1991–92 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

1991–92 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
1991–92 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	26–2 (18–0 Big West)
Head coach	Jerry Tarkanian (19th season);
Assistant coach	Tim Grgurich (11th season)
Home arena	Thomas and Mack Center

1991–92 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 UNLV	18	–	0	1.000	26	–	2	.929
UC Santa Barbara	13	–	5	.722	20	–	9	.690
New Mexico State†	12	–	6	.667	25	–	8	.758
Long Beach State	11	–	7	.611	18	–	12	.600
Utah State	10	–	8	.556	16	–	12	.571
Pacific	8	–	10	.444	14	–	16	.467
Cal State Fullerton	8	–	10	.444	12	–	16	.429
Fresno State	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
UC Irvine	3	–	15	.167	7	–	22	.241
San Jose State	1	–	17	.056	2	–	24	.077

† 1992 Big West tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1991–92 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1991–92 season. The head coach was Jerry Tarkanian, entering his 19th season. The team played its home games in the Thomas & Mack Center, and was a member of the Big West Conference. Due to improper benefits violations, The Runnin' Rebels were placed on probation and banned from competing in the 1992 the Big West Conference Tournament and NCAA Tournament.

Roster

1991–92 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	4	Isaiah Rider	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Oakland, CA
C	24	Elmore Spencer	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	270 lb (122 kg)	Sr	Atlanta, GA
G	24	Dexter Boney	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Wilmington, DE
G	23	Evric Gray	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Bloomington, CA
C	40	Melvin Love	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	San Bernardino, CA
G	03	Reggie Manuel	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Macon, GA
F	31	H Waldman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Las Vegas, NV
G	11	Dedan Thomas	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Los Angeles, CA
F	42	Bobby Joyce	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Santa Ana, CA
F	31	Danny Griffin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	Los Angeles, CA
F	05	Clint Clausen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Tucson, AZ
G	15	Bryan Emerzian	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Chicago, IL
F	14	Jason Brooks	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

1991-92 UNLV Roster and Stats

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 23, 1991* 10:30 PM		at BYU-Hawaii	W 97–69	1–0	27 – Boney	8 – Spencer	–	George Q. Cannon Activities Center (2,066) Laie, HI
Nov 30, 1991* 8:05 PM		No. 9 LSU	W 76–55	2–0	21 – Rider	12 – Spencer	–	Thomas & Mack Center (17,436) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 5, 1991* 4:30 PM	No. 24	at James Madison	W 80–73	3–0	22 – Boney	11 – Elmore	–	JMU Convocation Center (7,800) Harrisonburg, Virginia
Dec 7, 1991* 4:30 PM	No. 24	at Rutgers	L 85–91	4–0	30 – Rider	8 – Spencer	–	RAC (8,917) Piscataway, New Jersey
Dec 14, 1991* 5:30 PM		at No. 21 Missouri	L 78–90	4–1	18 – Rider	9 – Spencer	–	Hearnes Center (13,300) Columbia, Missouri
Dec 17, 1991* 8:05 PM		Auburn	W 85–82	4–2	31 – Spencer	9 – Love	–	Thomas & Mack Center (15,064) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 1991* 1:00 PM		vs. Eastern Michigan	W 79–59	5–2	15 – Tied	8 – Gray	–	The Palace of Auburn Hills (11,342) Auburn Hills, Michigan
Dec 23, 1991* 8:05 PM		Lamar	W 100–75	6–2	28 – Rider	8 – Tied	–	Thomas & Mack Center (15,023) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 28, 1991* 8:05 PM		Nevada-Reno	W 93–72	7–2	20 – Rider	11 – Love	–	Thomas & Mack Center (16,565) Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 30, 1991* 8:05 PM		San Diego State	W 88–72	8–2	28 – Gray	10 – Gray	–	Thomas & Mack Center (14,307) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 2, 1992 7:30 PM		at Cal State Fullerton	W 86–74	9–2 (1–0)	22 – Rider	11 – Tied	–	Titan Gym (3,702) Fullerton, California
Jan 4, 1992 7:35 PM		at UC Irvine	W 71–57	10–2 (2–0)	18 – Rider	9 – Spencer	–	Bren Events Center (5,006) Irvine, California
Jan 9, 1992 8:05 PM		Long Beach State	W 88–63	11–2 (3–0)	28 – Gray	8 – Spencer	–	Thomas & Mack Center (14,390) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 11, 1992 8:05 PM		at UC Santa Barbara	W 78–54	12–2 (4–0)	20 – Rider	13 – Spencer	–	Thomas & Mack Center (16,125) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 16, 1992 7:30 PM		at Pacific	W 70–52	13–2 (5–0)	19 – Rider	11 – Spencer	–	Alex G. Spanos Center (5,393) Stockton, California
Jan 18, 1992 7:45 PM		at San Jose State	W 79–67	14–2 (6–0)	27 – Rider	11 – Spencer	–	The Event Center (3,215) San Jose, California
Jan 20, 1992 8:05 PM	No. 25	UC Irvine	W 71–52	15–2 (7–0)	25 – Rider	6 – Love	–	Thomas & Mack Center (14,309) Las Vegas, Nevada
Jan 23, 1992 8:05 PM	No. 25	Fresno State	W 58–50	16–2 (8–0)	16 – Boney	9 – Spencer	–	Thomas & Mack Center (14,844) Las Vegas, NV
Jan 25, 1992 6:30 PM	No. 25	at New Mexico State	W 74–67	17–2 (9–0)	26 – Rider	9 – Spencer	–	Pan American Center (13,071) Las Cruces, New Mexico
Jan 30, 1992 6:30 PM	No. 21	at Utah State	W 85–80	18–2 (10–0)	27 – Spencer	10 – Spencer	–	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,248) Logan, Utah
Feb 6, 1992 7:30 PM	No. 17	at UC Santa Barbara	W 78–54	19–2 (11–0)	26 – Spencer	7 – Rider	–	The Thunderdome (6,000) Santa Barbara, California
Feb 9, 1992 3:00 PM	No. 17	at No. 12 Long Beach State	W 88–63	20–2 (12–0)	32 – Rider	8 – Tied	–	Gold Mine (5,340) Long Beach, California
Feb 13, 1992 8:05 PM	No. 15	San Jose State	W 79–67	21–2 (13–0)	19 – Rider	11 – Boney	–	Thomas & Mack Center (14,850) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 15, 1992 8:05 PM	No. 15	Pacific	W 70–52	22–2 (14–0)	15 – Spencer	15 – Spencer	–	Thomas & Mack Center (14,820) Las Vegas, NV
Feb 17, 1992 8:05 PM	No. 12	Cal State Fullerton	W 76–47	23–2 (15–0)	23 – Rider	10 – Spencer	–	Thomas & Mack Center (14,275) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 22, 1992 8:05 PM		at No. 15 New Mexico State	W 69–58	24–2 (16–0)	27 – Rider	7 – Rider	–	Thomas & Mack Center (17,375) Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 27, 1992 7:30 PM	No. 7	at Fresno State	W 84–67	25–2 (17–0)	22 – Rider	8 – Gray	–	Selland Arena (10,159) Fresno, California
Mar 3, 1992 7:35 PM	No. 6	Utah State	W 65–53	26–2 (18–0)	15 – Rider	8 – Tied	–	Thomas & Mack Center (18,944) Las Vegas, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West.

Sources 1991-92 UNLV Schedule and Results

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP			24							25	21	17	15	12	7	6	7
Coaches

Awards and honors

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1992	1	25	Elmore Spencer	Los Angeles Clippers
1993	1	5	Isaiah Rider	Minnesota Timberwolves

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References

^ "1992 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

[1] "1992 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on April 19, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2025.

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UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
Venues	Dula Memorial Center (1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 103–73 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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