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
Record25–10 (10–6 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
2012–13 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 10 New Mexico133 .813296  .829
Colorado State115 .688269  .743
UNLV106 .6252510  .714
San Diego State97 .5632311  .676
Boise State97 .5632111  .656
Air Force88 .5001814  .563
Fresno State511 .3131119  .367
Wyoming412 .2502014  .588
Nevada313 .1881219  .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:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   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.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314151617181920Final
AP181818182421202120RV24RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVNot released
Coaches191918182018171817241923RVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV

*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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