The 2022–23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the

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. The Runnin' Rebels were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games for the 40th season at the Thomas & Mack Center in

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. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 24th season. They finished the season 18–12, 7–11 in MWC play to finish in seventh place. In the MWC tournament, they defeated Air Force in the first round before losing to

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in the quarterfinals. They failed to receive an invite to a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2021–22 season 18–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in 5th place. They were defeated by Wyoming in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to end the season. Following the departure of coach T.J. Otzelberger to

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, the roster saw a significant amount of turnover from the

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season. Only 3 players -

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, Reece Brown and Trey Hurlburt - returned from the prior season.

Offseason

Departures

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Incoming transfers

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2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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