2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
MWC tournament champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 14
APNo. 19
Record30–7 (12–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
2006–07 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 BYU 13 3   .813 25 9   .735
No. 19 UNLV 12 4   .750 30 7   .811
San Diego State 10 6   .625 22 11   .667
Air Force 10 6   .625 26 9   .743
Wyoming 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Colorado State 6 10   .375 17 13   .567
Utah 6 10   .375 11 19   .367
TCU 4 12   .250 13 17   .433
New Mexico 4 12   .250 15 17   .469
2007 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006–07 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his third year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada and were a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 30–7, 12–4 in MWC play. They won the 2007 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2007 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the Midwest Region. The Runnin' Rebels defeated 10 seed Georgia Tech in the opening round and 2 seed Wisconsin to reach the Sweet Sixteen before losing to 3 seed Oregon in the regional semifinals.