March 6, 2000
LAS VEGAS: The UNLV Runnin' Rebels (No. 1 seed) will face San Diego State (No. 8 seed) in the opening round of the Mountain West Conference Tournament on Thursday, March 9, at 9 p.m. in the Thomas & Mack Center (18,500). UNLV is the 2000 MWC Co-Champs. UNLV recorded its third 20-win season over the last four seasons under coach Bill Bayno. Other opening games feature: No. 3 New Mexico vs. No. 6 BYU at Noon, No. 2 Utah vs. No. 7 Air Force at 2:30 p.m., and No. 4 Colorado State vs. No. 5 Wyoming at 6 p.m.
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 on Thursday will begin at 7 p.m. with Tony Cordasco, Ruben Herrera and Derek Roy. The pregame show with Ken and Gondo will begin at 8 p.m. For home games, 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.
TELEVISION: Thursday's game will be televised by ESPN. Bob Carpenter and Jimmy Dykes 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 3 p.m. 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 Barley's (4500 E. Sunset 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 next coaches show will air on Tuesday, March 7 and March 14.
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 each team.
SAN DIEGO STATE AZTECS (5-22, 0-14)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg. Rpg.33 Myron Epps F 6-6 So. 14.5 5.942 Marcelo Correa C 6-10 Jr. 10.1 6.3 4 Donte Wilson G 6-3 Sr. 4.1 2.0 5 Bradley Jackson G 5-10 Fr. 7.2 2.721 Jeffrey Berokoff G 6-3 So. 3.7 1.1
UNLV RUNNIN' REBELS (20-7, 10-4)
No. Name Pos. Ht. Cl. Ppg. Rpg.10 Dalron Johnson F 6-9 Fr. 10.6 7.014 Donovan Stewart F 6-4 Jr. 4.9 2.334 Kaspars Kambala C 6-9 Jr. 18.6 9.111 Mark Dickel G 6-2 Sr. 13.4 8.9 apg 3 Trevor Diggs G 6-3 Jr. 14.9 1.7
INJURY REPORT: Athletic Trainer Dave Tomchek reports that junior guard Kenny Dye had a sprained right shoulder, which occurred in the Princeton game on Dec. 3. Dye has missed the last 22 games and is a redshirt candidate. Sophomore guard/forward Lou Kelly has a broken right foot (fracture of the fifth metatarsal) and will be out of action indefinitely.
SAN DIEGO STATE: The Aztecs are 5-22 overall and 0-14 in the Mountain West Conference.
UC Riverside W 73-57New Mexico State L 66-49San Diego L 73-45Oklahoma State L 97-63South Carolina State W 72-57Arizona State L 99-85USC L 87-54UC Santa Barbara W 60-57Ball State L 82-65Loyola Marymount W 70-63High Point W 74-63Cal State Fullerton L 72-66Pacific L 74-63Utah L 70-55Air Force L 81-73 (3OT)UNLV L 83-55Colorado State L 75-67Wyoming L 93-87BYU L 72-50New Mexico L 78-57Utah L 83-65Colorado State L 74-46Wyoming L 71-57Air Force L 63-55New Mexico L 78-49UNLV L 85-64BYU L 67-50
SAN DIEGO STATE HEAD COACH STEVE FISHER: He is in his first season at San Diego State and his record is 5-22 (.185) and career record over 10 seasons is 189-104 (.645).
SERIES HISTORY: UNLV leads the series against San Diego State 19-4 (Home: 10-1, Away: 7-3, Neutral: 2-0). UNLV swept the season series against the Aztecs. UNLV won 83-55 on Jan. 22, at the Thomas & Mack Center and 85-64 on March 2, at the Cox Arena.
UNLV vs. SAN DIEGO STATE IN '99-2000: UNLV defeated San Diego State 83-55 on Saturday, Jan. 22, at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Aztecs led early in the game and held its last advantage at 8-7 (16:08). UNLV, with the score tied at 8-8, went on a 20-5 run over 7:18 to break the game open with a 28-13 lead with 8:36 left in the first half. UNLV led 41-27 at halftime. In the first 1:46 of the second half, UNLV scored six straight points to lead by 21-points at 48-27 (18:14). UNLV then increased the lead to 27 points at 65-38 with 11:27 left, which totaled a 24-11 run over 9:33 (since the start of the second half). UNLV's biggest lead of the game was 30 points at 83-53 with 1:43 to play. UNLV had a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures. Junior forward Donovan Stewart scored 17 points (two short of his career high), 5 rebounds and dished out a career-high 5 assists. Junior guard Trevor Diggs added 17 and junior center Kaspars Kambala had 13 and senior guard Mark Dickel recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 assists. Forward Myron Epps led San Diego State with a game-high 22 points. UNLV shot .429 (30-for-70) from the field and SDSU .309 (17-for-55). UNLV shot .227 (5-for-22) from 3-point range and SDSU .200 (2-for-10). UNLV shot .563 (18-for-32) from the line and SDSU .731 (19-for-26). UNLV outrebounded SDSU 49-39.
SDSU MIN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A PF TPM. Epps (f) 35 7-14 0-0 8-11 3 0 2 22Okotie (f) 20 0-5 0-0 2-2 3 1 3 2Mann (c) 28 1-3 0-0 3-4 4 0 4 5Wilson (g) 19 0-3 0-1 0-0 5 1 5 0Jackson (g) 21 2-4 0-1 0-0 4 2 1 4Abramowitz 23 1-6 0-4 3-3 4 3 2 5Berokoff 11 1-4 1-2 0-0 1 0 0 3Small 1 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0Rohwer 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0Marion 27 2-8 1-2 0-0 7 0 1 5Correa 14 3-6 0-0 3-6 1 0 3 9 Team 6Totals 200 17-55 2-10 19-26 39 7 22 55
UNLV MIN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A PF TPJohnson (f) 13 3-5 0-0 0-0 6 1 2 6Stewart (f) 28 8-14 1-3 0-1 5 5 3 17Kambala (c) 28 3-9 0-0 7-11 9 3 3 13Diggs (g) 26 5-14 2-8 5-6 1 2 2 17Dickel (g) 35 2-8 2-7 4-6 3 10 1 10Popoola 8 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 0 2 3Brotherson 20 2-6 0-2 0-1 2 2 1 4Booker 2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Dotson 25 3-6 0-0 0-4 11 1 3 6Richardson 11 2-3 0-1 1-1 2 0 0 5I. Epps 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 2 Team 6Totals 200 30-70 5-22 18-32 49 24 17 83
Halftime: UNLV 41, SDSU 27.
Turnovers: SDSU 22 (M. Epps 5, Abramowitz 5), UNLV 13 (Diggs 3, Dotson 3).
Blocked Shots: SDSU 2 (Marion 2), UNLV 6 (Dotson 2, Richardson 2).
