1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1

The 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1990–91 season. The Runnin' Rebels, coached by Jerry Tarkanian, entered the season as defending national champions and entered the 1991 NCAA tournament unbeaten, but lost in the national semifinal to eventual champions Duke when Anderson Hunt's desperation three in the final seconds bounced off the backboard and into the hands of a Duke player. They had been the last team to finish the regular season unbeaten before St. Joseph's did it in 2004. They were the last team to enter the NCAA tournament unbeaten until Wichita State did it in 2014 and Kentucky in 2015.

The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Big West Conference; it would join the Western Athletic Conference in 1996 and become a charter member of its current conference, the Mountain West Conference, in 1999.

The nickname "Runnin' Rebels" is unique to men's basketball at UNLV. The default nickname for men's sports teams at the school is simply "Rebels", while all women's teams are known as "Lady Rebels".

NCAA basketball tournament

West
- UNLV 99, Montana 65
- UNLV 62, Georgetown 54
- UNLV 83, Utah 66
- UNLV 77, Seton Hall 65
Final Four
- Duke 79, UNLV 77

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Awards and honors

Larry Johnson, Naismith College Player of the Year ^[2]
Larry Johnson, USBWA College Player of the Year^[3]
Larry Johnson, John R. Wooden Award^[4]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1991	1	1	Larry Johnson	Charlotte Hornets
1991	1	9	Stacey Augmon	Atlanta Hawks
1991	1	12	Greg Anthony	New York Knicks
1991	2	29	George Ackles	Miami Heat
1992	1	25	Elmore Spencer	Los Angeles Clippers

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References

^ http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1991
^ http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx
^ http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/
^ http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html
^ "1991 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1991

[2] ttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx

[3] ttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/

[4] ttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html

[5] "1991 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2009-07-04. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

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v t e UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 103–73 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics