The 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.
Previous season The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2016–17 season 11–21, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State.
Offseason Departures Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure F 225 Arlington, TX Graduated F 220 Chicago, IL Graduated F 215 Toronto, ON Graduated F 215 Baltimore, MD Transferred to Southern Utah G 165 Calabasas, CA Walk-on; didn't return G 180 Malton, ON Transferred to St. Bonaventure F 175 Santa Fe Springs, CA Walk-on; didn't return F 190 Tallahassee, FL Transferred to Florida Gulf Coast G 180 Chicago, IL Transferred to Wabash Valley College
Incoming transfers Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes PF 215 Paterson, NJ NJCAA Player of the Year from Hutchinson Community College. Juiston has 2 years of remaining eligibility. SF 190 Sacramento, CA Junior college transfer from Feather River College. PG 165 Las Vegas, NV Transferred from Akron. Under NCAA transfer rules, Robotham will not play for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. SF 205 Las Vegas, NV Transferred from Idaho. Under NCAA transfer rules, Blair will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Joined the team as a preferred walk-on.
2017 recruiting class
2018 recruiting class
Preseason In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Rebels were picked to finish in sixth place in the Mountain West. Freshman forward Brandon McCoy was named to the preseason Mountain West Freshman of the Year.
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
References