2012–13 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 2012–13 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Dave Rice, in his second year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. They finished with a record of 25–10 overall, 10–6 in Mountain West play to finish in third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to New Mexico. They receive an at-large bid in the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to California.

2012–13 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Round of 64
ConferenceMountain West Conference
2012–13 record25–10 (10–6 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 10 New Mexico133 .813  296  .829
Colorado State115 .688  269  .743
UNLV106 .625  2510  .714
San Diego State97 .563  2311  .676
Boise State97 .563  2111  .656
Air Force88 .500  1814  .563
Fresno State511 .313  1119  .367
Wyoming412 .250  2014  .588
Nevada313 .188  1219  .387
2013 MWC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous school
0 Savon Goodman 6'6" 210 F Fr. Philadelphia, PA Constitution HS
1 Quintrell Thomas 6'8" 245 F RS Sr. Newark, NJ Kansas
2 Khem Birch 6'8" 220 F So. Montreal, QC, Canada Pittsburgh
3 Anthony Marshall 6'3" 200 G Sr. Las Vegas, NV Mojave HS
5 Katin Reinhardt 6'5" 195 G Fr. Dana Point, CA Mater Dei HS
10 Daquan Cook 6'1" 170 G Fr. Baltimore, MD St. Frances Acad.
11 Carlos Lopez 6'11" 215 F RS Jr. Lajas, Puerto Rico Findlay Prep
12 Barry Cheaney 6'1" 160 G So. Corona, CA Los Osos HS
13 Bryce Dejean-Jones 6'5" 200 G RS So. Los Angeles, CA USC
15 Anthony Bennett 6'8" 240 F Fr. Brampton, ON, Canada Findlay Prep
22 Roscoe Smith 6'8" 205 F Jr. Baltimore, MD Connecticut
24 Demetris Morant 6'9" 200 F Fr. Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS
31 Justin Hawkins 6'3" 190 G Sr. Los Angeles, CA Taft HS
33 Charles Rushman 6'3" 185 G Fr. Milwaukee, WI St. John's Prep
43 Mike Moser 6'8" 210 F RS Jr. Portland, OR UCLA

Recruiting Class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anthony Bennett
PF
Brampton, ON Findlay Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (100 kg) May 12, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 97
Katin Reinhardt
SG
Dana Point, CA Mater Dei 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 11, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 94
Savon Goodman
SF
Philadelphia, PA Constitution 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 29, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 92
Demetris Morant
C
Las Vegas Valley, NV Bishop Gorman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Aug 30, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Daquan Cook
PG
Baltimore, MD St. Frances Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jul 21, 2011 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #12   Rivals: #30  ESPN: #7
  • 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 2012 Basketball Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "UNLV 2012 Basketball Commits". Scout.com.
  • "UNLV 2012 Basketball Commits". ESPN.com.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com.
  • "2012 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

    Rankings

    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Final 
    AP 18 18 18 18 24 21 20 21 20 RV 24 RV RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV Not released 
    Coaches 19 19 18 18 20 18 17 18 17 24 19 23 RV RV RV RV NR RV RV RV RV