Steals: SDSU 4 (Mann, Wilson, Marion, Correa), UNLV 10 (Dickel 3, Brotherson 3).
Officials: Thornley, Dixon, Hernandez.
Attendance: 11,924.
UNLV defeated San Diego State 85-64 on Thursday, March 2, at the Cox Arena. After a 4-4 tie (16:00), UNLV put the game away with a 29-1 run over 6:31 to lead 33-5 (9:29). SDSU later cut the deficit to 19 points at 33-14 (6:10). UNLV then increased its lead to 24 points at 38-14 at the 3:52 mark. UNLV took a 42-18 lead to the locker room at halftime. Senior point guard Mark Dickel had the hot hand in the first half with 13 points (3-for-4 FG, 3-for-3 3PFG). Junior guard Danny Brotherson added 11 first half points. UNLV shot .541 (15-for-28) and SDSU .241 (7-for-29) in the opening half. In the second half, UNLV held a commanding lead throughout. UNLV's biggest lead of the game was 31 points at 64-33 with 13:05 remaining. UNLV had four players in double figures. Junior center Kaspars Kambala scored 19 points, 17 in the second half, with 10 rebounds for his 26th career double-double. Dickel added 18 and freshman forward Dalron Johnson recorded a double-double with 16 points and 13 rebounds and Brotherson added 11. Forward Myron Epps led San Diego State with 13 points. UNLV shot .443 (27-for-61) from the field and SDSU .421 (24-for-57). UNLV shot .375 (9-for-24) from 3-point range and SDSU .375 (6-for-16). UNLV shot .667 (22-for-33) from the line, including .714 (15-for-21) in the second half and SDSU shot .556 (10-for-18). UNLV dominated on the boards with a 43-29 advantage.
UNLV MIN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A PF TPJohnson (f) 33 6-9 2-3 2-3 13 1 5 16Stewart (f) 22 1-4 0-2 0-0 3 2 0 2Kambala (c) 25 5-9 0-0 9-11 10 1 1 19Brotherson (g) 32 5-11 1-3 0-1 2 5 4 11Dickel (g) 34 4-7 4-6 6-6 5 7 0 18Popoola 5 1-4 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 2Diggs 21 2-10 2-7 0-0 0 1 1 6Booker 6 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 0 0 0Dotson 14 1-3 0-0 2-4 3 2 4 4Richardson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0I. Epps 6 2-2 0-0 3-8 2 0 0 7 Team 2Totals 200 27-61 9-24 22-33 43 19 15 85
SDSU MIN FG-FGA 3P-3PA FT-FTA REB A PF TPM. Epps (f) 29 5-11 1-1 2-6 7 0 4 13Okotie (f) 24 1-9 0-2 4-5 3 1 1 6Correa (c) 22 3-6 0-0 0-0 5 3 5 6Wilson (g) 29 2-6 0-3 1-2 4 3 0 5Jackson (g) 31 3-4 2-2 3-5 1 4 4 11Abramowitz 24 5-8 2-4 0-0 1 2 3 12Berokoff 26 2-5 1-3 0-0 1 1 2 5Small 4 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 2Marion 4 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0Mann 7 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 4 Team 6Totals 200 24-57 6-16 10-18 29 14 23 64
Halftime: UNLV 42, SDSU 18.
Turnovers: UNLV 15 (Dickel 5), SDSU 15 (Mann 3).
Blocked Shots: UNLV 3 (Dotson 2), SDSU 6 (Mann).
Steals: UNLV 6 (Diggs 2), SDSU 6 (Berokoff 3).
Officials: Thornley, Reynolds, Self.
Attendance: 2,764.
UNLV vs. THE MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE: UNLV has an all-time record of 76-34 (.691) against the seven teams in the Mountain West Conference: vs. Air Force (10-1), BYU (4-4), Colorado State (13-3), New Mexico (10-7), San Diego State (19-4), Utah (10-7), Wyoming (10-8).
RUNNIN' REBEL HEAD COACH BILL BAYNO: **2000 Mountain West Conference Co-Coach of the Year** - 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 88-59 (.599) 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 20 wins in 1999-2000 for three 20-win seasons over a four-year span. The Runnin' Rebels are the 2000 Mountain West Conference Co-Champions. He 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 four straight .500 or better seasons (1996-2000). 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 445 games played (counting 27 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 458. 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 437 (as of March 1).
UNLV HOME RECORD: UNLV has a 66-21 (.759) record under head coach Bill Bayno at the Thomas & Mack Center, including a 15-2 record this season. The 15-2 record is the best winning percentage since the 1992-93 season (14-2 at home).
A STATISTICAL COMPARISON: Here's a look at San Diego State and UNLV's statistical comparisons for 1999-2000.
UNLV SDSUPoints per game 82.7 62.0Opp. points per game 74.6 74.8Margin +8.1 -12.8Rebounds per game 42.5 32.4Opp. rebounds per game 38.3 37.9Margin +4.2 -5.5Field goal pct. .454 .408Opp. field goal pct. .424 .4583-Pt. FG pct. .318 .298Free throw pct. .677 .682Opp. free throw pct. .659 .702Turnovers per game 16.1 17.7Opp. turnovers per game 17.9 16.1Turnover margin +1.8 -1.6
NOTES:
ANOTHER 20-WIN SEASON: UNLV has notched its third 20-win season under coach Bill Bayno over the last four seasons. It also marks the 27th 20-win season in the 42 years of UNLV basketball.
THIRD STRAIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP: In one way, shape or form, UNLV has captured its third straight conference championship with its 80-67 victory over New Mexico on March 4 in the regular season finale. UNLV won the 1998 WAC Tournament Championship and the 1999 WAC Mountain Division Regular Season Co-Champs. UNLV is now the 2000 Mountain West Conference Regular Season Co Champs (with Utah).
ANOTHER .500 PLUS SEASON: With 20 wins, UNLV is guaranteed an over .500 season for the fourth straight year under head coach Bill Bayno. UNLV has now recorded a .500 or better season in 39 of 42 seasons of basketball in school history.
VICTORY OVER RANKED OPPONENT: UNLV defeated then-No. 19 Utah 72-66 on Feb. 5 at the Thomas & Mack Center. The last ranked opponent UNLV defeated prior to that was on Jan. 23, 1999, at TCU when the Runnin' Rebels posted a 95-88 overtime victory over the 21st-ranked Horned Frogs.
THREE STRAIGHT ROAD WINS: UNLV won its first three MWC road games over Air Force (Jan. 15), New Mexico (Jan. 17), Colorado State (Jan. 29). It marked the first time a UNLV team captured three straight road wins since the 1991-92 season. The Runnin' Rebels won their last 10 road games, which included nonconference opponents, en route to an overall 26-2 record.
ROAD RECORD: UNLV finished the regular season with a 5-5 record (which included a 1-1 record on a neutral court at the Charlotte Food Lion MVP Classic).
