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3 FIREWORKS The Runnin Rebels have arguably the best pregame show in all of college basketball. Originally, just swirling spot lights, a loud pep band and excitable cheerleaders, the pregame show at the Thomas & Mack Center has evolved through the years. The Runnin Rebels get the red-carpet treatment as the team is introduced. The carpet is rolled out onto the floor, while strobe lights topped off by a video and fireworks show get the place rockin. The exhibition uses 60 pyrotechnic effects, 24 strobe lights, 36 other lights, takes four to five hours to set up and a crew of seven to pull it off at game time. DICK CALVERT VOICE OF THE REBELS A familiar sound to UNLV fans of all ages, Dick Calvert, the "Voice of the Rebels," begins his fifth decade as the game announcer for UNLV Athletics. Calvert, who calls UNLV football, basketball, men's & women's soccer, baseball games and other events at Sam Boyd Stadium, Thomas & Mack Center, Cox Pavilion, Peter Johann Memorial Field and Earl E. Wilson Stadium, has also served as the game announcer of the MWC basketball tournament, the Las Vegas Bowl, the NBA Vegas Summer League, the FIBA Americas tournament and the USA Basketball Senior Men's National Team. Additionally, the longtime university staffer works many MWC Championships hosted by UNLV and is the official starter for a number of university and NCAA golf tournaments. Calvert annually works over 100 local events. He was inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in June The former play-by-play broadcaster is also one of the most experienced commentators of American professional soccer, having served 18 seasons in both the North American and Major Soccer Leagues. Calvert has had the privilege of working in three World Cups. The Las Vegas resident retired from broadcasting and the UNLV Athletics Department after serving as the director of broadcasting, director of athletic marketing for Olympic sports and director of athletic facilities/operations. Calvert and his wife Anne have four adult children and are the proud grandparents of 10. There's a new phrase in Las Vegas. And it's catching on quickly. "Get Your Reb On." What was first designed as UNLV Athletics' marketing campaign for all of its sports programs this year is already starting to grow into something more. "It definitely has a life of its own," said UNLV men's basketball head coach Lon Kruger. "Our fans and players are going to have some fun with it." So what does "Get Your Reb On" mean? It means quite simply finding a way to represent being a UNLV Rebel fan. And with that in mind, the possibilities are unlimited. Much of the campaign centers around the mustache of Hey Reb!, UNLV's beloved mascot who symbolizes a trailblazer from the old West. The inspiration for the mascot was historical Nevada frontiersmen from the 1800s such as John C. Fremont and Kit Carson. In the new marketing campaign, UNLV student-athletes, coaches and supporters are shown sporting white, handle-bar mustaches like Hey Reb!. And while UNLV fans are already inquiring about where to obtain their "Get Your Reb On" mustaches, getting your Reb on is not limited to just sporting the stache. "This is about showing your Rebel pride and telling others you are a Rebel fan," said UNLV Athletics Director Jim Livengood. "Wear Rebel apparel and wear it often. Go to games. Be passionate. Tell others about being a Rebel. We are working hard to build something that our fans can be proud of and can embrace. This is about more than sports - it's about community." And the best part is you don't have to be a UNLV student-athlete or a coach to be a part of the evolution of UNLV Athletics. All of its fans get to play a role as well. PEP BAND Numbering more than 80 strong, the UNLV Pep Band, which began in its present form in 1978, is a big part of Runnin Rebel basketball. Nothing gets the crowd on its feet at the Thomas and Mack Center faster than the sounds of Win with the Rebels and Viva Las Vegas. The UNLV Pep Band, directed by Tony LaBounty, also performs at other university-related events as well as select convention appearances. ALMA MATER Alma Mater, we praise you For spirit, the eternal flame, Strength which never falters, A tribute to your name Alma Mater, we thank you, Exalted Scarlet and Gray. Truth and wisdom from your standard In our minds and hearts will stay Alma Mater, we cherish you. And in our days that are yet to be, Our voices let us ever raise In honor, U-N-L-V FIGHT SONG Win with the Rebels Win with the Rebels a victory today! Win with the Rebels, the Scarlet and Gray. From mountains that surround you to far across the sea. We ll win with the Rebels of UNLV. U-N-L-V UNLV Go, Fight, Win. We ll win with the Rebels of UNLV. 80

