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| 2008-09 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball | |||
| Conference | MWC | ||
| 2008-09 record | 20-7 (8-5 MWC) | ||
| Head coach | Lon Kruger | ||
| Assistant coach | Greg Grensing | ||
| Assistant coach | Steve Henson | ||
| Assistant coach | Lew Hill | ||
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Home arena |
Thomas & Mack Center | ||
Seasons
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The 2008-2009 UNLV Runnin' Rebels season will be the 53rd collegiate basketball team fielded by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and will play all but one of their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus, with one game being played at the Orleans Arena. The team will be looking to improve on a productive season after finishing 27-8 (12-4 MWC) placing 2nd in the Mountain West regular season and winning their second straight conference tournament championship and advancing to the second round of the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament in coach Lon Kruger's fourth season as head coach.
Roster[]
| UNLV Men's Basketball Current Roster | |||||||
| Head Coach: Lon Kruger | |||||||
| G | 0 | 
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Oscar Bellfield | Freshman | 6'2", 175 lb | (Los Angeles, CA) | |
| G | 1 |
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Wink Adams | Senior | 6'0", 200 lb | (Houston, TX) | |
| G | 2 |
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Kendall Wallace | Sophomore | 6'4", 190 lb | (Mesa, AZ) | |
| G | 3 |
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Mareceo Rutledge | Senior | 6'3", 225 lb | (Sacramento, CA) | |
| G | 10 |
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Scott Hoffman | Junior | 6'3", 180 lb | (Hays, KS) | |
| F/C | 12 | 
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Brice Massamba | Freshman | 6'10", 255 lb | (Sodertalje, Sweden) | |
| F | 13 |
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Rob Ketchum | Senior | 6'5", 205 lb | (Sacramento, CA) | |
| G | 14 |
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Todd Hanni | Sophomore | 6'4", 205 lb | (Danville, IN) | |
| F | 15 |
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DeShawn Mitchell | Freshman | 6'5", 205 lb | (Newark, NJ) | |
| G | 24 |
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René Rougeau | Senior | 6'6", 210 lb | (Rancho Cucamonga, CA) | |
| G | 33 |
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Tre'Von Willis | Sophomore | 6'4", 195 lb | (Fresno, CA) | |
| F | 44 |
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Darris Santee | Junior | 6'8", 225 lb | (Houston, TX) | |
| F | 45 |
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Joe Darger | Senior | 6'7", 225 lb | (Riverton, UT) | |
Schedule[]
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record |
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| Exhibition | |||||||
| 11/11/08* | 7:30pm | Washburn | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Exhibition) |
W 74-56 | 0-0 | ||
| Regular Season | |||||||
| 11/15/08* | 2:30pm | San Diego | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | W 65-60 | 1-0 | |
| 11/18/08* | 7:00pm | Texas-Pan American | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas (Global Sports Classic) |
W 73-48 | 2-0 | ||
| 11/20/08* | 7:00pm | Northern Arizona | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | W 87-71 | 3-0 | ||
| 11/22/08* | 7:00pm | North Carolina A&T | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Global Sports Classic) |
W 71-58 | 4-0 | ||
| 11/24/08* | 6:00pm | @ UTEP | Don Haskins Center • El Paso, Texas | CBS C | W 80-67 | 5-0 | |
| 11/28/08* | 5:00pm | California | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV (Global Sports Classic) |
L 73-55 | 5-1 | ||
| 11/29/08* | 5:00pm | Cincinnati | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | L 67-65 | 5-2 | ||
| 12/03/08* | 7:00pm | @ Fresno State | Save Mart Center • Fresno, CA | LV One | W 82-76 | 6-2 | |
| 12/06/08* | 7:30pm | @ UNR | Lawlor Events Center • Reno, NV | W 64-57 | 7-2 | ||
| 12/14/08* | 4:00pm | Western Michigan | Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV | KLAS | W 70-61 | 8-2 | |
| 12/17/08* | 7:30pm | Santa Clara | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | W 78-66 | 9-2 | |
| 12/20/08* | 12:00pm | Arizona | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | channel) Versus | W 79-64 | 10-2 | |
| 12/23/08* | 7:30pm | Southern Utah | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | W 73-60 | 11-2 | |
| 12/31/08* | 3:00pm | @ #18 Louisville | Freedom Hall • Louisville, KY | ESPN2 | W 56-55 | 12-2 | |
| 01/03/09 | 7:30pm | New Mexico | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | W 60-58 | 13-2 (1-0) | |
| 01/10/09 | 2:30pm | @ TCU | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum • Fort Worth, TX | The Mtn. | L 80-73 | 13-3 (1-1) | |
| 01/14/09 | 6:00pm | @ Colorado State | Moby Arena • Fort Collins, CO | L 71-69 | 13-4 (1-2) | ||
| 01/17/09 | 7:00pm | Wyoming | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | W 83-66 | 14-4 (2-2) | |
| 01/21/09 | 7:00pm | @ BYU | Mariott Center • Provo, UT | CBS C | W 76-70 | 15-4 (3-2) | |
| 01/24/09 | 1:00pm | Utah | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | Versus | W 75-65 | 16-4 (4-2) | |
| 01/31/09 | 1:00pm | @ Air Force | Clune Arena • Colorado Springs, CO | Versus | W 59-38 | 17-4 (5-2) | |
| 02/03/09 | 7:30pm | San Diego State | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | L 68-66 OT | 17-5 (5-3) | |
| 02/07/09 | 5:00pm | @ New Mexico | University Arena • Albuquerque, NM | CBS C | L 73-69 OT | 17-6 (5-4) | |
| 02/10/09 | 7:00pm | TCU | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | The Mtn. | W 71-57 | 18-6 (6-4) | |
| 02/14/09 | 7:00pm | Colorado State | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | W 89-70 | 19-6 (7-4) | ||
| 02/18//08 | 7:00pm | @ Wyoming | Arena-Auditorium • Laramie, WY | The Mtn. | L 77-68 | 19-7 (7-5) | |
| 02/21/09 | 8:00pm | BYU | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | CBS C | W 75-74 | 20-7 (8-5) | |
| 02/25/09 | 7:00pm | @ Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center • Salt Lake City, UT | The Mtn. | |||
| 03/04/09 | 7:00pm | Air Force | Thomas & Mack Center • Las Vegas, NV | CBS C | |||
| 03/07/09 | 7:00pm | @ San Diego State | Cox Arena • San Diego, CA | CBS C | |||
| Postseason | |||||||
| *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||