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1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| sport | Basketball |
| mode | Basketball |
| sex | none |
| year | 1990–91 |
| team | UNLV Runnin' Rebels |
| image | UNLV Rebels wordmark.svg |
| image_size | 150 |
| conference | Big West Conference |
| short_conf | Big West |
| CoachRank | 1 |
| APRank | 1 |
| record | 34–1 |
| conf_record | 18–0 |
| head_coach | Jerry Tarkanian |
| hc_year | 18th |
| asst_coach1 | Tim Grgurich |
| ac1_year | 10th |
| asst_coach2 | Ron Ganulin |
| ac2_year | 4th |
| asst_coach3 | Ron Adams |
| ac3_year | 1st |
| stadium | Thomas and Mack Center |
| champion | [Big West tournament champions](1991-big-west-conference-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| Big West Regular Season Champions | |
| bowl | [NCAA men's Division I tournament](1991-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | [Final Four](1991-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
Big West Regular Season Champions
The 1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1990–91 season. The Runnin' Rebels, coached by Jerry Tarkanian, entered the season as defending national champions and entered the 1991 NCAA tournament unbeaten, but lost in the national semifinal to eventual champions Duke when Anderson Hunt's desperation three in the final seconds bounced off the backboard and into the hands of a Duke player, Bobby Hurley, ending a 45-game winning streak that dated back to the previous season. They had been the last team to finish the regular season unbeaten before St. Joseph's did it in 2004. They were the last team to enter the NCAA tournament unbeaten until Wichita State did it in 2014, Kentucky in 2015, and Gonzaga in 2021.
The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Big West Conference.
UNLV’s semi-final loss in the NCAA tournament brought an end to their astounding 45-game win streak. That is the fourth-longest consecutive-game win streak in NCAA Division 1 basketball history, and the longest win streak since the longest one ever (by UCLA) ended in 1974.
They are often called the greatest college basketball team to not win the championship.
Roster
- Jerry Tarkanian ()
Schedule and results
|- !colspan=12 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=12 style=| Big West tournament |- !colspan=12 style=| NCAA Tournament Sources 1990–91 UNLV Schedule and Results
Rankings
Main article: 1990–91 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Awards and honors
- Larry Johnson – Naismith College Player of the Year, USBWA College Player of the Year, John R. Wooden Award
- Stacey Augmon – NABC Defensive Player of the Year (3)
Team players drafted into the NBA
| [1992](1992-nba-draft) | 1 | 25 | Elmore Spencer | Los Angeles Clippers |
|---|
References
References
- "The longest winning streaks in college basketball history | NCAA.com".
- (2021-04-02). "'They need to go to the NBA': UNLV's 45-game win streak was historic, and its end was shocking".
- (February 11, 1991). "U.N.L.V. Perks Up To Pass a Big Test". [[The New York Times]].
- (February 10, 1991). "No. 1 UNLV Makes Arkansas Look 2nd-Rate". [[The Sun-Sentinel]].
- (February 26, 1991). "Streak Reaches 37 as UNLV Cruises By New Mexico State". [[Deseret News]].
- (March 18, 1991). "UNLV takes slow road past Hoyas Runnin' Rebels win, 62-54, but fast break is missing". [[The Baltimore Sun]].
- (March 24, 1991). "Rebels Run By Seton Hall to Final Four". [[Los Angeles Times]].
- (March 31, 1991). "Duke Exacts Revenge on UNLV, 79-77". [[The Washington Post]].
- "1990–91 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats".
- (2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
- "1990-91 College Basketball Polls". [[Sports Reference]].
- "Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy".
- "The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners".
- "Wooden Award - Athletics".
- "1991 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".
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