UNLV Athletics Hall Of Fame
Perhaps the most famous Runnin' Rebel of all, power forward Larry Johnson (1989-91) took home the prestigious John Wooden Award as the nation's top player as a senior as well as being a unanimous first team All-American. A first-teamer a year earlier as well, he was also a two-time conference regular-season and tournament MVP. Still ranking 12th in career scoring and seventh in rebounding at the school despite only playing two seasons, he holds records in single-season and career field goal percentage as well. The only UNLV player ever chosen No. 1 overall in a professional league draft, LJ went on to a 10-year NBA career, including winning the league's rookie of the year award for the Charlotte Hornets in 1991-92. A two-time NBA all-star, Johnson scored more than 11,000 points and grabbed 5,000 rebounds in his career and served as a tri-captain on the gold-medal-winning United States national team (known as Dream Team II) at the 1994 World Championships.
