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1 RUNNIN REBEL SCHEDULE/RESULTS Record: 7-5 Home: 5-1 MWC: 0-0 Away: 1-1 vs. Top 25: 0-2 Neutral: 1-3 Date Opponent W/L Time TV 11/7 Delta Jammers% W, /10 L.A. Stars% W, /17 Northern Arizona W, /20 vs. No. 8 Illinois^ L, ESPN2 11/21 vs. Louisville^ L, OT /22 vs. Chaminade^ W, /25 Cal St. Northridge W, /2 vs. Oklahoma State# L, OT ERT 12/9 at Nevada, Reno L, ERT 12/16 No. 17 Cincinnati@ L, ESPN 12/18 Alaska-Anchorage W, /22 Pepperdine W, /28 Monmouth W, /31 at Old Dominion W, /3 Loyola Marymount 7:35 p.m /6 Chicago State 7:35 p.m /8 Air Force* 7:35 p.m. SW 1/13 at Utah* 12:30 p.m. ABC 1/15 at BYU* 9:00 p.m. ESPN 1/22 New Mexico* 9:00 p.m. ESPN 1/25 at Georgetown 4:30 p.m. ERT 1/27 San Diego State* 7:05 p.m. SW 2/3 at Colorado State* 12:00 p.m. ESPN+ 2/5 at Wyoming* 9:00 p.m. ESPN 2/10 BYU* 1:00 p.m. ESPN+ 2/12 Utah* 9:00 p.m. ESPN2 2/17 at Air Force* 6:35 p.m. SW 2/19 at New Mexico* 6:00 p.m. SW 2/24 at San Diego State* 7:05 p.m. SW 3/1 Colorado State* 7:05 p.m. SW 3/3 Wyoming* 7:05 p.m. SW 3/8-10 MWC Tournament~ TBD ESPN Home games in BOLD at Thomas & Mack Center % - Exhibition Game SW - SportsWest ^ - Maui Invitational # - at Oklahoma City, Okla. at - Las Vegas Showdown * - Mountain West Conference Game ~ - at Thomas & Mack Center All times Pacific RUNNIN REBEL BASKETBALL UNLV SPORTS INFORMATION 4505 MARYLAND PKWY. LAS VEGAS NV BASKETBALL CONTACT: ANDY GROSSMAN OFFICE (702) CELL (702) HOME (702) agrossman@ccmail.nevada.edu ERT - ESPN Regional Q UICK FAC T S Location: Las Vegas, NV Founded: 1957 Enrollment: 23,000 Nickname: Runnin Rebels Colors: Scarlet & Gray President: Dr. Carol C. Harter Dir. of Athletics: Charles Cavagnaro Conference: Mountain West Arena: Thomas & Mack Center Capacity: 18,500 Record in Arena: /18th season All-Time Record: /43rd season All-Time vs. MWC: Head Coach: Max Good UNLV Record: 4-1/1st season Career Record: /9th season Former Head Coach: Bill Bayno (94-64; 5+ yrs) Team Record: 23-8/10-4 MWC (T-1st) January 2, 2001 UNLV HOSTS LOYOLA MARYMOUNT ON WED. Runnin Rebels looking for fifth straight victory as they open three game homestand. Wed., Jan. 3 Loyola Marymount at UNLV 7:35 p.m. PST Game at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas, Nev. Game may be heard live on ESPN 920 AM in Las Vegas and on the internet worldwide at The UNLV men s basketball team will open a three-game homestand on Wednesday, Jan. 3 against Loyola Marymount at 7:35 p.m. The game, which will be played at the Thomas & Mack Center, may be heard live on ESPN 920 AM in Las Vegas and on the internet worldwide at The Runnin Rebels are looking for their fifth straight victory. THE RUNNIN REBELS UNLV (7-5, 0-0 Mountain West Conference) has a four-game winning streak. After losing to then-no. 17 Cincinnati on Dec. 16, UNLV has rolled off four straight victories. They have come against Alaska-Anchorage ( at home), Pepperdine (69-64 at home), Monmouth (81-70 at home) and Old Dominion (69-64 on the road).just completed a four-game homestand and has won three games in a row. After going 3-1 during their last homestand, the Rebels have won 23 of their last 26 games played at the Thomas & Mack Center. The Runnin Rebels are led by All-America candidate Kaspars Kambala, who is averaging 18.4 ppg and 9.9 rpg. He was named the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week on Nov. 27 after recording 90 points and 37 rebounds in four games from Nov UNLV has three other players averaging in double figures in scoring (Trevor Diggs: 14.3; Jermaine Lewis: 12.2 and Dalron Johnson: 11.8). UNLV captured the inaugural Mountain West Conference regular season and tournament championships last season. The Runnin Rebels finished 23-8 overall last year, which included their second trip to the NCAA Tournament in the last three years and their fourth straight postseason appearance. The team recorded a 10-4 mark in the Mountain West, which tied for first place. This year s squad returns nine letterwinners and four starters, while losing only three letterwinners and one starter. Mark Dickel, the nation s top assist man last year, is UNLV s most notable loss from the team. THE OPPONENT Loyola Marymount (4-7, 0-0 West Coast Conference) is coming off an loss at UC Santa Barbara. The Lions won at Loyola-Chicago, 63-53, prior to the UCSB game. The team s other wins came against Sacramento State, Cal State Fullerton and Vanguard. LMU s other losses were to Long Beach State, Portland State, Idaho State, Colorado, USC and UC Irvine. LMU has four players averaging double figures in scoring (Greg Lakey: 13.5, Robert Davis: 13.3, Pablo Machado: 11.6 and Elton Mashack 10.7). The team is led in rebounding by Mashack with 6.7 per game. Machado has 6.6 rebounds per game. The Lions are coached by Steve Aggers who is in his first season at the school. He has a 20-year head coaching record of Last year s team was 2-26 overall and 0-14 in the WCC to finish eighth. The team has two letterwinners returning from last year, both starters. SERIES HISTORY UNLV leads the all-time series with Loyola Marymount The last meeting was on Nov. 15, 1997 in Las Vegas with UNLV winning LMU won the previous meeting, 84-69, in Los Angeles on Dec. 2, UNLV won 13 straight against the Lions before that. UNLV has won 14 of the last 15 meetings. UNLV is 13-2 against LMU at home and 3-0 at the Thomas & Mack Center. FOUR IN A ROW UNLV has won its last four games. The last time UNLV won four in a row was during its stretch of seven straight wins from Feb. 22 to Mar. 11 last season, which culminated with the MWC Tournament Championship. UNLV IN THE SECOND HALF Over the last four games, UNLV has come alive in the second half. Over that stretch, UNLV has scored the same as its opponents in the first half ( ), but during the second half the Runnin Rebels have outscored their opponents That s an average of 15.3 points per second half played.

