1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
| 1989–90 Big West basketball standings |
| | Conf | | | Overall |
| Team | W | | L | | PCT | | | W | | L | | PCT |
| #2 UNLV† | 16 | – | 2 | | .889 | | | 35 | – | 5 |
| .875 |
| #24 New Mexico State | 16 | – | 2 | | .889 | | | 26 | – | 5 |
| .839 |
| UC Santa Barbara | 13 | – | 5 | | .722 | | | 21 | – | 9 |
| .700 |
| Long Beach State | 12 | – | 6 | | .667 | | | 23 | – | 9 |
| .719 |
| Utah State | 8 | – | 10 | | .444 | | | 14 | – | 16 |
| .467 |
| Pacific | 7 | – | 11 | | .389 | | | 15 | – | 14 |
| .517 |
| Cal State Fullerton | 6 | – | 12 | | .333 | | | 13 | – | 16 |
| .448 |
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 13 | | .278 | | | 8 | – | 20 |
| .286 |
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 14 | | .222 | | | 10 | – | 19 |
| .345 |
| UC Irvine | 3 | – | 15 | | .167 | | | 5 | – | 23 |
| .179 |
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† Big West Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1989–90 season, and won the NCAA title under head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Big West Conference; it would join the Western Athletic Conference in 1996 and become a charter member of its current conference, the Mountain West Conference, in 1999. As of the present, they are the last team from any of the non-big six conferences (ACC, Big East, Big Ten, Big 12, Pac-10, and SEC) to win the national championship.
The nickname "Runnin' Rebels" is unique to men's basketball at UNLV. The default nickname for men's sports teams at the school is simply "Rebels", while all women's teams are known as "Lady Rebels".
Roster
Regular Season
| Date | Opponent | Score | W/L | Home/Away |
| 11/15/89 | Loyola Marymount | 102-91 | W | Home |
| 11/17/89 | California | 101-81 | W | Home |
| 11/18/89 | DePaul | 88-53 | W | Away |
| 11/22/89 | Kansas | 77-91 | L | Away |
| 12/9/89 | Oklahoma | 81-89 | L | Away |
| 12/16/89 | Pacific | 79-65 | W | Away |
| 12/23/89 | Iowa | 97-80 | W | Home |
| 12/26/89 | Long Beach State | 78-58 | W | Home |
| 1/1/90 | Arkansas | 101-93 | W | Home |
| 1/3/90 | Cal State Fullerton | 94-66 | W | Home |
| 1/6/90 | San Jose State | 100-80 | W | Away |
| 1/8/90 | New Mexico State | 82-83 | L | Away |
| 1/13/90 | Temple | 82-76 | W | Away |
| 1/15/90 | Fresno State | 84-75 | W | Away |
| 1/18/90 | UC-Irvine | 103-67 | W | Home |
| 1/22/90 | Long Beach State | 86-77 | W | Away |
| 1/25/90 | UC-Santa Barbara | 69-67 | W | Home |
| 1/28/90 | Louisiana State | 105-107 | L | Away |
| 2/1/90 | Utah State | 124-90 | W | Home |
| 2/3/90 | North Carolina State | 88-82 | W | Home |
| 2/5/90 | San Jose State | 105-69 | W | Home |
| 2/8/90 | Pacific | 116-76 | W | Home |
| 2/10/90 | Oklahoma State | 100-84 | W | Home |
| 2/12/90 | Fresno State | 69-64 | W | Home |
| 2/15/90 | New Mexico State | 109-86 | W | Home |
| 2/18/90 | Arizona | 95-87 | W | Home |
| 2/22/90 | UC-Irvine | 99-77 | W | Away |
| 2/24/90 | Louisville | 91-81 | W | Home |
| 2/26/90 | UC-Santa Barbara | 70-78 | L | Away |
| 3/1/90 | Utah State | 84-82 | W | Away |
| 3/3/90 | Cal State Fullerton | 103-85 | W | Away |
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Post-season
Conference Tournament
| Date | Opponent | Score | W/L | Venue |
| 3/8/90 | Cal State Fullerton | 115-93 | W | Long Beach Arena |
| 3/9/90 | Pacific | 99-72 | W | Long Beach Arena |
| 3/10/90 | Long Beach State | 92-74 | W | Long Beach Arena |
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NCAA basketball tournament
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- West
- UNLV 102, Arkansas-Little Rock 72
- UNLV 76, Ohio State 65
- UNLV 69, Ball State 67
- UNLV 131, Loyola Marymount 101
- Final Four
- National Championship
Awards and honors
Team players drafted into the NBA
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