2016 – 17 UNLV Runnin ' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada , Las Vegas during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Runnin ' Rebels were led by first-year head coach Marvin Menzies . They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise , Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference . 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
Mountain West Tournament
2017 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team