2024–25 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
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Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 4–1 (0–0 MW) |
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Home arena | Thomas & Mack Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 2 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 2 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 5 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of November 22, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2024–25 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels, led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Kruger, play their home games for the 42nd season at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.
Previous season
[edit]The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2023–24 season 21–13, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. In the MWC tournament, they were defeated by San Diego State in the quarterfinals. They received an automatic bid to the NIT in the Seton Hall Bracket where they defeated Princeton in the first round and Boston College in the second round before losing Seton Hall in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Justin Webster | 2 | G | 6'3" | 190 | GS Senior | Dallas, TX | Graduated |
Shane Nowell | 3 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Seattle, WA | Transferred to Portland State |
Kalib Boone | 10 | F | 6'9" | 215 | GS Senior | Tulsa, OK | Graduated |
Luis Rodriguez | 15 | G | 6'6" | 220 | GS Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Keylan Boone | 20 | F | 6'8" | 200 | GS Senior | Tulsa, OK | Graduated |
Karl Jones | 22 | F | 6'10" | 260 | Senior | Chicago, IL | Graduated |
Jackie Johnson III | 24 | G | 5'11" | 185 | Junior | Wichita, KS | Transferred to Fordham |
Nick Walters | 31 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Henderson, NV | Walk-on; graduated |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous college |
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Jaden Henley | 10 | G/F | 6'7" | 200 | Junior | Ontario, CA | DePaul[1] |
Jailen Bedford | 14 | G/F | 6'4" | 181 | Senior | Austin, TX | Oral Roberts[2] |
Jace Whiting | 15 | G | 6'3" | 188 | Junior | Burley, ID | Boise State[3] |
Julian Rishwain | 20 | G | 6'5" | 200 | GS Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Florida |
Jeremiah Cherry | 45 | F/C | 6'11" | Junior | San Diego, CA | New Mexico JC[4] |
2024 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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James Evans #28 SF |
Santa Clarita, CA | West Ranch High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 30, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 81 | ||||||
Pape N'Diaye #42 C |
Las Vegas, NV | Trinity International School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 2, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 8:30 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
Alabama State | W 93−79 | 1−0 |
24 – Cherry | 11 – Cherry | 7 – Thomas Jr. | Thomas & Mack Center (4,608) Paradise, NV | ||||
November 9, 2024* 3:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
Memphis | L 74–80 | 1–1 |
22 – Thomas Jr. | 7 – Cherry | 5 – Hill | Thomas & Mack Center (6,510) Paradise, NV | ||||
November 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
Omaha | W 80–69 | 2–1 |
17 – Tied | 8 – Hill | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center (4,817) Paradise, NV | ||||
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
Pepperdine | W 80–59 | 3–1 |
16 – Hicks | 6 – N'Diaye | 6 – Thomas | Thomas & Mack Center (4,544) Paradise, NV | ||||
November 23, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
New Mexico State Arizona Tip-Off campus site game |
W 72–65 | 4–1 |
22 – Thomas Jr. | 9 – Hill | 4 – Thomas Jr. | Thomas & Mack Center (4,850) Paradise, NV | ||||
November 28, 2024* 6:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Mississippi State Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division semifinals |
Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 4:00 p.m./6:30 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. Butler/Northwestern Arizona Tip-Off Cactus Division |
Mullett Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Creighton | CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* 7:30 p.m., Baller TV |
vs. Pacific Jack Jones Classic |
Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV | |||||||||
December 17, 2024* 4:00 p.m., Peacock |
at Dayton | UD Arena Dayton, OH | |||||||||
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
UC Riverside | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
December 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
Fresno State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
December 31, 2024 1:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Air Force | Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
San Jose State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1 |
at Boise State | ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Colorado State | Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Utah State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at San Diego State Rivalry |
Viejas Arena San Diego, CA | |||||||||
January 21, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Wyoming | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX |
New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
at Utah State | Smith Spectrum Logan, UT | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at Nevada Rivalry |
Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||||
February 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Boise State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
February 8, 2025 1:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, WY | |||||||||
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network |
Air Force | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., MW Network |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Colorado State | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., MW Network |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
February 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 |
Nevada Rivalry |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
March 4, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN |
San Diego State Rivalry |
Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
March 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN |
at New Mexico | The Pit Albuquerque, NM | |||||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–15, 2025 TBA |
vs. | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Grimala, Mike (April 15, 2024). "UNLV lands portal commitment from DePaul wing Jaden Henley". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Grimala, Mike (May 10, 2024). "UNLV basketball adds transfer Jailen Bedford from Oral Roberts". Las Vegas Sun. Archived from the original on September 21, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Grimala, Mike (April 16, 2024). "UNLV adds former Boise State sharpshooter Jace Whiting". Las Vegas Sun. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ Yamashita, Andy (November 6, 2023). "UNLV adds junior college center for 2024-25 season". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com. Retrieved August 7, 2024.