UNLV Lady Rebels | ||||
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University | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | |||
Head coach | Lindy La Rocque (3rd season) | |||
Conference | Mountain West | |||
Location | Paradise, Nevada | |||
Arena | Cox Pavilion (Capacity: 2,500) | |||
Nickname | Lady Rebels | |||
Colors | Scarlet and gray[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1989 | ||||
NCAA tournament second round | ||||
1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2022, 2023 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2022, 2023 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2018, 2022, 2023 |
The UNLV Lady Rebels basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. The team currently competes in the Mountain West Conference. Since beginning in 1974, the Lady Rebels have an all-time record of 741–484.[2][3][4] The Lady Rebels are currently coached by Lindy La Rocque, who is entering her third season.
UNLV has retired three jersey numbers in its history. All three held school records for the Lady Rebels, with Thomas being the all-time leader in scoring (since passed) and assists, Frohlich being the all-time scoring leader and rebounder, and Jordan being the all-time leader in blocks.[5]
UNLV Lady Rebels retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Year retired |
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4 | Misty Thomas | PG | 1982–1986 | 1986 |
13 | Linda Fröhlich | F | 1998–2002 | 2003 |
50 | Pauline Jordan | C | 1987–1990 | 1995 |
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1984 | #7 | First Round | #2 Long Beach State | L 58–78 |
1985 | #4 | First Round | #5 San Diego State | L 68–70 |
1986 | #5 | Second Round | #4 North Carolina | L 76–82 |
1989 | #6 | First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen |
#11 Utah #3 Colorado #2 Texas |
W 67–53 W 84–74 L 77–88 |
1990 | #4 | Second Round | #5 Ole Miss | L 62–66 |
1991 | #8 | First Round Second Round |
#9 Texas Tech #1 Georgia |
W 70–65 L 62–86 |
1994 | #10 | First Round | #7 Montana | L 67–77 |
2002 | #12 | First Round | #5 Minnesota | L 54–71 |
2022 | #13 | First Round | #4 Arizona | L 67–72 |
2023 | #11 | First Round | #6 Michigan | L 71–59 |