Rivalries
The Rebels have 2 major rivalries, including the Wolfpack of the University of Nevada, Reno and the BYU Cougars. UNLV leads the series with the Wolfpack 55-19 and has won the last six meetings. The Runnin' Rebels lead their all-time conference series with BYU (before their departure from the conference) 19-16 as of the end of the 2010-11 season with back to back wins over BYU in the MWC tournament championship games (07 and 08) and a victory on February 21, 2009 marked the first regular season sweep of the Cougars in the Lon Kruger era. With the departure of BYU, the Rebels' main conference rival has been the Aztecs of San Diego State University. In the 13 seasons of the MWC, the Aztecs hold a slight edge in the series record at 17-16 including winning 9 of the last 11 meetings. The intensity of this rivalry has grown exponentially over the last few years. This rivalry will be short lived, however, as SDSU's basketball team is moving to the much less prestigious Big West Conference starting in the 2013-2014 season.
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