| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2019–20 |
| Prev Year: | 2018–19 |
| Next Year: | 2020–21 |
| Team: | UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 17–15 |
| Conf Record: | 12–6 |
| Head Coach: | T. J. Otzelberger |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Tim Buckley |
| Asst Coach2: | Kevin Kruger |
| Asst Coach3: | DeMarlo Slocum |
| Stadium: | Thomas & Mack Center |
The 2019–20 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by first-year head coach T. J. Otzelberger and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.[1] They finished the season 17–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Boise State.
The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2018–19 season 17–14, 11–7 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State.
On March 15, head coach Marvin Menzies was fired.[2] He finished at UNLV with a three-year record of 48–48.
On March 27, UNLV hired South Dakota State head coach T. J. Otzelberger as their next head coach.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G | 6'6" | 175 | Graduated | ||||
| Ben Coupet Jr. | 2 | G | 6'7" | 185 | Transferred to Little Rock | |||
| Noah Robotham | 5 | G | 6'1" | 165 | Graduated | |||
| 10 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Graduated, transferred to Oregon | ||||
| Djordjije Sljivancanin | 12 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Left the team for personal reasons | |||
| Tervell Beck | 14 | F | 6'7" | 230 | Transferred to Kent State | |||
| Trey Woodbury | 22 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Transferred to Utah Valley | |||
| Joel Ntambwe | 24 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Transferred to Texas Tech | |||
| 30 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Transferred to Baylor | ||||
| Louis Bangai | 43 | C | 6'10" | 230 | Walk-on; transferred to Grand Canyon |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Tillman | 1 | F | 6'7" | 225 | Transferred from Utah. NCAA approved Donnie Tillman’s waiver to play for UNLV, Tillman will be able to play in the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.[4] | |||
| Moses Wood | 4 | F | 6'8" | 190 | Transferred from Tulane. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wood will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | |||
| David Jenkins | 5 | G | 6'2" | 200 | Transferred from South Dakota State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Jenkins will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | |||
| Jonah Antonio | 10 | G | 6'5" | 180 | Junior college transferred from South Plains College. | |||
| Trey Hurlburt | 12 | G | 5'10" | 160 | Transferred from Cal State San Marcos. Will be eligible to play immediately. Join the team as a walk-on. | |||
| Vitaliy Shibel | 22 | F | 6'9" | 210 | Transferred from Arizona State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Shibel graduated from Arizona State. | |||
| Taka Hall | 24 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Transferred from Johnson & Wales. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hall graduated from Johnson & Wales. Join the team as a walk-on. | |||
| 55 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Mississauga, Canada | Transferred from Texas. Will be eligible to play immediately since Mitrou–Long graduated from Texas. |
No recruits.
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