2013–14 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2013–14 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Dave Rice, in his third 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 20–13, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Mountain West Conference tournament to San Diego State. They did not play in a postseason tournament for the first time since 2009.

2013–14 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Las Vegas Classic Champions
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	20–13 (10–8 Mountain West)
Head coach	Dave Rice
Assistant coaches	Heath Schroyer Stacey Augmon Todd Simon
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
Seasons ← 2012–13 2014–15 →

2013–14 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 13 San Diego State	16	–	2		.889			31	–	5		.861
No. 17 New Mexico †	15	–	3		.833			27	–	7		.794
UNLV	10	–	8		.556			20	–	13		.606
Nevada	10	–	8		.556			15	–	17		.469
Boise State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
Wyoming	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Fresno State	9	–	9		.500			21	–	18		.538
Utah State	7	–	11		.389			18	–	14		.563
Colorado State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Air Force	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
San Jose State	1	–	17		.056			7	–	24		.226
† 2014 MWC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Savon Goodman	0	F	6'6"	215	Sophomore	Philadelphia, PA	Voluntarily left team in preseason pending a court hearing for burglary^[1]
Quintrell Thomas	1	F	6'8"	245	RS Senior	Newark, NJ	Graduated
Anthony Marshall	3	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated
Katin Reinhardt	5	G	6'5"	210	Freshman	Dana Point, CA	Transfer
Anthony Bennett	15	F	6'8"	240	Freshman	Brampton, ON	NBA draft
Justin Hawkins	31	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Mike Moser	43	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Portland, OR	Transfer

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Christian Wood PF	Palmdale, CA	Findlay Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 1, 2011
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Kendall Smith PG	Antioch, CA	Deer Valley High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jan 4, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Jelan Kendrick SG	Atlanta, GA	Indian Hills C.C.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 14, 2012
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
DeVille Smith PG	Jackson, MS	Southwest Mississippi C.C.	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Mar 10, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: –   Rivals: –
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: "UNLV Commit List for 2013". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013. "Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013. "ESPN – UNLV Runnin' Rebels Basketball Recruiting 2013". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013. "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved May 14, 2013.

Roster

2013–14 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Roscoe Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Connecticut Baltimore, MD F 2 Khem Birch 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Pittsburgh Montreal, QC G 3 Kevin Olekaibe 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Fresno State Las Vegas, NV F 5 Christian Wood 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Los Angeles, CA F 11 Carlos Lopez-Sosa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Findlay Prep Lajas, PR G 12 Barry Cheaney 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Los Osos HS Corona, CA G 13 Bryce Dejean-Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr USC Los Angeles, CA G 15 Kendall Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Deer Valley HS Antioch, CA G 20 Charles Rushman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Fr St. John's Prep Milwaukee, WI G 22 Jelan Kendrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Indian Hills CC Atlanta, GA F 24 Demetris Morant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV G 30 Dantley Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Lincoln County HS Panaca, NV G 33 Deville Smith 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Southwest Mississippi CC Jackson, MS	Head coach Dave Rice (UNLV) Assistant coach(es) Heath Schroyer (Armstrong Atlantic State) Stacey Augmon (UNLV) Todd Simon Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2013-08-17

