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HEy REB University he promotes, UNLV's Hey Reb Hey Reb he promotes, UNLV's University made his debut in 1983 and received a make- All-American over in 1997. Named one of 12 Mascots, he competed for the title of 2004 and made Year Capital One Mascot of the a strong showing by coming in second in online voting. No stranger to national televi- Hey Reb also appeared in two sion, however, SportsCenter commercials. memorable ESPN Chet Buchanan is in Buchanan is one of the Chet also spends many weekends travelling the Western and avid sports fan Buchanan is an Seattle, Originally from CHET BuCHANAN ON-COuRT EMCEE his eighth season as the on- court emcee of the Runnin' Rebels. his morning radio show with top on-air personalities in Las Vegas He is also a regular on television on 98.5 KLUC. both locally and most in-demand emcees to nationally and is one of Las Vegas' host events (he is involved with numerous organizations across Miss Universe and USA, Teen the nation including Miss Miss USA, America pageant events, Boys & Girls Clubs of Henderson Miss of Southern Nevada, and Susan G Komen HELP & Las Vegas, among others). His annual U.S. as a highly requested charity host and auctioneer. Drive raises thousands of toys and bikes, and hundreds Toy Holiday of thousands of dollars for Southern Nevada families. loves his Rebels. The 2012-13 season The 2012-13 season straight For the fifth yEARLAST ATTENDANCE saw the largest Thomas & saw the largest Mack in 22 Center crowds average of years. UNLV's - regular-sea 15,729 over 18 the son home games was program's highest average since 1990-91. found the program year, itself among the nation's top 25 in home attendance (14th 1 in the country and No. in both the Mountain West on all programs and among of Coast (states the West California, Nevada, Oregon and Washington). 75 Gameday Gameday Gameday Las Vegas' newest headliner, newest headliner, Las Vegas' Over the previous five seasons, to its signs and swagger as well as the creation of "Mozilla" With a Las Vegas-theme Fans have come to expect the unexpected from the trend-setting Rebellion. But one Two of the nation’s best-known spirit squads, the UNLV the UNLV spirit squads, best-known of the nation’s Two THE REBELLION “The Rebellion” came on to the scene season. during the 2011-12 Thomas the student section at UNLV’s into one of Mack Center had grown & the largest student sections in the West. years ago, the birth of “The But two Rebellion” put the student section on the national scene. Rebel Mike Moser that included a torso and movable giant fat head of former Runnin’ (a the most creative and Rebellion” positioned itself as one of a 20-foot reach), “The arms with entertaining student sections in the nation. (The "Mozilla" concept since has been copied by colleges throughout the nation.) The ‘Stache.” Thomas & Mack Center certainly “Fear thing is for certain, opponents at the CHEER AND DANCE Cheerleaders and the UNLV Dance Team (Rebel Girls) are fixtures at (Rebel Girls) are fixtures Team Dance and the UNLV Cheerleaders at various UNLV The teams perform Rebel basketball games. Runnin’ Athletics events, conventions and shows, and volunteer their time to The community. Las Vegas throughout the appear at numerous events - a Rebel Starzz cheerleaders to instructing also devote time the UNLV ages 3-16 that performs at games throughout group of young dancers the year. Pregame Show