UNLV AND WYOMING COMBINE FOR 207 POINTS: Wyoming defeated UNLV 109-98 on Jan. 31 in Laramie for a combined 207 points. The 1992-93 season was the last time UNLV and its opponent combined for more points. UNLV defeated UC Irvine 115-97 on Dec. 19, 1992, at the Thomas & Mack Center for a combined 212 points.
DICKEL AND KAMBALA: The only two players who have started in all 27 games.
UNLV RANKS EIGHTH IN THE NATION IN OFFENSE: UNLV ranks EIGHTH in the nation in scoring (82.8, as of March 2). The top five: Duke (89.4), TCU (88.7), Siena (87.2), Florida (85.7), Fresno State (83.2).
50 PERCENT FIELD GOAL SHOOTING: UNLV has shot 50 percent or better from the field in 6 of 27 games...UNLV is 6-0 in those games.
OUT REBOUNDING THE OPPONENT: UNLV is 17-2 in games it has outrebounded its opponent and 3-5 when they have been outrebounded (vs. N.C., OSU, Cincinnati, BYU, at Utah...High Point W 72-53, Utah W 72-66, Florida Atlantic W 81-60). UNLV lost at Wyoming 109-98 on Jan. 31 and outrebounded the Cowboys 44-41 and lost at BYU 83-82 on Feb. 19 and held a 33-32 advantage on the glass. UNLV pulled down a season-high 59 rebounds against Wyoming on Feb. 12.
CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE WEEK AWARD: Junior center Kaspars Kambala has captured the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week award three times this season, the most by any player in the league. Former UNLV great Larry Johnson captured the Big West Conference Player of the Week award four times during the 1990-91 season and J.R. Rider received the award three times during the 1992-93 season.
DOUBLE FIGURE SCORING: UNLV has placed four or more players in double figures in scoring in 14 of 27 games: vs. Mississippi Valley State: four players - Kambala (21), Dickel (17), Diggs (13), Richardson (11), vs. UNR: five players - Diggs (20), Brotherson (18), Dickel (16), Kambala (13), Richardson (11), vs. Georgetown: five players - Diggs (27), Kambala (15), Dickel (14), Brotherson (13), Richardson (10), vs. North Carolina: four players - Kambala (20), Diggs (15), Dickel (14), Brotherson (12), vs. Austin Peay State: five players - Kambala (23), Dickel (14), Diggs (11), Dotson (11), Brotherson (10), vs. Oklahoma State: four players - Kambala (18), Dickel (14), Diggs (14), Johnson (13), vs. Cal Poly: four players - Kambala (31), Johnson (19), Dickel (18), Diggs (12), vs. San Diego State: four players - Stewart (17), Diggs (17), Kambala (13), Dickel (10), vs. Colorado State: five players - Kambala (23), Diggs (15), Dickel (15), Johnson (10), Stewart (10), vs. Wyoming: four players - Dickel (29), Johnson (14), Kambala (11), Stewart (10), vs. Florida Atlantic: four players - Kambala (23), Dickel (19), Johnson (14), Diggs (13), vs. Air Force: five players - Diggs (13), Brotherson (13), Kambala (13), Dickel (12), Richardson (11), vs. San Diego State: four players - Kambala (19), Dickel (18), Johnson (16), Brotherson (11), vs. New Mexico: four players - Kambala (19), Johnson 15), Dickel (12), Diggs (12).
DOUBLE DIGIT ASSISTS: Mark Dickel and Trevor Diggs each recorded double digit assist games against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. Diggs had a season-high 11 and Dickel 10. The team recorded a season-high 33. The last time two UNLV players recorded 10 or more assists in a game was on Nov. 28, 1980. Guards Greg Goorjian and Michael Burns each dished out 10 assists. UNLV defeated Pan American 78-62 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.
TWO PLAYERS WITH 20 OR MORE POINTS: UNLV has placed two players with 20 or more points in a game three times this season: Trevor Diggs scored 28 points and Dalron Johnson added 22 against Air Force on Jan. 15, Kaspars Kambala scored 29 points and Trevor Diggs 21 against Wyoming on Feb. 12, Kaspars Kambala scored 27 points and Trevor Diggs 21 against BYU on Feb. 19.
A GREAT START: UNLV began the 1999-2000 season 5-0 which was the best start in Bill Bayno's five seasons as head coach. UNLV was 4-0 to begin the 1996-97 season in Bayno's second season.
27-GAME RECORD: The 20-7 record in 1999-2000 is the best mark under Bill Bayno in his five seasons as head coach after 27 games. The 1996-97 team was 19-8 after 27 games en route to an overall record of 22-10 and a NIT third round appearance.
PACIFICARE RUNNIN' REBEL ALL-MILLENNIUM TEAM: The UNLV Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in conjunction with PacifiCare, sponsored the Runnin' Rebel All-Millennium Team. Voting took place primarily on the athletics department website at www.unlvrebels.com in conjunction with FANSONLY. A ballot appeared in the 1999-2000 Runnin' Rebel Official Yearbook. The contest launched on the website on Tuesday, Nov. 2, and concluded on Wednesday, March 1.
The PacifiCare Runnin' Rebel All-Millennium Team was announced during ceremonies on Saturday, March 4, as part of UNLV's final regular-season home game against Mountain West Conference rival New Mexico.
The following is the PacifiCare Runnin' Rebel All-Millennium Team: Center - George Ackles (1988-91), Power Forward - Larry Johnson (1989-91), Small Forward - Stacey Augmon (1987-91), Shooting Guard - Freddie Banks (1983-87), Point Guard - Greg Anthony (1988-91). The Second Team: Center - Keon Clark (1996-98), Power Forward - Armen Gilliam (1984-87), Small Forward - J.R. Rider (1991-93), Shooting Guard - Anderson Hunt (1988-91), Point Guard - Reggie Theus (1975-78).
RUNNIN' REBELS EARLY SIGNINGS: UNLV announced the early period signings for the 2000-2001 season:
Omari Pearson
F/6-8/Sr.
Crispus Attucks Charter School in York, Penn., Hometown: Wheaton, Ill.
*Lou Kelly
F/6-5/So.
San Bernardino Valley,
Hometown: San Bernardino, Calif.
*resigned national letter-of-intent, played in two games this season before being injured.
