University of Nevada Las Vegas

To access the complete 2007-08 media guide bio, click here. UNLV: A local product who begins his fourth year with the Rebels ... has played in three career tournaments totalling nine rounds ... has a 74.89 scoring average and has one top-20 finish ... has recorded two rounds at par or better ... transferred to UNLV from Scottsdale Community College in 2004. 2006-07: Played in two tournaments totalling six rounds ... recorded a top-20 finish with a tie for 18th place at the District 7 Shootout ... had two rounds under par ... shot a pair of 69s in the District 7 Shootout ... turned in a scoring average of 73.67. 2005-06: Played in just one tournament, UNLV's home event, the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship where he tied for 44th ... won the 2006 Southern Nevada Golf Association Championship. 2004-05: Used season as a redshirt year. AT SCOTTSDALE: Spent one year in the junior college ranks helping his team win the Western Regional Championship ... turned in a 69.2 scoring average ... won one tournament and finished fifth at the NJCAA Division I National Championship ... earned All-American honors and selected first team all-conference ... was the runner-up for player of the year. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Palo Verde High School in Las Vegas ... led the Panthers to the state title in 2001 and a second-place finish in 2002. PERSONAL: Brandon Mychal Loska was born Feb. 6, 1984, in Portland, Ore. ... the son of Richard Loska and Laurie Pettigrew ... has two younger brothers, Christian and Kit Pettigrew ... majoring in university studies. KNIGHT ON LOSKA: 'Brandon has a lot of talent and we are looking for him to reach his potential. He is going to have a goal of graduating and that is certainly on the horizon here and I think he will meet that goal.'