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 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament where they lost to Fresno State . 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 was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season . On March 28 , the school announced that Chris Beard had been hired as head coach . However , less than three weeks later , Beard left UNLV to accept the head coaching position at Texas Tech . On April 16 , the school hired Mavin Menzies as head coach
Mountain West Tournament
2016 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team