2014–15 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2014–15 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
Conference Mountain West Conference
2014–15 record 18–15 (8–10 Mountain West)
Head coach Dave Rice (4th year)
Assistant coach Ryan Miller
Assistant coach Stacey Augmon
Assistant coach Todd Simon
Home arena Thomas & Mack Center
2014–15 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Boise State 14 4   .778     25 9   .735
San Diego State 14 4   .778     27 9   .750
Colorado State 13 5   .722     27 7   .794
Wyoming 11 7   .611     25 10   .714
Utah State 11 7   .611     18 13   .581
Fresno State 10 8   .556     15 17   .469
UNLV 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
New Mexico 7 11   .389     15 16   .484
Air Force 6 12   .333     14 17   .452
Nevada 5 13   .278     9 22   .290
San Jose State* 0 18   .000     2 28   .067
*Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 MWC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by fourth year head coach Dave Rice. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to San Diego State.

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Carlos Lopez–Sosa 11 PF 6'11" 225 RS Senior Lajas, Puerto Rico Graduated.
Kevin Olekaibe 3 G 6'2" 180 Senior Las Vegas, Nevada Graduated.
Khem Birch 2 F 6'9" 220 RS Junior Montreal, Quebec Declared for 2014 NBA Draft.
Bryce Dejean-Jones 13 G 6'5" 210 RS Junior Los Angeles, California Elected to transfer to Iowa State.
Roscoe Smith 1 F 6'8" 215 RS Junior Baltimore, Maryland Declared for 2014 NBA Draft.

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ben Carter 34 F 6'8" 219 Sophomore Las Vegas, Nevada Transferred from Oregon. Under NCAA transfer rules, Carter will have to redshirt for the 2014–15 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Cody Doolin 45 G 6'2" 183 Senior Austin, Texas Transferred from San Francisco. Because Doolin graduated from San Francisco, he will be eligible to play immediately for the 2014–15 season.

2014 Recruiting Class

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Dwayne Morgan
SF
Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 27, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 87
Goodluck Okonoboh
C
Woburn, MA Wilbraham & Monson Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Oct 3, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 92
Rashad Vaughn
SG
Golden Valley, MN Findlay Prep 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Feb 11, 2014 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN grade: 93
Patrick McCaw
SG
St. Louis, MO Montrose Christian School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 19, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Jordan Cornish
SG
New Orleans, LA Brother Martin HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) May 20, 2014 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #16   Rivals: #14  ESPN: #11
  • 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:

Roster

2014–15 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 1 Vaughn, RashadRashad Vaughn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Golden Valley, MN
G 2 McCaw, PatrickPatrick McCaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Montrose Christian School St. Louis, MO
G 3 Cornish, JordanJordan Cornish 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Brother Martin HS New Orleans, LA
F 5 Wood, ChristianChristian Wood 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Findlay Prep Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Cook, DaquanDaquan Cook 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD
F/C 11 Okonoboh, GoodluckGoodluck Okonoboh 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Wilbraham & Monson Academy Woburn, MA
G 12 Cheaney, BarryBarry Cheaney (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Jr Los Osos HS Corona, CA
F 13 Carter, BenBen Carter  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Oregon Las Vegas, NV
F 15 Morgan, DwayneDwayne Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr St. Frances Academy Baltimore, MD
G 20 Seagears, JeromeJerome Seagears  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Rutgers Silver Spring, MD
G 22 Kendrick, JelanJelan Kendrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Atlanta, GA
G 30 Walker, DantleyDantley Walker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Lincoln County HS Panaca, NV
G 33 Rushman, CharlesCharles Rushman (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So St. John's Prep Milwaukee, WI
G 45 Doolin, CodyCody Doolin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr San Francisco Austin, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 07/13/2014

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/05/2014*
7:00 PM
Florida National W 100–65 
Thomas & Mack Center (10,253)
Paradise, NV
Regular Season

11/14/2014*
7:00 PM
Morehead State
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 60–59  1–0
Thomas & Mack Center (12,582)
Paradise, NV

11/16/2014*
5:00 PM
Sam Houston State
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 59–57  2–0
Thomas & Mack Center (10,902)
Paradise, NV

11/21/2014*
4:00 PM, TruTV
vs. Stanford
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinals
L 60–89  2–1
Barclays Center (10,135)
Brooklyn, NY

11/22/2014*
4:00 PM, TruTV
vs. Temple
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Consolation
W 57–50  3–1
Barclays Center (10,046)
Brooklyn, NY

11/29/2014*
7:00 PM
Albany W 75–59  4–1
Thomas & Mack Center (11,209)
Paradise, NV

12/03/2014*
5:00 PM, P12N
at Arizona State L 55–77  4–2
Wells Fargo Arena (5,822)
Tempe, AZ

12/05/2014*
7:00 PM
vs. Saint Katherine W 113–53  5–2
Orleans Arena (3,775)
Paradise, NV

12/13/2014*
5:00 PM, MSN
vs. South Dakota W 75–61  6–2
Sanford Pentagon (3,250)
Sioux Falls, SD

12/17/2014*
7:00 PM
Portland W 75–73 OT 7–2
Thomas & Mack Center (12,536)
Paradise, NV

12/20/2014*
8:30 PM, ESPN2
vs. No. 14 Utah
MGM Grand Showcase
L 46–59  7–3
MGM Grand Garden Arena (N/A)
Paradise, NV

12/23/2014*
7:00 PM, CBSSN
No. 3 Arizona W 71–67  8–3
Thomas & Mack Center (15,387)
Paradise, NV

12/27/2014*
7:00 PM
Southern Utah W 79–45  9–3
Thomas & Mack Center (13,556)
Paradise, NV

12/31/2014
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Wyoming L 71–76  9–4 (0–1)
Arena-Auditorium (6,011)
Laramie, WY

01/04/2015*
1:30 PM, CBS
at No. 13 Kansas L 61–76  9–5
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300)
Lawrence, KS

01/07/2015
8:00 PM, CBSSN
Nevada L 62–64  9–6 (0–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (13,530)
Paradise, NV

01/10/2015
7:00 PM
San Jose State W 74–40  10–6 (1–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,623)
Paradise, NV

01/13/2015
8:00 PM, ESPNU
at Boise State L 73–82 OT 10–7 (1–3)
Taco Bell Arena (4,387)
Boise, ID

01/17/2015
3:00 PM, CBSSN
at San Diego State L 47–53  10–8 (1–4)
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA

01/21/2015
8:00 PM, CBSSN
New Mexico L 69–71  10–9 (1–5
Thomas & Mack Center (12,125)
Paradise, NV

01/24/2015
5:00 PM, CBSSN
Utah State W 79–77  11–9 (2–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (11,975)
Paradise, NV

01/27/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Nevada W 67–62  12–9 (3–5)
Lawlor Events Center (7,578)
Reno, NV

01/31/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Air Force W 74–63  13–9 (4–5)
Thomas & Mack Center (13,137)
Paradise, NV

02/07/2015
1:00 PM, CBSSN
at Colorado State L 82–83  13–10 (4–6)
Moby Arena (7,113)
Fort Collins, CO

02/10/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
Fresno State W 73–61  14–10 (5–6)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,384)
Paradise, NV

02/14/2015
11:00 AM, ESPN3
at Air Force L 75–76  14–11 (5–7)
Clune Arena (1,702)
Colorado Springs, CO

02/18/2015
8:00 PM, CBSSN
Boise State L 48–53  14–12 (5–8)
Thomas & Mack Center (13,675)
Paradise, NV

02/21/2015
3:00 PM, CBSSN
at New Mexico W 76–68  15–12 (6–8)
The Pit (15,145)
Albuquerque, NM

02/24/2015
6:30 PM, CBSSN
at Utah State L 65–83  15–13 (6–9)
Smith Spectrum (9,503)
Logan, UT

02/28/2015
5:00 PM, CBSSN
Wyoming W 69–57  16–13 (7–9)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,659)
Paradise, NV

03/04/2015
8:00 PM, CBSSN
San Diego State L 58–60  16–14 (7–10)
Thomas & Mack Center (13,454)
Paradise, NV

03/07/2015
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at San Jose State W 71–58  17–14 (8–10)
Event Center Arena (2,106)
San Jose, CA
Mountain West Tournament

03/11/2015
2:30 PM, MWN
vs. Nevada
First round
W 67–46  18–14
Thomas & Mack Center (7,458)
Paradise, NV

03/12/2015
6:00 PM, CBSSN
vs. San Diego State
Quarterfinals
L 64–67  18–15
Thomas & Mack Center (8,655)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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