4 CHEER and dance Two of the nation s best-known spirit squads, the UNLV Cheerleaders and the UNLV Dance Team (Rebel Girls) are fixtures at Runnin Rebel basketball games. The teams perform at various UNLV Athletics events, conventions and shows, and volunteer their time to appear at numerous events throughout the Las Vegas community. The Cheer & Dance Teams also devote time to instructing the UNLV Rebel Starzz - a group of young dancers ages 3-16 that performs at games throughout the year. attendance at tmc continues to climb The last several seasons have seen UNLV fans fill the Thomas & Mack Center at the highest marks since the early 1990s. UNLV averaged 14,228 per home game last season, the Runnin' Rebels' highest mark since Jerry Tarkanian's last year as coach in In fact, that number climbed to 15,131 per game in conference play last season, including drawing a sellout crowd of 18,557 for a win over BYU. In its next game, UNLV drew 18,044 for New Mexico, which marked the first time the Runnin' Rebels had consecutive home games with 18,000+ since The BYU game marked the second straight year that UNLV has sold that game out. UNLV grew to No. 18 in the nation in home attendance last season (up from 22nd the year before), and has been No. 1 on the West Coast for the last two years in attendance. "Not only is that great for our players and our fans, but we love to talk about that to our recruits as well," Kruger said. "What our fans have done the last few seasons will have a long-term impact on our program." HEY REB Embodying the Rebel spirit of the University he promotes, UNLV's Hey Reb made his debut in 1983 and received a makeover in Named one of 12 All-American Mascots, he competed for the title of 2004 Capital One Mascot of the Year and made a strong showing by coming in second in online voting. No stranger to national television, however, Hey Reb also appeared in two memorable ESPN SportsCenter commercials. On-court promotions keep even the youngest fans involved at Runnin' Rebel games. "tickets for teachers" program UNLV Athletics continues to reach out to the community to form unique partnerships to benefit community organizations as well as increase the size of the crowds inside the Thomas & Mack Center on gamedays. One of the most impactful partnerships has been the Tickets for Teachers program. Working with the Clark County School District s School-Community Partnership, Tickets for Teachers has celebrated amazing success over the past two years. The program, which started prior to the season, has provided two Runnin Rebel season tickets to every elementary and middle school in the district, which principals can use to give to teachers as an incentive throughout the season and also to say "thank you" for their service. The partnership will again provide tickets to all 274 schools this year. "This program is a small way to recognize teachers, but has a big impact," said UNLV men's basketball head coach Lon Kruger, who also serves on the advisory board of the Clark County School District's School-Community Partnership. "The feedback we receive from teachers is amazing and we are looking forward to another successful year of the program." Tickets are provided through donations from community members. A school - two tickets - can be sponsored from $180 for the entire season. 81

5 Pregame Show By Mark Wallington UNLV Athletics Media Relations AND NOW... Two words that start it all: clear floor... drop lights... cue band... start dancers... roll fireworks... and get ready for the greatest pregame show in all of college basketball. The Voice of the Rebels takes everyone in the Thomas & Mack Center through 2 minutes and 40 seconds of excitement that gets the players introduced and the crowd on its feet. Public address announcer Dick Calvert is your host for the spectacular and has been since its inception in the mid-1970s. Originally, the pregame show was just swirling spot lights, a loud pep band and excitable cheerleaders getting things rolling during player introductions. We wanted to add some pizzazz, give it a touch of Vegas, said Dominic Clark, UNLV sports information director at the time. When we saw the affect it had on spectators and visiting teams, we lengthened it. As the team became more known, so did too, its university s pregame show. Fans came earlier. Reporters called. Photographers set up to capture the spectacle on film. All of this was before the Thomas & Mack Center when the Rebels were running the floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center. It was a natural progression for a team that was becoming big time, said Calvert. Basketball people across the country were talking about the team in the desert. Apparently the UNLV athletic brain trust had to wing it because there was nothing else like it in sports. We were pioneers, said Clark. No one else had anything so elaborate and it just continued to expand. The pregame show continued to expand and arouse the Thomas & Mack Center faithful. At the same time, a great affect on the visiting team The Runnin Rebels have enjoyed the red carpet treatment since moving to the Thomas & Mack Center in became quite noticeable as well. The other teams were intimidated by it all, said Clark. Sometimes they were shell shocked even after the game started and wouldn t score a point for 10 minutes while the Rebels ran up and down the floor. A visiting coach once told Sports Illustrated that the pregame show was worth 10 points to UNLV. The pregame show has grown so big and boisterous that visiting teams often duck it completely. Teams coming in here for the first time would get caught by surprise, Calvert said. But coaches in the conference got smart and started pulling their teams off the court so they wouldn t get intimidated. (former Georgetown coach) John Thompson learned always to take his team out. The Runnin Rebels move into their state-ofthe-art arena allowed for more additions to the show. Calvert now announced the rolling out of the red carpet and the light show became more intricate with strobe effects. And things got really wild with the introduction of fireworks. Several years later, former TMC director of operations Mike Enoch decided it was time to go all out. He worked with Matt Dillingham of Advanced Entertainment Services on developing an indoor pyrotechnic light show and in 1986 the sparks really flew. Dillingham, who is the president of the company, has since worked with numerous professional teams in the NBA and NHL but said none can duplicate the excitement and breadth of the Rebels show. A lot of professional teams try to duplicate what UNLV does but don t get close to it, Dillingham said. I know a lot of people who have come to games just to see the pregame show. The exhibition uses 60 pyrotechnic effects, 24 strobe lights, 36 other lights, takes four to five hours to set up and a crew of seven to pull it off at game time. Great care is taken to head off any safety problems. The basketball floor is cleared except for the cheerleaders and they stand in a protected area in the middle of the court. Plus, Dillingham said all fireworks are of the indoor variety, meaning they re not toxic. After gaining a reputation in the West, the show was first broadcast in its entirety during a nationally televised game in the late-1980s. The UNLV fireworks show is second to none. 82

6 Mendenhall Center CONSTRUCTION OF MENDENHALL CENTER UNDERWAY UNLV s state-of-the-art basketball practice facility is scheduled to open in September 2011 On March 3, UNLV announced a plan by a group of donors to construct a new, state-of-the-art basketball practice facility on its campus. The group, led by Bob Mendenhall, also includes Maury Gallagher, Bill Paulos, Bill Wortman and Hope Anstett. They saw the need for a new facility and together created a 501.c.3 corporation that is building the new Mendenhall Center through Mendenhall's construction company. "This is a huge addition to UNLV Athletics and the basketball program," UNLV head men's basketball coach Lon Kruger said. "We really appreciate the generosity of this gift and the interest in our program by these individuals." The Mendenhall Center will be attached to the south side of the Cox Pavilion and will have a total of 38,000 square feet of space on three levels. Included will be two basketball courts, an academic area and film room, locker rooms, athletic training, strength and conditioning, and equipment areas. "This is a great day for our athletics program as well as our university," UNLV Athletics Director Jim Livengood said when the project was announced. "We are launching a project that will be a major asset to UNLV. The generosity of our donors is a testament to the excitement and enthusiasm that exists in this city and with our athletics program." "Basketball has been a major `friend raiser' for UNLV for years," said UNLV President Neal A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Oct. 20, 2010 Smatresk. "In this fiscally challenging time for UNLV, we could not have done this without this generous gift. This facility will help take the Runnin' Rebel basketball program to the next level of success and will build an enduring legacy for our fans." The facility is being built entirely through the private sector and, upon completion of construction, will be gifted to the university. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Oct. 20. Fans may follow the construction progress live on a web cam that may be accessed from the men s basketball page at UNLVRebels.com. Architectural Renderings courtesy of DCC Architects 83

7 Tarkanian Court On Nov. 26, 2005, prior to the start of the game against Nevada, Reno, the court at the Thomas & Mack Center was named Tarkanian Court. During 19 years as UNLV's head basketball coach ( ), Jerry Tarkanian posted a (.829) record with the Runnin Rebels. Tarkanian took four teams to the NCAA Final Four, winning the national championship in 1990 in a runaway over Duke - the highest margin In September of 2008, the Thomas & Mack Center received a complete visual equipment overhaul. As part of the partnership between UNLV and ISP Sports, the arena received upgraded equipment, which was part of the $3.1 million in total upgrades to UNLV Athletics' facilities. The new equipment at the TMC includes a centerhung scoreboard and video display, which replaced Redd Vision. The old equipment had been in place since Also, the new equipment includes partial ring beam displays and a new scorer's table display. The new equipment has greatly enhanced the fan experience and presentation during events at the facility and has increased the visibility of UNLV's sponsors and advertisers. "This equipment allows us to enhance and create new interactive opportunities for our fans, event producers and corporate clients at every event the Thomas & Mack Center hosts," UNLV Athletics Director Jim Livengood said. "These upgrades have added to the experience of our MARILYN AND SI REDD BASKETBALL OFFICES The UNLV Athletics Department announced on March 9, 1993, a $350,000 donation by the late Si and Marilyn Redd, owners of Si Redd s Oasis, for the expansion and renovation of the men s and women s basketball offices within the Thomas & Mack Center. The offices, dubbed the Marilyn and Si Redd Basketball Offices were dedicated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 1, The completion of the Marilyn and Si Redd Basketball Offices put the finishing touches on a $4 million renovation at the Thomas & Mack Center, which brought about increased food services, restroom and handicapped facilities, along with a new look. The pride we have felt with the performances of the Rebels - both men and women - made us believe that of victory in NCAA tournament championship game history. A member of the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame, Tarkanian, known to fans as the towelchewing "Tark the Shark," never had a losing season while at UNLV. At UNLV, Tarkanian coached 13 players recognized as All-Americans a total of 20 times. He won 11 regular-season conference championships, seven conference tournament titles and made 12 NCAA Tournament appearances, including a string of nine straight. He was an eight-time conference coach of the year and was named UPI's National Coach of the Year in New Visual Equipment Basketball Offices spectators and have improved our events." The Thomas & Mack Center, now in its 28th year of existence, has been ranked as high as the No. 2-grossing facility in the world. The center-hung video scoring display features four LED wide-screen video boards (8-feet high by 13-feet, 4-inches wide). The 10 mm pixel pitch of each board provides an amazing quality of viewing for spectators. Additionally, as part of the center-hung unit, there are four scoring/advertising displays (4-feet, 2-inches high by 16-feet, 8-inches wide with a 20 mm pixel pitch) and a Pro-Star advertising ring (2-feet, 1-inch high by 49-feet, 11-inches wide, also with a 20 mm pixel pitch). The partial ring beam (balcony fascia) display, which features four indoor Pro-Ad advertising displays, spans 80 percent of the balcony's rim. Each section is 3-feet high by 88-feet, 10-inches long that features LED displays with a 23 mm pixel pitch. Two custom scoreboards have also been installed behind each basket on the balcony's rim that feature fixed digital scoring with complete player stats (points, rebounds and fouls) and backlit, tri-vision ad panels for sponsors and advertisers. Other equipment included is a 50-foot LED scorer's table with a 10 mm pixel pitch, new shot clocks for the backboards, which include 13-inch high digits for it was necessary to provide the best facilities possible for the coaches, Marilyn Redd said in We want the coaches to have the type of facilities necessary to recruit the caliber of student-athlete needed to continue their outstanding performances. In November 1992, the Redds made a $1.7 million donation to the university for the upgrading of the Si Redd Room and for the construction of the Marilyn and Si Redd Sports Medicine Center. Si Redd was one of gaming s great characters and also one of the most well-known, knowledgeable people on the subject of coin operated devices. Known as the King of the Slot Machine, Si got his start in 1930 with a Bally pinball machine. Almost half a century later, he developed video poker, and went on to found what would become one of the most important, profitable businesses in the gaming world, International Game Technology. The UNLV men s basketball offices underwent another minor renovation in 2004, which was made Left to right at the Tarkanian Court dedication ceremony: former UNLV President Carol Harter, Lois Tarkanian, former UNLV Athletics Director Mike Hamrick and Jerry Tarkanian. The Thomas & Mack Center received a visual equipment overhaul just prior to the season. shot clock time and 7-inch digits for game time. Six wall-mounted locker room clocks displaying the game time have also been installed. A new outdoor marquee LED billboard on the corner of Tropicana and Swenson has also been added as well as a new baseball scoreboard at Wilson Stadium. possible by the former Runnin Rebel Basketball Club. It provided the offices with an updated look along with a new player s lounge area. 84 (Left to right) Landra Reid, the late Si Redd, Senator Harry Reid and the late Marilyn Redd.

