2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball

Conference	Mountain West Conference
2016–17 record	5–2 (0–0 Mountain West)
Head coach	Marvin Menzies (1st year)
Assistant coach	Andre LaFleur
Assistant coach	Rob Jeter
Assistant coach	Eric Brown
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center

2016–17 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Colorado State	0	–	0	–	6	–	1	.857
San Diego State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Nevada	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
New Mexico	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
UNLV	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Fresno State	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Wyoming	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Air Force	0	–	0	–	5	–	3	.625
Boise State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
San Jose State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Utah State	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500

† 2017 MWC Tournament winner As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP

The 2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels are led by first year head coach Marvin Menzies. They play their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season

The 2015–16 Runnin' Rebels finished the season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Air Force to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State. They did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Ike Nwamu	34	G	6'5"	210	RS Senior	Greensboro, NC	Graduated
Jerome Seagears	2	G	6'1"	180	RS Senior	Silver Spring, MD	Graduated
Alex Perez	14	G	6'4"	180	Senior	San Diego, CA	Graduated
Daquan Cook	10	G	6'2"	170	Senior	Baltomore, MD	Dismissed from the team due to a DUI^[1]
Chris Obekpa	35	C	6'10"	225	Senior	Makurdi, Nigeria	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Ben Carter	13	F	6'9"	225	RS Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Graduate transferred to Michigan State
Patrick McCaw	22	G	6'7"	185	Sophomore	St. Louis, MO	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Jordan Cornish	3	G	6'6"	220	Sophomore	New Orleans, LA	Transferred to Tulane
Goodluck Okonoboh	11	F/C	6'10"	225	Sophomore	Woburn, MA	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Derrick Jones Jr.	1	F	6'7"	190	Freshman	Philadelphia, PA	Declare for 2016 NBA draft
Austin Starr	20	G	6'3"	185	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to College of Southern Idaho
Stephen Zimmerman	33	C	7'0"	240	Freshman	Las Vegas, NV	Declare for 2016 NBA draft

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kris Clyburn	1	G	6'3"	170	Sophomore	Romulus, MI	Junior college transferred from Ranger College.
Uche Ofoegbu	2	F	6'4"	214	RS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Transferred from San Francisco. Will eligible to play immediately since Ofoegbu graduated from San Francisco.
Christian Jones	20	F	6'7"	230	RS Senior	Arlington, TX	Transferred from St. John's. Will eligible to play immediately since Jones graduated from St. John's.
Jordan Johnson	24	G	5'9"	175	Senior	Waukegan, IL	Transferred from Milwaukee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Jovan Mooring	30	G	6'2"	205	Junior	Chicago, IL	Junior college transferred from South Suburban College.

2016 Recruiting class

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Cheickna Dembele #18 C	Mali	Scotland Performance Institute	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Apr 30, 2016
Cheickna Dembele #18 C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN:
Ben Coupet #39 SF	Chicago, IL	Simeon Career Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	May 9, 2016
Ben Coupet #39 SF	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN:
Zion Morgan SG	Chicago, IL	Kenwood Academy High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	May 12, 2016
Zion Morgan SG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Jaylan Ballou PG	Santa Fe Springs, CA	Saint Paul High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jun 1, 2016
Jaylan Ballou PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Djordjije Sljivancanin C	Belgrade, Serbia	IMG Academy	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	May 18, 2016
Djordjije Sljivancanin C	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
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: "2016 UNLV Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2016. "2016 UNLV Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 3, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 3, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Bush, LarryLarry Bush (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Calabasas Moorpark College	Calabasas, CA
1.5 !G	1	Clyburn, KrisKris Clyburn	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2.0 !So	Romulus Sr. HS Ranger College	Romulus, MI
3.5 !F	2	Ofoegbu, UcheUche Ofoegbu	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	John Paul Stevens HS San Francisco	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	3	Green, TyrellTyrell Green	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Saint Benedict's Prep Hill College	Toronto, ON
1.5 !G	5	Poyser, JaylenJaylen Poyser	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Athlete Institute Basketball Academy	Malton, ON
1.5 !G	10	Morgan, ZionZion Morgan	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Kenwood Academy	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	11	Dembélé, CheicknaCheickna Dembélé	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Scotland Performance Institute	Mali, Africa
5.0 !C	12	Sljivancanin, DjordjijeDjordjije Sljivancanin	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	IMG Academy	Belgrade, Sebria
1.5 !G	13	Coupet, Jr., BenBen Coupet, Jr.	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Simeon Career Academy	Chicago, IL
3.5 !F	15	Morgan, DwayneDwayne Morgan	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	3.0 !Jr	St. Frances Academy	Baltimore, MD
3.5 !F	20	Jones, ChristianChristian Jones	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	IMG Academy St. John's	Arlington, TX
1.5 !G	22	Ballou, JaylanJaylan Ballou	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Paul HS	Santa Fe Springs, CA
1.5 !G	24	Johnson, JordanJordan Johnson (I)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Waukegan HS Milwaukee	Waukegan, IL
1.5 !G	30	Mooring, JovanJovan Mooring	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hillcrest HS South Suburban College	Country Club Hills, IL

Head coach

Marvin Menzies (UCLA)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/01/2016* 7:00 PM	Dakota Wesleyan	W 96–80	–	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
11/05/2016* 7:00 PM	New Mexico Highlands	W 92–66	–	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 7:00 PM	South Alabama	L 68–76	0–1	Thomas & Mack Center (9,981) Paradise, NV
11/16/2016* 7:00 PM	UC Riverside	W 74–62	1–1	Thomas & Mack Center (8,711) Paradise, NV
11/19/2016* 7:00 PM	Cal State Fullerton Global Sports Classic	W 77–68	2–1	Thomas & Mack Center (9,416) Paradise, NV
11/22/2016* 7:00 PM	Northern Arizona Global Sports Classic	W 110–71	3–1	Thomas & Mack Center (8,822) Paradise, NV
11/25/2016* 7:30 PM	TCU Global Sports Classic semifinals	L 59–63	3–2	Thomas & Mack Center (9,815) Paradise, NV
11/26/2016* 5:00 PM	WKU Global Sports Classic 3rd place game	W 71–61	4–2	Thomas & Mack Center (8,810) Paradise, NV
11/30/2016* 6:00 PM	at Southern Utah	W 89–81	5–2	Centrum Arena (4,249) Cedar City, UT
12/03/2016* 5:00 PM, P12N	at Arizona State			Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, AZ
12/10/2016* 2:15 PM, ESPN	vs. Duke T-Mobile Arena Showcase			T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
12/14/2016* 7:00 PM	Incarnate Word			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
12/17/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN2	vs. Oregon Portland Showcase			Moda Center Portland, OR
12/19/2016* 7:00 PM	Southern Illinois MW–MVC Challenge			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
12/22/2016* 6:00 PM, CBSSN	Kansas			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016 7:00 PM or 8:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at Colorado State			Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
12/31/2016 1:00 PM	Wyoming			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
01/04/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	Boise State			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
01/07/2017 3:00 PM, CBSSN	at Utah State			Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
01/10/2017 6:00 PM or 8:00 PM, ESPNU/ESPN3	at New Mexico			The Pit Albuquerque, NM
01/17/2017 ESPNU/ESPN3	San Diego State			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
01/21/2017 3:00 PM, RTRM	Air Force			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
01/25/2016 6:00 PM	at Wyoming			Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY
01/28/2017 7:00 PM	at San Jose State			Event Center Arena San Jose, CA
02/01/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	New Mexico			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
02/04/2017 3:00 PM, CBSSN	Colorado State			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
02/08/2017 8:00 PM, CBSSN	at Nevada			Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
02/11/2017	San Jose State			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
02/19/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN	at San Diego State			Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
02/22/2017 6:00 PM	at Air Force			Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
02/25/2017 CBSSN	Nevada			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
03/01/2017 8:00 PM, ESPNU	Utah State			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
03/04/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3	at Fresno State			Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
Mountain West Tournament
03/08–11/2017	vs.			Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ "Daquan Cook dismissed from UNLV basketball team; no reason given". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball

Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present) Mendenhall Center (practice)

Culture & lore	Hey Reb! "Hardway Eight" "Tumbleweed Tech"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

Seasons	1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NIT and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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