The 2025–26 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels, led by first-year head coach Josh Pastner, played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Mountain West Conference.

Previous season The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2024–25 season 18–15, 11–9 in Mountain West play to finish sixth in the conference. As the 6-seed in the Mountain West Tournament they would defeat 11-seed Air Force in the First Round before falling to 3-seed Utah State in the Quarterfinals 58–70 to end the year. Two days following the conclusion of the season, Kevin Kruger was relieved of his duties as head coach after four seasons.

Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Isaiah Cottrell 0 F 6'11" 245 Junior Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Southern Utah Jalen Hill 1 F 6'6" 230 Graduate Las Vegas, NV Out of eligibility James Evans Jr. 2 G 6'4" 190 Freshman Wichita, KS Transferred to Cal State Northridge Luke Naser 3 G 6'0" 200 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Xavier Rob Whaley Jr. 5 F 6'7" 260 Senior Farmington, UT Transferred to Kent State Jaden Henley 10 G 6'7" 215 Junior Ontario, CA Transferred to Grand Canyon Dedan Thomas Jr. 11 G 6'1" 170 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Transferred to LSU Brooklyn Hicks 13 G 6'3" 185 Sophomore Seattle, WA Transferred to Montana Jailen Bedford 14 G 6'4" 180 Senior Austin, TX Transferred to Virginia Tech Jace Whiting 15 G 6'3" 190 Junior Burley, ID Transferred to Weber State Julian Rishwain 20 G 6'5" 200 Graduate Los Angeles, CA Out of eligibility Pape N'Diaye 22 F 7'0" 215 Freshman Ivory Coast Transferred to Xavier Faris Mucharbach 31 G 6'9" 200 Freshman Las Vegas, NV Departed program Jeremiah Cherry 45 G 6'11" 280 Junior San Diego, CA Transferred to Sacramento State

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn 0 G 6'1" 185 Junior Lafayette, IN Illinois Ladji Dembele 1 F 6'8" 255 Junior Newark, NJ Iowa Kimani Hamilton 2 F 6'8" 225 Senior Jackson, MS High Point Howie Fleming Jr. 3 G 6'5" 237 Senior Louisville, KY UTRGV Al Green 7 G 6'3" 185 Senior Sacramento, CA Louisiana Tech Jalen Cunningham 13 F 6'2" 185 Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Cabrillo College Naas Cunningham 24 F 6'7" 175 Freshman West Orange, NJ Alabama Emmanuel Stephen 34 C 7'0" 230 Sophomore Lagos, Nigeria Arizona Myles Che 77 G 6'3" 190 Junior Walnut, CA UC Irvine

2025 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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