Program history
UNLV
in the tournament.
UNLV appears in 20 tournaments in this archive, between 1975 and 2013, with an all-time record of 31–19. One of those runs ended with the net coming down, in 1990.
In its opening game it is 7–4. 3 of its 10 games decided by three points or fewer went its way.
Its biggest upset as the underdog came in 2007, when a 7th seed beat the 2nd-seeded Wisconsin 74–68. The reverse happened in 1985: as a 4th seed it lost to the 12th-seeded Kentucky 64–61.
Its longest run of consecutive appearances is 9, from 1983 to 1991.
This archive carries no numeric seed before 1979. Since then it has entered as high as a 1st seed and as low as a 12th.
- 20 Appearances
- 31–19 All-time record
- 1 Title
Season by season
| Year | Seed | Record | Coach | Conference | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | — | 26–5 | Jerry Tarkanian | West Coast | Regional third place |
| 1976 | — | 29–2 | Jerry Tarkanian | Independent | Round of 16 |
| 1977 | — | 29–3 | Jerry Tarkanian | Independent | Third Place |
| 1983 | 3 | 28–3 | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Second Round |
| 1984 | 5 | 29–6 | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | Round of 16 |
| 1985 | 4 | — | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast | lost in the Round 2 to Kentucky, 61–64 |
| 1986 | 4 | — | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast | lost in the Regional semifinals to Auburn, 63–70 |
| 1987 | 1 | 37–2 | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast Athletic Association | lost in the National semifinals to Indiana, 93–97 |
| 1988 | 4 | — | Jerry Tarkanian | Pacific Coast | lost in the Round 2 to Iowa, 86–104 |
| 1989 | 4 | 29–8 | Jerry Tarkanian | Big West Conference | lost in the Regional Finals to Seton Hall, 61–84 |
| 1990 | 1 | 35–5 | Jerry Tarkanian | Big West Conference | champion |
| 1991 | 1 | 34–1 | Jerry Tarkanian | Big West Conference | lost in the National semifinals to Duke, 77–79 |
| 1998 | 12 | 20–13 | Bill Bayno | Western Athletic Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Princeton, 57–69 |
| 2000 | 10 | 23–8 | Bill Bayno | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Round of 64 to Tulsa, 62–89 |
| 2007 | 7 | 30–7 | Lon Kruger | Mountain West Conference | lost in the Regional Semifinal to Oregon, 72–76 |
| 2008 | 8 | 27–8 | Lon Kruger | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 32 to Kansas, 56–75 |
| 2010 | 8 | 25–9 | Lon Kruger | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Northern Iowa, 66–69 |
| 2011 | 8 | 24–9 | Lon Kruger | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Illinois, 62–73 |
| 2012 | 6 | 26–9 | Dave Rice | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to Colorado, 64–68 |
| 2013 | 5 | 25–10 | Dave Rice | Mountain West Conference | lost in the round of 64 to California, 61–64 |
How the games went
| Round | W–L |
|---|---|
| Opening | 7–4 |
| Round of 64 | 13–6 |
| Round of 32 | 2–1 |
| Round of 8 | 3–1 |
| Semifinal | 5–7 |
| Final | 1–0 |
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