2025–26 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

2025–26 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record18–16 (11–9 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachScott Garson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Wilkins (1st season)
  • Justin Hawkins (1st season)
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
(Capacity: 17,923)
2025–26 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Utah State † 15 – 5   .750 28 – 6   .824
San Diego State 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667
New Mexico 13 – 7   .650 24 – 10   .706
Grand Canyon 13 – 7   .650 20 – 12   .625
Nevada 12 – 8   .600 23 – 12   .657
Boise State 12 – 8   .600 20 – 12   .625
Colorado State 11 – 9   .550 21 – 13   .618
UNLV 11 – 9   .550 18 – 16   .529
Wyoming 9 – 11   .450 18 – 15   .545
Fresno State 7 – 13   .350 13 – 19   .406
San Jose State 3 – 17   .150 9 – 24   .273
Air Force 0 – 20   .000 3 – 29   .094
† 2026 Mountain West tournament winner
As of March 18, 2026

The 2025–26 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represents 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, play 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.[1] Two days following the conclusion of the season, Kevin Kruger was relieved of his duties as head coach after four seasons.[2][3]

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

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Mason Abittan
SG 		Henderson, NV Coronado HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 14, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Walter Brown
C 		Leithfield, New Zealand Canterbury Rams (NZ) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 8, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Tyrin Jones
SF 		Layton, UT Layton Christian Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nov 14, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Issac Williamson
CG 		Eastvale, CA Eleanor Roosevelt HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 15, 2025 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: –    Rivals: –
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2025 UNLV Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2025–26 UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Dravyn Gibbs-Lawhorn 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Illinois Lafayette, Indiana
F 1 Ladji Dembele 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Iowa Newark, New Jersey
F 2 Kimani Hamilton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr High Point Jackson, Mississippi
G 3 Howie Fleming Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr UTRGV Louisville, Kentucky
F 6 Tyrin Jones 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Layton Christian Academy Las Vegas, Nevada
G 7 Al Green 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Louisiana Tech Sacramento, California
G 8 Mason Abittan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Coronado HS Las Vegas, Nevada
F 10 Jacob Bannarbie 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Hillcrest Prep Anchorage, Alaska
G 12 Issac Williamson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Eleanor Roosevelt HS Moreno Valley, California
F 13 Jalen Cunningham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Cabrillo College Las Vegas, Nevada
F 22 Walter Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Canterbury Rams Christchurch, New Zealand
F 24 Naas Cunningham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Alabama West Orange, New Jersey
C 34 Emmanuel Stephen 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Arizona Lagos, Nigeria
G 77 Myles Che 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr UC Irvine Walnut, California
F Xavier Brumfield 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr SoCal Academy New Orleans, Louisiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 21, 2025

