UNLV Athletics Hall Of Fame
UNLV's second-ever NCAA Final Four entry, the 1986-87 Runnin' Rebels set a school record for single-season wins with 37 to go with just two defeats. Their winning percentage of .949 also was a UNLV record. Led by Freddie Banks, Jarvis Basnight, Armon Gilliam, Gerald Paddio and Mark Wade, the preseason NIT champion-Runnin' Rebels went on to record a perfect 18-0 conference record. The first UNLV team to be ranked No. 1 in the nation at the end of the regular season, the squad's popularity led to 10 Thomas & Mack sell-outs en route to averaging 18,251 fans per game. The team won the NCAA West Regional Championship before losing to eventual national champion Indiana in the semifinals 97-93.
