The UNLV men’s basketball team fought its way into the NCAA Final Four for the second time three decades ago, and the team will return to the Thomas & Mack Center court this weekend.
The 1986-87 team, coached by the late Jerry Tarkarian, will be honored during halftime when the Rebels host in-state rival UNR on Saturday, the school announced Thursday.
UNLV went to the 1987 NCAA Tournament as the No. 1 seed in the West and faced Idaho State, Kansas State, Wyoming and Iowa before falling to Indiana in the Final Four, 97-93. Indiana went on to win the National Championship and the Rebels finished the season 37-2.