2 ESPN/USA TO DAY C OACHES POLL December 31, 2000 Rank Team Record Pts Prev. 1. Michigan State (26) Stanford (4) Duke (1) Wake Forest Tennessee Florida Kansas Illinois Virginia Connecticut Seton Hall Wisconsin Syracuse North Carolina Arizona Oklahoma Maryland Alabama Southern California Georgetown Mississippi Texas Iowa Cincinnati Notre Dame OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Iowa State 40; Xavier 33; Arkansas 27; Missouri 15; Utah State 14; St. Bonaventure 11; Charlotte 10; South Florida 10; Boston College 9; Creighton 7; Fresno State 6; Villanova 6; Charleston 5; Marshall 5; Mississippi State 5; North Carolina State 5; Richmond 5; Brigham Young 4; Georgia Tech 4; Southern Mississippi 4; Purdue 3; Dayton 2; Toledo 2; Wyoming 2; Georgia State 1; Memphis 1; Oklahoma State 1; Oregon 1; Pepperdine 1; Vanderbilt 1. DROPPED: None. AP Poll January 2, 2001 Rank Team Record Pts Prev. 1. Michigan St (47) (11-0) 1, Stanford (18) (11-0) 1, Duke (11-1) 1, Wake Forest (11-0) 1, Florida (10-1) 1, Tennessee (13-1) 1, Kansas (11-1) 1, Virginia (10-0) 1, Illinois (10-3) 1, Connecticut (11-1) 1, Seton Hall (9-2) Wisconsin (9-1) North Carolina (9-2) Syracuse (11-1) Oklahoma (11-1) Arizona (7-4) Maryland (9-3) Alabama (10-1) Georgetown (11-0) USC (10-2) Notre Dame (8-2) Mississippi (12-1) Iowa St (11-1) Texas (10-2) 145 NR 25. Cincinnati (9-3) OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Iowa 138, Xavier 33, Boston College 30, Mississippi St 21, Missouri 19, Marshall 17, Penn St 13, Arkansas 11, Minnesota 11, Richmond 11, New Mexico 9, Fresno St 5, Oklahoma St 5, Baylor 4, Oregon 4, Toledo 3, Georgia Tech 2, Ohio St 2, St Bonaventure 2, Vanderbilt 2, Coll of Charltn 1, Georgia St 1, SMU 1, South Florida 1, Utah St 1, Villanova 1, Wyoming 1. DROPPED: No. 23 Iowa. 100TH CAREER WIN With the win at Old Dominion, UNLV Head Coach Max Good recorded his 100th career win as a Division I head coach. 100 POINTS The 101 points scored vs. Alaska-Anchorage marks only the third time UNLV has broken the 100- point barrier in the last six seasons. UNLV scored 104 points last season vs. Cal Poly and scored 103 points during against Sacred Heart. The last time UNLV scored 100 or more points before that was during the season. 900TH WIN With the victory over Alaska-Anchorage, UNLV recorded its 900th win in program history. The program has now won 903 games. FOR OPENERS After its season-opening win over Northern Arizona, UNLV is now all-time in season openers and is 25-4 when opening the season at home. The Rebels have never lost at the T&M in a season opener as they are UNLV has won its season opener each of the last six seasons. KAMBALA NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK ON NOV. 27 Kaspars Kambala was named the Mountain West Conference s Player of the Week on Nov. 27. Kambala scored 90 points with 37 rebounds in four games from Nov He shot an amazing 92 percent from the free throw line (34-of-37), which included 21-of-22 vs. Louisville. It marked the fifth time in his career that he earned conference Player of the Week honors. Last season, he won the award three times. A TOUGH SCHEDULE UNLV is facing arguably one of the toughest schedules in program history during the season. The Runnin Rebels have already faced two AP Top 25 teams in Illinois and Cincinnati and are scheduled to face one more in Georgetown. UNLV has played Oklahoma State, who is receiving votes and has additional opponenst getting votes in New Mexico and Wyoming. ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM After recording 80 points and 25 rebounds in three games at the Maui Invitational, UNLV s Kaspars Kambala was selected to the all-tournament team. No individual scored more points than Kambala during the 2000 Maui Invitational. Also selected to the team were Illinois Frank Williams and Marcus Griffin along with Arizona s Jason Gardner and Michael Wright (MVP). Kambala was 21-of-22 from the free throw line vs. Louisville, which set the tournament record for most free throws made. The old mark was 14 by Todd Lichti of Stanford in 1987 vs. Baylor. Kambala was 24-of-41 from the field and 32-of-34 from the free throw line for the tournament. KAMBALA PUTS HIS NAME ON UNLV S SINGLE-GAME SCORING CHART Runnin Rebel senior Kaspars Kambala recorded a career-high 37 points vs. Louisville, which ties him for the 27th best single-game individual point performance in UNLV history. Kambala was 8- of-10 from the field and 21-of-22 from the free throw line. Kambala s previous career-high for points was 32, which he set at New Mexico last season. KAMBALA HOT FROM CHARITY STRIPE Kaspars Kambala is currently shooting.730 from the free throw line this season. He made his first 26 free throws of the season! He stands at 65-of-89, which includes 21-of-22 in one game vs. Louisville. He made his first 18 free throw attempts of the game vs. Louisville before missing to set the UNLV record for consecutive free throws made in a game. The old UNLV mark of 15 was set by Eddie Owens vs. San Diego State on Dec. 11, If he hadn t missed a free throw vs. Louisville he would have eclipsed the UNLV single-game free throw percentage record set by Larry Johnson (12-of-12) vs. North Carolina State on Feb. 3, He was one make shy of tying the UNLV record for most free throws made in a game: 22 by Elburt Miller in 1966, and one make shy of starting off the season with 27 straight, which is the UNLV consecutive free throw mark for a season set by Robert Smith (Dec. 1 through Dec. 22) in His 21 makes and 22 attempts in one game are both MWC records. He did break the Maui Invitational record for made free throws in a game set by Todd Lichti of Stanford in 1987 vs. Baylor (14). Kambala has gone to the free throw line 53 more times than any other Runnin Rebel this season. IN OVERTIME After losing to both Louisville and Oklahoma State in overtime, UNLV is now (.667) all time in overtime games. Additionally, UNLV is in single overtime games, 5-3 in double overtime and 2-0 in triple overtime. The Runnin Rebels have a record of 5-3 in overtime games at the Thomas & Mack Center. KAMBALA RECORDS 32ND CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLE Runnin Rebel senior Kaspars Kambala recorded his 32nd career double-double with 22 points and 16 rebounds at Old Dominion. It marked his fourth of the season. His others were 10 points and 12 rebounds vs. Cal State Northridge, 39 points and 15 rebounds vs. Chaminade and 18 points and 14 rebounds vs. Northern Arizona. Prior to this season beginning, Kambala ranked third among active Division I players in career double-doubles (research provided by Stats, Inc.). As of Nov. 13, Maryland-Baltimore County s Kennedy Okafor had 33, Notre Dame s Troy Murphy had 32, while Kambala and Murray State s Isaac Spencer had 28. 2

