2017 – 18 UNLV Runnin ' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada , Las Vegas during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Runnin ' Rebels were led by second-year head coach Marvin Menzies and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise , Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference . They finished the season 20 – 13 , 8 – 10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for seventh place . They defeated Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Nevada . Despite having 20 wins , they did not participate in a postseason tournament after declining an invite to the CBI Tournament
Mountain West Tournament
2018 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team