The 2010–11 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his seventh year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. 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 to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the 2011 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, where they lost in the second round to Illinois.
Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious school0Oscar Bellfield6'2"185GJr.Los Angeles, CAWestchester HS1Quintrell Thomas6'8"245FSo.Newark, NJKansas2Kendall Wallace6'4"190GSr.Mesa, AZMountain View HS3Anthony Marshall6'3"200GSo.Las Vegas, NVMojave HS5Derrick Jasper6'6"215GSr.Paso Robles, CAKentucky10Tyler Norman6'0"190GSr.Las Vegas, NVIowa State11Carlos Lopez6'11"215FFr.Lajas, Puerto RicoFindlay Prep12Brice Massamba6'10"240F/CJr.Sodertalje, SwedenFindlay Prep15Mychal Martinez6'5"205FSr.Las Vegas, NVYavapai20Karam Mashour6'6"200G/FFr.Nazareth, IsraelSt. Joseph HS22Chase Stanback6'8"210G/FJr.Los Angeles, CAUCLA31Justin Hawkins6'3"190GSo.Los Angeles, CATaft HS33Tre'Von Willis6'4"195GSr.Fresno, CAMemphis43Mike Moser6'8"185FSo.Portland, ORUCLA44Todd Hanni6'4"215GJr.Danville, INWabash Valley
Offseason UNLV finished the 2009–2010 season with a 25–9 record, losing to Northern Iowa in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, 69–66.
About a month later, it was announced that power forward Matt Shaw would be ineligible for his senior season because he had tested positive for a banned substance.
On July 6, Head Coach Lon Kruger announced that Mike Moser had transferred from UCLA.
On September 1, Kruger announced that Kendall Wallace would undergo knee surgery due to a torn ACL and would miss the entire season.
Four weeks later, senior guard Tre'Von Willis was suspended for at least 10% of the season due to a June 29 arrest by the Henderson Police Department. He was charged with domestic battery. He was sentenced to a 100 hours of community service and charged with a $325 fine.
The team's offseason ended with their first practice on October 18, 2010.
Preview The Runnin' Rebels were picked to finish fourth in the Mountain West Conference, behind defending conference tournament champion San Diego State Aztecs, the BYU Cougars led by preseason player of the year (Jimmer Fredette) and defending regular season champion, the New Mexico Lobos. Wills was also named to the preseason All-Team. UNLV received a first-place vote and 203 points.
Rankings
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Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
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See also 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References