3 MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS As of Jan. 2 MWC All W L Pct. W L Pct. New Mexico Wyoming San Diego State BYU Colorado State UNLV Utah Air Force U N LV S RECORD WHEN IT: Plays a game Plays at home Plays on the road Plays at a neutral site Plays a conference game Plays a home conference game Plays a road conference game Plays vs. CAA Plays vs. Big Sky Plays vs. Big Ten Plays vs. Big Plays vs. Conference USA Plays vs. Northeast Conference Plays vs. WAC Plays vs. WCC Plays during the morning Plays during the afternoon Plays at night leads at halftime is behind at halftime is tied at halftime is in an overtime game shoots a higher FG% than opp shoots a lower FG% than opp shoots an equal FG% as opp takes more shots than opp takes less shots than opp takes equal shots as opp shoots 50% or better from field shoots less than 50%from field shoots a higher 3pt% than opp shoots a lower 3pt% than opp shoots an equal 3pt% as opp takes more 3pters than opp takes less 3pters than opp takes equal 3pters as opp shoots a higher FT% than opp shoots a lower FT% than opp shoots an equal FT% as opp takes more FT than opp takes less FT than opp takes equal FT as opp has more rebounds than opp has less rebs than opp has equal rebs as opp has more assists than opp has less assists than opp has equal assists as opp has more turnovers than opp has less turnovers than opp has equal turnovers as opp has more fouls than opp has less fouls than opp has equal fouls as opp has more blocks than opp has less blocks than opp has equal blocks as opp has more steals than opp has less steals than opp has equal steals as opp scores 100 or more points scores points scores points scores points scores less than 70 points opponent scores 100 or more points opponent scores points opponent scores points opponent scores points opponent scores less than 70 points has a game decided by less than 4 pts has a game decided by 4-9 points has a game decided by 10 or more pts DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING With only nine points vs. Oklahoma State, Kaspars Kambala had his streak of 16 consecutive games scoring at least 10 points snapped. The last time he didn t score 10 or more points in a game before the Oklahoma State matchup was on Feb. 10, 2000 at Colorado State when he had only six points. Kambala has since scored in double figures in the last six games so he has scored in double figures in 22 of his last 23 games. Jermaine Lewis had scored in double figures in eight straight games before having his streak broken vs. Pepperdine. GET THAT OUTTA HERE Dalron Johnson is leading the team in blocks with 32 on the season. That is 21 more than any other Runnin Rebel. He is currently averaging 2.7 blocks per game and was second in the Mountain West Conference as of Dec. 26 when stats were last compiled. LIGHTS OUT Jermaine Lewis is shooting the lights out from three-point range. He leads the team with a 3ptshooting percentage of.411 (23-of-56). He is second on the team in 3-point makes. He was third in the Mountain West Conference in three-pointers made and eighth in three-point percentage as of Dec. 26 when stats were last compiled. NOT TOO MANY MISSES Trevor Diggs leads the team in free throw shooting percentage with.833 for the season. Diggs has made 30-of-36 free throw attempts this season. His best performance of the season was 8- of-8 against Monmouth. GREAT FG PERCENTAGE Kaspars Kambala leads the team in shooting percentage as he is.586 (78-of-133) from the field this season. MOVIN UP THE CAREER SCORING CHART Kaspars Kambala currently has 1,447 points for his career, which puts him 12th on the all-time career UNLV scoring chart. Larry Johnson is the next one on the list at No. 11 with 1,617 career points. So far this season, Kambala has passed J.R. Rider (previously 12th with 1,372), Glen Gondrezick (previously 13th with 1,311), Greg Anthony (previously 14th with 1,301), Lewis Brown (previously 15th with 1,289) and Jackie Robinson (previously 16th with 1,258). Kambala started off the year at No. 17 with 1,226. MOVIN UP THE CAREER FREE THROWS CHART Kaspars Kambala has made 421 free throws for his career, which puts him sixth on the all-time career UNLV chart. Sidney Green is No. 5 with 423. Kambala has already jumped over Stacey Augmon (previously sixth with 400), Eddie Owens (previously seventh with 395), Freddie Banks (previously eighth with 366) and Larry Johnson (previously ninth with 363). Kambala started the year at No. 10 with 356. MOVIN UP THE CAREER REBOUNDING CHART Kaspars Kambala has 786 career rebounds, which puts him eighth on the all-time career UNLV chart. Glen Gondrezick is seventh at 831. Kambala has jumped over Jackie Robinson (previously eighth with 669). Kambala started the year at No. 9 with 667. CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS CHART Dalron Johnson is 10th on the all-time UNLV career blocked shot list. Johnson has 75 for his career. Armon Gilliam is No. 9 with 91. This season, Johnson has passed up the previous No. 10 on the list, Jarvis Basnight, who had 71 for his career. CAREER THREE-POINTERS CHART Trevor Diggs has made 97 career three pointers at UNLV, which ties him with Stacey Augmon for No. 10 on the all-time UNLV career chart. Clayton Johnson occupies the No. 9 spot with 104. RUNNIN REBELS AT THE MACK The Runnin Rebels are playing their 18th season