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 1* 8:00 pm	Dixie State	L 70–71	–	Thomas & Mack Center (12,076) Paradise, NV
Nov 5* 7:00 pm	Adams State	W 72–67	–	Thomas & Mack Center (11,275) Paradise, NV
Regular season
Nov 8* 7:30 pm	Portland State	W 67–48	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center (13,148) Paradise, NV
Nov 12* 7:00 pm, Cox 96	UC Santa Barbara	L 65–86	1–1	Thomas & Mack Center (12,242) Paradise, NV
Nov 15* 7:00 pm	Nebraska–Omaha	W 73–70	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center (12,638) Paradise, NV
Nov 19* 7:05 pm, CBSSN	Arizona State	L 80–86	2–2	Thomas & Mack Center (12,915) Paradise, NV
Nov 26* 7:45 pm, CBSSN	Illinois	L 59–61	2–3	Thomas & Mack Center (13,747) Paradise, NV
Nov 30* 7:00 pm, Cox 96	Tennessee–Martin	W 85–55	3–3	Thomas & Mack Center (12,397) Paradise, NV
Dec 7* 2:15 pm, ESPN2	at No. 2 Arizona	L 58–63	3–4	McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ
Dec 14* 4:00 pm	at Southern Utah	W 73–51	4–4	Centrum Arena (3,505) Cedar City, UT
Dec 18* 7:00 pm	Radford Las Vegas Classic	W 81–62	5–4	Thomas & Mack Center (11,547) Paradise, NV
Dec 20* 7:00 pm	Sacred Heart Las Vegas Classic	W 82–50	6–4	Thomas & Mack Center (12,235) Paradise, NV
Dec 22* 7:30 pm	vs. Santa Clara Las Vegas Classic Semifinals	W 92–71	7–4	Orleans Arena (4,376) Paradise, NV
Dec 23* 7:30 pm, CBSSN	vs. Mississippi State Las Vegas Classic Finals	W 82–66	8–4	Orleans Arena (3,618) Paradise, NV
Dec 28* 7:00 pm, Cox 96	Cal State Fullerton	W 83–64	9–4	Thomas & Mack Center (12,551) Paradise, NV
Jan 1 12:00 pm, ESPN3	at Fresno State	W 75–62	10–4 (1–0)	Save Mart Center (5,968) Fresno, CA
Jan 4 7:00 pm, Cox 96	Air Force	L 68–75	10–5 (1–1)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,325) Paradise, NV
Jan 8 6:15 pm, CBSSN	Nevada	L 71–74	10–6 (1–2)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,741) Paradise, NV
Jan 15 6:05 pm, CBSSN	at New Mexico	W 76–73	11–6 (2–2)	The Pit (15,351) Albuquerque, NM
Jan 18 3:05 pm, CBSSN	at No. 10 San Diego State	L 52–63	11–7 (2–3)	Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA
Jan 22 8:05 pm, CBSSN	Utah State	W 62–42	12–7 (3–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (12,919) Paradise, NV
Jan 25 7:05 pm, CBSSN	Fresno State	W 75–73 ^OT	13–7 (4–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,849) Paradise, NV
Jan 29 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at San Jose State	W 70–46	14–7 (5–3)	Event Center Arena (2,643) San Jose, CA
Feb 1 5:05 pm, CBSSN	Boise State	W 73–69	15–7 (6–3)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,982) Paradise, NV
Feb 5 8:05 pm, ESPN3	at Colorado State	L 57–75	15–8 (6–4)	Moby Arena (3,702) Fort Collins, CO
Feb 8 7:00 pm, ESPN3	Wyoming	W 48–46	16–8 (7–4)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,863) Paradise, NV
Feb 15 1:05 pm, CBSSN	at Utah State	W 73–62	17–8 (8–4)	Smith Spectrum (10,002) Logan, UT
Feb 19 8:05 pm, ESPN2	New Mexico	L 56–68	17–9 (8–5)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,701) Paradise, NV
Feb 22 5:05 pm, CBSSN	at Boise State	L 90–91 ^OT	17–10 (8–6)	Taco Bell Arena (9,010) Boise, ID
Feb 26 8:05 pm, CBSSN	Colorado State	W 78–70	18–10 (9–6)	Thomas & Mack Center (13,682) Paradise, NV
Mar 1 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Air Force	W 93–67	19–10 (10–6)	Clune Arena (2,362) Colorado Springs, CO
Mar 5 8:05 pm, CBSSN	No. 10 San Diego State	L 64–73	19–11 (10–7)	Thomas & Mack Center (16,030) Paradise, NV
Mar 8 8:05 pm, ESPN3	at Nevada	L 72–76	19–12 (10–8)	Lawlor Events Center (10,317) Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
Mar 13 2:30 pm, CBSSN	Wyoming Quarterfinals	W 71–67	20–12	Thomas & Mack Center (9,854) Paradise, NV
Mar 14 6:00 pm, CBSSN	No. 8 San Diego State Semifinals	L 51–59	20–13	Thomas & Mack Center (15,135) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2013–14 UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team

References

1. UNLV's Savon Goodman quits team. ESPN. Retrieved on October 22, 2013.