2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2020–21 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by second-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.
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record12–15 (8–10 MW)
Headcoach
- T. J. Otzelberger (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
- Tim Buckley
- Kevin Kruger
- DeMarlo Slocum
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| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 12–15 (8–10 MW) |
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| Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 San Diego State† | 14 | – | 3 | .824 | 23 | – | 5 | .821 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State | 15 | – | 4 | .789 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 20 | – | 8 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 14 | – | 6 | .700 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 10 | – | 7 | .588 | 16 | – | 10 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 9 | – | 11 | .450 | 12 | – | 12 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 11 | .560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 5 | – | 16 | .238 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 5 | – | 20 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 2 | – | 15 | .118 | 6 | – | 16 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2019–20 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.
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 6:30 pm |
Montana State | L 78–91 | 0–1 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| November 30, 2020* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 14 North Carolina Maui Invitational quarterfinals |
L 51–78 | 0–2 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | |||||||
| December 1, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Alabama Maui Invitational consolation 2nd round |
L 74–86 | 0–3 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | |||||||
| December 2, 2020* 6:30 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. Davidson Maui Invitational 7th place game |
L 73–77 | 0–4 |
Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, NC | |||||||
| December 5, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kansas State | W 68–58 | 1–4 |
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS | |||||||
| January 7, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Colorado State | L 71–74 | 1–5 (0–1) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
| January 9, 2021 1:00 pm, FS1 |
at Colorado State | L 80–83 | 1–6 (0–2) |
Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
| January 12, 2021* 2:00 pm |
St. Katherine | W 95–34 | 2–6 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 16, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN |
New Mexico | W 77–54 | 3–6 (1–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 18, 2021 6:30 pm, FS1 |
New Mexico | W 53–46 | 4–6 (2–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 21, 2021* 5:00 pm |
Benedictine Mesa | W 99–45 | 5–6 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 25, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
Utah State | W 59–56 | 6–6 (3–2) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 27, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 |
Utah State | L 74–83 | 6–7 (3–3) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| January 31, 2021 6:30 pm, FS1 |
at Nevada | L 60–89 | 6–8 (3–4) |
Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV | |||||||
| February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Nevada | L 62–72 | 6–9 (3–5) |
Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV | |||||||
| February 6, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN |
Air Force | W 68–58 | 7–9 (4–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center (50) Paradise, NV | |||||||
| February 8, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
Air Force | W 69–64 | 8–9 (5–5) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| February 11, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Boise State | L 66–78 | 8–10 (5–6) |
ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||
| February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at Boise State | L 59–61 | 8–11 (5–7) |
ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||
| February 19, 2021 6:30 pm, Stadium |
at San Jose State | W 76–60 | 9–11 (6–7) |
Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||
| February 21, 2021 6:30 pm, CBSSN |
at San Jose State | W 67–64 | 10–11 (7–7) |
Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||
| February 24, 2021 1:00 pm, FS1 |
Fresno State | L 64–67 | 10–12 (7–8) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| February 26, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Fresno State | W 68–67 | 11–12 (8–8) |
Thomas & Mack Center Fresno, CA | |||||||
| March 3, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
No. 19 San Diego State | L 62–71 | 11–13 (8–9) |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||
| March 6, 2021 9:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Wyoming | L 69–80 | 11–14 (8–10) |
Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||
| Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 10, 2021 1:30 pm, Stadium |
(7) | vs. (10) Air Force First round |
W 80–52 | 12–14 |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | ||||||
| Mar 11, 2021 6:30 pm, Stadium |
(7) | vs. (2) Utah State Quarterfinals |
L 53–74 | 12–15 |
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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