2019–20 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2019–20 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by first-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 17–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to Boise State.

2019–20 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2019–20 record17–15 (12–6 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
2019–20 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 6 San Diego State17–1 .944  30–2  .938
Utah State †12–6 .667  26–8  .765
Nevada12–6 .667  19–12  .613
UNLV12–6 .667  17–15  .531
Boise State11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Colorado State11–7 .611  20–12  .625
New Mexico7–11 .389  19–14  .576
Fresno State7–11 .389  11–19  .367
Air Force5–13 .278  12–20  .375
San Jose State3–15 .167  7–24  .226
Wyoming2–16 .111  9–24  .273
† 2020 MW Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2018–19 season 17–14, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to San Diego State.

On March 15, head coach Marvin Menzies was fired.[2] He finished at UNLV with a three-year record of 48–48.

On March 27, UNLV hired South Dakota State head coach T. J. Otzelberger as their next head coach.[3]

Offseason

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Kris Clyburn1G6'6"175SeniorRomulus, MIGraduated
Ben Coupet Jr.2G6'7"185RS SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to Little Rock
Noah Robotham5G6'1"165RS SeniorLas Vegas, NVGraduated
Shakur Juiston10F6'7"220SeniorPaterson, NJGraduated
Djordjije Sljivancanin12F6'10"230JuniorBelgrade, SerbiaLeft the team due to personal reasons
Tervell Beck14F6'7"230SophomoreCleveland, OHTransferred to Kent State
Trey Woodbury22G6'4"200FreshmanLas Vegas, NVTransferred to Utah Valley
Joel Ntambwe24F6'9"210FreshmanKinshasa, CongoTransferred to Texas Tech
Jonathan Tchamwa Tchatchoua30F6'8"230FreshmanDouala, CameroonTransferred to Baylor
Louis Bangai43C6'10"230FreshmanYaoundé, CameroonWalk-on; transferred to Grand Canyon

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Donnie Tillman1F6'7"225JuniorDetroit, MITransferred from Utah. NCAA approved Donnie Tillman’s waiver to play for UNLV, Tillman will be able to play in the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[4]
Moses Wood4F6'8"190SophomoreReno, NVTransferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wood will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
David Jenkins5G6'2"200JuniorTacoma, WATransferred from South Dakota State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jenkins will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Jonah Antonio10G6'5"180JuniorPerth, AustraliaJunior college transferred from South Plains College.
Trey Hurlburt12G5'10"160RS SophomoreHenderson, NVTransferred from Cal State San Marcos. Will be eligible to play immediately. Join the team as a walk-on.
Vitaliy Shibel22F6'9"210Grad StudentIvano-Frankivsk, UkraineTransferred from Arizona State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Shibel graduated from Arizona State.
Taka Hall24G6'3"175Grad StudentSan Marcos, CATransferred from Johnson & Wales. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hall graduated from Johnson & Wales. Join the team as a walk-on.
Elijan Mitrou–Long55G6'1"185Grad StudentMississauga, CanadaTransferred from Texas. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mitrou–Long graduated from Texas.

2019 recruiting class

No recruits.

2020 recruiting class

2021 recruiting class

Roster
2019–20 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jay Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoHillcrest Prep Sydney, Australia
F 1 Moses Wood  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoTulane Reno, NV
F 2 Donnie Tillman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrUtah Detroit, MI
G 3 Amauri Hardy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrNorth Farmington HS Farmington Hills, MI
G 5 David Jenkins Jr.  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSouth Dakota State Tacoma, WA
G 10 Jonah Antonio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrSouth Plains College Perth, Australia
G 12 Trey Hurlburt (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoCal State San Marcos Las Vegas, NV
G 13 Bryce Hamilton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoPasadena HS Pasadena, CA
F 15 Cheickna Dembélé 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS JrScotland Performance Institute Banamba, Mali
F 20 Nick Blair (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrIdaho Las Vegas, NV
F 22 Vitaliy Shibel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) GSArizona State Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine
G 24 Taka Hall (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) GSJohnson & Wales San Marcos, CA
G 31 Marvin Coleman (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoFoothill HS Las Vegas, NV
F 34 Cheikh Mbacke Diong 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrFlorida Preparatory Academy Dakar, Senegal
G 55 Elijah Mitrou-Long 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) GSTexas Mississauga, Canada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2019*
7:00 pm		 West Coast Baptist W 112–54  –
 Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Purdue Fort Wayne W 86–71  1–0
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,728)
Paradise, NV
November 9, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kansas State L 56–60 OT 1–1
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,796)
Paradise, NV
November 12, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N		 at California L 75–79 OT 1–2
 Haas Pavilion (3,423)
Berkeley, CA
November 15, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N		 at UCLA L 54–71  1–3
 Pauley Pavilion (6,601)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Abilene Christian
Southwestern Showdown		 W 72–58  2–3
 Thomas & Mack Center (6,906)
Paradise, NV
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Texas State
Southwestern Showdown		 L 57–64  2–4
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,067)
Paradise, NV
November 23, 2019*
7:30 pm, Stadium		 SMU
Southwestern Showdown		 L 68–72  2–5
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,803)
Paradise, NV
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Jackson State
Southwestern Showdown		 W 80–57  3–5
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,164)
Paradise, NV
November 30, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Cincinnati L 65–72 OT 3–6
 Fifth Third Arena (10,783)
Cincinnati, OH
December 4, 2019
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 at Fresno State W 81–80 2OT 4–6
(1–0)		 Save Mart Center (5,436)
Fresno, CA
December 7, 2019*
12:00 pm, BYUtv		 vs. BYU L 50–83  4–7
 Vivint Smart Home Arena (11,356)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Pacific L 66–74  4–8
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,023)
Paradise, NV
December 21, 2019*
12:00 pm		 Robert Morris W 96–81  5–8
 Thomas & Mack Center (6,910)
Paradise, NV
December 28, 2019*
12:00 pm		 Eastern Michigan W 64–49  6–8
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,463)
Paradise, NV
January 1, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Utah State W 70–53  7–8
(2–0)		 Thomas & Mack Center (7,571)
Paradise, NV
January 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 Air Force W 71–59  8–8
(3–0)		 Thomas & Mack Center (7,633)
Paradise, NV
January 8, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Boise State L 66–73  8–9
(3–1)		 ExtraMile Arena (4,509)
Boise, ID
January 11, 2020
4:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 at Wyoming W 78–69 OT 9–9
(4–1)		 Arena-Auditorium (3,000)
Laramie, WY
January 15, 2020
8:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 San Jose State W 98–87  10–9
(5–1)		 Thomas & Mack Center (7,338)
Paradise, NV
January 18, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 New Mexico W 99–78  11–9
(6–1)		 Thomas & Mack Center (9,022)
Paradise, NV
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Nevada L 72–86  11–10
(6–2)		 Lawlor Events Center (10,325)
Reno, NV
January 26, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 No. 4 San Diego State L 67–71  11–11
(6–3)		 Thomas & Mack Center (12,287)
Paradise, NV
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Colorado State L 77–95  11–12
(6–4)		 Moby Arena (5,057)
Fort Collins, CO
February 5, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Utah State L 54–69  11–13
(6–5)		 Smith Spectrum (8,987)
Logan, UT
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 Fresno State W 68–67  12–13
(7–5)		 Thomas & Mack Center (8,497)
Paradise, NV
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Nevada L 79–82 OT 12–14
(7–6)		 Thomas & Mack Center (11,607)
Paradise, NV
February 15, 2020
3:00 pm, CBSSN		 at New Mexico W 78–73  13–14
(8–6)		 Dreamstyle Arena (11,794)
Albuquerque, NM
February 18, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN		 Colorado State W 80–56  14–14
(9–6)		 Thomas & Mack Center (7,509)
Paradise, NV
February 22, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN		 at No. 4 San Diego State W 66–63  15–14
(10–6)		 Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
February 26, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 Boise State W 76–66  16–14
(11–6)		 Thomas & Mack Center (9,627)
Paradise, NV
February 29, 2020
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM		 at San Jose State W 92–69  17–14
(12–6)		 Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,074)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West Tournament
March 5, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN		 (4) (5) Boise State
Quarterfinals		 L 61–67  17–15
 Thomas & Mack Center (8,189)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[5]

References
  1. Grimala, Mike (2019-11-05). "68 predictions for UNLV basketball in 2019-20". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
  2. https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/unlv-basketball/marvin-menzies-fired-as-unlv-basketball-coach-video-1619137/
  3. https://www.reviewjournal.com/sports/unlv/unlv-basketball/unlv-hires-t-j-otzelberger-as-basketball-coach-video-1627270/
  4. "NCAA approves Donnie Tillman's waiver to play for UNLV". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 1 October 2019.
  5. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com.
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