The 2017–18 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

The Runnin' Rebels were led by second-year head coach Marvin Menzies and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

They defeated Air Force in the first round of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Nevada.

They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to San Diego State.

[1] Sources: Sources: In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Rebels were picked to finish in sixth place in the Mountain West.