| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2016–17 |
| Team: | UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| Conference: | Mountain West Conference |
| Short Conf: | MW |
| Record: | 11–21 |
| Conf Record: | 4–14 |
| Head Coach: | Marvin Menzies |
| Hc Year: | 1st |
| Asst Coach1: | Andre LaFleur |
| Asst Coach2: | Rob Jeter |
| Asst Coach3: | Eric Brown |
| Stadium: | Thomas & Mack Center |
The 2016–17 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels were led by first-year head coach Marvin Menzies. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–21, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State.
The 2015–16 Runnin' Rebels finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 8–10 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for sixth place. They defeated Air Force to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Fresno State.
On January 10, 2016, UNLV announced that head coach Dave Rice and the school had mutually agreed for him to step down as head coach.[1] Associate head coach Todd Simon was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. On March 28, the school announced that Chris Beard had been hired as head coach.[2] However, less than three weeks later, Beard left UNLV to accept the head coaching position at Texas Tech.[3] On April 16, the school hired Mavin Menzies as head coach.[4]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | G | 6'5" | 210 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Jerome Seagears | 2 | G | 6'1" | 180 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Alex Perez | 14 | G | 6'4" | 180 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| Daquan Cook | 10 | G | 6'2" | 170 | Senior | Dismissed from the team due to a DUI[5] | ||
| 35 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Senior | Declared for 2016 NBA draft | |||
| 13 | F | 6'9" | 225 | RS Junior | Graduate transferred to Michigan State | |||
| 22 | G | 6'7" | 185 | Sophomore | Declared for 2016 NBA draft | |||
| Jordan Cornish | 3 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Sophomore | Transferred to Tulane | ||
| Goodluck Okonoboh | 11 | F/C | 6'10" | 225 | Sophomore | Declared for 2016 NBA draft | ||
| 1 | F | 6'7" | 190 | Freshman | Declared for 2016 NBA draft | |||
| Austin Starr | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Freshman | Transferred to College of Southern Idaho | ||
| 33 | C | 7'0" | 240 | Freshman | Declared for 2016 NBA draft |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kris Clyburn | 1 | G | 6'3" | 170 | Sophomore | Junior college transferred from Ranger College. | ||
| Uche Ofoegbu | 2 | F | 6'4" | 214 | RS Senior | Transferred from San Francisco. Will eligible to play immediately since Ofoegbu graduated from San Francisco. | ||
| Christian Jones | 20 | F | 6'7" | 230 | RS Senior | Transferred from St. John's. Will eligible to play immediately since Jones graduated from St. John's. | ||
| Jordan Johnson | 24 | G | 5'9" | 175 | Senior | Transferred from Milwaukee. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Jovan Mooring | 30 | G | 6'2" | 205 | Junior | Junior college transferred from South Suburban College. |
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