This is a list of seasons completed by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Runnin' Rebels from 1958 to the present. From 1958-69, UNLV was known as Nevada Southern University.
UNLV has won one NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1990). In their 51-year history, they have played over -- games and have an all-time winning percentage of .---. The Runnin' Rebels have made appearances in four NCAA College Division tournaments (1965, 1967-69), including one Finals appearance in 1968 16 Division I tournaments (1975-77, 1983-91, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008), including four Final Four appearances in 1977, 1987, 1990, and 1991. The Runnin' Rebels have won 11 regular season conference championships (10 Big West; 1 MWC) and 14 tournament conference championships (10 Big West; 1 WAC; 3 MWC). UNLV has won the regular season and tournament conference championships 11 times (10 Big West; 1 MWC).
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Drakulich (NCAA College Division) (1958–1963) | ||||||||
| 1958-59 | Michael Drakulich | 5-13 | – | – | – | |||
| 1959-60 | Michael Drakulich | 13-8 | – | – | – | |||
| 1960-61 | Michael Drakulich | 13-12 | – | – | – | |||
| 1961-62 | Michael Drakulich | 16-8 | – | – | – | |||
| 1962-63 | Michael Drakulich | 21-4 | – | – | – | |||
| Michael Drakulich: | 68-45 | – | ||||||
| Ed Gregory (NCAA College Division) (1963–1965) | ||||||||
| 1963-64 | Ed Gregory | 19-7 | – | – | – | |||
| 1964-65 | Ed Gregory | 21-8 | – | – | NCAA College Division Regionals | |||
| Ed Gregory: | 40-15 | – | ||||||
| Rolland Todd (NCAA College Division) (1965–1969) | ||||||||
| 1965-66 | Rolland Todd | 15-11 | – | – | – | |||
| 1966-67 | Rolland Todd | 21-6 | – | – | NCAA College Division Regionals | |||
| 1967-68 | Rolland Todd | 22-7 | – | – | NCAA College Division Finals | |||
| 1968-69 | Rolland Tod | 21-7 | – | – | NCAA College Division Regionals | |||
| Rolland Todd (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1969–1970) | ||||||||
| 1969-70 | Rolland Todd | 17-9 | 9-5 | T-3rd | – | |||
| Rolland Todd: | 96-40 | 9-5 | ||||||
| John Bayer (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1970–1973) | ||||||||
| 1970-71 | John Bayer | 16-10 | 9-5 | 3rd | – | |||
| 1971-72 | John Bayer | 14-12 | 8-6 | 4th | – | |||
| 1972-73 | John Bayer | 14-14 | 6-8 | 6th | – | |||
| John Bayer: | 44-36 | 23-19 | ||||||
| Jerry Tarkanian (West Coast Athletic Conference) (1973–1975) | ||||||||
| 1973-74 | Jerry Tarkanian | 20-6 | 10-4 | 3rd | – | |||
| 1974-75 | Jerry Tarkanian | 24-5 | 13-1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||
| Jerry Tarkanian (Independent) (1975–1982) | ||||||||
| 1975-76 | Jerry Tarkanian | 29-2 | – | – | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1976-77 | Jerry Tarkanian | 29-3 | – | – | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 1977-78 | Jerry Tarkanian | 20-8 | – | – | – | |||
| 1978-79 | Jerry Tarkanian | 21-8 | – | – | – | |||
| 1979-80 | Jerry Tarkanian | 23-9 | – | – | NIT Final Four | |||
| 1980-81 | Jerry Tarkanian | 16-12 | – | – | – | |||
| 1981-82 | Jerry Tarkanian | 20-10 | – | – | NIT 2nd Round | |||
| Jerry Tarkanian (Pacific Coast Athletic Association) (1982–1988) | ||||||||
| 1982-83 | Jerry Tarkanian | 28-3 | 15-1 | 1st | NCAA First Round | |||
| 1983-84 | Jerry Tarkanian | 29-6 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1984-85 | Jerry Tarkanian | 28-4 | 17-1 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||
| 1985-86 | Jerry Tarkanian | 33-5 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 1986-87 | Jerry Tarkanian | 37-2 | 18-0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 1987-88 | Jerry Tarkanian | 28-6 | 15-3 | 1st | NCAA 2nd Round | |||
| Jerry Tarkanian (Big West) (1988–1992) | ||||||||
| 1988-89 | Jerry Tarkanian | 29-8 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA Elite Eight | |||
| 1989-90 | Jerry Tarkanian | 35-5 | 16-2 | 1st | NCAA Champion | |||
| 1990-91 | Jerry Tarkanian | 34-1 | 18-0 | 1st | NCAA Final Four | |||
| 1991-92 | Jerry Tarkanian | 26-2 | 18-0 | 1st | – | |||
| Jerry Tarkanian: | 509-105 | 188-18 | ||||||
| Rollie Massimino (Big West) (1992–1994) | ||||||||
| 1992-93 | Rollie Massimino | 21-8 | 13-5 | 2nd | NIT First Round | |||
| 1993-94 | Rollie Massimino | 15-13 | 10-8 | T-5th | – | |||
| Rollie Massimino: | 36-21 | 23-13 | ||||||
| Tim Grgurich (Big West) (1994–1995) | ||||||||
| 1994-95 | Tim Grgurich | 2-5 | 0-0 | – | – | |||
| 1995 | Howie Landa | 5-2 | 4-2 | – | – | |||
| 1995 | Cleveland Edwards | 5-9 | 3-7 | 7th | – | |||
| 1994-95 | Total | 12-16 | 7-11 | 7th | – | |||
| Tim Grgurich: | 2-5 | 0-2 | ||||||
| Howie Landa: | 5-2 | 4-2 | ||||||
| Cleveland Edwards: | 5-9 | 3-7 | ||||||
| Bill Bayno (Big West) (1995–1996) | ||||||||
| 1995-96 | Bill Bayno | 10-16 | 7-11 | 9th | – | |||
| Bill Bayno (Western Athletic) (1996–1999) | ||||||||
| 1996-97 | Bill Bayno | 22-10 | 11-5 | 3rd - Pacific | NIT Elite Eight | |||
| 1997-98 | Bill Bayno | 20-13 | 7-7 | 5th - Mountain | NCAA First Round | |||
| 1998-99 | Bill Bayno | 16-13 | 9-5 | T-1st-Mountain | NIT First Round | |||
| Bill Bayno (Mountain West) (1999–2000) | ||||||||
| 1999-00 | Bill Bayno | 23-8 | 10-4 | T-1st | NCAA First Round | |||
| 2000 | Bill Bayno | 3-4 | 0-0 | – | – | |||
| 2000-01 | Max Good | 13-9 | 7-7 | – | – | |||
| 2000-01 | Totals | 16-13 | 7-7 | 7th | – | |||
| Bill Bayno: | 94-64 | 44-32 | ||||||
| Max Good: | 16-13 | 7-7 | ||||||
| Charlie Spoonhour (Mountain West) (2001–2004) | ||||||||
| 2001-02 | Charlie Spoonhour | 21-11 | 9-5 | 3rd | NIT Sweet Sixteen | |||
| 2002-03 | Charlie Spoonhour | |||||||