UNLV PLAYER-BY-PLAYER NOTES:
DANNY BROTHERSON: Has appeared in 27 games and is averaging 7.6 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and ranks third on the team with 41 steals. Scored 6 points and pulled down 5 rebounds in each of the first two games against Mississippi Valley State (Nov. 19) and Fairfield (Nov. 21). He dished out a season-high 8 assists in 23 minutes against Fairfield. Scored a season-high 18 points (7-for-10), 11 in the first half, against UNR on Nov. 24. Compiled his first UNLV career double-double with 13 points and a season-high 11 rebounds in a season-high 36 minutes against Georgetown on Nov. 28. Also dished out 6 assists and had 3 steals against the Hoyas. He started his first game against Princeton on Dec. 3. He scored 4 points and pulled down 6 rebounds in 30 minutes. Scored 12 points (3-for-6 FG, 2-for-4 3PFG) and pulled down 4 rebounds in 28 minutes against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Scored 10 points (4-for-7 FG), 5 rebounds and 4 steals in 27 minutes against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. Scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and had 3 steals in 28 minutes against then-No. 14 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18. He pulled down 5 rebounds and tied his season high with 8 assists in 29 minutes against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. Scored 9 points and pulled down 5 rebounds in 27 minutes against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. He came off the bench to score 15 points (4-for-13 FG, 6-for-8 FT), 12 in the second half, in 31 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. He scored 14 points (6-for-14 FG) and recorded a season-high 6 steals in 32 minutes against High Point on Jan. 4. He came off the bench and scored 5 points (5-for-6 FT) in 20 minutes against BYU on Jan. 10. Scored 7 points (3-for-6 FG, 1-for-1 3PFG) and pulled down 5 rebounds in 15 minutes against Air Force on Jan. 15. He had a strong game off the bench with 8 points (3-for-9 FG, 2-for-3 FT) and 5 rebounds in 26 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. Scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 steals in 20 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. He scored 4 points and pulled down 9 rebounds (7 defensive) in 23 minutes against Colorado State on Jan. 29. He had two key baskets in the final three minutes in UNLV's 78-75 victory over the Rams. Scored 5 points (2-for-5 FG, 1-for-2 FT) and had 2 rebounds and 2 steals in 16 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. Scored 4 points (2-for-3 FG), pulled down 5 rebounds and had 3 assists in 14 minutes against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5. He scored 15 points (4-for-6 FG, 1-for-2 3PFG, 6-for-6 FT) and had 4 rebounds in 31 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Scored 2 points (1-for-4 FG) and had 2 rebounds in 14 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. He dished out 4 assists in 27 minutes against BYU on Feb. 19. Scored 6 points and had 3 rebounds in 21 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. He recorded his second double-double of the season against Air Force on Feb. 26. He scored 13 points (5-for-11 FG, 3-for-4 FT) and tied his season-high with 11 rebounds (including a season-high 7 offensive) in 34 minutes. Scored 11 points (5-for-11 FG, 1-for-3 3PFG), all in the first half, and dished out 5 assists in his fifth start in 32 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. Scored 7 points and pulled down 6 rebounds in 23 minutes against New Mexico on March 4. Averaging 10.3 points and 29.6 minutes over his last three games. Averaged 10.2 points and 4.2 rebounds in five games as a starter (vs. Princeton, N.C., APSU, High Point, @SDSU).
MARK DICKEL: **2000 Second-Team All-Mountain West** Has appeared in 27 games and is averaging 13.4 points and 8.9 assists, 240 total, which is a single-season career-high, (68 turnovers), which leads the Mountain West Conference and LEADS THE NATION. His 361 total points this season is a career-high. Shooting .449 (110-for-245) from the field, .393 (48-for-122) from 3-point range and .795 (93-for-117) from the line. Has made at least one 3-point field goal in 22 games and is second on the team with 45 steals (career-high). All five stat categories (ppg, apg, FG%, 3PFG%, FT%) represent single season career highs. He was named the first-ever Mountain West Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 22. He recorded his first career triple-double in the season opener against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 19. He scored 17 points (5-for-9 FG, 6-for-6 FT), recorded a career-high 10 rebounds and dished out 12 assists in 32 minutes. The triple-double was the first by a UNLV player since Stacey Augmon vs. Rutgers on Feb. 2, 1991 (27 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists). Scored 16 points (6-for-8 FG) and dished out a career-high 14 assists in 35 minutes (1 turnover) against UNR on Nov. 24. Scored 14 points, pulled down 6 rebounds and had 7 assists in 38 minutes against Georgetown on Nov. 28. Scored 9 points and had 7 assists in a season-high 40 minutes against Princeton on Dec. 3. Recorded his third double-double of the season with 14 points and 11 assists in 37 minutes against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Scored 14 points (4-for-7 3PFG) and dished out 6 assists (1 turnover) in 32 minutes against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. Scored 14 points (6-for-13 FG) and dished out 8 assists in 39 minutes against then-No. 14 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18. Scored 18 points (7-for-11 FG), 7 rebounds and dished out 10 assists (1 turnover) in 37 minutes against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. He had another solid game against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. Scored 15 points (6-for-13 FG, 3-for-7 3PFG) and dished out 6 assists in 36 minutes. Scored a season low 2 points and had 6 assists in 33 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. He scored 19 points and tied his career-high with 5 3-pointers (in a career-high 11 attempts) and 16 FG attempts and dished out 8 assists in 38 minutes against High Point on Jan. 4. Recorded his fifth double-double of the season with 17 points (4-for-7 FG, 3-for-6 3PFG, 6-for-6 FT), 10 assists and tied his career-high with 4 steals in 38 minutes against BYU on Jan. 10. Scored 6 points, 5 rebounds and dished out 11 assists in 34 minutes against Air Force on Jan. 15. Scored 16 points (6-for-9 FG, 3-for-3 PFG) with 6 rebounds and 9 assists in 39 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. Recorded his sixth double-double of the season with 10 points and 10 assists (1 turnover) in 35 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. Scored 15 points (3-for-6 FG, 2-for-4 3PFG, 7-for-10 FT), 5 rebounds and dished out 8 assists in 38 minutes against Colorado State on Jan. 29. He scored a career-high 29 points and dished out 10 assists (seventh double-double) in 39 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. Established a career-high with 9 field goals made and 16 attempted (tied career-high). He was also 3-for-7 from 3-point range and 8-for-8 from the line. He accounted for 49 of UNLV's 98 points against Wyoming. Scored 18 points and established career-highs with 12 free throws made in 14 attempts against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5. Dished out 6 assists and tied his career-high with 4 steals in 38 minutes against the Utes. For his efforts, he was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (Feb. 7) for the second time this season. Scored 7 points and dished out 9 assists (no turnovers) in 39 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. He pulled down 7 rebounds and dished out his second highest assists total of the season with 13 in 35 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. He dished out 10 assists (1 turnover) in 38 minutes against BYU on Feb. 19. Scored 9 points and dished out 7 assists in 37 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. He scored 19 points (6-for-16 FG, 3-for-9 3PFG) in 39 minutes against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 22. Recorded his eighth double-double with 12 points and 11 assists (1 turnover) in 33 minutes against Air Force on Feb. 26. Scored 18 points (4-for-7 FG, 4-for-6 3PFG, 6-for-6 FT) and dished out 7 assists in 34 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. He recorded his ninth double-double with 12 points (4-for-11 FG, 4-for-4 FT) and dished out 12 assists (2 turnovers) in 38 minutes against New Mexico on March 4. He is shooting 1.000 (12-for-12) from the line over the last three games. Team-leader with 982 minutes played (36.4 average). He is 17 minutes shy of tying his single season career-high with 999 minutes played (1997-98). He has scored in double figures 33 times in his career and in 20 of 27 games this season. Recorded his 22nd career game (12 times this season) with 10 or more assists against New Mexico on March 4. Has recorded 100 or more assists in all four seasons and became the first UNLV player since Dedan Thomas in 1993-94 (205) to record 200 assists in a season. Has appeared in 121 career games and has not missed a game in his career. UNLV has an overall record of 78-43 (.644) in his career at the point guard position.
UNLV's ALL-TIME ASSIST LEADERS:
1 - 838, Greg Anthony (1988-91)2 - 837, Danny Tarkanian (1981-84)3 - 736, Mark Dickel (1996 -4 - 689, Mark Wade (1985-87)5 - 549, Dedan Thomas (1991-94)
THE NATION'S BEST (as of March 6):1 - Mark Dickel, UNLV (8.9, 240 in 27 games)2 - Doug Gottlieb, Oklahoma State (8.7, 244 in 28 games)3 - Ed Cota, North Carolina (8.3, 241 in 29 games)
TREVOR DIGGS: **2000 All-Mountain West Newcomer Team** The team's second-leading scorer with a 14.9 average and ranks seventh in the MWC. Shooting .321 (62-for-193) from 3-point range, .740 (71-for-96) from the line, averaging 3.3 assists and team leader with 51 steals. Has made at least one 3-pointer in 23 games. Scored 13 points in the season opener against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 19. Scored 19 points, 13 in the second half against Fairfield on Nov. 21. He connected on a season-high 5 3-pointers (7 attempts) against the Stags in 25 minutes. Scored 20 points (8-for-16 FG), 13 in the second half, in 33 minutes against UNR on Nov. 24. Scored 27 points (6-for-24 FG, 12-for-15 FT), 24 in the second half, and had 5 steals in 37 minutes against Georgetown on Nov. 28. Scored 18 points (4-for-10 3PFG) and dished out 6 assists in 38 minutes against Princeton on Dec. 3. Scored 15 points (5-for-18 FG, 3-for-8 3PFG) in 32 minutes against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Came off the bench and scored 11 points and dished out 7 assists in 29 minutes against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. Scored 14 points (6-for-18 FG) and had 3 steals in a season-high 39 minutes against then-No. 14 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18. Recorded his first double-double with 12 points (6-for-14 FG) and a season-high 11 assists in 32 minutes against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. He scored 19 points (5-for-14 FG, 9-for-11 FT), including scoring the last 10 points of the game, and dished out 5 assists and had a season-high 8 steals in 33 minutes against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. The 8 steals set a UNLV school record for most thefts in a single game. The previous record was 7, accomplished three times by Greg Anthony and once by Danny Tarkanian and Jeff Collins. He scored 18 points (6-for-20 FG, 3-for-11 3PFG), 14 in the first half, in 34 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. Scored 5 points against High Point on Jan. 4. He dished out 7 assists against the Panthers. Had a strong performance against BYU on Jan. 10. Scored 20 points (5-for-12 FG, 4-for-7 3PFG, 6-for-6 FT) and had 4 steals in 38 minutes. He scored a career-high 28 points, 16 in the first half, (11-for-17 FG) and tied his season-high with 5 3-pointers made (in 8 attempts) in 32 minutes against Air Force on Jan. 15. Scored a season low 4 points and dished out 4 assists in 35 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. He scored 17 points (5-for-14 FG, 2-for-8 3PFG, 5-for-6 FT) in 26 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. Scored 15 points (5-for-15 FG, 2-for-7 3PFG) and dished out 7 assists in 35 minutes against Colorado State on Jan. 29. Scored 7 points (1-for-12 FG, 1-for-7 3PFG, 4-for-4 FT) in 25 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. Scored 9 points (7-for-10 FT) and tied his season-high with 39 minutes against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5. He connected on 3-for-4 free throws in the final 34 seconds to help secure UNLV's 72-66 victory over the Utes. He scored 15 points (5-for-13 FG, 3-for-4 3PFG), 11 in the first half, in 38 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Scored 21 points (8-for-16 FG) and tied his season-high with 5 three-pointers (9 attempts) and pulled down a season-high 6 rebounds in 36 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. Scored 21 points (7-for-14 FG) and connected on 5 3-pointers (11 attempts), for the second straight game, in 36 minutes against BYU. Has made 5 3's in a game four times (vs. Fairfield, Air Force, Wyoming, BYU). Averaged 19.0 points and shot .542 (13-for-24) from 3-point range over a three-game span (Feb. 10-19). Scored 5 points in 30 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. He had a solid overall game against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 22. He scored 13 points (5-for-11 FG, 2-for-6 3PFG), pulled down 5 rebounds, dished out 9 assists and recorded 6 steals in 32 minutes. Scored 19 points (8-for-14 FG, 2-for-6 3PFG) in 32 minutes against Air Force on Feb. 26. Scored 6 points (2-for-7 3PFG) in 21 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. Scored 12 points (5-for-19 FG, 2-for-7 3PFG) and pulled down 5 rebounds in 38 minutes against New Mexico on March 4. He has scored in double figures in 21 of 27 games and 20 or more points six times. Ranks second on the team with 882 minutes played (32.7 average). Shot .372 (35-for-94) from 3-point range in 14 MWC Games.
SYLVESTER DOTSON: Appeared in 24 games and is averaging 4.2 points and 4.0 rebounds. Shooting .545 (42-for-77) from the field. Scored 5 points and recorded 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots and added 2 steals in 8 minutes against Fairfield on Nov. 21. Played 7 minutes and recorded 1 rebound against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. He sparked the team off the bench with 11 points in 5 minutes in the first half vs. Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. He recorded 2 blocked shots in 12 minutes. Scored 8 points (4-for-5 FG) and pulled down 6 rebounds in 15 minutes against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. He scored 4 points (2-for-2 FG) and pulled down 7 rebounds in 26 minutes in his first start against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. He recorded a season-high 3 blocked shots against the Colonels. He scored 9 points (3-for-5 FG, 3-for-6 FT) and pulled down 8 rebounds in a season-high 29 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. He scored 5 points and pulled down 7 rebounds in 17 minutes against BYU on Jan. 10. He scored 8 points (2-for-4 FG, 4-for-8 FT) and pulled down 4 rebounds in 13 minutes against Air Force on Jan. 15. He recorded 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot in 6 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. He scored 6 points and pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds (season-high 7 offensive) and had 2 blocked shots in 25 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. He collected 4 rebounds in 8 minutes against Colorado State on Jan. 29. Scored 6 points (3-for-4 FG) and pulled down 6 rebounds in 13 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. Scored 5 points (2-for-2 FG) and pulled down 2 rebounds in 6 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Scored 7 points (3-for-8 FG), pulled down 7 rebounds and tied his season-high with 3 blocked shots in 18 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. Scored 4 points (2-for-3 FG) in 14 minutes against BYU on Feb. 19. Scored 4 points (2-for-3 FG) and had 4 rebounds and 1 block in 13 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. Scored 4 points, pulled down 3 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocked shots in 14 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. Had a solid game against New Mexico on March 4. Scored 8 points (3-for-7 FG, 2-for-4 FT) and pulled down 9 rebounds in 18 minutes. Ranks second on the team with 20 blocked shots.
KENNY DYE: Appeared in five games and is averaging 6.0 points and is shooting .417 (10-for-24) from the field. Scored 7 points in 14 minutes in the season opener against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 19. Scored a season-high 15 points (6-for-10 FG) off the bench and dished out 4 assists in 19 minutes against Fairfield on Nov. 21. Scored 8 points in 13 minutes against UNR on Nov. 24. He played four minutes and injured his right shoulder (sprained) against Princeton on Dec. 3. He has not played in the last 22 games and is a redshirt candidate.
ISSIAH EPPS: Appeared in 24 games and is averaging 2.2 points and 2.5 rebounds. Shooting .575 (23-for-40) from the field and ranks third on the team with 16 blocked shots. Scored 6 points and pulled down 5 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 12 minutes against Mississippi Valley State in the season opener on Nov. 19. Pulled down 4 rebounds in 11 minutes against Fairfield on Nov. 21. Scored 4 points and pulled down 5 rebounds with 2 blocked shots in 11 minutes against UNR on Nov. 24. He pulled down 4 rebounds in 12 minutes against Georgetown on Nov. 28. Recorded 3 rebounds in 7 minutes against Princeton on Dec. 3. Scored 2 points, 2 rebounds and 1 block against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. He pulled down 3 rebounds in 7 minutes against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. Scored 4 points and had 2 rebounds in 4 minutes against then-No. 14 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18. Scored 5 points and pulled down a season-high 7 rebounds in 8 minutes against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. Scored 2 points and 1 block in 9 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. Scored 2 points and had 3 rebounds in 8 minutes against High Point on Jan. 4. Scored 2 points and had 2 rebounds in 4 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. Scored 4 points (2-for-3 FG) and had 3 rebounds and 1 block in 9 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. He played in five minutes and had a key block in the final minutes (1:12) against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5. He pulled down 4 rebounds in 13 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Scored 2 points and had 2 blocked shots in 5 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. Scored 1 point and 1 block in 9 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. He scored 6 points (3-for-3 FG) in 10 minutes against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 22. Scored 4 points in 8 minutes against Air Force on Feb. 26. Scored a season-high 7 points (2-for-2 FG, 3-for-8 FT) in 6 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. He pulled down 3 rebounds and blocked two shots in 5 minutes against New Mexico on March 4. Has appeared in 77 career games and has 76 blocked shots.
DALRON JOHNSON: **2000 All-Mountain West Newcomer Team and Co-Freshmen of the Year** Appeared in 27 games and is averaging 10.6 points and 7.0 rebounds. Shooting .515 (122-for-237) from the field, .727 (32-for-44) from the line and team leader with 39 blocked shots (ranks fourth in the Mountain West Conference). Scored 4 points and 4 rebounds in his first collegiate start and game against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 19. Scored 8 points (4-for-6 FG) in 19 minutes against Fairfield on Nov. 21. Scored 5 points and 5 rebounds in 15 minutes against UNR on Nov. 24. Scored 6 points and pulled down 8 rebounds (5 offensive) and 2 steals in 25 minutes against Georgetown on Nov. 28. Recorded his first collegiate double-double with 11 points (5-for-11 FG) and 11 rebounds in 34 minutes against Princeton on Dec. 3. Scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 19 minutes against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Scored 8 points and pulled down 8 rebounds with 3 blocked shots in 23 minutes against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. Scored 13 points (6-for-9 FG) and pulled down 5 rebounds and 3 blocked shots in 23 minutes against then-No. 14 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18. He scored 19 points (8-for-11 FG) and 2 blocked shots in 24 minutes against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. Had 10 blocks over a four-game stretch (Dec. 4-21). He scored 4 points and had 4 rebounds in 16 minutes against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. Scored 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 17 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. Scored 5 points and pulled down 6 rebounds in 16 minutes against High Point on Jan. 4. He scored 16 points (8-for-16 FG) and pulled down 7 rebounds with 2 blocked shots and 2 steals in 31 minutes against BYU on Jan. 10. He recorded his second double-double with career-highs in points (22, 8-for-13 FG, 6-for-6 FT) and rebounds (14 -- 7 offensive and 7 defensive) in 32 minutes against Air Force on Jan. 15. He collected a double-double in the first half with 12 points and 11 rebounds. He also recorded a career-high 5 blocked shots. He recorded his second straight double-double (third overall) with 12 points (4-for-10 FG, 4-for-6 FT) and 11 rebounds in 19 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. Averaged 16.7 points, 10.7 rebounds and 3.3 blocked shots over a three-game stretch (Jan. 10-17). Scored 6 points and had 6 rebounds in 13 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. Recorded his fourth double-double with 10 points (3-for-9 FG, 4-for-4 FT) and 11 rebounds in a season-high 36 minutes against Colorado State on Jan. 29. Recorded a back-to-back double-double (for second time this season and fifth overall) with 14 points (6-for-15 FG, 2-for-8 3PFG) and 11 rebounds (8 defensive) and 2 blocked shots in 25 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. Played one of his best all around games of the season against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5. Scored 17 points (8-for-15 FG, 1-for-2 3PFG), pulled down 6 rebounds, with 4 blocked shots and a season-high 4 steals in 36 minutes. He scored 16 points (7-for-12 FG, 2-for-2 3PFG) and had 5 rebounds in 24 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Scored 14 second half points in UNLV's 74-63 victory over the Rams. Scored 6 points and pulled down his second highest rebound total of the season with 13 in 19 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. Scored 14 points (6-for-12 FG, 2-for-2 FT) and had 5 rebounds in 27 minutes against BYU on Feb. 19. Averaged 12.8 points and 8.5 rebounds over a six-game stretch (Jan. 29 - Feb. 19). Scored 4 points (2-for-11 FG) and had 6 rebounds in 20 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. He scored 14 points (7-for-11 FG) and pulled down 5 rebounds with 3 steals in 27 minutes against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 22. Scored 9 points in 10 minutes against Air Force on Feb. 26. Recorded his sixth double-double with 16 points (6-for-9 FG, 2-for-3 3PFG) and 13 rebounds in 33 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. Scored 15 points (7-for-11 FG, 1-for-1 3PFG) and pulled down 8 rebounds with 2 blocked shots in 29 minutes against New Mexico on March 4. Averaging 15.5 points and 10.5 rebounds over his last two games. Has scored in double figures 14 times and has recorded double digit rebounds 7 times.