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2025*
12:00 p.m., B1G+ 		at Washington L 62–77 
 14 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   6 – Bannarbie   2 – Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,774)
Seattle, WA
October 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., MW Network 		Lincoln University (CA) W 123–59 
 31 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   14 – Brown   8 – Green  Thomas & Mack Center (4,969)
Paradise, NV
Regular season
November 4, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network 		UT Martin L 81–86  0–1
  18 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   9 – Jones   4 – Jones  Thomas & Mack Center (5,235)
Paradise, NV
November 8, 2025*
6:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network 		Chattanooga W 101–69  1–1
  25 – N. Cunningham   9 – Hamilton   6 – Fleming Jr.  Thomas & Mack Center (4,896)
Paradise, NV
November 11, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network 		Montana L 93–102  1–2
  26 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   7 – Jones   6 – Gibbs-Lawhorn  Thomas & Mack Center (5,553)
Paradise, NV
November 16, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN 		at Memphis W 92–78  2–2
  25 – Tied   12 – Fleming Jr.   6 – Tied  FedExForum (10,927)
Memphis, TN
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network 		Saint Joseph's W 99–85  3–2
  20 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   11 – Bannarbie   6 – Fleming Jr.  Thomas & Mack Center (5,006)
Paradise, NV
November 24, 2025*
9:00 p.m., TNT 		vs. Maryland
Players Era Festival Game 1 		L 67–74  3–3
  17 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   9 – Fleming Jr.   5 – Tied  MGM Grand Garden Arena (3,581)
Paradise, NV
November 25, 2025*
9:00 p.m., TNT/TruTV 		vs. No. 8 Alabama
Players Era Festival Game 2 		L 76–115  3–4
  25 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   5 – Hamilton   6 – Jones  MGM Grand Garden Arena (2,799)
Paradise, NV
November 27, 2025*
1:30 p.m., TruTV 		vs. Rutgers
Players Era Festival 		L 65–80  3–5
  13 – Tied   7 – Hamilton   5 – Gibbs-Lawhorn  Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 7, 2025*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Stanford W 75–74  4–5
  18 – Stephen   10 – Stephen   3 – Hamilton  Maples Pavilion (3,981)
Stanford, CA
December 13, 2025*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. Tennessee State
Jack Jones Classic 		L 60–63  4–6
  13 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   9 – Hamilton   4 – Hamilton  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
December 20, 2025
4:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network 		Fresno State W 84–72  5–6
(1–0) 		 28 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   7 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   5 – Bannarbie  Thomas & Mack Center (6,113)
Paradise, NV
December 29, 2025*
7:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network 		La Sierra W 89–47  6–6
  19 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   12 – Bannarbie   6 – Fleming Jr.  Thomas & Mack Center (4,873)
Paradise, NV
January 3, 2026
2:00 p.m., SSSEN/MW Network 		Air Force W 67–39  7–6
(2–0) 		 14 – Jones   10 – Fleming Jr.   3 – Tied  Thomas & Mack Center (6,321)
Paradise, NV
January 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Wyoming L 66–98  7–7
(2–1) 		 19 – Hamilton   8 – Jones   2 – Tied  Arena-Auditorium (2,942)
Laramie, WY
January 9, 2025
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Colorado State L 62–70  7–8
(2–2) 		 14 – Williamson   9 – Bannarbie   2 – Tied  Moby Arena (3,726)
Fort Collins, CO
January 13, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Boise State W 89–85  8–8
(3–2) 		 33 – Gibbs-Lawthorn   8 – Bannarbie   6 – Gibbs-Lawthorn  Thomas & Mack Center (5,098)
Paradise, NV
January 17, 2026
2:00 p.m., MW Network 		at San Jose State W 76–62  9–8
(4–2) 		 21 – Fleming Jr.   6 – Stephen   8 – Fleming Jr.  Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,874)
San Jose, CA
January 20, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Utah State W 86–76  10–8
(5–2) 		 21 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   8 – Stephen   3 – Fleming Jr.  Smith Spectrum (9,642)
Logan, UT
January 24, 2026
1:00 p.m., CBS 		San Diego State L 71–82  10–9
(5–3) 		 27 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   7 – Stephen   3 – Green  Thomas & Mack Center (7,217)
Paradise, NV
January 27, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		New Mexico L 61–89  10–10
(5–4) 		 9 – Tied   6 – Fleming Jr.   5 – Fleming Jr.  Thomas & Mack Center (5,642)
Paradise, NV
January 30, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Nevada
Rivalry 		L 76–89  10–11
(5–5) 		 26 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   6 – Tied   4 – Hamilton  Lawlor Events Center (11,997)
Reno, NV
February 3, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Fresno State L 96–98  10–12
(5–6) 		 28 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   9 – Fleming Jr.   4 – Tied  Save Mart Center (5,557)
Fresno, CA
February 7, 2026
1:30 p.m., FOX 		Grand Canyon W 80–78  11–12
(6–6) 		 29 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   15 – Bannarbie   5 – Bannarbie  Thomas & Mack Center (6,639)
Paradise, NV
February 10, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1 		San Jose State W 82−75  12−12
(7−6) 		 24 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   10 – Hamilton   5 – Gibbs-Lawhorn  Thomas & Mack Center (4,653)
Paradise, NV
February 13, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1 		at Boise State W 86–83 OT 13−12
(8−6) 		 36 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   7 – Brown   4 – Fleming Jr.  ExtraMile Arena (10,155)
Boise, ID
February 18, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Colorado State L 86–91  13–13
(8–7) 		 31 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   10 – Fleming Jr.   5 – Fleming Jr.  Thomas & Mack Center (5,312)
Paradise, NV
February 21, 2026
12:00 p.m., MW Network 		at Air Force W 91–66  14–13
(9–7) 		 27 – Hamilton   10 – Fleming Jr.   10 – Fleming Jr.  Clune Arena (1,519)
Colorado Springs, CO
February 25, 2026
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Grand Canyon L 67–80  14–14
(9–8) 		 30 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   6 – Fleming Jr.   3 – Fleming Jr.  Global Credit Union Arena (6,803)
Phoenix, AZ
February 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Nevada
Rivalry 		W 85–83 OT 15–14
(10–8) 		 42 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   12 – Fleming Jr.   7 – Fleming Jr.  Thomas & Mack Center (7,760)
Paradise, NV
March 3, 2026
8:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Utah State W 92–65  16–14
(11–8) 		 24 – Hamilton   10 – Fleming Jr.   13 – Fleming Jr.  Thomas & Mack Center (5,672)
Paradise, NV
March 6, 2026
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 86–89  16–15
(11–9) 		 32 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   11 – Fleming Jr.   6 – Hamilton  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2026
12:00 p.m., MW Network 		(8) vs. (9) Wyoming
First round 		W 73–70  17–15
  23 – Hamilton   10 – Brown   4 – Hamilton  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2026
12:00 p.m., CBSSN 		(8) vs. (1) Utah State
Quarterfinals 		L 60–80  17–16
  17 – Gibbs-Lawhorn   9 – Jones   4 – Hamilton  Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, NV
NIT
March 17, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at (4 T) UC Irvine
First round 		W 75–72  18–16
  14 – Hamilton   9 – Fleming Jr.   4 – Tied  Bren Events Center (1,113)
Irvine, CA
March 22, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at (1 T) Tulsa
Second round 		      Reynolds Coliseum 
Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
T=Tulsa.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ Morales-Smith, Mark (March 14, 2025). "UNLV Men's Basketball Ousted From Mountain West Tournament by Utah State". UNLV Rebels On SI. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 15, 2025). "UNLV fires head coach Kruger after four seasons". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  3. ^ Anderson, Mark (March 15, 2025). "UNLV fires coach Kevin Kruger, one of the program's links to its glory-day past". AP News. Retrieved October 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "2025–26 Men's Basketball Schedule". unlvrebels.com. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
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