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THROUGH THE YEARS 1968-73 1974-75 • 1977-82 1976 1983-96 1997-PR The UNLV Runnin’ Rebel basketball program has made its mark in history. The following 1986-87 – The Runnin’ Rebels compiled a school-record 37 wins and advanced to their are key facts about a program that began play in 1958 and quickly made a name for itself second Final Four in school history at the Louisiana SuperDome. in the desert. 1989-90 – The Runnin’ Rebels advanced to their third Final Four in school history at 1958-59 – The team’s inaugural season under the school’s first basketball coach and ath- Denver’s McNichols Arena. letic director, Michael Drakulich. NSU played its home games at Dula Memorial Center (located at Las Vegas Blvd. and Bonanza Road). April 2, 1990 – UNLV wins the national championship with the most lopsided score ever for a national title game – UNLV 103, Duke 73. 1960-61 – Shortly into the season, the Rebels had their first on- campus home, the 2,000-seat NSU Gym. The Gym is now the 1990-91 – UNLV was ranked No. 1 throughout the season and Marjorie Barrick Museum with the basketball hardwood still used looked for back-to-back NCAA Championships. The Runnin’ as the floor in the museum. Rebels were 34-0 when they were upset by Duke, 79-77, in the national semi-final game on March 30, 1991. 1962-63 – The Rebels posted their first-ever 20-win season with an overall mark of 21-4. 1991 NBA Draft – A UNLV-record three players are drafted in the first round (No. 1 Larry Johnson, No. 9 Stacey Augmon and No. 1963-64 – Ed Gregory was named the second head coach in pro- 12 Greg Anthony) in one year. gram history. He compiled a two-year record of 40-15. UNLV played two home games in the 6,380-seat Las Vegas Convention 1991-92 – Jerry Tarkanian coaches his final season at UNLV. The Center. The team played a few more during the 1964-65 season. team was not eligible for postseason play. UNLV won its final 23 games to finish 26-2. 1965-66 – Rolland Todd was named head coach and would serve five seasons. He led the Rebels to three straight NCAA playoff March 3, 1992 – Tark coaches his final game at the Thomas & appearances. During his tenure, Nevada Southern University Mack Center as a UNLV head coach. UNLV defeated Utah State, became known as UNLV, and the Rebels joined the West Coast 65-53. Athletic Conference for the 1969-70 season. April 1, 1992 – Rollie Massimino was named head coach. He served two seasons (1992- 1966-67 – The Rebels began playing all of their home games in the rotunda of the Las 94). Vegas Convention Center. Oct. 22, 1994 – Tim Grgurich, long time assistant coach under Jerry Tarkanian, was Feb. 12, 1967 – Elburt Miller scored 55 points against Portland to set the UNLV individ- named the seventh head coach in UNLV history. He would coach only seven games (2- ual single-game scoring record. 5 record) and resigned on March 3, 1995 because of health reasons. Howie Landa (7 games) and Cleveland Edwards (14 games) served as interim head coaches. 1970-71 – John Bayer served as head coach for the next three seasons. March 30, 1995 to Dec. 12, 2000 – Bill Bayno was the 10th head coach in UNLV histo- Feb. 23, 1973 – Jimmie Baker pulled down 26 rebounds against San Francisco to set the ry. He finished with 94 career wins to become the third-winningest head coach by wins in UNLV individual single-game rebounding record. program history. Bayno led four straight UNLV teams to the postseason (1998 and 2000 NCAA Tournament and 1997 and 1999 NIT). During his tenure, the Runnin’ Rebels won 1973-74 – The Jerry Tarkanian era began. Tark was hired as head coach on March 23, the inaugural Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament championships 1973, and in 19 seasons compiled an amazing 509-105 record (.829). He put the in 2000 as well as the 1998 WAC Tournament. “Runnin’” in Rebels and led the program to postseason play 14 times, including a run of nine consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (1983-91) with four final fours. UNLV Dec. 12, 2000 – March 29, 2001 – Max Good was elevated from assistant coach to head won its first-ever National Championship in 1990 and appeared in back-to-back Final coach for the remainder of the 2000-01 season. He was 13-9 as head coach of the pro- Fours (‘89-90, ‘90-91). gram. 1976-77 – UNLV’s first-ever Final Four appearance in the Omni in Atlanta, Ga. North March 29, 2001 – Charlie Spoonhour was named the 12th head coach in UNLV Runnin’ Carolina defeated UNLV 84-83 in a heart-breaking loss for Rebel fans. Rebel history. He turned in identical 21-11 records in his first two seasons at UNLV. The Runnin’ Rebels advanced to the second round of the NIT in his first season and lost in 1977 NBA Draft – A UNLV-record six players are drafted in one year (Glen Gondrezick, the NIT’s first round in his second. Spoonhour stepped down after 21 games into his third RECORDS Larry Moffett, Eddie Owens, Robert Smith, Sam Smith, Lewis Brown). season citing health issues. His son, Jay, who was an assistant under his dad, led the team the rest of the way and turned in a 6-4 mark, leading the team to the MWC Feb. 19, 1983 – UNLV’s last home game in the Las Vegas Convention Center. UNLV Tournament’s championship game and earning a NIT bid for the third straight season. defeated Utah State, 111-78. March 15, 2004 – Lon Kruger was hired as the 14th head coach in UNLV men’s basket- Nov. 26, 1983 – UNLV’s first regular season game in the 18,500-seat Thomas & Mack ball history (the 10th full-time head coach). His first Runnin’ Rebel team (2004-05), Center. UNLV defeated UNR 92-71. recorded a 17-14 mark and advanced to the second round of the NIT, marking the pro- gram’s fourth straight trip to the postseason. 1968-77 1982-87 1988-95 1996-98 1999-PR 147 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 1958-59 (5-13) F 10 CAL POLY POMONA L 77- 81 Coach: Michael “Chub” Drakulich F 11 CAL POLY POMONA W 87- 74 Michael Drakulich was UNLV’s first basketball D 5 SOUTHERN UTAH STATE L 52- 57 F 17 UC Riverside W 72- 60 coach as well as athletic director. The first Rebel D 6 SOUTHERN UTAH STATE L 41- 61 F 18 at Claremont College (2OT) L 79- 83 team of 1958-59 posted a 5-13 record. In five sea- D 12 at Snow College L 62- 77 F 24 San Fernando Valley (1) (OT) W 92- 91 sons, he lead the team to a 68-45 record including D 13 at Snow College L 64- 70 F 25 Cal Poly Pomona (1) (OT) L 64- 70 a 21-4 mark in his final season as head coach. D 19 DIXIE JC L 50- 93 F 27 Cal State Fullerton (1) L 88- 109 D 20 DIXIE JC L 46- 69 (1) Cal Poly Pomona Tournament, Pomona, Calif. Drakulich coached several programs at UNLV in- J 2 at Southern Utah State L 46- 61 cluding baseball and spent 19 seasons as the J 3 at Southern Utah State L 51- 88 1961-62 (16-8) Rebel golf coach. He was chosen a charter mem- J 10 DIXIE JC L 43- 56 Coach: Michael “Chub” Drakulich ber of the UNLV Athletic Hall of Fame in 1987. J 14 at Nellis AFB W 52- 47 D 1 LONG BEACH NAVY W 79- 55 Michael J 17 ANTELOPE VALLEY JC L 70- 83 D 2 LONG BEACH NAVY W 76- 54 Years Seasons W L PCT J 30 LONG BEACH NAVY W 87- 77 D 8 at Northern Arizona L 56- 87 Drakulich 1958-63 5 68 45 .602 J 31 LONG BEACH NAVY W 79- 59 D 9 at Grand Canyon College L 68- 75 (1958-63) F 6 at Long Beach Navy L 55- 69 D 15 BIOLA COLLEGE W 84- 53 F 7 at Compton JC L 62- 76 D 16 LaVERNE COLLEGE W 77- 72 (1) Las Vegas Holiday Classic, Las Vegas, Nev. 1964-65 (21-8) F 14 at Dixie JC L 74- 84 D 18 NORTHERN ARIZONA L 64- 65 Coach: Ed Gregory F 20 NEVADA, RENO FROSH W 74- 56 D 20 at San Diego L 75- 76 1963-64 (19-7) D 1 SAN DIEGO NAVY W 98- 83 F 21 NEVADA, RENO FROSH W 84- 50 D 21 POMONA COLLEGE W 88- 66 Coach: Ed Gregory D 4 at Cal State Los Angeles L 81- 86 D 28 CAL POLY POMONA (1) L 80- 85 D 2 SAN DIEGO NAVY W 66- 54 D 12 NEVADA, RENO W 78- 68 1959-60 (13-8) D 29 U.S. INTERNATIONAL (1) W 57- 49 D 4 at Southern Utah State W 74- 61 D 14 NORTHERN ARIZONA W 75- 60 Coach: Michael “Chub” Drakulich J 5 SAN DIEGO W 77- 49 D 7 CAL ST. LOS ANGELES W 90- 77 D 19 GREENVILLE COLLEGE W 68- 65 D 4 SOUTHERN UTAH STATE L 55- 56 J 6 GRAND CANYON COLLEGEW 43- 42 D 13 LOS ANGELES PACIFIC W 110- 52 D 21 Cal Poly Pomona (1) W 73- 68 D 5 MESA JC W 80- 61 J 12 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W 81- 59 D 16 NEVADA, RENO W 95- 68 D 22 Long Beach State (1) L 80- 82 D 9 WEBER STATE L 47- 76 J 13 CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE W 66- 59 D 19 Chapman College (1) W 80- 67 D 23 Sacramento State (1) W 100- 79 D 11 SNOW COLLEGE W 60- 55 J 22 at Nevada-Reno L 51- 71 D 20 Cal Poly Pomona (1) L 85- 96 D 29 W.