KASPARS KAMBALA: **2000 First-Team All-Mountain West** Appeared in 27 games and is the team's leading scorer with a 18.6 average (ranks second in the Mountain West Conference in scoring and rebounding) and leading rebounder with a 9.1 average. His 502 total points and 245 total rebounds are single-season career-highs. Shooting .541 (185-for-342) from the field and .702 (132-for-188) from the line. Scored 21 points (8-for-10 FG) in 26 minutes in the season opener against Mississippi Valley State on Nov. 19. Pulled down 6 rebounds in each of the first two games against MVSU and Fairfield (Nov. 21). Recorded his 14th career double-double with 13 points (6-for-10 FG) and 12 rebounds in 26 minutes against UNR on Nov. 24. Also had 3 assists and a career-high 3 steals against the Wolf Pack. Recorded his 15th career double-double with 15 points (6-for-10 FG) and 10 rebounds against Georgetown on Nov. 28. Recorded his third straight double-double with 29 points and 12 rebounds in 33 minutes against Princeton on Dec. 3. Established a career-high with 13 free throws in 14 attempts (tied his career high). Scored 20 points (7-for-18 FG) and pulled down 6 rebounds in 30 minutes against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. He was named to the All-Tournament team of the Food Lion MVP Classic. He was named Mountain West Player of the Week on Dec. 6. He recorded his career best third straight 20 point game against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. He recorded his fourth double-double (17th career) over a five-game stretch with 23 points (7-for-16 FG, 9-for-11 FT) and 13 rebounds in 23 minutes. Scored 18 points (6-for-12 FG, 6-for-7 FT) and pulled down 8 rebounds in 35 minutes against then-No. 14 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18. He was named Mountain West Conference Player of the Week (Dec. 21). He became the first men's basketball player to receive conference player of the week honors twice. He scored 31 points (tied his career-high with 14 field goals and established a career-high with 23 field goals attempted) and pulled down 14 rebounds (11 defensive) in 33 minutes against Cal Poly. He scored 27 points (9-for-13 FG, 9-for-12 FT) and pulled down 7 rebounds in 29 minutes against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. It marked the fifth time over a six-game stretch that he scored 20 or more points. Averaged 24.7 points and 10.0 rebounds over a six-game stretch (Dec. 3-28).He scored 10 points (4-for-9 FG, 2-for-2 FT) in 23 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. Scored 16 points (7-for-15 FG) and pulled down 9 rebounds in 27 minutes against High Point on Jan. 4. Scored 8 points and pulled down 8 rebounds in 21 minutes against BYU on Jan. 10. He recorded his 19th career double-double with 17 points (6-for-13 FG, 5-for-6 FT) and 10 rebounds in 27 minutes against Air Force on Jan. 15. He recorded his 20th career double-double (seventh this season) with a career-high 32 points (12-for-20 FG, 8-for-11 FT) and a career-high 18 rebounds (career-high 15 defensive) in a season-high 38 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. Scored 13 points (3-for-9 FG, 7-for-11 FT) and had 9 rebounds in 28 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. He was named MWC Player of the Week for the third time on Jan. 24. He is the only MWC player to capture the conference player of the week honor three times. He scored 23 points (10-for-12 FG, 3-for-4 FT), 19 in the second half, and had 6 rebounds in 32 minutes against Colorado State on Jan. 29. Scored 11 points (4-for-11 FG, 3-for-3 FT) in 20 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. He recorded his eighth double-double with 20 points (9-for-13 FG) and 11 rebounds in 36 minutes against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5. Scored a season-low 6 points and pulled down 8 rebounds in 26 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Recorded his ninth double-double with 29 points (12-for-18 FG, 5-for-6 FT) and 11 rebounds in 25 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. Recorded another back-to-back double-double (10th of season) with 27 points (11-for-16 FG, 5-for-7 FT) and 11 rebounds in 28 minutes against BYU on Feb. 19. Averaed 28.0 points and 11.0 rebounds over a two-game stretch (Feb. 12-19). Scored 10 points and had 5 rebounds in 22 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. Recorded his 11th double-double with 23 points (8-for-11 FG, 7-for-10 FT) and had 10 rebounds and recorded a career-high 4 blocked shots in 27 minutes against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 22. He registered his 12th double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds and a career-high 4 assists in 30 minutes against Air Force on Feb. 26. He recorded his third straight double-double (for the second time this season) with 19 points (5-for-9 FG, 9-for-11 FT) and 10 rebounds in 25 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. It was the team and conference leading 13th of the season and 26th career. Scored 19 points (7-for-12 FG, 5-for-8 FT) and 7 rebounds in 25 minutes against New Mexico on March 4. Has scored 20 or more points 12 times this season and 20 times in his career, 30 or more points twice. He has scored in double figures in 24 of 27 games and 59 of 81 career games. Has appeared in 81 career games and has scored 1,153 points (14.2 average) which ranks 22nd in UNLV history. He became the 29th player in UNLV history to reach the 1,000-point plateau. The last player to reach 1,000 points was Tyrone Nesby in 1998. He has also recorded a single-season career-high 31 assists. He has a career field goal percentage of .559 (408-for-730), which ranks seventh in UNLV history.
LOU KELLY: He made his UNLV debut against Air Force on Jan. 15. He scored 4 points (1-for-9 FG, 2-for-4 FT) and pulled down 3 rebounds in 18 minutes. He played in 5 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17 and did not play in the second half due to an injured right foot. He fractured the fifth metatarsal and is out of action indefinitely.
