Men's Basketball 12/3/2021 11:04:00 AM

Runnin' Rebels At San Francisco Saturday Night

7 p.m. game to conclude season's first road swing.

LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) - The UNLV men's basketball team will conclude its first road swing of the season as it faces San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. at War Memorial at the Sobrato Center.

After starting the season with three straight home wins, the Runnin' Rebels (4-4) have dropped four of their last five games, however during that stretch they have faced two top-five teams in then-No. 4 Michigan and then-No. 2 UCLA and two other top-100 squads (according to KenPom) in Wichita State (54) and SMU (85). The Dons are 36th in the KenPom rankings.

Senior guard Bryce Hamilton leads the Runnin' Rebels in scoring at 15.3 points per game, with junior forward Donovan Williams second at 9.8 ppg. Senior forward Royce Hamm Jr. is second in the Mountain West in rebounding with 10.5 per contest (15th in the country) and is also averaging 8.9 ppg and 1.1 bpg. Senior guard Jordan McCabe leads the team in assists at 4.3 apg (sixth in the MW) and is second in the conference and 13th in the country in assist/turnover ratio (4.4).

UNLV has an entirely new look this year with nine transfers - eight coming from the Division I level, including four from Big 12 programs. Ten of the Runnin' Rebels' 13 scholarship players had yet to play in a game in a UNLV uniform before this season began.

The returners include senior guards Hamilton and Marvin Coleman and the 15-man roster includes 13 upperclassmen. Hamilton was selected to the 2021-22 Preseason All-Mountain West Team in October. Initially declaring for the 2021 NBA Draft, the second-team All-MW honoree last season who led the Runnin' Rebels in scoring with 17.9 points per game decided to return to the program.

USF (8-0) is coming off winning the Las Vegas Invitational title last Friday and is receiving votes in both the Associated Press and Coaches' Top 25 Polls. The Dons are 5-0 at home this season. USF has four players averaging in double figures in scoring, led by Jamaree Bouyea's 17.9 ppg. He also leads the team in assists at 3.9 apg. Yauhen Massalski is second in scoring with 12.4 ppg and leads the team in rebounding with 6.4 rpg.

Saturday's game will be broadcast on the WCC Network. Jon Sandler, former Runnin' Rebel Curtis Terry and Steve Cofield (sidelines) will handle the UNLV radio call, which may be heard live on ESPN Radio 1100 in Las Vegas. All streaming links and live stats are available at UNLVRebels.com.

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Players Mentioned

#31 Marvin Coleman: Guard; 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L

#13 Bryce Hamilton: Guard; 6' 4"; Sophomore; 1L

#14 Royce Hamm Jr.: F; 6' 9"; Fifth Year

#5 Jordan McCabe: G; 6' 0"; Senior

#3 Donovan Williams: F; 6' 6"; Junior

Players Mentioned

#31 Marvin Coleman
: 6' 2"; Sophomore; 1L
: Guard

#13 Bryce Hamilton
: 6' 4"; Sophomore; 1L
: Guard

#14 Royce Hamm Jr.
: 6' 9"; Fifth Year
: F

#5 Jordan McCabe
: 6' 0"; Senior
: G

#3 Donovan Williams
: 6' 6"; Junior
: F