| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2011–12 |
| Team: | UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | Mountain West |
| Aprank: | 23 |
| Record: | 26–9 |
| Conf Record: | 9–5 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Rice |
| Asst Coach1: | Justin Hutson |
| Asst Coach2: | Stacey Augmon |
| Asst Coach3: | Heath Schroyer |
| Stadium: | Thomas & Mack Center |
| Champion: | Las Vegas Invitational Champions |
| Bowl: | NCAA Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | second round |
The 2011–12 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Dave Rice, in his first year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. UNLV's season ended with 26–9 overall, and 9–5 in MWC Play, placing third. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball tournament to New Mexico.[1] They received an at-large bid to the 2012 NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Colorado.
| Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous school | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Oscar Bellfield | 6'2" | 190 | G | Sr. | Los Angeles, CA | Westchester HS | |
| 1 | Quintrell Thomas | 6'8" | 245 | F | RS Jr. | Newark, NJ | Kansas | |
| 2 | Kendall Wallace | 6'4" | 195 | G | RS Sr. | Mesa, AZ | Mountain View HS | |
| 3 | Anthony Marshall | 6'3" | 200 | G | Jr. | Las Vegas, NV | Mojave HS | |
| 5 | Reggie Smith | 6'0" | 185 | G | RS So. | Chicago, IL | Marquette | |
| 11 | Carlos Lopez | 6'11" | 215 | F | So. | Lajas, Puerto Rico | Findlay Prep | |
| 12 | Brice Massamba | 6'10" | 245 | F/C | Sr. | Södertälje, Sweden | Findlay Prep | |
| 14 | Bryan Glenn | 6'11" | 215 | C | Fr. | Las Vegas, NV | Coronado HS | |
| 15 | Bryce Jones | 6'5" | 200 | G | So. | Los Angeles, CA | USC | |
| 20 | Karam Mashour | 6'6" | 210 | G/F | So. | Nazareth, Israel | St. Joseph | |
| 22 | Chase Stanback | 6'8" | 215 | G/F | RS Sr. | Los Angeles, CA | UCLA | |
| 24 | Barry Cheaney | 6'1" | 160 | G | Fr. | Corona, CA | Los Osos HS | |
| 31 | Justin Hawkins | 6'3" | 190 | G | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA | Taft HS | |
| 33 | Wade Norman | 6'4" | 170 | G | Fr. | Las Vegas, NV | Faith Lutheran HS | |
| 43 | Mike Moser | 6'8" | 210 | F | So. | Portland, OR | UCLA |
See also: 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. *AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
|-!colspan=9| Exhibition|-!colspan=9| Regular season|-!colspan=9| 2012 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament|-!colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament