November 18, 1998
LAS VEGAS - The UNLV Runnin' Rebels continue their four-game homestand against USC on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:35 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center (18,500). The Runnin Rebels will close out the homestand against Weber State on Tuesday, Nov. 24, at 7:35 p.m.
NOTE: The Runnin Rebels are ranked 25th by Sports Illustrated's 1998 preseason Top 25.
All Runnin Rebel games will be carried live on KXNT AM-840. Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick will call the action all season long. The pregame show for Fridays game will begin at 7 p.m. Fans can bring their radio to the game and tune in to KXNTs radio broadcast inside the Thomas & Mack Center on 99.5 FM. Runnin Rebel basketball can be heard on www.broadcast.com
TELEVISION: Friday's game will be televised on FOX Sports West 2. Tom Kelly and Reggie Theus will call the action.
RADIO/TV SHOW INFO: Game Time with UNLV Hoops television show will be shown every Sunday on KLAS TV-8 at 5:30 p.m. (begins Nov. 29). 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 KXNT AM-840 with hosts Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick. The weekly show features interviews with coaches, opposing coaches as well as listener call-ins. Listeners are invited to call in to the show at (702) 733-5968. First coaches show will be on Monday, Nov. 30.
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: Heres a glance at the possible starters for each team.
USC TROJANS (1-0)
No. Name Pos. Ht Cl. Ppg. Rpg.12 Jeff Trepagnier F 6-4 So. 12.0 1.0 21 Jarvis Turner F 6-8 Jr. 9.0 3.0 24 Brian Scalabrine C 6-9 So. 14.0 9.0 5 Brandon Granville G 5-10 Fr. 10.0 5.0 apg 20 Elias Ayuso G 6-2 Sr. 11.0 1.0
UNLV RUNNIN REBELS (2-0)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg. Rpg.31 Shawn Marion F 6-7 Jr. 18.0 5.0 5 Kevin Simmons F 6-8 Sr. 14.0 5.034 Kaspars Kambala C 6-9 So. 21.0 8.511 Mark Dickel G 6-2 Jr. 5.0 9.0 apg 3 Brian Keefe G 6-4 Sr. 5.0 2.0
TICKET INFORMATION: Season tickets as well as individual game tickets are available for the 1998-99 season. For season ticket information, call 895-UNLV and individual game tickets are available at the Thomas & Mack Center box office.
PROMOTIONS: The first 2,500 fans will receive baseball caps from Nextlink at the USC game on Nov. 20. Bring a canned food item and receive $2 off the admission or show the ticket stub from the TCU-UNLV football game on Nov. 21 and receive $2 off the admission at the Weber State game on Nov. 24.
UNLV VS. SACRED HEART RECAP: The Runnin Rebels opened their 41st season of basketball on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Thomas & Mack Center with a 103-56 victory over Sacred Heart, which is the alma mater of UNLV head coach Bill Bayno. UNLV dominated the game from the opening tip. UNLV raced out to a 32-8 lead with 11:49 left in the half. UNLVs biggest lead of the half was 42 points at 57-15 (1:49) on a 3-pointer from freshman guard Desmond Herod. UNLV led 60-19 at halftime and shot a blistering .714 from the field (25-for-35). Sophomore center Kaspars Kambala and junior forward Shawn Marion led UNLV with 16 points each at intermission. All 13 Runnin Rebel players saw action in the game. UNLV held its biggest lead of the night at 59 points on a layup from junior guard Mark Dickel, giving UNLV a 95-36 lead with 7:12 to play. Kambala scored a career-high 25 points (11-for-13 FG) in 17 minutes and Marion added 18 in his Runnin Rebel debut. Senior forward Kevin Simmons rounded out the double figure scoring with 17. Dickel added 10 assists (two under his career high) and sophomore guard Greedy Daniels dished out a career-high 10 assists in 21 minutes. Sacred Heart was led by Andrew Hunter and John Randazzo with 13 points each. UNLV shot .638 from the field (44-for-69) and Sacred Heart shot .290 (20-for-69). UNLV outrebounded Sacred Heart 53-33.
UNLV vs. TROY STATE RECAP: The Runnin Rebels improved to 2-0 on the season with a 95-58 victory over Troy State on Monday, Nov. 16, at the Thomas & Mack Center. Prior to the game, UNLV unveiled the 1998 WAC Championship banner and the players and staff received the championship rings. UNLV, for the second straight game, played all 13 players as five posted double figures. UNLV, leading 11-10 at 16:18, went on a 27-2 run to post a 38-12 lead with 6:05 left in the half. UNLV led 49-26 at halftime. UNLV increased its lead to 30 points (60-30) on a 3-pointer by senior forward Kevin Simmons with 16:19 left in the game. UNLV held it biggest lead of 48 points at 91-43 with 4:47 to play on a dunk by freshman forward Chris Richardson. Junior forward Shawn Marion led UNLV with 18 points, 2 blocks and 4 steals. Sophomore center Kaspars Kambala scored 17 points in 16 minutes in the first half (did not play in the second half); freshman guard Desmond Herod added 14; Simmons 11 and senior guard Brian Keefe had 10. Sophomore guard Greedy Daniels tied his career-high with 6 steals and added 7 assists. Troy State was led by Eugene Christopher who scored a game-high 22 points. UNLV shot .487 from the field (37-for-76); .350 from 3-point range (7-for-20); .636 from the line (14-for-22). Troy State shot .328 from the field (20-for-61); .211 from 3-point range (4-for-19); .737 from the line (14-for-19). UNLV outrebounded Troy State 45-42.
REBEL BASKETBALL LUNCHEONS: The Rebel basketball luncheons featuring Bill Bayno will be held four times this season at noon at the Si Redd Room in the Thomas & Mack Center. Admittance is free to working media.
LUNCHEON SCHEDULE:
Tues., Dec. 15 Tues., Feb. 2Tues, Jan. 5 Tues., March 2
USC: The Trojans are 1-0 on the season. USC defeated San Diego State 101-54 on nov. 17 at the L.A. Sports Arena. USC was 2-0 in exhibition games. The Trojans defeated I-Can All-Stars twice (two different squads) by the scores of 122-62 (Nov. 7) and 101-54 (Nov. 14). The Trojans compiled an overall record of 9-19 last season and 5-13 (8th) in the PAC 10.
A STATISTICAL COMPARISON: Heres a look at USC and UNLVs statistical comparison in 1998-99.
UNLV USCPoints per game 99.0 101.0 Opp. points per game 57.0 54.0Margin +42.0 +47.0Rebounds per game 49.0 49.0Opp. rebounds per game 37.5 38.0 Margin +11.5 +11.0 Field goal pct. .559 .515 Opp. field goal pct. .308 .2953-Pt. FG pct. .314 .267 Free throw pct. .581 .853 Opp. free throw pct. .595 .323 Turnovers per game 15.0 22.0Opp. turnovers per game 21.5 31.0 Turnover margin +6.5 +9.0
USC HEAD COACH HENRY BIBBY: He is in his third season at USC and his record is 27-30 (.474).
SERIES HISTORY: The series is tied 2-2. UNLV has won the last two meetings. UNLV defeated USC 82-72 last season (Dec. 2, 1997) at the L.A. Sports Arena. Greedy Daniels led UNLV with 17 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals in 32 minutes. Corky Ausborne was UNLVs high scorer with 19 points. The Runnin Rebels defeated USC 80-75 on Dec. 28, 1996 at the Thomas & Mack Center.
UNLV vs. PAC 10: UNLV is 18-11 (.621) all-time vs. the PAC 10: Arizona (9-4), Arizona State (0-1), California (1-0), Oregon (1-1), Oregon State (2-0), USC (2-2), Stanford (1-0), UCLA (0-3), Washington (1-0), Washington State (1-0).
RUNNIN REBEL HEAD COACH BILL BAYNO: He is in his fourth season as the head coach of the UNLV Runnin Rebels. He is UNLVs 10th head coach in the 40-year history of Rebel basketball. He has a career record of 54-39 (.581) in three seasons at the helm of Runnin Rebel basketball. Bayno has recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons (42-23 record over that stretch) and has guided UNLV to postseason play for two straight seasons. UNLV compiled an overall record of 22-10 in 1996-97 in Baynos second season. UNLV more than doubled its win total from 1995-96 (10-16 record). UNLV advanced to the third round of the NIT. Last season, 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 Hawaii, 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 (now head coach of the NBAs 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 391 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 404. The last time the Runnin Rebels failed to make at least one 3-pointer came against Long Beach State on Jan. 25, 1986.
WEBER STATE: The Wildcats compiled an overall record of 14-13 last season and 12-4 (2nd) in the Big Sky Conference. Weber State is 1-0 on the season. They defeated Southern Utah 81-75 on Nov. 13. Weber State will host BYU on Thursday, Nov. 19 before playing UNLV.
SERIES HISTORY: Weber State leads the series against UNLV 2-0. Weber State defeated UNLV 76-47 in the 1959-60 season and 79-78 on Dec. 29, 1979 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
WEBER STATE HEAD COACH RON ABEGGLEN: He is in his eighth season at Weber State and his record is 128-75 (.631) and career record over 13 seasons is 237-120 (.664).
WEBER STATE PROBABLE STARTERS: Forwards: #3 Damien Baskerville (6-3, Sr.), #21 Harold Arceneaux (6-6, Jr.), Center : #32 Andy Jensen (6-7, Sr.), Guards: #4 Eddie Gill (6-0, Jr.), #20 Noel Jackson (5-11, Sr.).
UNLV vs. BIG SKY: UNLV is 24-14 (.632) all-time vs. the Big Sky: Boise State (1-0), Idaho (2-0), Idaho State (5-3), Montana (3-0), Montana State (0-1), Northern Arizona (13-8), Weber State (0-2)
HOME OPENERS: UNLV is now 33-8 (.805) in home openers and 4-0 under coach Bayno after posting a 103-56 victory over Sacred Heart on Nov. 14. UNLV is now 15-1 in home openers at the Thomas & Mack Center. The only loss was against Cal State Fullerton, 82-80, on Dec. 17, 1994.
HOME RECORD: UNLV has compiled a record of 43-13 (.768) under Bill Bayno at the Thomas & Mack Center over four seasons. UNLV is 34-7 (.829) over the last two plus seasons.
NOTES: The 103 points scored against Sacred Heart in the season opener was the first 100-point game for UNLV since Dec. 30, 1994, at Central Florida. UNLV defeated Central Florida 103-90 in overtime...the last time UNLV scored 100 points at the Thomas & Mack Center was against Nevada, Reno on Feb. 25, 1993. UNLV won 100-93...UNLV recorded 60 points in the first half against Sacred Heart...the last time UNLV scored 60 points in a half was against UC Irvine on Dec. 19, 1992...the Runnin Rebels scored 60 points in the second half in rout to a 115-97 victory...UNLV shot .638 from the field (44-for-69) against Sacred Heart...the last time UNLV shot 60 percent or better in a game was against Air Force .608 (31-for-51) on Feb. 20, 1997 at the T&M...the 47-point victory over Sacred Heart marks the largest margin of victory under coach Bill Bayno...the 37-point victory over Troy State (95-58 on Nov. 16) tied the second highest margin of victory...UNLV defeated Chicago State (86-49) on Dec. 17, 1997.
1998-99 UNLV Basketball Schedule/Results
Overall: 2-0
Date Opponent TimeN. 14 SACRED HEART W 103-56N. 16 TROY STATE W 95-58N. 20 USC 7:35 p.m.N. 24 WEBER STATE 7:35 p.m.N. 27 Kansas at Tip-off Classic 4:35 p.m.D. 2 at UNR (KFBT) 7:35 p.m.D. 5 at Arizona State (FOX) NoonD. 12 at UCLA (FOX) 2 p.m.D. 19 CINCINNATI% (ESPN) 9 p.m. D. 22 OKLAHOMA ST. (ESPN) 9 p.m.D. 27 COLUMBIA 7:35 p.m.D. 28 SOUTHERN UTAH 7:35 p.m.J. 2 at Cal Poly (KFBT) 7 p.m.J. 9 AIR FORCE* 7:35 p.m.J. 14 RICE* 7:35 p.m.J. 16 TULSA* 7:35 p.m.J. 21 at SMU* (KFBT) 5:35 p.m.J. 23 at TCU* (KFBT) 5:05 p.m.J. 28 WYOMING* 7:35 p.m.J. 30 COLORADO ST.* 7:35 p.m.F. 6 at Air Force* (KFBT) 6:35 p.m.F. 13 at Rice* (KFBT) 5:35 p.m.F. 15 at Tulsa* (ESPN2) 8 p.m.F. 20 SMU* (ESPN2) 1 p.m.F. 22 TCU* (ESPN) 9 p.m.F. 25 at Colorado St.* (KFBT) 6 p.m.F. 27 at Wyoming* (KFBT) 6:30 p.m.M. 2-6 WAC TOURNAMENT$ TBA
%Las Vegas Shootout $WAC Tournament at Thomas & Mack Center * denotes WAC gameAll times are Pacific
UNLV Basketball Staff:
Head Coach: Bill Bayno (Sacred Heart 85)
UNLV Record/Years/Career Record: 54-39
(.581)/4th season/54-39
Associate Head Coach:
Glynn Cyprien (Texas-San Antonio 90)
Assistant Coaches:
Dave Rice (UNLV 91)
Greg Vetrone (Long Island 86)
Dir. of Basketball Operations:
Barry Rohrssen (St. Francis 83)
UNLV Fax On Demand:
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