in the 18,500-seat Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV has posted an all-time record of (.855) in the arena since it opened in The Runnin Rebels were 18-2 in the building last season and had a 12-game home winning streak snapped by Cincinnati on Dec. 16. UNLV has since won its last three games in the T&M. UNLV has now won 23 of its last 26 games at home. UNLV has been edged at home by four points or less 17 times and the 40 losses has been by an average of 7.9 points (316 total points). REBELS HAVE 12-GAME HOME WINNING STREAK SNAPPED UNLV had a 12-game home win streak going into its game vs. Cincinnati. The loss to UC snapped the Runnin Rebels streak. UNLV s last loss at the Thomas & Mack Center before Cincinnati was to BYU (77-75) on Jan. 10, UNLV has since won its last three games at the T&M. INJURY UPDATE Jevon Banks sprained his right ankle during the first half of the Oklahoma State game and has missed the last six games. Jermaine Lewis sprained his left ankle during practice before the Old Dominion game. He was held out of that game to help his ankle heal. 3

4 RICHARDSON BACK On Nov. 9, the Division I Committee on Infractions made a finding of a violation of NCAA ethical conduct against Chris Richardson in association with UNLV s infractions case which made him ineligible to compete. The NCAA notified UNLV athletic officials that after sitting out 30 percent of the team s contests he would have his eligibility restored. After missing last season s NCAA Tournament s first round game vs. Tulsa and the first seven games of this season, Richardson has satisfied the suspension and is again eligible. He played in his first game of the season vs. Cincinnati. UP NEXT Following the Loyola Marymount game, UNLV will host Chicago State on Saturday, Jan. 6 at the Thomas & Mack Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. PST. It will be the second of three straight home games for UNLV. The Runnin Rebels will close out the homestand on Monday, Jan. 8 vs. Air Force. PRESEASON PUB Kaspars Kambala had some bigtime acknowledgments during the preseason. He was named a Preseason Top 50 candidate for John R. Wooden Award All-American honors and was among the top 25 votegetters. In addition, he was named to the list of preseason candidates (one of 30) for the Naismith College Basketball Player of the Year award. RUNNIN REBELS ON THE AIR All Runnin Rebel games will be carried live on ESPN 920 AM. Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick will call the action all season long. The pregame show will begin an hour before tipoff and the postgame show, which will last for approximately one hour, includes player interviews and fan call-ins. The broadcasts may also be heard inside the Thomas & Mack Center by tuning to 99.5 FM. In addition all broadcasts may be heard on the internet at COACH S SHOWS Game Time with UNLV Hoops television show will be shown every Sunday on KLAS TV-8 at 11:30 p.m. The show is hosted by Chris Maathuis and features head coach Max Good. The Runnin Rebel Radio Show may be heard live almost every Tuesday from Barley s Casino (4500 E. Sunset) at 7:00 p.m. on ESPN 920 AM with hosts Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick. The weekly show may also be heard on the internet at and features interviews and listener call-ins. Listeners are invited to call in to the show at (702) There is no show scheduled for Jan. 2 and Jan. 23. REBELS ON TV UNLV is scheduled to appear on television 20 times this season. The Runnin Rebels will be on ESPN at least four times (the Cincinnati game was shown on the network), ESPN2 three times (the Illinois game was on ESPN2), ESPN-plus twice, SportsWest seven times, ESPN Regional at UNLV three times (the Oklahoma State and UNR games were on ERT) and ABC once. NCAA PLACES UNLV ON PROBATION On Dec. 12, the NCAA announced sanctions against the UNLV men s basketball program. In response to the sanctions, the university relieved Bill Bayno of his head coaching duties. In addition to UNLV s self-imposed penalties, which the university announced on Sept. 22 in Dallas, the NCAA Committee on Infractions imposed the following penalties: 1) Four years of probation from Dec. 12, 2000; 2) No postseason for the season; 3) No exempted events for the season; 4) Further reduction in grants-in-aid by one for the and academic (Including the self-imposed penalty, the university will be limited to 11 total for each of those two years); 5) Further reduction in official paid visits by two during and (Including the self-imposed penalty, the university will be limited to eight official paid visits during each of those two years). UNLV has decided to appeal the postseason ban penalty only (no other penalty will be appealed). For a complete sanctions report visit HEAD COACH MAX GOOD Max Good was promoted to head coach of the UNLV basketball program after the university relieved former head coach Bill Bayno of his duties on Dec. 12 because of NCAA sanctions against the program. Good was in his second year as assistant coach when he was elevated. Prior to joining the Runnin Rebels staff, Good spent 10 seasons ( ) as the head coach at Maine Central Institute in Pittsfield, Maine. He compiled an amazing (.902) record that included five New England Prep School Athletic Conference Championships. The NEPSAC is considered the top sub-college league in the country. Good also boasts 87 players who went on to play in Division I and seven NBA players. His extensive coaching background includes five seasons as the assistant coach at Eastern Kentucky ( ) before being named the head coach in He compiled an overall record of (.427) in his eight years there. He enjoyed his best season in with a record as he was named the Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year. He has a 4-1 record at UNLV and a career mark over nine years of FORMER HEAD COACH BILL BAYNO Former Runnin Rebel head coach Bill Bayno was in his sixth season as a head coach (all with UNLV) when he was relieved of his duties on Dec. 12. He posted a career record of (.595). Last season, Bayno led his team to a 23-8 overall record, a share of the regular season Mountain West Conference championship, the conference tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament. For his efforts, he was honored with the Mountain West Conference Co-Coach of the Year award. Under Bayno, UNLV qualified for the postseason each of the last four years and made the NCAA Tournament two of the last three years (1998, 2000). Bayno s Rebels also won the conference tournament two of the last three years (1998, 2000). He led the team to back-to-back 20-win seasons in and and recorded his third 20-winner during the season. Bayno came to UNLV from Massachusetts where he served seven years as the associate coach under then-head coach John Calipari. COACHING STAFF UNLV s assistant coaches are Dave Rice, Charles Cunningham and Bill Wuczynski. The Director of Basketball Operations is Mark Wade. Rice, who is in his eighth season, played on UNLV s 1990 National Championship team. Cunningham, who is in his first season with the Rebels, joined the program after three years at Minnesota. Wuczynski has been with the program since the season when he was a student manager. He was made director of basketball operations prior to the season. Wade played at UNLV from and is UNLV s all-time single-season assist leader as he compiled 406 in leading the Runnin Rebels to the Final Four that year. BAYNO FINISHES AT UNLV AS THIRD-WINNINGEST HEAD COACH With his 94 career wins at UNLV, Bill Bayno is the third-winningest head coach by wins in program history. Tark is first with 509 and Roland Todd is second with 96. 4

5 THREE-POINT GOAL... Since the 3-point field goal was adopted by the NCAA in , UNLV has converted at least one 3-pointer in all 458 games played. During that span, the Runnin Rebels have made 3029-of-8358 (.362) shots from behind the arc. The Big West Conference experimented with the 3-point shot in the , and seasons. During that period, UNLV connected from 3-point range in 53 of the 64 games (the 3-pointer was used in some non-conference games). The Runnin Rebels sank 194-of-505 (.384) 3-point attempts during that time. The UNLV streak for games in which it sank at least one 3-point shot stands at 475. The last time the Runnin Rebels failed to make at least one 3-pointer came against Long Beach State on Jan. 25, So, UNLV has sunk at least one shot from behind the arch in 511 of the 522 games in which the rule was used. In addition, the Runnin Rebels have shot.364 from this distance while sinking 3223-of-8863 attempts. UNLV holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games scoring a three-point field goal. RUNNIN REBELS THIRD WINNINGEST PROGRAM ALL-TIME Entering the season, UNLV ranked as the third-winningest program in NCAA history by percentage: 1. Kentucky North Carolina UNLV Kansas UCLA MWC PRESEASON MEDIA POLL School (1st Place Votes) Points Preseason All-MWC Team Utah (18) 233 Terrell Lyday (6-3, Sr., G), BYU Wyoming (7) 207 Mekeli Wesley (6-9, Sr., F), BYU UNLV (6) 199 Kaspars Kambala (6-9, Sr., F.C.), UNLV BYU (1) 178 Josh Davis (6-8, Jr., F/C), Wyoming New Mexico 136 Ugo Udezue (6-8, Jr., F/C), Wyoming Colorado State 90 Preseason Top Returning Player San Diego State 65 Kaspars Kambala (6-9, Sr., F.C.), UNLV Air Force 44 Preseason Top Newcomer Chris Burgess (6-9, Jr., F/C), Utah OLD DOMINION REVIEW (12/31) Kaspars Kambala recorded his 32nd career double-double with game-highs of 22 points and 16 rebounds as UNLV defeated Old Dominion at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va. Trevor Diggs scored 21, Dalron Johnson had 14 and Lou Kelly contributed 13 as UNLV (7-5) won its fourth straight game. Andre McCullum led the Monarchs (4-9) with 17 points. Rasheed Wright had 16 points, Ricardo Marsh scored 11, while Clifton Jones led ODU in rebounds with 10. UNLV shot.435 for the game, while limiting Old Dominion to.318. The Runnin Rebels outrebounded the Monarchs ODU led at the half, but UNLV allowed ODU to shoot only 25 percent from the field in the second half. MONMOUTH REVIEW (12/28) Trevor Diggs scored a career-high 34 points as UNLV defeated Monmouth at the Thomas & Mack Center for its third striaght win. Kaspars Kambala added 16 points, while Dalron Johnson had 12. Diggs scored the Runnin Rebels first 12 points of the game and scored 22 in the second half to finish with 34. He was 11-of-17 from the field, including 4-of-8 from three-point range. UNLV (6-5) shot 51.5 percent during the second half. The Rebels forced 18 first-half turnovers, but shot 30.6 percent in the first half and trailed the Hawks (6-3) at halftime. Monmouth was led by Gerry Crosby s 21 points. Kevin Owens scored 18, while Steve Bridgemohan added 10. UNLV used a 14-4 run in the second half to take a lead and control of the game. PEPPERDINE REVIEW (12/22) Led by Lou Kelly s 14 points, four Runnin Rebels scored in double figures as UNLV defeated Pepperdine at the Thomas & Mack Center. Kaspars Kambala, Danny Brotherson and Vince Booker each added 11 points for UNLV (5-5). Kelvin Gibbs and Brandon Armstrong led Pepperdine (6-5) with 16 points each. Booker made four free throws in the final 34 seconds and the Runnin Rebels converted their final 10 free throws to hold on for the win. Pepperdine led for much of the game and had a chance to tie in the final seconds, but Armstrong missed a three-pointer with three seconds remaining. Kambala rebounded the missed shot and was fouled. He made both free throws to seal the victory. UNLV trailed by as many as 14 in the first half and didn t take the lead until 7:18 left in the game when Booker hit a three-pointer to put UNLV ahead ALASKA-ANCHORAGE REVIEW (12/18) Kaspars Kambala scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds in only 19 minutes on the floor as UNLV routed Alaska-Anchorage at the Thomas & Mack Center. Danny Brotherson added a season-high 15 points for UNLV (4-5), while Trevor Diggs and Jermaine Lewis scored 12 and 11 points, respectively. Ed Kirk led the Seawolves (4-3) with 32 points. UNLV shot 53.3 percent for the game, which included 62.9 in the second half on 22-of-35 shooting. UNLV also won the battle of the boards After leading at halftime, UNLV opened the second half of play with a run. UNLV had another run of 12-0 which spanned 3:39. Alaska-Anchorage led for a majority of the first half thanks, in part, to Ed Kirk s 20 first-half points. The victory was the first for head coach Max Good, who was coaching he second game as UNLV s leader. NO. 17 CINCINNATI REVIEW (12/16) Dalron Johnson scored a team-high 17 points and blocked a career-high six shots, but No. 17 Cincinnati came away with the victory in the second game of the Las Vegas Showdown, 90-72, at the Thomas & Mack Center. (Auburn defeated Oregon in overtime in the first game) It was Max Good s head coaching debut at UNLV (3-5). Both teams shot well (UC: 48 percent; UNLV: 49 percent), but Cincinnati (5-2) scored 22 points on second chances to UNLV s six in the same category. Leonard Stokes led all scorers with 23 points for Cincinnati. The Runnin Rebels had a total of four players score in double figures (Johnson 17, Jermaine Lewis 15, Trevor Diggs 13, Kaspars Kambala 12), while Cincinnati had three (Stokes 23, Steve Logan 22, Kenny Satterfield 18). UNLV exploded out of the game taking a 12-1 lead but the Bearcats went on a 28-6 run to take a 12-point advantage. UC led at halftime Cincinnati used a 15-8 run to begin the second half to take a lead. UNLV closed the gap to 10 points with under 10 minutes left in the game when Cincinnati used a 9-1 run to put the game out of reach for the Runnin Rebels. 5

6 NEVADA, RENO REVIEW (12/9) Dalron Johnson scored a team-high 18 points and three other Runnin Rebels scored in double-figures, but it wasn t enough to overcome 21 turnovers as UNLV (3-4) was defeated by Nevada, Reno (5-1) at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nev. Kaspars Kambala scored 15 points with nine rebounds, Jermaine Lewis turned in his first career double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Danny Brotherson scored 11 points. UNR s James Bayless led all scorers with 24 points and Terrance Green scored all 16 of his points in the second half. UNLV shot 47 percent compared to UNR s 39, but committed 21 turnovers, while the Wolf Pack only committed 9. Nevada, Reno trailed by as many as eight points in the first half, but committed just two turnovers the second half. Tied with nine minutes left, UNR went on an 8-0 run that put it ahead with 6:53 remaining. Johnson made a pair of free throws to pull UNLV to within five points at with 5:13 left, but Bayless was fouled as he scored a basket and made the free throw to make it with 3:43 left. Lewis hit a 3-pointer to cut the lead to with 1:12 remaining, but the Runnin Rebels didn t get any closer. UNLV opened a lead with 2:30 left in the first half and led at halftime OKLAHOMA STATE REVIEW (12/2) Dalron Johnson scored 19 points and Jermaine Lewis added 17, but the Runnin Rebels couldn t overcome a poor first-half performance as they lost to Oklahoma State in overtime at the Myriad Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. Danny Brotherson added a season-high 12 points for UNLV. The Cowboys were led by Maurice Baker s game-high 23 points. Kaspars Kambala had his consecutive double-figure scoring streak snapped at 16 games when he only scored nine points for the Runnin Rebels. He did add a game-high 12 rebounds. UNLV shot only 29.6 percent from the field in the first half and fell behind by as many as 13 points. Oklahoma State shot 43.8 percent in the first half to take a halftime lead. UNLV (3-3) used an 8-2 run in the last four minutes of regulation to take its first lead of the game at Brotherson hit two free throws with 7.9 seconds remaining to take the lead. When Oklahoma State got the ball, Brotherson fouled Victor Williams who sank both free throws with five seconds left to force overtime. Baker and Fredrik Jonzen combined to score 11 points in OT as the Cowboys ran away with the game. The Cowboys scored the first eight points in overtime. Kambala scored five straight points to cut the lead to with 58.2 seconds left, but it wasn t enough as OSU scored the game s final six points off a dunk and four free throws. CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE REVIEW (11/25) Dalron Johnson and Kaspars Kambala each recorded double-doubles as UNLV defeated Cal State Northridge at the Thomas & Mack Center. Johnson scored 18 points with 10 rebounds and Kambala had 10 points with 12 rebounds. UNLV shot.417 (25-of-60) from the field, while holding the Matadors to.356 (26-of-73). UNLV held CS Northridge to.118 from three-point range (2-of-17). Cal State Northridge only committed nine turnovers, to UNLV s 15, but the Runnin Rebels blocked 7 shots to the Matadors one. Trevor Diggs added 16 points, while Jermaine Lewis contributed 14 in the win. Brian Heinle scored 32 points with 11 rebounds to lead CSUN in both categories. Jermaine Lewis made a free throw with 3.1 seconds remaining to UNLV the advantage. Heinle tossed up a three-pointer that would have won the game, but it fell short. UNLV led with over six minutes left when Cal State Northridge began chipping away. Marco McClain made a three-pointer with eight seconds left to tie the game at UNLV led at halftime after trailing by as many as six points early on. The Rebels never trailed in the second half. CHAMINADE REVIEW (11/22) Kaspars Kambala led all players with 29 points and 15 rebounds as UNLV defeated Chaminade during the Maui Invitational s third round The win gave UNLV seventh place in the tournament. Jermaine Lewis and Trevor Diggs each added 16 points for the Runnin Rebels (2-2), who shot.508 from the floor (31-of-61) and.455 from three point range (10-of-22). Lafonte Johnson added 14 points, while Omari Pearson in his first college game scored 11. UNLV held Chaminade (0-3) to.437 shooting (31-of-71) and.333 from three point range (5-of-15). UNLV recorded five blocks as a team to Chaminade s 1. The Runnin Rebels scored 50 points in the second half, which was a season-high for most points in half. Chaminade was paced by C.J. Cowgill s 19 points. Both teams had players in double figure scoring. UNLV took control of the contest in the second half, using a 20-7 run to give itself a lead with 8:33 left. Chaminade cut the deficit to six points at with 1:09 remaining, but the Runnin Rebels went 6-of-6 from the free throw line over the final 51 seconds to take the win. LOUISVILLE REVIEW (11/21) Kaspars Kambala recorded a career-high of 37 points on 8-of-10 FG and 21-of-22 FT but it wasn t enough as Louisville defeated UNLV in overtime in the second round of the Maui Invitational on Tuesday at Lahaina Civic Center. UNLV (1-2) shot.426 (26-of-61) from the field compared to Louisville s.485 (32-of-66). Louisville (2-1) outrebounded the Runnin Rebels UNLV shot only.263 from three point range (5-of-19), while Louisville made.400 (6-of-15). Louisville had five players score in double figures and UNLV had three. Marques Maybin scored 10 of Louisville s 12 overtime points to finish with 21 (Louisville s individual high). Louisville led with 5:06 to play in regulation when UNLV went on a 13-4 run to force overtime. UNLV scored the final seven points in regulation. Kambala scored the first four points of overtime, but Maybin s fourpoint play tied the game with 3:56 left. Louisville took the lead for good at with two free throws by Maybin with 54 seconds left. Dalron Johnson s 3-point attempt with four seconds left didn t fall. Kambala, who made his first 18 free throw attempts, set the tournament record for free throws, breaking Stanford s Todd Lichti s mark of 14 against Baylor in Johnson had 13 points and 12 rebounds for his seventh career double-double. NO. 8 ILLINOIS REVIEW (11/20) Frank Williams led all players with 22 points and 6 assists to lead No. 8 Illinois past UNLV 4-69 in the first round of the Maui Invitational on Monday at Lahaina Civic Center. As a team, Illinois (2-0) shot 50.9 percent (28-of-55) compared to UNLV s 43.9 percent (25-of-57). UNLV (1-1) lit it up from three point range (12-of-23), shooting 52.2 percent. Illinois was only 2-of-9 (22.2 percent). The Runnin Rebels were led by Jermaine Lewis 19 points (4-of-6 3pt). Kaspars Kambala added 14 points, but fouled out. Trevor Diggs scored 18 points (5-of-9 3pt). Illinois trailed by as many as 14 points in the first half but used runs of 9-0 and 11-0 to go into halftime tied at Lewis's basket with 9:52 remaining tied the second half for the sixth time at but Williams scored to give the Illini the lead for good. UNLV closed within two points on a layup by Lafonte Johnson but Illinois went on a 14-6 run to push its lead to with 48 seconds left. Illinois outrebounded UNLV The Illini had a total of three players in double figure scoring with Brian Cook recording a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Marcus Griffin added 15 points. NORTHERN ARIZONA REVIEW (11/17) Kaspars Kambala recorded his 29th career double-double as UNLV routed Northern Arizona in both teams season opener at the Thomas & Mack Center. Kambala scored 18 points (7-of-11 FG), pulled down 14 rebounds and had 4 assists. Trevor Diggs also contributed 18 points (7-of- 14 FG; 3-of-7 3pt), while adding 3 assists and 2 steals. Dalron Johnson added 15 points (7-of-14 FG) for UNLV (1-0). As a team, the Runnin Rebels shot 49.2% (32-of-65) to NAU s 45.8% (22-of-48) from the field, recorded only 8 turnovers to the Lumberjacks 18 and had 8 steals to NAU s 2. Northern Arizona (0-1) had four players in double figure scoring and was led by Casey Grundman s 14 points. UNLV held a halftime advantage and outrebounded NAU for the game UPCOMING TICKET PROMOTIONS Jan. 3 vs. Loyola Marymount is Rebel Red Night. Fans wearing red receive $1 admission for balcony seats. 6

7 TICKET INFORMATION Individual game tickets are priced at $15, $12, and $10 for balcony level. Plaza tickets, which are priced at $25, go on sale 24 hours prior to each game. Runnin Rebel tickets may be purchased at the Thomas & Mack Center box office, all tickets.com locations and on the internet at Group rates are available for groups of 20 or more. For all ticket information, call 895-UNLV. UNLV ON THE WEB The three-year-old UNLV athletics web site was re-launched this past May with an updated look and additional features to best serve fans and media interested in the Rebels. Originally launched in Nov. 1997, unlvrebels.com has steadily expanded in both content and usership but now boasts a new graphic design that elevates it to among the leaders in the industry. Designed for use by alumni, students, fans and media, the Rebels home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The site features rosters, records, historical information and biographical sketches of players and coaches in addition to any and all results since the website first premiered. RUNNIN REBEL LUNCHEONS UNLV Sports Marketing luncheons featuring Max Good will be held at the Si Redd Room in the Thomas & Mack Center. Media interested in attending should RSVP to UNLV SID Andy Grossman at (702) The remaining luncheons are scheduled for Jan. 10, Jan. 31, Feb. 14 and Mar. 5. All luncheons begin at noon. For more information, call 895-UNLV. INTERVIEWS Interviews with UNLV men s basketball players and coaches may be arranged through SID Andy Grossman. Requests for interviews must be made at least 24 hours in advance by calling the UNLV sports information department at (702) MEDIA TEAMLINK AND INFO CONNECTION UNLV s release, statistics and latest box score are all available on the internet through Media members may view documents on the internet or have the information ed to them the moment it is updated. The service is free to all accredited members of the media. The same information is available on Info Connection and may be obtained by calling (770) from a fax machine. Media members without a PIN should call (770) to obtain one. The MWC s passcode is 922#. The Runnin Rebel release code is 1906, the stats code is 1908 and the previous game box code is MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT The Mountain West Conference Basketball Championship will be played