The Runnin' Rebels were led by fifth-year head coach Dave Rice until he was fired on January 10, 2016.

[2] They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

They defeated Air Force to advance to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament where they lost to Fresno State.

[3] However, less than three weeks later, Beard left UNLV to accept the head coaching position at Texas Tech.

The Runnin' Rebels defeated Nevada in the first round of the Mountain West tournament, before losing to San Diego State in the quarterfinals.