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“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. The Runnin’ Rebels “We wanted to add some pizzazz, give it a touch have enjoyed the of Vegas,” said Dominic Clark, UNLV sports informa- red carpet treatment tion director at the time. “When we saw the affect it since moving to the had on spectators and visiting teams, we lengthened Thomas & Mack it.” Center in 1983. As the team became more known, so did too, its university’s pregame show. Fans came earlier. Clark. “Sometimes they were shell shocked even operations Mike Enoch decided it was time to go all Reporters called. Photographers set up to capture after the game started and wouldn’t score a point out. He worked with Matt Dillingham of Advanced the spectacle on film. for 10 minutes while the Rebels ran up and down Entertainment Services on developing an indoor All of this was before the Thomas & Mack the floor. A visiting coach once told Sports Illustrated pyrotechnic light show and in 1986 the sparks really Center when the Rebels were running the floor of the that the pregame show was worth 10 points to flew. Las Vegas Convention Center. UNLV.” Dillingham, who is the president of the com- “It was a natural progression for a team that was The pregame show has grown so big and bois- pany, has since worked with numerous professional becoming big time,” said Calvert. “Basketball people terous that visiting teams often duck it completely. teams in the NBA and NHL but said none can dupli- across the country were talking about the team in the “Teams coming in here for the first time would cate the excitement and breadth of the Rebels’ show. desert.” get caught by surprise,” Calvert said. “But coaches “A lot of professional teams try to duplicate what Apparently the UNLV athletic brain trust had in the conference got smart and started pulling UNLV does but don’t get close to it,” Dillingham said. to wing it because there was nothing else like it in their teams off the court so they wouldn’t get intimi- “I know a lot of people who have come to games just GAMEDAY sports. dated. (former Georgetown coach) John Thompson to see the pregame show.” “We were pioneers,” said Clark. “No one else learned always to take his team out.” The exhibition uses 60 pyrotechnic effects, 24 had anything so elaborate and it just continued to The Runnin’ Rebels move into their state-of- strobe lights, 48 other lights, takes four to five hours expand.” the-art arena allowed for more additions to the to set up and a crew of seven to pull it off at game The pregame show continued to expand and show. Calvert now announced the rolling out of the time. arouse the Thomas & Mack Center faithful. At red carpet and the light show became more intricate Great care is taken to head off any safety the same time, a great affect on the visiting team with strobe effects. And things got really wild with the problems. The basketball floor is cleared except for became quite noticeable as well. introduction of fireworks. the cheerleaders and they stand in a protected area “The other teams were intimidated by it all,” said Several years later, former TMC director of in the middle of the court. Plus, Dillingham said all fireworks are of the indoor variety, meaning they’re not toxic. New for the 2012-13 season, Production Resource Group has gotten involved and added powerful new lights and projectors enhancing the overall show. 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.

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SPARKLING FACILITY OPENED ITS DOORS DURING 2011-12 SEASON

In 2010, 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 included 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 built the new Mendenhall Center through Mendenhall's construction company. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on Oct. 20, 2010, and the facility opened for use by the Runnin' Rebels during the 2011-12 season. "This is a huge addition to UNLV Athletics and the basketball program," UNLV head men's basketball coach Dave Rice said. "We really appreciate the generosity of this gift and the interest in our program by these individuals." The Mendenhall Center is attached to the south UNLV's new state-of-the-art basketball practice side of the Cox Pavilion and has a total of 38,000 facility has a total of 38,000 square feet of space square feet of space on three levels. Included are on three levels. two basketball courts, an academic area as well as a film room, locker rooms, athletic training, strength and conditioning and equipment areas. donors is a testament to the excitement and enthu- UNLV, we could not have done this without this

"This is a great day for our athletics program siasm that exists in this city and with our athletics generous gift. This facility will help take the Runnin' GAMEDAY as well as our university," former UNLV Athletics program." Rebel basketball program to the next level of suc- Director Jim Livengood said when the project was "Basketball has been a major `friend raiser' cess and will build an enduring legacy for our fans." announced. "We are launching a project that will for UNLV for years," said UNLV President Neal The facility was built entirely through the private be a major asset to UNLV. The generosity of our Smatresk. "In this fiscally challenging time for sector and was gifted to the university.

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winning the national championship in 1990 in a 103-73 of basketball, UNLV, and Southern Nevada. runaway over Duke - the highest margin of victory in The project covered the funding of the design, NCAA tournament championship game history. creation and installation of the statue and will establish a A member of the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame, scholarship fund in his name. All funding for the project Tarkanian, known to fans as the towel-chewing "Tark the has come from private donations. For more information or Shark," never had a losing season while at UNLV. to donate, visit OneForTark.com. On Nov. 26, 2005, prior to the start of the game At UNLV, Tarkanian coached 13 players recognized against Nevada, Reno, the court at the Thomas & Mack as All-Americans a total of 20 times. He won 11 regu- Center was named “Tarkanian Court.” lar-season conference championships, seven confer- During 19 years as UNLV's head basketball coach ence tournament titles and made 12 NCAA Tournament (1973-1992), Jerry Tarkanian posted a 509-105 (.829) appearances, including a string of nine straight. He was record with the Runnin’ Rebels. an eight-time conference coach of the year and was Tarkanian took four teams to the NCAA Final Four, named UPI's National Coach of the Year in 1983. In the fall of 2013, Tarkanian was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame becoming the first player or coach from UNLV to be inducted. Then, on Oct. 30, 2013, a statue outside of the Thomas & Mack Center was dedicated as part of The Jerry Tarkanian Legacy Project, which exists to honor the career and contributions of Coach Tarkanian to the game

Left to right at the Tarkanian Court dedication ceremony in 2005: former UNLV President Carol Coach Tarkanian at the statue dedication as Harter, Lois Tarkanian, former UNLV Athletics part of The Jerry Tarkanian Legacy Project. Director Mike Hamrick and Jerry Tarkanian. new ViSual equiPment In September of 2008, the Thomas & Mack experience of our spectators and have improved our ket on the balcony's Center received a complete visual equipment overhaul. events." rim that feature fixed As part of the partnership between UNLV and ISP The Thomas & Mack Center, now in its 31st digital scoring with Sports (now known as IMG College), the arena received year of existence, has been ranked as high as the No. complete player stats upgraded equipment, which was part of the $3.1 million 2-grossing facility in the world. (points, rebounds in total upgrades to UNLV Athletics' facilities. The center-hung video scoring display features and fouls) and back- The new equipment at the TMC includes a center- four LED wide-screen video boards (8-feet high by lit, tri-vision ad pan- hung scoreboard and video display, which replaced 13-feet, 4-inches wide). The 10 mm pixel pitch of each els for sponsors and GAMEDAY Redd Vision. The old equipment had been in place board provides an amazing quality of viewing for spec- advertisers. since 1995. Also, the new equipment includes partial tators. Additionally, as part of the center-hung unit, there Other equip- ring beam displays and a new scorer's table display. are four scoring/advertising displays (4-feet, 2-inches ment included is a The new equipment has greatly enhanced the fan high by 16-feet, 8-inches wide with a 20 mm pixel pitch) 50-foot LED scorer's table with a 10 mm pixel pitch, new experience and presentation during events at the facility and a Pro-Star advertising ring (2-feet, 1-inch high by shot clocks for the backboards, which include 13-inch and has increased the visibility of UNLV's sponsors and 49-feet, 11-inches wide, also with a 20 mm pixel pitch). high digits for shot clock time and 7-inch digits for game advertisers. The partial ring beam (balcony fascia) display, time. Six wall-mounted locker room clocks displaying "This equipment allows us to enhance and create which features four indoor Pro-Ad advertising displays, the game time have also been installed. new interactive opportunities for our fans, event produc- spans 80 percent of the balcony's rim. Each section A new outdoor marquee LED billboard on the cor- ers and corporate clients at every event the Thomas & is 3-feet high by 88-feet, 10-inches long that features ner of Tropicana and Swenson has also been added as Mack Center hosts," former UNLV Athletics Director Jim LED displays with a 23 mm pixel pitch. Two custom well as a new baseball scoreboard at Wilson Stadium. Livengood said. "These upgrades have added to the scoreboards have also been installed behind each bas- baSketball offiCeS MARILyN AND SI REDD the coaches,” Marilyn Redd said in 1993. “We want the provided the offices with an updated look along with a new coaches to have the type of facilities necessary to recruit player’s lounge area. BASKETBALL OFFICES the caliber of student-athlete needed to continue their The UNLV Athletics Department announced on outstanding performances.’’ March 9, 1993, a $350,000 donation by the late Si and In November 1992, the Redds made a $1.7 million Marilyn Redd, owners of Si Redd’s Oasis, for the expan- donation to the university for the upgrading of the Si Redd sion and renovation of the men’s and women’s basketball Room and for the construction of the Marilyn and Si Redd offices within the Thomas & Mack Center. The offices, Sports Medicine Center. dubbed the ‘‘Marilyn and Si Redd Basketball Offices’’ Si Redd was one of gaming’s great characters and were dedicated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Sept. 1, also one of the most well-known, knowledgeable people 1993. on the subject of coin operated devices. Known as the The completion of the Marilyn and Si Redd ‘‘King of the Slot Machine,’’ Si got his start in 1930 with Basketball Offices put the finishing touches on a $4 a Bally pinball machine. Almost half a century later, he million renovation at the Thomas & Mack Center, which developed video poker, and went on to found what would brought about increased food services, restroom and become one of the most important, profitable businesses handicapped facilities, along with a new look. in the gaming world, International Game Technology. ‘‘The pride we have felt with the performances of The UNLV men’s basketball offices underwent the Rebels - both men and women - made us believe that another minor renovation in 2004, which was made it was necessary to provide the best facilities possible for possible by the former Runnin’ Rebel Basketball Club. It (Left to right) Landra Reid, the late Si Redd, Senator Harry Reid and the late Marilyn Redd. 78 Radio/TV