8 Radio/TV JON SANDLER RADIO PLAY-BY-PLAY Veteran play-by-play broadcaster Jon Sandler is in his seventh year behind the microphone for UNLV men s basketball. Sandler, 49, has a remarkable professional and educational background that provides him with a unique perspective on the air. He is an honors graduate of Stanford University and the University of Virginia School of Law. Sandler practiced corporate law in Palo Alto, Calif., from At that point, he decided to follow his love of sports and became the play-by-play voice of the Salinas Spurs baseball team in the California League. After working for two years in Single-A ball, (Salinas and the Palm Springs Angels), Sandler was hired as the play-by-play broadcaster for the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars prior to the 1993 season. During his seven-year stint as "The Voice of the Stars," Sandler quickly established himself as one of the bright young sportscasters in the country. He received numerous honors, including being selected as the Pacific Coast League's sole representative on the ESPN telecasts of the Triple-A World Series. Sandler also handled radio and television broadcast duties for the Las Vegas Thunder of the International Hockey League. Sandler s background has also allowed him to work in other areas of professional sports. He was the Director of Marketing, Broadcasting and Public Relations for the Stars and the Thunder and in 2000, was named Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL. Under his leadership, the Las Vegas XFL team was widely regarded as the most successful in the League. Sandler, who is also UNLV's radio play-by-play voice for its football team, has previously handled the play-byplay duties for the UNLV baseball team, who won three straight Mountain West Conference Tournament championships from with Sandler calling the action. Sandler is also employed as Vice President of Business Development and Regional Director, Las Vegas, by Clear Channel Spectacolor, overseeing sales and marketing efforts on the multi-media venue at the Fashion Show ("The Cloud"), Miracle Mile Shops and other multi-media projects in Las Vegas. Jon and his wife, Sherry, live in Las Vegas. ROBERT SMITH RADIO ANALYST Former Runnin' Rebel legend Robert Smith is in his second year as the UNLV men's basketball program's radio analyst. Smith, who starred at the school from , replaced Glen "Gondo" Gondrezick, who served in the position for 17 years and passed away in REBELS ON THE RADIO ESPN Radio is the home of UNLV Athletics. All Runnin Rebel games can be heard on Rebel flagship station ESPN 1100 AM & 98.9 FM (KWWN) in Las Vegas. Jon Sandler and Robert Smith will again bring fans all the action as part of a continuing partnership with Lotus Broadcasting, now in its 12th consecutive year. Each game begins with a full half-hour of pregame analysis and features. In addition to Runnin Rebel basketball, ESPN 1100 & 98.9 also carries UNLV football games. The UNLV ISP Sports Network may also be heard in northern Nevada on KHIT 1450 AM serving the Reno area. Fans outside of the Silver State can hear all the action through UNLV's official website UNLVRebels.com as a subscription to Rebels All-Access is available for $6.95 per month or $49.95 a year. April of Smith, 55, a former teammate of Gondrezick's on the squad known as the "Hardway Eight," sits next to Jon Sandler to make up the Runnin' Rebels' radio broadcast team. Smith played point guard on UNLV's first team that reached the NCAA Final Four, in He remains UNLV's career leader in free throw percentage at 87.8 percent and he is also the single-season leader, making 92.5 percent of his tries during the season. He played seven years in the NBA, four more in the CBA and seven playing in France. Smith also coached nine years at Las Vegas' Bishop Gorman High School, winning two state titles and finishing as runner-up twice. A member of the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame's Class of 1987, he was also inducted into the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in June of He has spent time in recent years coaching at the Andre Agassi Boys and Girls Club and he is still involved in coaching youth teams in the Las Vegas area today. Until the end of last season, Smith held the UNLV record for most consecutive free throws without a miss during a season with 27 ( season). He led the team in assists during the and seasons with 157 and 195, respectively, and he ranks seventh on the UNLV career assists chart with 445 during his threeyear career. Robert and his wife of 37 years, Gloria, have three sons and a daughter: Robert Jr. (35), Jamaal (25), who played college basketball at New Mexico, Elijah (15) and Anika (29). "the lon kruger radio show" The Lon Kruger Radio Show may be heard live during the season on ESPN 1100 AM & 98.9 FM (KWWN). The show, hosted by Jon Sandler, will originate from the Orleans Hotel & Casino for the fourth straight year and air live from 7-8 p.m. on selected weekdays. The show will also feature a coach from one of UNLV's other sports programs each week. It will be available live and on an archived basis via internet streaming through All-Access at UNLVRebels.com. The show schedule: Nov. 11, Nov. 19, Dec. 7, Dec. 14, Dec. 29, Jan. 6, Jan. 13, Jan. 20, Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Feb. 10, Feb. 17, Feb. 24, March 3, March 7 and March 14. in memory of "gondo" Referred to fondly in the sports world simply as "Gondo," former UNLV men's basketball star, NBA player and longtime radio and TV announcer Glen Gondrezick will be remembered first and foremost as a true Runnin' Rebel. Gondrezick died in April of 2009 at the age of 53. He had undergone a heart transplant in Sept. of Gondrezick was one of Jerry Tarkian's first recruits at UNLV and lettered from He went on to finish as the 16th-leading scorer in UNLV basketball history with 1,311 points and played a major role in the Runnin' Rebels advancing to their first NCAA Final Four in Gondrezick's determination and hustle made him an instant fan favorite, and his style of play almost always resulted in scrambles on the floor and collisions in the scorer's table while chasing down loose balls. His jersey number 25 was retired in a halftime ceremony at the Runnin' Rebels game against UCLA at the Thomas & Mack Center on Dec. 27, Gondrezick averaged 11.4 points per game during his four seasons in Las Vegas. He also is ninth (831) on the Runnin' Rebel career rebounds list. A 1977 honorable mention All-American and 1987 inductee into the Rebel Athletics Hall of Fame, he was a second round NBA draft pick and spent six seasons in the pro league - two ( ) with the New York Knicks and four ( ) with the Denver Nuggets. He averaged 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game over his career. Gondrezick would later return to UNLV, spending 17 seasons as a radio and television analyst for his alma mater. "gametime with unlv hoops" For the 16th consecutive year, Gametime with UNLV Hoops will be seen on CBS affiliate KLAS-TV 8 in Las Vegas. Chris Maathuis joins UNLV Head Coach Lon Kruger in the studio Sundays during the season for a unique half-hour of game reviews, previews and program features. The show airs Sundays on Las Vegas One (Cox Cable channel 19) at 9:30 p.m. and on channel 8 at 11:30 p.m. The show will also be available on an archived basis at UNLVRebels.com and is shown throughout each week on the Mtn. 85

9 TV, ISP unlv to appear on the mtn., cbs college sports & versus this season The Mountain West Conference television package reaches a national audience through a combination of telecasts on The MountainWest Sports Network (The Mtn.), CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV) and VERSUS. The Mtn. has been available to cable subscribers in the MWC footprint since it first aired in and is now available nationally on DIRECTV (Channel 616). In , UNLV men's basketball will make at least 11 appearances on The Mtn., four on CBS College Sports and four more on VERSUS. On Aug. 26, 2004, College Sports Television (CSTV) and the MWC announced a visionary partnership that revolutionized the college sports landscape. The landmark agreement was the first NCAA Division I football and men s basketball conference-wide deal for CSTV and provided the network exclusive rights to all conference events, including cable and satellite television coverage, national over-the-air and satellite radio, video-on-demand and online broadcast rights. A succession of events since the fall of 2004 has improved the television model, including CSTV s merger with Comcast SportsNet to create The Mtn. MountainWest Sports Network and CBS Corporation s purchase of CSTV. In 2008, CBS incorporated CSTV s cable, broadcast and online activities into its world-famous brand. The Mtn. is co-owned by CBS C and Comcast SportNet. The relationship with Comcast SportNet also delivered another national broadcast partner in VERSUS. The MWC was the first exclusive college programming provider for the Comcast-owned entity, with football and both men s and women s basketball games. The CBS C/MWC partnership has guaranteed greater levels of television exposure for all league sports and has resoundingly met the fundamental goals of more exposure and preferred start times and dates. In the summer of 2006, the centerpiece of this historic relationship was realized with the launch of The Mtn. the first sports network dedicated to serving a single collegiate athletic conference. The Mtn. provides sports fans blanket coverage of MWC athletics across multiple sports, including football, men s and women s basketball, and men s and