1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big West tournament champions
Big West regular season co-champions
National Championship Game,
W 103–73 vs. Duke
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record35–5 (16–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State 16 2   .889 26 5   .839
No. 2 UNLV 16 2   .889 35 5   .875
UC Santa Barbara 13 5   .722 21 9   .700
Long Beach State 12 6   .667 23 9   .719
Utah State 8 10   .444 14 16   .467
Pacific 7 11   .389 15 14   .517
Cal State Fullerton 6 12   .333 13 16   .448
San Jose State 5 13   .278 8 20   .286
Fresno State 4 14   .222 10 19   .345
UC Irvine 3 15   .167 5 23   .179
1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center as a member of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 35–5, 16–2 in Big West play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Cal State Fullerton, Pacific, and Long Beach State to win the Big West tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the West region. They defeated Arkansas–Little Rock, Ohio State, Ball State, and Loyola Marymount to advance to the school's second Final Four in 4 years. In the Final Four, they defeated Georgia Tech to advance to the championship game where they defeated Duke for the school's only national championship.