2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2019 MW Tournament winner ; As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach	Rob Jeter
Assistant coach	Eric Brown
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center

The 2018–19 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels are led by third-year head coach Marvin Menzies and play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

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.

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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
Bryce Hamilton #61 SG	Recruiting 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
Joel Ntambwe #39 PF	Recruiting 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)
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua PF	Recruiting 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
Trey Woodbury #50 SG	Recruiting 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

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
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
Ethan Anderson #29 PG	Recruiting 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	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018* 7:00 pm	Montana State Billings	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Loyola Marymount	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Nov 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	UC Riverside	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Nov 16, 2018* 7:00 pm	Oakland	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Nov 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ATTSNRM	Pacific	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Nov 23, 2018* 7:00 pm	Southern Utah	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm, ATTSNRM	Valparaiso MW–MVC Challenge	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Dec 1, 2018* 3:00 pm, CBSSN	Cincinnati	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Dec 8, 2018* 11:00 am, BTN	at Illinois	State Farm Center Champaign, IL
Dec 15, 2018* 5:30 pm, ESPNews/ESPN3	vs. BYU MGM Resorts Showcase	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Dec 22, 2018* 2:30 pm, ESPNU	at Hawaii Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 23, 2018* 1:30 pm/4:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN2	vs. Indiana State or Colorado Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Dec 25, 2018*	vs. Diamond Head Classic	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
Mountain West regular season
Jan 2, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	Colorado State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Jan 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Wyoming	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Jan 9, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2	at New Mexico	Dreamstyle Arena Albuquerque, NM
Jan 16, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ATTSNRM	San Jose State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	New Mexico	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Jan 26, 2019 5:00 pm, CBSSN	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Jan 29, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN2	Nevada	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb 2, 2019 1:30 pm, ATTSNRM	at Utah State	Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
Feb 6, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Boise State	Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID
Feb 9, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3	Fresno State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb 12, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	Air Force	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb 16, 2019 2:00 pm, ATTSNRM	at San Jose State	Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
Feb 20, 2019 7:00 pm, CBSSN	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
Feb 23, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3	San Diego State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Feb 27, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Mar 2, 2019 7:30 pm, CBSSN	Boise State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
Mountain West Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present) Mendenhall Center (practice)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! "Hardway Eight" "Tumbleweed Tech"
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
Seasons	1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

2018–19 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nevada	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNLV	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 MW Tournament winner As of April 11, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll