Nov. 22, 1999

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV Runnin' Rebels will host Nevada, Reno on Wednesday, Nov. 24, at 7:35 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center (18,500). Following the Thanksgiving holiday, UNLV will close out the homestand against Georgetown on Sunday, Nov. 28, at 1:00 p.m.

UNLV is 2-0 on the season with victories over Mississippi Valley State (99-73) and Fairfield (92-68). The Runnin' Rebels are averaging 95.5 points per game.

All Runnin' Rebel games will be carried live on ESPN 920 AM. Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick will call the action all season long. Rebel Radio Pregame will begin at 5:30 p.m. with Tony Cordasco, Ruben Herrera and Derek Roy. The pregame show with Ken and Gondo will begin at 6:30 p.m. Fans can bring their radio to the game and tune in to ESPN's radio broadcast inside the Thomas & Mack Center on 99.5 FM. Radio broadcasts can be heard on the internet at www.unlvrebels.com.

RADIO/TV SHOW INFO: "Game Time with UNLV Hoops" television show will be shown every Sunday on KLAS TV-8 at 4:30 p.m. (begins Sunday, Dec. 5). The show, with Head Coach Bill Bayno and host Chris Maathuis, features previews of upcoming opponents and highlights of previous games.

"The Bill Bayno Radio Show" can be heard live every Tuesday from Gordon Biersch (located on 3987 Paradise Road) at 7 p.m. on ESPN 920 AM with hosts Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick. The weekly show, which can be heard on www.unlvrebels.com, features interviews and listener call-ins. Listeners are invited to call in to the show at (702) 365-9200. The first show is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 23.

In addition every Runnin' Rebel game can be heard live on Teamline by calling (800) 846-4700. The Runnin' Rebel team access code is 1094.

LINEUPS: Here's a glance at the possible starters for the season opener for each team.

UNR WOLF PACK (1-1)

No. Name             Pos.   Ht. Cl.  Ppg. Rpg.45  Matt Ochs           F   6-9  Fr.  4.5  2.035  Richard Stirgus     F   6-6  Jr. 11.0  8.015  Joao Santos         C   6-8  Jr. 10.0  8.5 4  Terrance Green      G   6-2  Fr. 12.5  2.5 5  Adrian McCullough   G  5-10  Jr. 18.0  3.5

UNLV RUNNIN' REBELS (2-0)

No. Name            Pos.  Ht. Cl.  Ppg. Rpg.10 Dalron Johnson     F  6-9  Fr.  6.0  3.014 Donovan Stewart    F  6-4  Jr.  7.5  2.534 Kaspars Kambala    C  6-9  Jr. 15.0  6.011 Mark Dickel        G  6-2  Sr. 14.0  9.5 apg 3 Trevor Diggs       G  6-3  Jr. 16.0  3.0

INJURY REPORT: Athletic Trainer Dave Tomchek reports that junior guard Danny Brotherson has tendonitis in the left arch.

TICKET INFORMATION: Season tickets as well as individual game tickets are available for the 1999-2000 season. For season ticket information, call 895-UNLV and individual game tickets are available at the Thomas & Mack Center box office. Tickets are priced at $15, $12, $10 for reserved seats in the balcony. Fans can also purchase tickets through tickets.com at 888-464-2468.

PROMOTIONS: Wednesday, Nov. 24 vs. UNR - the first 2,500 fans will receive hats, sponsored by Nextlink, Sunday, Nov. 28 vs. Georgetown - the first 10,000 fans will receive team posters, sponsored by Wells Fargo.

REBEL BASKETBALL LUNCHEONS: The Rebel basketball luncheons featurning Bill Bayno will be held six times this season at noon at the Si Redd Room in the Thomas & Mack Center. Admittance is free to working media.

LUNCHEON SCHEDULE:
Tuesday, Dec. 14
Wednesday, Feb. 16
Wednesday, Jan. 5
Monday, March 6
Wednesday, Feb. 2

UNLV vs. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE RECAP: The Runnin' Rebels opened their 42nd season of basketball against Mississippi Valley State on Friday, Nov. 19, at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV defeated MVSU 99-73 to improve to 5-0 in home openers under head coach Bill Bayno. The Delta Devils jumped out to a 4-0 lead (19:34). UNLV then went on a 26-8 run to lead 26-12 (12:56). The pace was up and down as UNLV led 36-18 with 8:43 left in the first half. MVSU cut the deficit to nine points at 42-33 (5:01). UNLV then scored seven straight points to lead 49-33 (2:26). UNLV took a halftime lead of 52-38. UNLV shot .600 (21-for-35) from the field in the opening half. Senior point guard Mark Dickel took control of the game for UNLV in the second half. Dickel recorded his first career triple-double with 17 points (5-for-9 FG), a career-high 10 rebounds and tied his career-high with 12 assists in 32 minutes. It was the first triple-double by a UNLV player since Stacey Augmon on Feb. 2, 1991, against Rutgers (27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists). Augmon also recorded a triple-double against Providence on Jan. 16, 1988 (21, 10, 10). The closest the Delta Devils got in the second half was eight points at 55-47 (15:25). UNLV then took control the rest of the way. UNLV went on a 16-5 run to lead by 19 points (71-52, 10:59). UNLV later increased the margin to 25-points at 87-62 (4:57). Junior center Kaspars Kambala led UNLV with 21 points (8-for-10 FG) and junior guard Trevor Diggs added 13 (5-for-13 FG, 2-for-5 3PFG) and sophomore forward Chris Richardson had a solid overall game with a career-high 11 points, with 6 rebounds, 3 blocked shots and 3 steals. Guard Dewayne Jefferson led MVSU with a game-high 23 points. UNLV shot .581 (38-for-62) from the field and MVSU shot .330 (29-for-88). UNLV shot .273 (3-for-11) from 3-point range and MVSU shot .156 (5-for-32). UNLV shot .615 (24-for-39) from the line and MVSU shot .400 (10-for-25). UNLV outrebounded MVSU 50-48.

UNLV vs. FAIRFIELD RECAP: The Runnin' Rebels improved to 2-0 with a 92-68 victory over Fairfield on Sunday, Nov. 21, at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV never trailed in the game and the score was tied twice at 12-12 (15:24) and 16-16 (13:03). UNLV went on a 19-8 run to take a 35-24 lead with 5:45 left in the first half. Fairfield cut the deficit to seven points at 40-33 (3:09) and UNLV scored the final three points to take a 43-33 halftime lead.

UNLV continued its hot shooting from the field in the young season in the second half. UNLV outscored Fairfield 49-35 and shot .588 (20-for-34) from the field. The Runnin' Rebels outscored the Stags 9-2 to lead 52-35 with 17:35 left. UNLV then increased the lead to 24-points at 77-53 at 7:49. UNLV's biggest lead of the game was 28 points at 92-64 (3:35). Junior guard Trevor Diggs led UNLV with 19 points (7-for-17 FG, 5-for-7 3PFG), 13 in the second half. Junior guard Kenny Dye scored 15 points off the bench (6-for-10 FG) and senior point guard Mark Dickel added 11 and 7 assists. The 7 assists gives Dickel 515 career which ranks him fifth on UNLV's all-time list. Forward Jermaine Clark led Fairfield with a game-high 22 points. UNLV shot .551 (38-for-69) from the field and are shooting .565 (74-for-131) over the first two games of the season. Fairfield shot .353 (24-for-68). UNLV shot .400 (8-for-20) from 3-point range and Fairfield .261 (6-for-23). UNLV shot .471 (8-for-17) from the line and Fairfield .737 (14-for-19). UNLV outrebounded Fairfield 49-33.

NEVADA, RENO: UNR is 1-1 on the season. They defeated Washington 80-55 in the season opener on Friday, Nov. 19, and lost to USF, 78-73, on Sunday, Nov. 21. UNR compiled an overall record of 8-18 last season and 4-12 (5th) in the Big West. UNR will enter the WAC in the 2000-2001 season.

SERIES HISTORY: UNLV leads the series against UNR 45-15 (25-4 home and 20-11 away). UNLV defeated UNR 84-69 last season on Dec. 2 at Lawlor Events Center. Greedy Daniels led UNLV with 23 points and 5 steals. Donovan Stewart scored a career-high 19 and Shawn Marion added 17 points and 11 rebounds. UNLV last played UNR at the Thomas & Mack Center on Dec. 30, 1997. UNLV won 62-50.

UNR HEAD COACH TRENT JOHNSON: He is in his first season at Nevada, Reno. He served three seasons (1996-99) as an assistant coach at national power Stanford.

RUNNIN' REBEL HEAD COACH BILL BAYNO: He is in his fifth season as the head coach of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He is UNLV's 10th head coach in the 42-year history of Rebel basketball. He has a career record of 70-52 (.574) at the helm of Runnin' Rebel basketball. He recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons (42-23 record over that stretch) in ?96-97 and ?97-98 and has guided UNLV to postseason play for three straight seasons (NIT in ?96-97, NCAA in ?97-98, NIT in ?98-99). He has also recorded three straight .500 or better seasons (1996-99). In 1998-99, UNLV compiled an overall record of 16-13 and were the WAC Mountain Division Co-Champions. UNLV compiled an overall record of 22-10 in 1996-97 in Bayno's second season. UNLV more than doubled its win total from 1995-96 (10-16 record). In 1997-98, UNLV compiled an overall record of 20-13. The Runnin' Rebels had a remarkable run winning four games in five days in the WAC Tournament. UNLV posted victories over Hawai'i, Utah, Fresno State and New Mexico to capture the WAC Tournament championship and receive the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. UNLV reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time since the 1990-91 season. UNLV faced eighth-ranked Princeton in the NCAA East Regionals in Hartford, Conn. Bayno served seven years as the associate head coach at the University of Massachusetts under John Calipari (former head coach of the NBA's New Jersey Nets). Other coaching experience includes: 1987-88: Assistant Coach, Baptist College (Charleston, SC), 1986-87: Graduate Assistant Coach, University of Kansas, 1985-86: Graduate Assistant Coach, Seton Hall University. Playing experience includes: 1980-82: Massachusetts and 1983-85: Sacred Heart University.

3-POINT GOALS: Since the 3-point field goal was adopted by the NCAA in 1986-87, UNLV has converted at least one 3-pointer in all 420 games played (counting 2 games this season). The Big West Conference experimented with the 3-point shot in the 1982-83, 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. During that period, UNLV connected from 3-point range in 53 of 64 games. The UNLV streak for games in which it sank at least one 3-point shot stands at 433. The last time the Runnin' Rebels failed to make at least one 3-pointer came against Long Beach State on Jan. 25, 1986. NOTE: The other school with a consecutive 3-point streak over 400 is Vanderbilt with 412 (as of Nov. 19).

GEORGETOWN: The Hoyas are 1-0 on the season. They defeated Morgan State 81-68 in the season opener on Nov. 19. Georgetown will travel to the Maui Invitational on Nov. 22-24. The Hoyas compiled an overall record of 15-16 last season and 6-12 in the Big East.

SERIES HISTORY: Georgetown leads the series against UNLV 6-2 (1-2 home, 0-3 away, 1-1 neutral). The two teams last meeting was on Jan. 8, 1994, at Washington, D.C. The Hoyas defeated UNLV 78-67. The last meeting at the Thomas & Mack Center was on Jan. 23, 1993. UNLV defeated the Hoyas, 96-80.

GEORGETOWN HEAD COACH CRAIG ESHERICK: He is in his first full season at Gerogetown and his record is 9-10 (.474).

UNLV vs. THE BIG WEST: UNLV has an all-time record of 248-69 (.782) against the Big West: vs. Cal Poly (1-0), Cal State Fullerton (32-7), Long Beach State (33-10), UNR (45-15), New Mexico State (20-10), Pacific (30-9), UC Irvine (31-9), UC Santa Barbara (29-6), Utah State (27-3). Not included in that total is Fresno State (25-6), as UNLV played the Bulldogs as a member of the Big West and WAC.

UNLV vs. THE BIG EAST: UNLV has an all-time record of 10-10 (.500) against the Big East: vs. Georgetown (2-6), Miami (2-0), Providence (1-0), Seton Hall (3-2), Syracuse (1-2), Villanova (1-0).

HOME OPENERS: UNLV improved to 34-8 (.809) in home openers and 5-0 under coach Bayno (defeated Cal State Northridge 80-56 on Nov. 25, 1995, defeated Cal State Northridge 61-59 on Nov. 23, 1996, defeated Loyola Marymount 96-81 on Nov. 15, 1997, defeated Sacred Heart 103-56 on Nov. 14, 1998, defeated Mississippi Valley State 99-73 on Nov. 19, 1999). UNLV is 16-1 in home openers at the Thomas & Mack Center. The only loss was against Cal State Fullerton, 82-80, on Dec. 17, 1994.

A STATISTICAL COMPARISON: Here's a look at UNR and UNLV's statistical comparisons for 1999-2000.

