1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

1986–87 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
ConferencePacific Coast Athletic Association
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 1
Record37–2 (18–0 PCAA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
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1986–87 PCAA men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 UNLV 18 0   1.000 37 2   .949
UC Santa Barbara 10 8   .556 16 12   .571
San Jose State 10 8   .556 16 14   .533
Cal State Fullerton 9 9   .500 17 13   .567
New Mexico State 9 9   .500 15 15   .500
UC Irvine 9 9   .500 14 14   .500
Utah State 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Long Beach State 7 11   .389 10 17   .370
Pacific 6 12   .333 10 17   .370
Fresno State 4 14   .222 9 20   .310
1987 PCAA tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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".