UNLV

Official Name: 
UNLV
Nickname: 
Runnin' Rebels
Mailing Address: 

4505 Maryland Parkway
Box 450004
Las Vegas, NV 89154-0004

Website: 
www.unlvrebels.com
Telephone: 
(702) 895-3207
Fax: 
(702) 895-0989
Enrollment: 
25,000
Arena: 

Thomas & Mack Center
Capacity: 18,500
Year Opened: 1983

School Colors: 
Scarlet and Gray
Conference: 

Mountain West (since 2000)
Former Member of West Coast Athletic (1970-75), Big West (1983-96) and Western Athletic (1997-99)

Final AP Top 10 Rankings: 

(8) 1976, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1990, 1991, and 1992

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(17) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2008, and 2010
33-16 record (.673)
Reached Final Four in 1977 (3rd), 1987 (T3rd), 1990 (1st) and 1991 (T3rd)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1965, 1967, 1968, and 1969
4-5 record (.444)

NIT Appearances: 

(10) 1980, 1982, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2009
8-11 record (.421)
Finished 4th in 1980

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jerry Tarkanian (19 years from 1974-92, 509-105 record, .829)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Eddie Owens (2,221 points from 1974-77)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Sidney Green (1,276 from 1980-83)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Trevor Diggs (49 points as senior vs. Wyoming on 3/3/01)

All-American Selections: 

(7) F Stacey Augmon (1991), F-C Armon Gilliam (1987), F-C Sidney Green (1983), F Larry Johnson (1990 and 1991), F Eddie Owens (1977), F Isaiah J.R. Rider (1993)

NCAA Consensus First-Team All-Americans: 

(2) Larry Johnson (1990 and 1991)

NCAA Consensus Second-Team All-Americans: 

(4) Sidney Green (1983), Armon Gilliam (1987), Stacey Augmon (1991), Isaiah J.R. Rider (1993)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Trevor Diggs* (49 vs. Wyoming)
March 3, 2001 (senior/14.1 ppg)
*Mountain West Conference and school Division I record. All-time UNLV mark set by Elburt Miller (55 at Portland on 2-12-67).

1

2

Total

UNLV

42

64

106

Wyoming

45

57

102

UNLV

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Dotson

0-1

0-0

1-2

1

Stewart

2-7

0-0

1-4

5

Kambala

7-10

0-0

7-8

21

Popoola

1-1

0-0

0-0

2

Diggs

14-21

6-8

15-20

49

Brotherson

5-10

0-0

10-12

20

D. Johnson

1-7

0-0

0-1

2

L. Johnson

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Richardson

2-2

0-0

2-4

6

Totals

32-61

6-9

36-51

106

Percentages

.525

.667

.706

Wyoming

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Nsonwu-Amadi

10-20

0-1

1-6

21

Davis

7-13

0-2

0-0

14

Mingo

4-9

0-0

5-8

13

McMillian

4-6

0-0

1-2

9

M. Bailey

8-16

2-5

16-16

34

Udezue

1-3

0-0

1-2

3

McFall

3-8

0-4

2-2

8

Rottinghaus

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Corner

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

37-78

2-14

26-36

102

Percentages

.474

.143

.722
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Michael Drakulich

5

1959-63

46-34

.575

1963

16-4

Ed Gregory

2

1964-65

37-15

.712

1964

18-7

Rolland Todd

5

1966-70

96-40

.706

1967

21-6

John Bayer

3

1971-73

44-36

.550

1971

16-10

Jerry Tarkanian

19

1974-92

509-105

.829

1991

34-1

Roland "Rollie" Massimino

2

1993-94

36-21

.636

1993

21-8

Tim Grgurich

1

1995

2-5

.286

1995

2-5

Howie Landa

1

1995

5-2

.714

1995

5-2

Cleveland Edwards

1

1995

5-9

.357

1995

5-9

Bill Bayno

6

1996-2001

94-64

.595

2000

23-8

Max Good

1

2001

13-9

.591

2001

13-9

Charlie Spoonhour

3

2002-04

54-31

.635

2002, 2003

21-11

Jay Spoonhour

1

2004

6-4

.600

2004

6-4

Lon Kruger

7

2005-11

161-71

.694

2007

30-7
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,107-447 (.712) from 1959 through 2011.
  • NOTES: UNLV moved up to major-college status in 1970
  • Bayno compiled a 3-4 record (.429) in 2000-01 before he was fired because of NCAA irregularities and succeeded on an interim basis by Good
  • Charlie Spoonhour compiled a 12-9 record (.571) in 2003-04 before stepping down for health reasons. His son, Jay, replaced him as interim coach.