The 2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the ...
during the
2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
The 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 2016. The first early-season tournaments were the 2K Sports Classic, Charleston Classic, and Puerto Rico Tip-Off. The season ended with the 2017 NCAA Division I men' ...
. The Runnin' Rebels were led by first-year head coach
Marvin Menzies. They played their home games at the
Thomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference.
History
The facility first ...
in
Paradise, Nevada
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as members of the
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is a collegiate athletic conference in the Western United States, participating in NCAA Division I. Its football teams compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). The MW officially began operations on Ja ...
. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the
Mountain West tournament to
San Diego State
San Diego State University (SDSU) is a public research university in San Diego, California, United States. Founded in 1897, it is the third-oldest university and southernmost in the 23-member California State University (CSU) system. SDSU is ...
.
Previous season
The
2015–16 Runnin' Rebels finished the
2015–16 season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated
Air Force
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to advance to the quarterfinals of the
Mountain West tournament where they lost to
Fresno State
California State University, Fresno (Fresno State) is a public university in Fresno, California, United States. It is part of the California State University system. The university had a fall 2020 enrollment of 25,341 students. It offers 60 ba ...
.
On January 10, 2016, UNLV announced that head coach
Dave Rice and the school had mutually agreed for him to step down as head coach.
Associate head coach
Todd Simon
Todd Andrew Simon (born April 21, 1972) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre.
Biography
As a youth, Simon played in the 1985 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Toronto Young Nationals minor ice hockey team.
...
was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
On March 28, the school announced that
Chris Beard
Christopher Michael Beard (born February 18, 1973) is an American basketball coach who is the head men's coach at University of Mississippi ( Ole Miss). He also previously served as head coach at Texas, Texas Tech, Little Rock, Angelo State, a ...
had been hired as head coach. However, less than three weeks later, Beard left UNLV to accept the head coaching position at
Texas Tech
Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the flagship institution of the five- ...
. On April 16, the school hired Mavin Menzies as head coach.
Departures
Incoming transfers
2016 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Mountain West tournament
References
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UNLV
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) is a public land-grant research university in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The campus is about east of the Las Vegas Strip. It was formerly part of the University of Nevada from 1957 to 1969. ...
UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball seasons
Run
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Run
Run(s) or RUN may refer to:
Places
* Run (island), one of the Banda Islands in Indonesia
* Run (stream), a stream in the Dutch province of North Brabant
People
* Run (rapper), Joseph Simmons, now known as "Reverend Run", from the hip-hop group ...