                         UNLV    UNRPoints per game          95.5   76.5Opp. points per game     70.5   66.5Margin                  +25.0  +10.0Rebounds per game        49.5   37.0Opp. rebounds per game   40.5   30.0Margin                   +9.0   +7.0Field goal pct.          .565   .465Opp. field goal pct.     .340   .4493-Pt. FG pct.            .355   .438Free throw pct.          .571   .660Opp. free throw pct.     .545   .680Turnovers per game       18.5   12.0Opp. turnovers per game  16.0   18.5Turnover margin          +2.5   +6.5

PACIFICARE RUNNIN' REBEL ALL-MILLENNIUM TEAM: The UNLV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics announced that basketball fans will have the opportunity to vote for the PacifiCare Runnin' Rebel All-Millennium Team. Voting will take place primarily on the athletics department website at www.unlvrebels.com in conjunction with FANSONLY. A ballot will also appear in the 1999-2000 Runnin' Rebel Official Yearbook and in the Rebel Nation (Nov. 2 edition). The contest will launch on the website on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and conclude on Wednesday, March 1.

Though this is only the 42nd season of men's basketball at UNLV, the push into the year 2000 offers a perfect chance to reflect on a program's storied past, honor its accomplishments and ? most fun of all ? select its best players in history.

Certain to spark friendly debate across the Las Vegas Valley, the naming of the all-time best Runnin' Rebels comes with just one catch ? you get to decide. That's right, it is the fans who get to vote for the school's most dominating center, prolific shooting guard and effective forward.

Brought to you by the UNLV athletics department, the FANSonly Network and PacifiCare of Nevada, the election will see the best of the basketball bunch pared down to the ultimate Runnin' Rebel squad. Five players, one from each position, will be chosen from the 36 nominees provided along with any write-in candidates.

"Although UNLV basketball is a relatively young program, in just more than four decades of existence it has established a presence rivaling any school in the nation," Geri Martin, marketing manager for PacifiCare of Nevada, said. "Moreover, the Runnin' Rebels have become a vital part of our community. As we head into the next millenium, this is PacifiCare's way of helping honor some of the best to ever play the college game."

PacifiCare is one of the country's leading managed health care services companies. Primary operations include managed care products for Medicare beneficiaries and employer groups in nine states, serving approximately 3.6 million members.

Voting for the team is as simple as hitting a few buttons. You can click to pick! All five positions have at least seven candidates to choose from, each with biographical information available.

Voting closes on March 1. The PacifiCare Runnin' Rebel All-Millennium Team will be announced during ceremonies on Saturday, March 4, as part of UNLV's final regular-season home game against Mountain West Conference rival New Mexico.

From Elburt Miller, who scored 55 points in one game in 1967 to Shawn Marion, who was an NBA lottery pick in 1999, all the Runnin' Rebel greats are included on the ballot for your perusal. Now it's your job to pick just five.

"We hope all fans will get involved and vote for their all-time favorites," Martin said. "PacifiCare would like to thank not only those who had the greatest impact, but also all who ever donned a UNLV uniform. Thanks for putting Runnin' Rebel basketball on the map."

The following is the list for the All-Millennium Team: Center ? George Ackles (1988-91), Richie Adams (1981-85), Jimmie Baker (1972-74), Lewis Brown (1973-77), David Butler (1988-90), Keon Clark (1996-98), Elmore Spencer (1990-92). Power Forward ? Jarvis Basnight (1985-86), Armon Gilliam (1984-87), Glen Gondrezick (1973-77), Evric Gray (1990-93), Sidney Green (1979-83), Larry Johnson (1989-91), Jackie Robinson (1973-78). Small Forward ? Larry Anderson (1979-83), Stacey Augmon (1987-91), Robert Florence (1971-74), Shawn Marion (1998-99), Elburt Miller (1966-68), Eddie Owens (1973-77), Gerald Paddio (1986-88), J.R. Rider (1991-93). Shooting Guard ? Freddie Banks (1983-87), Dexter Boney (1991-93), Anderson Hunt (1988-91), Anthony Jones (1984-86), Reggie Manuel (1991-95), Sam Smith (1975-77), Tony Smith (1976-79). Point Guard ? Greg Anthony (1988-91), Michael Burns (1978-82), Robert Smith (1974-77), Ricky Sobers (1973-75), Danny Tarkanian (1981-84), Reggie Theus (1975-78), Mark Wade (1985-87).