2023–24 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2023–24 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
2023–24 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 MW)
Head coach	Kevin Kruger (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Barret Peery; John Cooper; Jamaal Williams;
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center

The 2023–24 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels are led by third-year head coach Kevin Kruger and played their home games for the 41st season at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 25th season.

2023–24 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Air Force	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Boise State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Nevada	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
No. 17 San Diego State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UNLV	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Utah State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 MW tournament winner winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2022–23 season 19–13, 7–11 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. In the MWC tournament, they defeated Air Force in the first round before losing to Boise State in the quarterfinals. They failed to receive an invite to a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Victor Iwuakor	0	F	6'7"	225	Senior	Abuja, Nigeria	Graduate transferred to Southern Miss
Elijah Parquet	1	G	6'4"	195	GS Senior	Beaumont, TX	Graduated
Jordan McCabe	5	G	6'0"	190	GS Senior	Kaukauna, WI	Graduated
Keshon Gilbert	10	G	6'4"	190	Sophomore	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to Iowa State
David Muoka	12	C	6'10"	235	Senior	Hong Kong	Graduate transferred
Keyshawn Hall	14	G	6'7"	250	Freshman	Cleveland, OH	Transferred to George Mason
Cameron Burist	34	G	6'3"	185	Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduated
EJ Harkless	55	G	6'3"	195	GS Senior	San Bernardino, CA	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous college
Jalen Hill	1	F	6'6"	232	GS Senior	Las Vegas, NV	Oklahoma
Robert Whaley	5	F	6'6"		Junior	Farmington, NV	College of Southern Idaho
Kalib Boone	10	F	6'9"	198	GS Senior	Tulsa, OK	Oklahoma State
Keylan Boone	20	G/F	6'8"	200	GS Senior	Tulsa, OK	Pacific

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Dedan Thomas #9 PG	Henderson, NV	Liberty High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	May 14, 2023
Dedan Thomas #9 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 88
Brooklyn Hicks #33 SG	Lacey, WA	Timberline High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Oct 20, 2022
Brooklyn Hicks #33 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80
Jacob Bannarbie C	Encinitas, CA	Hillcrest Prep	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 1, 2023
Jacob Bannarbie C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2023 UNLV Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

2024 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
James Evans #17 SF	Santa Clarita, CA	West Ranch High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 30, 2023
James Evans #17 SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81
Overall recruiting rankings:
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: "2024 UNLV Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023. "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

Roster

2023–24 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Isaiah Cottrell	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	RS So	West Virginia	Las Vegas, NV
F	1	Jalen Hill	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	Oklahoma	Las Vegas, NV
G	2	Justin Webster	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	GS	Hawaii	Dallas, TX
G	3	Shane Nowell	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Arizona	Seattle, WA
F	5	Rob Whaley Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	College of Southern Idaho	Farmington, UT
F	10	Kalib Boone	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Oklahoma State	Tulsa, OK
G	11	Dedan Thomas Jr.	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Liberty HS	Las Vegas, NV
F	12	Jacob Bannarbie	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Hillcrest Prep (AZ)	Anchorage, AK
G	13	Brooklyn Hicks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Timberline HS	Seattle, WA
G	15	Luis Rodriguez	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Ole Miss	Los Angeles, CA
F	20	Keylan Boone	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Pacific	Tulsa, OK
F	22	Karl Jones	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Sr	LA Southwest College	Chicago, IL
G	24	Jackie Johnson III	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Duquesne	Wichita, KS
G	31	Nick Walters (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	College of Southern Idaho	Henderson, NV

Head coach

Kevin Kruger (UNLV)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Southern	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
November 11, 2023* 4:00 p.m.	Stetson Sunshine Slam campus site game	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
November 17, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, CA
November 20, 2023* 2:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Florida State Sunshine Slam Beach Division semifinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m./3:30 p.m., FloSports/CBSSN	vs. Colorado/Richmond Sunshine Slam Beach Division	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Akron	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Dayton	UD Arena Dayton, OH
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	vs. Loyola Marymount Jack Jones Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
December 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Creighton Jack Jones Classic	Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV
December 16, 2023* 4:00 p.m.	vs. Saint Mary's Jerry Colangelo Classic	Footprint Center Phoenix, AZ
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Hofstra	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
December 31, 2023* 12:00 p.m.	Carroll College	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
January 6, 2024 1:00 p.m., CBS	at San Diego State	Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
January 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	New Mexico	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., CBSSN	Utah State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Boise State	ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
January 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	at Colorado State	Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
January 23, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	Air Force	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
January 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., FS1	at San José State	Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
January 30, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	Fresno State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 3, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	Wyoming	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 10, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	at New Mexico	The Pit Albuquerque, NM
February 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
February 17, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1	Nevada	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	at Air Force	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 24, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN	Colorado State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
February 27, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Wyoming	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
March 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	San José State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
March 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	San Diego State	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
March 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	at Nevada	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 12–16, 2024 TBA	vs. TBA	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

References

"2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

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[1] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com. Retrieved September 12, 2023.

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