2015 – 16 UNLV Runnin ' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada , Las Vegas during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Runnin ' Rebels were led by fifth year head coach Dave Rice until he was fired on January 10 , 2016 . They were then led by interim head coach Todd Simon for the remainder of the season . They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise , Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference . They finished the 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 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 Marvin Menzies as head coach
Mountain West Tournament
2016 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team