Thursday-Saturday, March 8-10, at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV is not eligible to compete because of the NCAA sanctions (UNLV is appealing). The champion will receive the MWC s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. This is the second year that the MWC Tournament will be played in the building and the fifth straight conference tournament to be played at the T&M (The WAC held its championship at the T&M from ). LAST SEASON - INAUGURAL MOUNTAIN WEST CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS UNLV compiled an overall record of 23-8 last season during the Mountain West Conference s inaugural season. The Runnin Rebels were 10-4 in conference play and were the MWC co-champion with Utah. UNLV won the inaugural conference tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center with wins over San Diego State, Wyoming and BYU. UNLV was awarded with an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where it fell to Tulsa in the first round, It marked the second time in the past three years that UNLV made the NCAA Tournament and won the conference tournament. (The Rebels won the WAC Tournament and made the big dance in 1998) UNLV won 20 games for the third time in the last four years and qualified for postseason for the fourth straight year. UNLV also won the conference championship in some form for the third straight year. UNLV won the 1998 WAC Tournament, was the 1999 WAC Mountain Division Regular Season Co-Champs and was the 2000 Mountain West regular season cochamps and the MWC Tournament champions. WITH HONORS When the season was over, UNLV had plenty of hardware to go around. Head Coach Bill Bayno won the Coach of the Year award along with Air Force s Reggie Minton. Kaspars Kambala was named first-team All-Mountain West, Mark Dickel was second-team, Trevor Diggs and Dalron Johnson were named to the all-newcomer team and Johnson was named Freshman of the Year along with Air Force s Tom Bellairs. Along with becoming the Mountain West Conference s first tournament champion, UNLV had three players named to the all-tournament team: Mark Dickel (MVP), Kaspars Kambala and Dalron Johnson. LAST YEAR - PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Last year Kaspars Kambala captured the Mountain West Conference Player of the Week award three times, the most by any player in the league. Mark Dickel won the award twice. 20 WINS UNLV notched its third 20-win season under head coach Bill Bayno over the last four seasons in (23-8). It also marked the 27th 20-win season in the 42 years of UNLV basketball. The 23 victories was the most in Bayno s tenure as head coach and the most since the team was RUNNIN REBEL PROBABLE STARTERS No. Name Pos. Hgt. Wgt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School PPG RPG APG 3 Trevor Diggs G Sr. 1L Brooklyn, N.Y./Kilgore College Danny Brotherson G Sr. 1L Bunkerville, Nev./Utah Valley State Dalron Johnson F So. 1L Los Angeles, Calif./Verbum Dei HS * 24 Vince Booker G Jr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev./Cheyenne HS Kaspars Kambala F/C Sr. 3L Riga, Latvia/Homestead High School * *blocks per game 7

8 #1 Chris Popoola 6-5, F, 215, Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. L.A. City College 8 PTS - 2 vs. Alaska-Anc. (12/18/00) RBS - 1 vs. Alaska-Anc. (12/18/00) AST - 0 STL - 0 PTS - 5 at Utah (2/21/00) RBS - 3 (four times) AST - 2 vs. Fla. Atlantic (2/22/00) STL - 1 (three times) Totals #3 Trevor Diggs 6-3, G, 185, Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. Kilgore College! Named to the All-MWC Preseason Second Team by Basketball Times! Named to the All-MWC Newcomer Team last season! Leads the team in steals and assists, 2nd on the team in scoring! Has scored in double figures in 8 out of the 12 games this season! 7th in the MWC in steals, 7th in assists, 12th in 3pters made as of Dec. 26 when stats were last compiled! Has started 11 of 12 games! Scored a career-high 34 points vs. Monmouth, eclipsing his previous high of 28 set at Air Force on Jan 15, 2000 PTS - 34 vs. Monmouth (12/28/00) RBS - 4 (twice) AST - 6 (twice) STL - 4 at Old Dominion (12/31/00) PTS - 34 vs. Monmouth (12/28/00) RBS - 6 vs. Wyo. (2/12/00) AST - 11 vs. Cal Poly (12/21/99) STL - 8 vs. E. Kentucky (12/28/99) Totals #5 Danny Brotherson 6-4, G, 200, Sr. Bunkerville, Nev. Utah Valley State! Appeared in 31 games and averaged 8.1 ppg, 4.6 rpg and 2.5 apg last season! Tied for 4th on the team in steals, is 4th on the team in rebounding and is 5th in scoring! Has four double-figure scoring games this season! Started the first 8 games of the season and has started 11 of 12 total! Scored a season-high 15 points vs. Alaska-Anchorage! 7th in the MWC in free throw percentage as of Dec. 26 when stats were last compiled PTS - 15 vs. Alaska-An. (12/18/00) RBS - 8 vs.cs North. (11/25/00) AST - 4 vs. Pepperdine (12/22/00) STL - 4 vs. NAU (11/17/00) PTS - 18 vs. UNR (11/24/99) RBS - 11 (twice) AST - 8 (twice) STL - 6 vs. APSU (12/15/99) Totals #10 Dalron Johnson 6-9, F, 205, So. Los Angeles, Calif. Verbum Dei HS! Played in 21 games during his first season with the Rebels! Played 8 minutes in two exhibition games! Scored 2 points in 2 minutes in his only action this season vs. Alaska-Anchorage! Last season was named the MWC Co-Freshman of the Year! Named to the All-MWC Newcomer and All-MWC Tournament Teams! Leads the team in blocks with 2.7 per game, is 2nd in rebounding and 3rd in scoring! Has eight career double-doubles (two this season), most recently 18 points and 10 rebounds vs. CS Northridge! 2nd in the MWC in blocks, 5th in rebounding, 18th in scoring as of Dec. 26 when stats were last compiled! Has scored in double figures 8 of 12 games this season including a stretch of four in a row! Has started 11 of 12 games PTS - 19 vs. Okla. St. (12/2/00) RBS - 12 vs. Louisville (11/21/00) AST - 4 vs.cs North. (11/25/00) BLK - 6 vs. Cincinnati (12/16/00) STL - 3 at Old Dominion (12/31/00) PTS - 23 vs. Wyo. (3/10/00) RBS - 14 at AF (1/15/00) AST - 4 (twice) BLK - 6 vs. Cincinnati (12/16/00) STL - 4 vs. Utah (2/5/00) Totals