The 2024–25 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Runnin' Rebels, led by fourth-year head coach Kevin Kruger, played their home games for the 42nd season at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 26th season.
Previous season The Runnin' Rebels finished the 2023–24 season 21–13, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. In the MWC tournament, they were defeated by San Diego State in the quarterfinals. They received an automatic bid to the NIT in the Seton Hall Bracket where they defeated Princeton in the first round and Boston College in the second round before losing Seton Hall in the quarterfinals.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Justin Webster 2 G 6'3" 190 GS Senior Dallas, TX Graduated Shane Nowell 3 G 6'6" 220 Junior Seattle, WA Transferred to Portland State Kalib Boone 10 F 6'9" 215 GS Senior Tulsa, OK Graduated Luis Rodriguez 15 G 6'6" 220 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated Keylan Boone 20 F 6'8" 200 GS Senior Tulsa, OK Graduated Karl Jones 22 F 6'10" 260 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated Jackie Johnson III 24 G 5'11" 185 Junior Wichita, KS Transferred to Fordham Nick Walters 31 G 6'1" 185 Senior Henderson, NV Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous college Jaden Henley 10 G/F 6'7" 200 Junior Ontario, CA DePaul Jailen Bedford 14 G/F 6'4" 181 Senior Austin, TX Oral Roberts Jace Whiting 15 G 6'3" 188 Junior Burley, ID Boise State Julian Rishwain 20 G 6'5" 200 GS Senior Los Angeles, CA Florida Jeremiah Cherry 45 F/C 6'11" Junior San Diego, CA New Mexico JC
2024 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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