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LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – The UNLV men’s basketball team will host San Jose State at the Thomas & Mack Center for its second consecutive home game on Tuesday, Feb. 10. The 8 p.m. game will be televised nationally on FS1.

After dropping four straight games, the Runnin’ Rebels (11-12, 6-6) are coming off an 80-78 win over Grand Canyon on Saturday. UNLV led by as many as 16 points in that contest, with Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn leading the way by scoring a game-high 29 points.

The Runnin’ Rebels are averaging 78.8 points per game and have five players averaging 9.9 points per game or more: Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn (18.5 ppg, 1st in MW), Kimani Hamilton (11.7 ppg), Tyrin Jones (10.6 ppg), Issac Williamson (10.1 ppg), and Howie Fleming Jr. (9.9 ppg). Jones hurt his shoulder in the first two minutes of the Jan. 27 game vs. New Mexico and did not return. He has missed the last three games (at UNR, at Fresno State, vs. Grand Canyon), while Fleming Jr. was out vs. Grand Canyon with an ankle injury. Fleming Jr. leads the team in rebounds at 5.9 rpg (6th in MW) and assists at 3.2 apg. Gibbs-Lawhorn is the team’s steals leader at 1.5 spg (6th in MW), while Jones leads in blocks at 1.9 bpg (1st in MW, 34th nationally).

The Runnin’ Rebels are in their first year under head coach Josh Pastner. Although new to UNLV, he is in his 15th year as a collegiate head coach, having previously led Memphis and Georgia Tech for seven seasons each. He holds a career record of 287-199 (.591).

UNLV’s roster has only one returning player, Jacob Bannarbie, and has welcomed 13 new faces. The newcomers include eight Division I transfers, a former international professional, a junior college transfer, and three freshmen.

MORE ABOUT THE ROSTER: This season’s UNLV squad, which has had to deal with a rash of injuries, returned just one player from 2024-25: redshirt sophomore forward Jacob Bannarbie. The 2025-26 roster added 13 newcomers – eight Division I transfers, a former international professional, a junior college transfer, and three freshmen. The team features four seniors, three juniors, three sophomores, and three freshmen, with a position breakdown of seven guards, six forwards, and a center. Last season, Bannarbie appeared in 19 games (three starts), averaging 1.6 points and 1.8 rebounds in 6.6 minutes, and shooting 52.9% from the field on 17 attempts.

ABOUT SAN JOSE STATE: The Spartans (6-17, 1-11) are coming off a 65-57 road loss at Colorado State on Saturday, which was their sixth straight defeat. San Jose State is led in scoring by Colby Garland, who is third in the Mountain West with 18.4 ppg. Garland also leads in assists with 4.2 apg (4th in MW). The Spartans are 0-9 in true road games this season. They were picked to finish 10th in the Mountain West’s preseason poll. San Jose State’s 16-man roster is made up of just five upperclassmen. The Spartans went 15-20 overall last season, finishing eighth in the Mountain West at 7-13. Head coach Tim Miles is in his fifth season at the school with a record of 59-97 (.378), and is in his 29th year overall as a collegiate head coach with a career mark of 458-435 (.513).

LAST TIME VS. SAN JOSE STATE: In this season’s first meeting between the teams on Jan. 17 in San Jose, UNLV made a season-high 11 3-pointers in a 76-62 win. Howie Fleming Jr. led four UNLV players in double-figure scoring with 21 points and a season-high eight assists. Tyrin Jones added 12 points, while Kimani Hamilton had 11 and Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn contributed 10.

PROMOTIONS: Tuesday night’s game will feature Runnin’ Rebel Happy Hour with $4 domestic draft beers (20 oz.) available from doors open through the first media timeout. Additionally, red light sticks are the giveaway item, sponsored by IBEW Local 357.

TICKETS: Tickets to UNLV men’s basketball home games may be purchased at UNLVtickets.com, by calling 702-739-FANS (3267), or by visiting the Thomas & Mack Center Box Office.

BROADCAST INFO: Tuesday night’s game will be televised nationally on FS1 with Nick Koop and Curtis Terry calling the action. The radio broadcast may be heard on ESPN Radio 1100 AM/SiriusXM 386 with Matt Neverett and Steve Cofield on the call. All streaming links and live stats are available at UNLVRebels.com and through the UNLV Rebels App.