| UNLV Runnin' Rebels | ||||
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| University | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | |||
| Head coach | Kevin Kruger (4th season) | |||
| Conference | Mountain West | |||
| Location | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Arena | Thomas & Mack Center (capacity: 18,000) | |||
| Nickname | Runnin' Rebels | |||
| Colors | Scarlet and gray[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament champions | ||||
| 1990 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Final Four | ||||
| 1977, 1987, 1990, 1991 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Elite Eight | ||||
| 1968*, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991 | ||||
| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2007, 2008 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1965*, 1967*, 1968*, 1969*, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 *at Division II level | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| Big West: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991; WAC: 1998; Mountain West: 2000, 2007, 2008 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| WCC: 1975; Big West: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992; Mountain West: 2000 | ||||
| Conference division season champions | ||||
| WAC Mountain: 1999 | ||||
The UNLV Runnin' Rebels are the men's basketball team that represent the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, in the Mountain West Conference of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA); it plays at the Thomas & Mack Center on campus. As of 2023, UNLV has the seventh-highest winning percentage (.687) in Division I history. UNLV is 33–19 all-time in the NCAA tournament with a 63.5 winning percentage. In July 2008, ESPNU named the program the eighth most prestigious collegiate basketball program in the nation since the 1984–85 season.[2]
- ^ "Color Information" (PDF). UNLV Rebels Style Guide. September 12, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2024.
- ^ Shelton, Harold (July 25, 2008). "ESPN – Counting down the most prestigious programs since 1984–85". ESPNU. Retrieved July 31, 2008.