1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
NCAA tournament National Champions
Big West tournament champions
Big West regular season co-champions
National Championship Game,
W 103–73 vs. Duke
ConferenceBig West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
Record35–5 (16–2 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
1989–90 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 24 New Mexico State162 .889265  .839
No. 2 UNLV162 .889355  .875
UC Santa Barbara135 .722219  .700
Long Beach State126 .667239  .719
Utah State810 .4441416  .467
Pacific711 .3891514  .517
Cal State Fullerton612 .3331316  .448
San Jose State513 .278820  .286
Fresno State414 .2221019  .345
UC Irvine315 .167523  .179
1990 Big West tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1989–90 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the 1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 17th-year head coach Jerry Tarkanian. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center as a member of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 35–5, 16–2 in Big West play to win the regular season championship. They defeated Cal State Fullerton, Pacific, and Long Beach State to win the Big West tournament championship. As a result, the received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 1 seed in the West region. They defeated Arkansas–Little Rock, Ohio State, Ball State, and Loyola Marymount to advance to the school's second Final Four in 4 years. In the Final Four, they defeated Georgia Tech to advance to the championship game where they defeated Duke for the school's only national championship.