women s Olympic sports. Along with live games, fans get a comprehensive array of news, features and analysis about their favorite MWC teams and players. In , more than 250 MWC events were shown live on The Mtn., CBS C and VERSUS. CBS C is currently in over 38 million homes, while VERSUS reaches more than 79 million households. UNLV ISP Sports & Entertainment Properties Now in its fourth year as the exclusive multimedia rights holder for UNLV Athletics, ISP -- America s Home for College Sports -- is regarded as America s foremost collegiate sports marketing company and brings a national presence to the overall marketing of Rebel athletics. This past summer ISP was acquired by IMG College and is presently transitioning into the new company. Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., ISP is also a partner with more than 60 major college athletic programs, conferences, bowl games and venues. Mountain West members BYU and TCU, along with nationally recognized athletics departments such as Auburn, Florida State, Syracuse, Vanderbilt and Wake Forest are part of the ISP family as well. ISP produces and markets a variety of sponsorship opportunities surrounding UNLV Athletics, including radio play-by-play, advertising in various athletics department publications and on the official athletics department website UNLVRebels.com, signage in university athletic facilities, and at-event promotions. Leading the ISP staff at UNLV is Vice President and General Manager Wade Howell, who has extensive experience in the sports marketing field and with ISP. Howell joined the company in 1998 and has served on ISP sales teams at Alabama, Georgia Tech, Tulane and Boston College before being selected to direct the new partnership with the Rebels. He is a graduate of Georgia State University where he also earned a master s in sports administration. A talented and energetic sales team operates under Howell s direction in the sales and marketing of Rebel sports. Associate GM Steve Moser, a 1989 UNLV graduate, is a proven sales and marketing professional in the Las Vegas area with previous experience with the Las Vegas Thunder (hockey) and Las Vegas Stars (baseball) as well as at the university. Assistant GM Paul Woody previously served as the Manager of Business Development at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway a corporate sales executive at UNLV as well as at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He also worked in athletics at TCU. He earned his undergraduate degree from Hendrix College wade howell General Manager and his master's from Ohio University. Account Executive Kate DeFriece joined the UNLV/ISP team after working at the ISP corporate headquarters in sales and operations. DeFriece is a graduate of the University of Tennessee. To contact the ISP Sports office at UNLV, call (702) steve moser Assoc. General Manager paul woody Asst. General Manager kate defriece Account Executive 86

10 On The Web UNLVREBELS.COM IS THE HOME OF RUNNIN' REBEL BASKETBALL Enjoying a complete redesign in 2008, the official UNLV athletics website UNLVRebels.com has steadily expanded in both content and usership since its premiere in As one of the hundreds of official athletic sites that make up the CBS College Sports Network, the Rebels home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The official UNLV athletic website features an enhanced design with rotating stories and a wide photo layout on the front page. In addition, the site takes advantage of a number of CBSCollegeSports.com online features, including its exclusive GameTracker technology, allowing Rebel fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-by-play. Through the site, CBS College Sports also operates the Rebels online store, which provides officially licensed merchandise and apparel. Also, UNLVRebels.com is your home for UNLV All-Access, which is a popular online service that features the most in-depth coverage of Rebel sports through exclusive audio and video content, including live games streamed via broadband, special features, highlights, press conferences, coaches shows and much more. CBS College Sports' exclusive GameTracker technology (right) allows UNLV fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-by-play of various Rebel sports, including men's basketball. UNLV s media notes (right) and statistics can be accessed in their entirety prior to each game at UNLVRebels.com. UNLV All-Access (left) is a popular online service that features the most in-depth coverage of Rebel sports through exclusive audio and video content, including live games streamed via broadband, special features, highlights, press conferences, coaches' shows and much more. FOLLOW THE REBELS ON facebook.com/unlvathletics twitter.com/unlvathletics CoachKruger.com was launched just prior to the season. 87