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The 2011–12 UNLV Runnin’ Rebels men’s basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas. The team was coached by Dave Rice in his first year with the Runnin’ Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV’s main campus in Las Vegas Nevada and are a member of the Mountain West Conference. UNLV’s season ended with 26–9 overall and 9–5 in MWC Play placing third. They lost in the semifinals of the Mountain West Basketball Tournament by New Mexico.