| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2021–22 |
| Prev Year: | 2020–21 |
| Next Year: | 2022–23 |
| Team: | UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 18–14 |
| Conf Record: | 10–8 |
| Head Coach: | Kevin Kruger |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Carlin Hartman |
| Asst Coach2: | Tim Buckley |
| Asst Coach3: | Brandon Chappell |
| Stadium: | Thomas & Mack Center |
The 2021–22 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by first-year head coach Kevin Kruger and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 18–14, 10–8 in MWC play to finish in fifth place. They lost to Wyoming in the quarterfinals of the MWC tournament. They failed to receive an invite to a postseason tournament.[1]
In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Runnin' Rebels finished the 2020–21 season 12–15, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in seventh place. They defeated Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Utah State.
On March 18, 2021, head coach T. J. Otzelberger left UNLV after two seasons for the Iowa State head coaching job.[2] On March 21, the school announced that assistant coach Kevin Kruger would be promoted to the head coaching position.[3]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donovan Yap | 0 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Transferred to Fresno State | ||
| Moses Wood | 1 | F | 6'8" | 210 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Portland | ||
| Caleb Grill | 3 | G | 6'3" | 195 | Sophomore | Transferred to Iowa State | ||
| David Jenkins Jr. | 5 | G | 6'2" | 195 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred from Utah | ||
| Edoardo Del Cadia | 10 | F | 6'7" | 235 | Junior | Transferred to Nicholls | ||
| Jhaylon Martinez | 12 | C | 6'11" | 260 | Freshman | Transferred to UC Riverside | ||
| Issac Lindsey | 14 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Freshman | Walk-on; transferred to Wisconsin | ||
| Nick Blake | 22 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Freshman | Transferred to Pacific | ||
| Kendrick Gilbert | 24 | F | 6'5" | 190 | Freshman | Walk-on; no long on team roster | ||
| Devin Tillis | 30 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Freshman | Transferred to UC Irvine | ||
| Cheikh Mbacke Diong | 34 | F | 6'11" | 220 | Senior | Graduate transferred to UCF |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Iwuakor | 0 | F | 6'7" | 223 | Junior | Transferred from Oklahoma. Under NCAA transfer rules, Iwuakor will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Mike Nuga | 1 | G | 6'2" | 180 | GS Senior | Transferred from Kent State. Will be eligible to play immediately since Nuga graduated from Kent State. | ||
| Justin Webster | 2 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Junior | Transferred from Hawaii. Under NCAA transfer rules, Webster will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Donovan Williams | 3 | G | 6’6” | 190 | Junior | Transferred from Texas. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| 5 | G | 6'0" | 188 | Senior | Transferred from West Virginia. Will be eligible to play immediately since McCabe graduated from West Virginia. | |||
| David Muoka | 12 | C | 6'10" | 211 | Junior | Transferred from Lamar. Under NCAA transfer rules, Muoka will have to sit out for the 2021–22 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Royce Hamm Jr. | 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | GS Senior | Transferred from Texas. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hamm Jr. graduated from Texas. | ||
| Josh Baker | 22 | G | 6'2" | 169 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Hutchinson CC. | ||
| James Hampshire | 30 | C | 7'1" | 242 | GS Senior | Transferred from Pacific. Will be eligible to play immediately since Hampshire graduated from Pacific. |
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