UNLV coach Lon Kruger talks to his players during a first-round NCAA Tournament game against UNI at the Ford Center in Oklahoma City on March 18, 2010.
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010 | 2 p.m.
The layout of UNLV's 2010-11 men's basketball schedule is complete.
The university on Wednesday released the layout of the 16-game Mountain West Conference portion of the slate, which includes five home games in the first eight contests.
The Rebels, whose non-conference schedule is highlighted by road tests at Louisville and Kansas State, will open their league schedule against rival BYU at the Thomas & Mack Center in a 7 p.m. contest Wednesday, Jan. 5.
The two-game home stand starting league play also includes a 7 p.m. tilt three days later against TCU.
UNLV, which finished 25-9 last season and reached the NCAA tournament for the third time in four years, then travels for back-to-back road games — Jan. 12 at San Diego State and Jan. 15 at Air Force.
After hosting Colorado State on Wednesday, Jan. 19, the Rebels play their first day game of the conference season at home against defending MWC regular-season champion New Mexico in a 1 p.m. matinee Saturday, Jan. 22.
The first half of the league schedule concludes with a 7 p.m. game Jan. 25 at Wyoming and a 7:30 p.m. home contest Feb. 2 against Utah.
The second half of the schedule mirrors the first in order of opponents, just at opposite venues.
The 2010-11 season marks the second consecutive year that UNLV will have each of its MWC games televised. The only asterisk involves a Feb. 9 home game against TCU, which will be played at 5 p.m., but shown later at night on tape delay.
In the non-conference season, UNLV's home game Nov. 20 against Wisconsin will be aired on Versus, while the Dec. 21 game against Kansas State at the Sprint Center in Kansas City, Mo., will air on ESPN2. Also on ESPN's family of networks will be the Rebels' three games at the 76 Classic over the Thanksgiving holiday in Anaheim, Calif.
All that remains to be determined on the 2010-11 schedule are game times Dec. 1 at Illinois State, Dec. 4 at UNR and Dec. 11 at Louisville. Also, UNLV's opening-round opponent and game time Nov. 25 at the 76 Classic remain unknown.
In other MWC scheduling news, San Diego State also released its league slate Wednesday, and will play host to BYU on Feb. 26 in the first Mountain West men's basketball aired on CBS.
UNLV Men's Basketball 2010-11 Schedule (All times PST)
Tues., Nov. 2 — vs. Grand Canyon (exhibition) — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Tues., Nov. 9 — vs. Washburn (exhibition) — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Fri., Nov. 12 — vs. UC Riverside — Thomas & Mack Center — 7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 17 — vs. Southeastern Louisiana — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Sat., Nov. 20 — vs. Wisconsin — Thomas & Mack Center — 4 p.m.
Thurs., Nov. 25 — 76 Classic — Anaheim, Calif. — TBA
Fri., Nov. 26 — 76 Classic — Anaheim, Calif. — TBA
Sun., Nov. 28 — 76 Classic — Anaheim, Calif. — TBA
Wed., Dec. 1 — at Illinois State — Bloomington, Ill. — TBA
Sat., Dec. 4 — at UNR — Reno, Nev. — TBA
Wed., Dec. 8 — vs. Boise State — Orleans Arena — 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 11 — at Louisville — Louisville, Ky. — TBA
Wed., Dec. 15 — vs. UC Santa Barbara — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Sat., Dec. 18 — vs. Southern Utah — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Tues., Dec. 21 — at Kansas State — Kansas City, Mo. — 6 p.m.
Thurs., Dec. 30 — vs. Central Michigan — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 5 — vs. BYU — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 8 — vs. TCU — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 12 — at San Diego State — San Diego, Calif. — 7 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 15 — at Air Force — Colorado Springs, Colo. — 3 p.m.
Wed., Jan. 19 — vs. Colorado State — Thomas & Mack Center — 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Jan. 22 — vs. New Mexico — Thomas & Mack Center — 1 p.m.
Tues., Jan. 25 — at Wyoming — Laramie, Wyo. — 7 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 2 — vs. Utah — Thomas & Mack Center — 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 5 — at BYU — Provo, Utah — 1 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 9 — at TCU — Fort Worth, Texas — 5 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 12 — vs. San Diego State — Thomas & Mack Center — 5 p.m.
Tues., Feb. 15 — vs. Air Force — Thomas & Mack Center — 7:30 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 19 — at Colorado State — Fort Collins, Colo. — 4 p.m.
Wed., Feb. 23 — at New Mexico — Albuquerque, N.M. — 6 p.m.
Sat., Feb. 26 — vs. Wyoming — Thomas & Mack Center — 7 p.m.
Sat., March 5 — at Utah — Salt Lake City, Utah — 1 p.m.
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