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Media Services INTERVIEWS All requests to cover the UNLV golf team or interview players or coaches should be directed to the UNLV Athletics Media Relations Department. Please contact Andy Grossman, Assistant Athletics Director for Communications, at least 24 hours in advance. Requests can be made by calling (702) 895-3995 or emailing [email protected]. RESULTS ANDY GROSSMAN MARK WALLINGTON MARK WASIK Daily results from every tournament the Rebels play in will be distributed Asst. AD for Media Relations/ Director of Media Relations Asst. Media Relations Dir. to the media via email along with a short recap. The same information will be Communications Florida ’93 Florida State ‘97 posted on the official athletics site, UNLVRebels.com. To be added to the email Arizona ‘96 (Football, Tennis) (Soccer, W. Basketball, Swimming) list, please contact the Media Relations Department. UNLV will also furnish (M. Basketball, M. Golf) complete scoring results from the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters to the media and each participating school. INTERNET Information for all 17 intercollegiate sports at UNLV can be found on the internet at UNLVRebels.com, including player biographies, complete results from every competition and season statistics. UNLV ATHLETICS MEDIA RELATIONS JEFF SEALS SAGE SAMMONS JOHN DUNCAN Room 74, Thomas & Mack Center Asst. Media Relations Dir. Asst. Media Relations Dir. Director of Athletics Video (702) 895-3207 · FX: (702) 895-0989 Oklahoma ‘99 UNLV '12 Arizona State ‘99 (Volleyball, Softball, (M. Basketball Asst., Football Asst., 4505 Maryland Pkwy., Box 450004 Track & Field/Cross Country) Baseball, W. Golf) Las Vegas, NV 89154-0004 ANDY GROSSMAN, ASSISTANT ATHLETICS DIRECTOR FOR COMMUNICATIONS O: (702) 895-3995 C: (702) 630-3949 [email protected] MARK WALLINGTON, DIR. OF MEDIA RELATIONS O: (702) 895-4472 C: (702) 528-6291 [email protected] MARK WASIK, ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR O: (702) 895-3208 C: (702) 528-0289 [email protected] JEFF SEALS, ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIRECTOR O: (702) 895-3134 C: (702) 683-8050 [email protected] SAGE SAMMONS, ASST. MEDIA RELATIONS DIR. O: (702) 895-3764 C: (702) 478-0166 [email protected] Coach Knight is interviewed by Kelly Tilghman of The Golf Channel (above), by Ron Balicki from Golfweek Magazine (right) and by a reporter at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters in Las Vegas (left). Being interviewed below is former Rebel golfer Brett Kanda. 20 Las Vegas Media Print/Online Television LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL VEGAS SEVEN MAGAZINE KSNV-TV 3 (NBC) 1111 W. Bonanza Road PH: (702) 868-4553 1500 Foremaster Lane P.O. 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As one of the hundreds of official athletic sites band, special features, highlights, press conferences, that make up the CBSSports.com College Network, coaches’ shows and much more. the Rebels’ home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The official UNLV ath- letic website takes advantage of a number of CBSSports. com College Network online features, including its exclusive GameTracker technology, allow- ing Rebel fans to follow live sim- ulated game action, details and full play-by-play. The site also houses the Rebels’ online store, which provides officially licensed merchandise and apparel. Also, 21 2013-14 Rebels Playing for national titles. Unfortunately, that is where the season to the Final Four, I was very proud." That is, and has been for quite some time, would end for UNLV as it lost to the Yellow Last season was a very successful one the goal of the UNLV men's golf Jackets in a sudden-death and not just because of the Elite Eight finish at team under head coach Dwaine playoff. Both team's top play- the national championship. The Rebels were Knight, who is in his 27th year ers, Kevin Penner for UNLV ranked 21st in the final Golfstat rankings, they at the helm of the program. and Georgia Tech's Ollie had a player earn All-America recognition for Under his watch, the Schniederjans, finished all the 23rd time in the last 25 years (Penner), four Rebels have captured a team square after 18 holes, but Rebels earned academic all-conference honors, national title, two individual Schniederjans won on the 19th and the team had three individual tournament national championships and hole to give the Yellow Jackets winners and a team champion (ASU Thunderbird four NCAA Regional team titles. the 3-2 victory to advance to Invitational) for starters. The perennial power has the national semifinals, send- But as is the case every year, now is not the been so successful through ing the Rebels home. It was time to think about the past, but rather look to the the years that is has become UNLV's 10th all-time top-eight future and find a way to become even better. expected with each and every finish at the national finals. "I think our depth is better and it should season that the team will com- "Going into the third round, produce more competition for the travel spots," pete for the national crown. we were kind of out of it," Knight said. "Those guys returning who played at The Rebels have played Knight said. "But then we nationals in the spring gained a lot of experience in the national finals 18 times played our best round of the at where they want to go. We were happy with under Knight, with all of those tournament when how far we went, but we appearances coming in the last 25 years. we had to and got ourselves in a were also crushed that Last year's squad continued its NCAA- position for Kurt to hit that great shot. we couldn't continue. record streak of 25 straight regional appear- "I thought we really hit our Having that kind of expe- ances, and made the national finals for the first potential at the end of the season. rience moving forward is time since 2010. After tying for second at the You never know if you are going to very important." Mountain West Championship in Tucson, Ariz., reach your potential, but I thought we Expected to lead then finishing fourth at the regional in Columbus, scratched it at that time." the way this year will be Ohio, the Rebels found themselves in a tie for Even though the 2012-13 sea- Kitayama, Carl Jonson 21st, 10 shots off the cutline for match play son ultimately ended in disappoint- and AJ McInerney. after the second round at the Capital City Club ment, it gave the Rebels something Kitayama is a Crabapple Course just outside of Atlanta. to aim for as the new season begins. junior from Chico, Calif., But what happened on that final stroke-play "Finishing the season last year who is entering his third round at the national championship tournament how we did was a big step for our year in the program. He was something that Rebel golf fans will remem- team," Knight said. "With so many has played in 19 tour- ber forever. guys coming back this year, to have naments, totalling 57 UNLV made up 15 spots in the standings that taste and playing such a great rounds in his career. He with a round of 8-under par, which was the lowest match against Georgia Tech on their home has seven top-20 finishes, three top-10s and one team score of the day - three shots better than course and being one putt away from advancing top-five.