CHRIS RICHARDSON: Appeared in 25 games and is averaging 5.0 points and 3.2 rebounds. Shooting .613 (49-for-80) from the field and .676 (23-for-34) from the line. Played his best all around game in his UNLV career against Mississippi Valley State in the season opener on Nov. 19. Scored a career-high 11 points (4-for-4 FG) and pulled down 6 rebounds. Established a career-high with 3 blocked shots and recorded 3 steals in 15 minutes. Scored 8 points (4-for-6 FG) in 17 minutes against Fairfield on Nov. 21. Tied his career-high with 11 points (5-for-7 FG) in 19 minutes against UNR on Nov. 24. He had another solid game against Georgetown on Nov. 28. Scored 10 points (3-for-6 FG, 4-for-4 FT) and pulled down 7 rebounds in 16 minutes against the Hoyas. Recorded 4 rebounds and had 2 blocked shots in 17 minutes against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Scored 4 (2-for-3 FG) points in 15 minutes against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. He had a solid game off the bench against then-No. 14 Oklahoma State on Dec. 18. Scored 8 points (3-for-4 FG, 2-for-2 FT) and pulled down 6 rebounds in 18 minutes. He missed the Cal Poly game on Dec. 21 due to an illness in the family. He scored 3 points (1-for-1 3PFG) in 5 minutes against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. He scored 6 points (3-for-6 FG) and collected 3 rebounds in 18 minutes against then-No. 3 Cincinnati on Jan. 2. Scored 6 points and pulled down 5 rebounds with 3 steals in a career-high 27 minutes against High Point on Jan. 4. He scored 5 points and had 4 rebounds in 17 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. Scored 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 blocked shots in 11 minutes against San Diego State on Jan. 22. He scored 7 points (3-for-5 FG, 1-for-1 3PFG) and pulled down 4 rebounds with 2 steals in 16 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. He did not play against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5 due to a sprained left ankle. He came back with a strong performance against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Scored 5 points (2-for-2 FG, 1-for-2 FT) and pulled down 3 rebounds in 11 minutes. Scored 3 points (1-for-2 3PFG), 3 rebounds and tied his career-high with 3 blocked shots in 14 minutes against Wyoming on Feb. 12. He scored 7 points (2-for-3 FG, 3-for-4 FT) and had 3 rebounds in 13 minutes against BYU on Feb. 19. Scored 3 points and had 3 rebounds and recorded 3 steals in 15 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. Scored 4 points (2-for-3 FG) and had 4 rebounds in 16 minutes against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 22. He had a solid game against Air Force on Feb. 26. He tied his career-high with 11 points (4-for-5 FG, 2-for-2 FT) and pulled down a career-high 9 rebounds. Also dished out a career-high 5 assists in 24 minutes. He scored 3 points, which was a 3-point goal, in the closing seconds of the first half to give UNLV a 44-32 lead over New Mexico on March 4.
DONOVAN STEWART: Appeared in 27 games (started 24) and is averaging 4.9 points and 2.3 rebounds. Shooting .476 (59-for-124) from the field. Scored 6 points and dished out 3 assists in 21 minutes against Mississippi Valley State in the season opener on Nov. 19. Scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 17 minutes against Fairfield on Nov. 21. Scored 2 points and had 2 steals in 8 minutes against Princeton on Dec. 3. Scored 4 points and 4 rebounds in 17 minutes against then-No. 2 North Carolina on Dec. 4. Scored 4 points in 20 minutes against Austin Peay State on Dec. 15. Scored 7 points (3-for-4 FG) in 15 minutes against Cal Poly on Dec. 21. Scored 6 points with 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals in 16 minutes against Eastern Kentucky on Dec. 28. Had a key steal in the final minute to secure the victory over the Colonels. Scored 5 points and 3 rebounds in 16 minutes against High Point on Jan. 4. His 3-pointer at the buzzer gave UNLV a 28-25 halftime lead over the Panthers. He scored 4 points, pulled down 5 rebounds with 3 assists in 23 minutes against BYU on Jan. 10. Scored 4 points (2-for-4 FG) and 2 rebounds in 17 minutes against Air Force on Jan. 15. He scored 8 points (3-for-5 FG, 1-for-1 3PFG, 1-for-1 FT) and had 3 rebounds in 15 minutes against New Mexico on Jan. 17. He played his best game of the season against San Diego State on Jan. 22. He scored a season-high 17 points and tied his season-high with 5 rebounds in 28 minutes. Established career-highs in field goals made (8), attempted (14) and assists (5). He scored 10 points (5-for-8 FG) in 23 minutes against Colorado State on Jan. 29. He scored 10 points (5-for-9 FG) with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 24 minutes against Wyoming on Jan. 31. Scored 4 points and pulled down 4 rebounds and 3 assists in a season-high 29 minutes against then-No. 19 Utah on Feb. 5. Scored 5 points (2-for-3 FG, 1-for-2 3PFG) in 12 minutes against Colorado State on Feb. 10. Scored 9 points (4-for-6 FG, 1-for-2 3PFG) and pulled down a season-high 6 rebounds in 29 minutes (tied season-high) against Wyoming on Feb. 12. Averaged 9.2 points, shot .556 (25-for-45) from the field in 145 minutes (24.2 average) over a six-game stretch (Jan. 22 - Feb. 12). Scored 4 points and had 4 rebounds in 17 minutes against BYU on Feb. 19. Scored 5 points in 14 minutes against No. 24 Utah on Feb. 21. Scored 2 points with 2 assists and 2 steals in 19 minutes against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 22. Scored 2 points and tied his career-high with 5 assists in 16 minutes against Air Force on Feb. 26. Scored 2 points with 3 rebounds and 2 assists in 22 minutes against San Diego State on March 2. Scored 4 points and pulled down 3 rebounds with 2 steals in 18 minutes against New Mexico on March 4.
RUNNIN' REBEL BREAKDOWN:
Overall: 20-7 Home: 15-2 Road: 4-4 Neutral: 1-1 Mountain West Confernce: 10-4 MWC Home: 6-1 MWC Road: 4-3 Vs. Atlantic Coast Conference: 0-1 Vs. Conference USA: 0-1 Vs. Big 12: 0-1 Vs. Big East: 1-0 Vs. Big South: 1-0 Vs. Big West: 2-0 Vs. Ivy League: 1-0 Vs. Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference: 1-0 Vs. Ohio Valley Conference: 2-0 Vs. Southern Conference: 0-0 Vs. Southwestern Athletic Conference: 1-0 Vs. Trans America Athletic Conference: 1-0 In overtime games: 0-0 When leading at halftime: 17-1 When tied at halftime: 1-0 When trailing at halftime: 2-6 When outrebounding the opponent: 17-2 When tied in rebounding with opponent: 0-0 When opponent outrebounds UNLV: 3-5 When have less turnovers than opponent: 12-3 When tied in turnovers with opponent: 3-0 When have more turnovers than opponent: 5-4 When shooting better from the field: 16-0 When shooting worse from the field: 4-7 When shooting better at the free throw line: 11-3 When shooting worse at the free throw line: 9-2 When shooting the same at the free throw line: 0-2 When taking more shots than the opponent: 13-4 When taking fewer shots than the opponent: 7-3 When shooting more 3-pointers: 7-5 When shooting the same 3-pointers: 0-0 When shooting fewer 3-pointers: 13-2 When taking more free throws: 13-1 When taking fewer free throws: 6-5 When taking the same free throws: 1-1 When shooting 50 percent or better from field: 6-0 When shooting less than 50 percent from field: 14-7 When scoring more than 100 points: 1-0 When Scoring 90-100 points: 4-1 When Scoring 80-90 points: 10-1 When Scoring 70-80 points: 5-3 When Scoring less than 70 points: 0-2 When opposition scores 80 or more points: 2-6 When opposition scores less than 80 points: 18-1 In games decided by less than four points: 1-2 In games decided by 4-10 points: 3-0 In games decided by 10+ points: 16-5
