1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Bill Bayno and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Western Athletic Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 20–13, 7–7 in WAC play. They won the 2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 1998 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a No. 12 seed in the East Region. The Runnin' Rebels lost to No. 5 seed Princeton in the opening round. This was the first NCAA Tournament appearance for the program since back-to-back Final Four appearances in 1990 and 1991.

1997–98 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
WAC tournament champions
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
DivisionMountain Division
Record20–13 (7–7 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachDave Rice (4th season)
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
1997–98 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Mountain
No. 7 Utah122 .857304  .882
No. 18 New Mexico113 .786248  .750
Wyoming95 .643199  .679
Colorado State86 .571209  .690
UNLV77 .5002013  .606
BYU410 .286921  .300
UTEP311 .2141214  .462
Air Force212 .1431016  .385
Pacific
No. 15 TCU140 1.000276  .818
Fresno State104 .7142113  .618
Tulsa95 .6431912  .613
Hawaii86 .571219  .700
SMU68 .4291810  .643
San Diego State59 .3571315  .464
Rice311 .214622  .214
San Jose State113 .071323  .115
1998 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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