LAS VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) – UNLV's men's basketball's EJ Harkless has been named the Raising Cane's Outstanding Rebel of the Week, the school announced Saturday.

The award goes to the student-athlete who turned in the best individual performance during the previous week of competition from Monday through Sunday as voted on by the UNLV Athletics Strategic Communications department.

Harkless, a fifth-year guard from San Bernardino, California, led the Rebels in back-to-back home wins over then-No. 24 Dayton and High Point University. He dropped a season high of 24 points and grabbed six rebounds in a 60-52 victory over the Flyers, UNLV's first win over a ranked non-conference team on its home floor in eight years. Following that performance, Harkless led the Rebels with 15 points and seven assists in a 78-68 win over High Point.

2022-23 Outstanding Rebel of the Week Award Winners
Sept. 7 - Riley Liebsack, Women's Soccer 
Sept. 14 - Isabel Martin, Women's Volleyball
Sept. 21 - Aidan Robbins, Football
Sept. 27 - Austin Ajiake, Football
Oct. 6 - Gabrielle Arretche-Ramos, Women's Volleyball
Oct. 13 - Natalia Ruiz, Women's Cross Country
Oct. 19 - Natalia Ruiz, Women's Cross Country
Oct. 26 - Ellease Crumpton, Women's Volleyball
Nov. 1 - Isabel Martin, Women's Volleyball
Nov. 9 - Isabel Martin, Women's Volleyball
Nov. 26 - EJ Harkless, Men's Basketball