| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 1976–77 |
| Team: | UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Coachrank: | 6 |
| Aprank: | 4 |
| Record: | 29–3 |
| Head Coach: | Jerry Tarkanian |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Al Menendez |
| Asst Coach2: | Ralph Readout |
| Asst Coach3: | George McQuarn |
| Tourney Result: | Final Four |
The 1976–77 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1976–77 season. The team was led by head coach Jerry Tarkanian and played its home games in the Las Vegas Convention Center. This season marked the school's first appearance in the Final Four. The Rebels finished with an overall record of 29–3 and were ranked No. 4 in the final AP poll.
This team, nicknamed the Hardway Eight, is credited with paving the way in establishing UNLV as a national contender from the late 1970s through the early 1990s.[1]
|-!colspan=12 style=| Regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/nevada-las-vegas/1977-schedule.html[3]
See main article: 1976–77 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. [4]
See main article: 1977 NBA draft.
| 2 | 26 | New York Knicks | |
| 2 | 31 | Kansas City Kings | |
| 2 | 34 | Houston Rockets | |
| 3 | 48 | Atlanta Hawks | |
| 3 | 65 | Denver Nuggets | |
| 4 | 69 | Milwaukee Bucks | |