1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Pacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
Coaches	#1
AP	#1
1986–87 record	37–2 (18–0 PCAA)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
« 1985–86	1987–88 »

The 1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1986–87 season under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA), now known as 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 95, Idaho State 70
- UNLV 80, Kansas State 61
- UNLV 92, Wyoming 78
- UNLV 84, Iowa 81
Final Four
- Indiana 97, UNLV 93

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Armon Gilliam	Phoenix Suns
2	24	Fred Banks	Detroit Pistons

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References

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External links

UNLV Runnin' Rebels Official site

[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1987

[2] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?lg=N&yr=1987

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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) Mendenhall Center (practice)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! "Hardway Eight" "Tumbleweed Tech"
People	Head coaches Retired numbers
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
NIT and NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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