    *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/07/2012*
    7:00 pm
    No. 18 Dixie State W 81–80 OT
    Thomas & Mack Center (12,814)
    Paradise, NV
    Regular season
    11/12/2012*
    7:00 pm
    No. 18 Northern Arizona
    Global Sports Classic
    W 92–54  1–0
    Thomas & Mack Center (18,187)
    Paradise, NV
    11/17/2012*
    7:00 pm
    No. 18 Jacksonville State
    Global Sports Classic
    W 77–58  2–0
    Thomas & Mack Center (15,316)
    Paradise, NV
    11/23/2012*
    6:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 18 Oregon
    Global Sports Classic semifinals
    L 79–83  2–1
    Thomas & Mack Center (16,730)
    Paradise, NV
    11/24/2012*
    5:00 pm
    No. 18 Iowa State
    Global Sports Classic 3rd place game
    W 82–70  3–1
    Thomas & Mack Center (13,954)
    Paradise, NV
    11/28/2012*
    7:00 pm, TWCSN
    No. 24 UC Irvine W 85–57  4–1
    Thomas & Mack Center (13,876)
    Paradise, NV
    12/01/2012*
    4:00 pm, TWCSN
    No. 24 Hawai'i W 77–63  5–1
    Thomas & Mack Center (15,431)
    Paradise, NV
    12/04/2012*
    8:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 21 at Portland W 68–60  6–1
    Chiles Center (4,513)
    Portland, OR
    12/09/2012*
    3:00 pm, ESPNU
    No. 21 at California W 76–75  7–1
    Haas Pavilion (8,724)
    Berkeley, CA
    12/13/2012*
    7:00 pm, KTUD
    No. 20 vs. La Verne W 91–44  8–1
    Orleans Arena (5,069)
    Paradise, NV
    12/17/2012*
    5:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 21 at UTEP W 62–60  9–1
    Don Haskins Center (9,027)
    El Paso, TX
    12/19/2012*
    7:00 pm, TWCSN
    No. 21 Northern Iowa
    MWC–MWC Challenge
    W 73–59  10–1
    Thomas & Mack Center (14,484)
    Paradise, NV
    12/22/2012*
    7:00 pm, TWCSN
    No. 21 Canisius W 89–74  11–1
    Thomas & Mack Center (14,533)
    Paradise, NV
    12/29/2012*
    7:00 pm, ESPN2
    No. 20 at North Carolina L 73–79  11–2
    Dean E. Smith Center (20,888)
    Chapel Hill, NC
    01/03/2013*
    7:00 pm
    Chicago State W 74–52  12–2
    Thomas & Mack Center (14,122)
    Paradise, NV
    01/05/2013*
    7:00 pm, TWCSN
    Cal State Bakersfield W 72–57  13–2
    Thomas & Mack Center (14,119)
    Paradise, NV
    01/09/2013
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    No. 24 at No. 25 New Mexico L 60–65  13–3 (0–1)
    The Pit (15,411)
    Albuquerque, NM
    01/13/2013
    7:00 pm, TWCSN
    No. 24 Air Force W 76–71 OT 14–3 (1–1)
    Thomas & Mack Center (14,723)
    Paradise, NV
    01/16/2013
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    at No. 15 San Diego State W 82–75  15–3 (2–1)
    Viejas Arena (12,414)
    San Diego, CA
    01/19/2013
    4:00 pm, NBCSN
    at Colorado State L 61–66  15–4 (2–2)
    Moby Arena (7,626)
    Fort Collins, CO
    01/24/2013
    6:15 pm, CBSSN
    Wyoming W 62–50  16–4 (3–2)
    Thomas & Mack Center (15,640)
    Paradise, NV
    01/29/2013
    7:00 pm, CBSSN
    Nevada W 66–54  17–4 (4–2)
    Thomas & Mack Center (16,787)
    Paradise, NV
    02/02/2013
    6:00 pm, TWCSN
    at Boise State L 72–77  17–5 (4–3)
    Taco Bell Arena (9,356)
    Boise, ID
    02/06/2013
    6:00 pm, TWCSN
    at Fresno State L 55–64  17–6 (4–4)
    Save Mart Center (8,044)
    Fresno, CA
    02/09/2013
    6:00 pm, NBCSN
    No. 15 New Mexico W 64–55  18–6 (5–4)
    Thomas & Mack Center (17,738)
    Paradise, NV
    02/13/2013
    6:00 pm, TWCSN
    at Air Force L 56–71  18–7 (5–5)
    Clune Arena (2,553)
    Colorado Springs, CO
    02/16/2013
    6:00 pm, NBCSN
    San Diego State W 72–70  19–7 (6–5)
    Thomas & Mack Center (18,577)
    Paradise, NV
    02/16/2013
    7:15 pm, CBSSN
    No. 22 Colorado State W 61–59  20–7 (7–5)
    Thomas & Mack Center (15,910)
    Paradise, NV
    02/23/2013
    4:30 pm, TWCSN
    at Wyoming W 65–42  21–7 (8–5)
    Arena-Auditorium (7,097)
    Laramie, WY
    03/02/2013
    1:00 pm, NBCSN
    at Nevada W 80–63  22–7 (9–5)
    Lawlor Events Center (9,956)
    Reno, NV
    03/05/2013
    7:00 pm, TWCSN
    Boise State W 68–64  23–7 (10–5)
    Thomas & Mack Center (15,295)
    Paradise, NV
    03/05/2013
    3:00 pm, TWCSN
    Fresno State L 52–61  23–8 (10–6)
    Thomas & Mack Center (17,707)
    Paradise, NV
    Mountain West Tournament
    03/13/2013
    12:00 pm, CBSSN
    (3) vs. (6) Air Force
    Quarterfinals
    W 72–56  24–8
    Thomas & Mack Center (9,122)
    Paradise, NV
    03/14/2013
    8:30 pm, CBSSN
    (3) vs. (2) Colorado State
    Semifinals
    W 75–65  25–8
    Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
    Paradise, NV
    03/15/2013
    3:00 pm, CBS
    (3) vs. (1) No. 15 New Mexico
    Championship Game
    L 56–63  25–9
    Thomas & Mack Center (18,500)
    Paradise, NV
    NCAA Tournament
    03/15/2013
    4:27 pm, TruTV
    (E 5) vs. (E 12) California
    Second Round
    L 61–64  25–10
    HP Pavilion (17,997)
    San Jose, CA
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

    References

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