Wood | 1 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Reno, NV | Transferred to Portland |
| Caleb Grill | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Wichita, KS | Transferred to Iowa State |
| David Jenkins Jr. | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Junior | Tacoma, WA | Graduate transferred from Utah |
| Edoardo Del Cadia | 10 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Senigallia, Italy | Transferred to Nicholls |
| Jhaylon Martinez | 12 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Freshman | Vallejo, CA | Transferred to UC Riverside |
| Issac Lindsey | 14 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Mineral Point, WI | Walk-on; transferred to Wisconsin |
| Nick Blake | 22 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Pacific |
| Kendrick Gilbert | 24 | F | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Walk-on; no long on team roster |
| Devin Tillis | 30 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to UC Irvine |
| Cheikh Mbacke Diong | 34 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Senior | Dakar, Senegal | Graduate transferred to UCF |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Victor Iwuakor | 0 | F | 6'7" | 223 | Junior | Abuja, Nigeria | Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Iwuakor will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Mike Nuga | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | GS Senior | Toronto, ON | Transferred from Kent State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nuga graduated from Kent State. |
| Justin Webster | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Dallas, TX | Trasferred from Hawaii. Under NCAA transfer rules, Webster will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Donovan Williams | 3 | G | 6’6” | 190 | Junior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Texas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Jordan McCabe | 5 | G | 6'0" | 188 | Senior | Kaukauna, WI | Transferred from West Virginia. Will be eligible to play immediately since McCabe graduated from West Virginia. |
| David Muoka | 12 | C | 6'10" | 211 | Junior | Hong Kong | Transferred from Lamar. Under NCAA transfer rules, Muoka will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Royce Hamm Jr. | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | GS Senior | Houston, TX | Transferred from Texas. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hamm Jr. graduated from Texas. |
| Josh Baker | 22 | G | 6'2" | 169 | Junior | Tempe, AZ | Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC. |
| James Hampshire | 30 | C | 7'1" | 242 | GS Senior | Flagstaff, AZ | Transferred from Pacific. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hampshire graduated from Pacific. |
2021 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Keshon Gilbert PG |
Las Vegas, NV | Durango High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Sep 7, 2019 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 10, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
Gardner–Webb | W 64–58 | 1–0 |
22 – Hamilton | 17 – Hamm, Jr. | 3 – Baker | Thomas & Mack Center (4,962) Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 13, 2021* 5:00 p.m., Stadium |
California | W 55–52 | 2–0 |
12 – Hamilton | 7 – Hamm, Jr. | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center (4,937) Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., YurView |
North Dakota State Roman Main Event Campus-Site Game |
W 64–62 | 3–0 |
17 – Hamilton | 17 – Hamm, Jr. | 4 – Coleman | Thomas & Mack Center (4,381) Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 19, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. No. 4 Michigan Roman Main Event Semifinals |
L 61–74 | 3–1 |
21 – Hamilton | 10 – Hamm, Jr. | 5 – McCabe | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 21, 2021* 9:30 p.m., ESPN2 |
vs. Wichita State Roman Main Event Consolation – 3rd Place |
L 73–74 | 3–2 |
18 – Hamilton | 11 – Hamm, Jr. | 8 – McCabe | T-Mobile Arena (8,624) Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 24, 2021* 6:30 p.m. |
Whittier | W 101–45 | 4–2 |
17 – Webster | 9 – Coleman | 5 – Webster | Thomas & Mack Center (4,288) Paradise, NV | ||||
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 p.m., Stadium |
No. 2 UCLA | L 51–73 | 4–3 |
18 – Hamilton | 4 – Tied | 5 – McCabe | Thomas & Mack Center (6,392) Paradise, NV | ||||
| December 1, 2021* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at SMU | L 64–83 | 4–4 |
13 – Hamm, Jr. | 10 – Hamm, Jr. | 5 – McCabe | Moody Coliseum (3,399) Dallas, TX | ||||
| December 4, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
at San Francisco | L 62–83 | 4–5 |
23 – Hamilton | 5 – Hamilton | 4 – Gilbert | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,327) San Francisco, CA | ||||
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
vs. Seattle UNLV at the Mandalay Bay |
W 76–56 | 5–5 |
21 – Nuga | 14 – Hamm Jr. | 8 – Nuga | Michelob Ultra Arena (637) Paradise, NV | ||||
| December 11, 2021* 7:00 p.m. |
vs. Hartford UNLV at the Mandalay Bay |
W 95–78 | 6–5 |
33 – Hamilton | 7 – Hamm, Jr. | 11 – McCabe | Michelob Ultra Arena (3,257) Paradise, NV | ||||
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 p.m., YurView |
Omaha | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| December 22, 2021* 7:00 p.m., YurView |
San Diego | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
| January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., CBS |
San Diego State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| January 4, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
| January 8, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
| January 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| January 14, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Fresno State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| January 18, 2022 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San Diego State | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
| January 22, 2022 12:00 p.m., Stadium |
San Jose State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| January 28, 2022 6:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Colorado State | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||||
| February 1, 2022 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Nevada | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| February 5, 2022 CBSSN |
at Utah State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
| February 8, 2022 |
Air Force | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| February 11, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
| February 15, 2022 7:30 p.m., CBSSN |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
| February 19, 2022 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Colorado State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| February 22, 2022 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Nevada | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||||
| February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Boise State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| March 1, 2022 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
Wyoming | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
| March 5, 2022 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
at New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
| Mountain West Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 9–12, 2022 |
vs. | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
Source[3]
References
- Hines, Travis (March 18, 2021). "Iowa State hires UNLV's T.J. Otzelberger to replace Steve Prohm as Cyclones basketball coach". Des Moines Register. Retrieved March 18, 2021.
- "Kevin Kruger Named New Men's Basketball Head Coach". UNLV Athletics. March 21, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2021.
- "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
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