Grill returns to Iowa State after season at UNLV
After playing last season at UNLV, Caleb Grill is transferring back to Iowa State for new coach T.J. Otzelberger.
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
12-15, 6th in Mountain West
- 11/25L 91-78
- 11/3014L 78-51
- 12/1L 86-74
- 12/2L 77-73
- 12/5W 68-58
- 12/9CANC
- 12/14CANC
- 12/20CANC
- 12/22PPD
- 1/7L 74-71
- 1/9L 83-80
- 1/12STKATW 95-34
- 1/16W 77-54
- 1/18W 53-46
- 1/21BCW 99-45
- 1/25W 59-56
- 1/27L 83-74
- 1/31L 89-60
- 2/2L 72-62
- 2/6W 68-58
- 2/8W 69-64
- 2/11L 78-66
- 2/13L 61-59
- 2/19W 76-60
- 2/21W 67-64
- 2/24L 67-64
- 2/26W 68-67
- 3/319L 71-62
- 3/6L 80-69
- 3/10W 80-52
- 3/11L 74-53
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UNLV's Diong enters transfer portal, eyes draft
UNLV senior Cheikh Mbacke Diong will enter the NCAA transfer portal and explore exercising his extra year of eligibility but will also declare for the NBA draft.
'They need to go to the NBA': UNLV's 45-game win streak was historic, and its end was shocking
Thirty years ago, UNLV was historically dominant but fell just short. A look back at a streak that hasn't been matched since, and how it unraveled.
UNLV promotes assistant Kruger to head coach
Kevin Kruger, an assistant with UNLV, was promoted to be the head coach of the men's basketball team, it was announced.
Iowa State hires Otzelberger away from UNLV
T.J. Otzelberger is returning to Iowa State as head basketball coach after two years at UNLV, athletic director Jamie Pollard announced Thursday.
Queta lifts Utah St. over UNLV 74-53 in MWC tourney
— Neemias Queta recorded 18 points and 13 rebounds as No. 2 seed Utah State rolled past No. 7 seed UNLV 74-53 in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday night. Marco Anthony added 15 points and 13 rebounds for the Aggies.
Jenkins Jr. scores 21, UNLV tops Air Force 80-52 in MWC
— David Jenkins Jr. had 21 points on 6-of-9 3-point shooting and seventh-seeded UNLV routed 10th-seeded Air Force 80-52 in the first round of the Mountain West Conference tournament on Wednesday.
Ike scores 17 to lift Wyoming over UNLV 80-69
— Graham Ike had 17 points as Wyoming beat UNLV 80-69 on Saturday night in the regular-season finale for both teams.
No. 19 San Diego State beats UNLV 71-62 for 2nd MWC title
— Matt Mitchell scored 19 points and Jordan Schakel added 16 for No. 19 San Diego State, which beat UNLV 71-62 Wednesday night to clinch the Mountain West Conference regular-season title for the second straight year.
Grill scores 18 to lead UNLV past Fresno St. 68-67
— Caleb Grill posted 18 points as UNLV edged past Fresno State 68-67 on Friday night.
Hill lifts Fresno St. past UNLV 67-64
— Isaiah Hill had 19 points and seven assists and Deon Stroud posted 18 points and seven rebounds as Fresno State edged past UNLV 67-64 on Wednesday night.
Hamilton leads UNLV over San Jose St. 67-64
— Bryce Hamilton scored 17 points with 12 rebounds and his basket through contact with under a minute to go helped UNLV narrowly defeated San Jose State 67-64 on Sunday.
Hamilton scores 18 to carry UNLV over San Jose St. 76-60
— Bryce Hamilton had 18 points and eight rebounds as UNLV topped San Jose State 76-60 on Friday night.
Alston Jr. scores 27 to lift Boise State past UNLV 61-59
— Derrick Alston Jr. matched his season high with 27 points, Boise State coach Leon Rice collected a program-record 214th win and the Broncos edged UNLV 61-59 on Saturday night.
Jenkins Jr. scores 26 to lift UNLV over Air Force 69-64
— David Jenkins Jr. had 26 points as UNLV edged past Air Force 69-64 on Monday night.
Hamilton scores 22 to lift UNLV over Air Force 68-58
— Bryce Hamilton had 22 points and 13 rebounds as UNLV beat Air Force 68-58 on Saturday.
Meeks, Sherfield carry Nevada over UNLV 72-62
— Zane Meeks had 19 points as Nevada got past UNLV 72-62 on Tuesday night.
Nevada blitzes UNLV shooting 56% in a 29-point victory
— Desmond Cambridge Jr. scored 17 points and Grant Sherfield scored 15 points with 11 rebounds and Nevada unloaded on UNLV with an 89-60 win on Sunday night.
Worster's near triple-double helps Utah St. beat UNLV 83-74
— Rollie Worster had 19 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and three steals to lead all five Utah State starters scoring in double figures and the Aggies beat UNLV 83-74 on Wednesday night.
Hamilton scores 14 to lead UNLV over Utah St. 59-56
— Bryce Hamilton had 14 points, eight assists and five steals as UNLV narrowly defeated Utah State 59-56 on Monday night.
Defense shines as UNLV beats New Mexico 53-46
— Bryce Hamilton recorded 14 points as UNLV topped New Mexico 53-46 on Monday night.
Diong scores 20 to carry UNLV past New Mexico 77-54
— Mbacke Diong had a career-high 20 points as UNLV easily beat New Mexico 77-54 on Saturday.
UNLV loses PG Coleman to stress fracture in leg
UNLV starting point guard Marvin Coleman will miss the rest of the men's basketball season with a stress fracture in his right leg, coach T.J. Otzelberger said in a statement on Saturday.
Stevens scores 22 to carry Colorado St. over UNLV 83-80
— Isaiah Stevens had 22 points as Colorado State narrowly defeated UNLV 83-80 on Saturday.
Stevens scores 25 to lift Colorado St. past UNLV 74-71
— Isaiah Stevens had 25 points and made a pair of free throws with seven seconds left as Colorado State rallied from 13 down to spoil UNLV's Mountain West Conference opener 74-71 on Thursday night.
2020-21 Mountain West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 14-3 | - | 23-5 |
| Utah State | 15-4 | - | 20-9 |
| Colorado State | 14-4 | 0.5 | 20-8 |
| Boise State | 14-6 | 1.5 | 19-9 |
| Nevada | 10-7 | 4 | 16-10 |
| Fresno State | 9-11 | 6.5 | 12-12 |
| UNLV | 8-10 | 6.5 | 12-15 |
| Wyoming | 7-9 | 6.5 | 14-11 |
| San José St | 3-13 | 10.5 | 5-16 |
| Air Force | 3-17 | 12.5 | 5-20 |
| New Mexico | 2-15 | 12 | 6-16 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
- Offense
- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game69.4252nd
Rebounds Per Game36.0144th
Assists Per Game13.2198th
Points Allowed67.5
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Kaluma | PF | Signed | 86 |
| Keshon Gilbert | PG | Signed | 74 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 4 |
| Tournament Record | 33-19 |
| Championship Seasons | 1990 |
| Tournament Appearances | 20 |