UNLV Lady Rebels basketball
College basketball team
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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 935–572.[2][3][4] In the 1988/89 season, UNLV had their most successful season in school history. That year, they went to their lone Sweet Sixteen and lost to the Texas Longhorns 88–77. The Lady Rebels are currently coached by Lindy La Rocque, who is in her seventh year at UNLV.
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| UNLV Lady Rebels | ||||
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| University | University of Nevada, Las Vegas | |||
| Head coach | Lindy La Rocque (7th season) | |||
| Location | Paradise, Nevada | |||
| Arena | Cox Pavilion (capacity: 3,000) | |||
| Conference | Mountain West | |||
| Nickname | Lady Rebels | |||
| Colors | Scarlet and gray[1] | |||
| NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 1989 | ||||
| NCAA Division I tournament appearances | ||||
| 1984, 1985, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2002, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||||
| Conference regular-season champions | ||||
| 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 | ||||
| Uniforms | ||||
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Retired numbers
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. Jordan being the all-time leader in blocks and Frohlich being the all-time scoring leader and rebounder.[5]
| UNLV Lady Rebels retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Position | Tenure | Jersey Year Retired |
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| 4 | Misty Thomas | PG | 1982–1986 | 1986 |
| 50 | Pauline Jordan | C | 1987–1990 | 1995 |
| 13 | Linda Fröhlich | F | 1998–2002 |
2003 |
NCAA tournament results
The UNLV Lady Rebels, have been to the NCAA Tournament eleven times. Their overall combined record is 3–11.
| 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 59–71 |
| 2024 | #10 | First Round | #7 Creighton | L 73–87 |