JON SANDLER Sandler practiced corporate law in Palo Alto, Calif., marketing, broadcasting and public relations for the Stars from 1986-1990. At that point, he decided to follow his love and the Thunder and in 2000, was named vice president of RADIO of sports and became the play-by-play voice of the Salinas sales and marketing for the Las Vegas Outlaws of the XFL. PLAy-By-PLAy Spurs baseball team in the California League. Under his leadership, the Las Vegas XFL team was widely After working for two years in Single-A ball, (Salinas regarded as the most successful in the League. Veteran play-by-play and the Palm Springs Angels), Sandler was hired as the Sandler, who was also UNLV's radio play-by-play voice broadcaster Jon Sandler play-by-play broadcaster for the Triple-A Las Vegas Stars for its football team through the 2011 season, has previ- is in his 10th year behind prior to the 1993 season. ously handled the play-by-play duties for the UNLV baseball the microphone for UNLV During his seven-year stint as "The Voice of the Stars," team, who won three straight Mountain West Tournament men’s basketball. Sandler quickly established himself as one of the bright championships from 2003-05 with him calling the action. Sandler, 52, has a young sportscasters in the country. He received numer- In June of 2012, he was given a five-year contract remarkable professional ous honors, including being selected as the Pacific Coast extension to continue calling Runnin' Rebel games. and educational back- League's sole representative on the ESPN telecasts of Sandler has also served as Vice President of Business ground that provides him the Triple-A World Series. Sandler also handled radio and Development and Regional Director, Las Vegas, for Clear with a unique perspective on the air. He is an honors gradu- television broadcast duties for the Las Vegas Thunder of Channel Spectacolor. ate of Stanford University and the University of Virginia the International Hockey League. He currently runs his own sales, marketing and media School of Law. Sandler’s background has also allowed him to work in consulting business. other areas of professional sports. He was the director of Jon and his wife, Sherry, live in Las Vegas. ROBERT years and passed away in April of 2009. A member of the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame's Class Smith, 58, a former teammate of Gondrezick's on of 1987, he was also inducted into the Southern Nevada SMITH the squad known as the "Hardway Eight," sits next to Jon Sports Hall of Fame in June of 2009. He has also spent RADIO ANALyST Sandler to make up the Runnin' Rebels' radio broadcast time in recent years coaching at the Andre Agassi Boys team. and Girls Club. Smith played point guard on UNLV's first team that Until the end of the 2009-10 season, Smith held the Former Runnin' reached the NCAA Final Four, in 1977. He remains UNLV record for most consecutive free throws without Rebel legend Robert UNLV's career leader in free throw percentage at 87.8 a miss during a season with 27 (1976-77 season). He Smith is in his fifth year percent and he is also the single-season leader, making led the team in assists during the 1975-76 and 1976-77 as the UNLV men's bas- 92.5 percent of his tries during the 1976-77 season. He seasons with 157 and 195, respectively, and he ranks ketball program's radio played seven years in the NBA, four more in the CBA and ninth on the UNLV career assists chart with 445 during analyst. seven playing in France. his three-year career. Smith, who starred Smith coached nine years at Las Vegas' Bishop Robert and his wife of 40 years, Gloria, have three at the school from Gorman High School, winning two state titles and finishing sons and a daughter: Robert Jr. (38), Jamaal (28), who 1974-77, replaced Glen as runner-up twice, and was recently named head coach played college basketball at New Mexico, Elijah (18) and "Gondo" Gondrezick, who served in the position for 17 of Las Vegas' Quest Preparatory Academy. Anika (32).

REBELS ON THE RADIO "THE DAVE RICE RADIO SHOW" GAMEDAY ESPN Radio is the home of UNLV Athletics. All Runnin’ The Dave Rice Radio Show will air live on Sports 920 (AM) Rebel games can be heard on Rebel flagship station ESPN The Game from 12-1 p.m., then replay on ESPN Radio 1100 1100 AM & 98.9 FM (KWWN) in Las Vegas. Jon Sandler and AM/98.9 FM from 6-7 p.m. this year. The show takes place on Robert Smith will again bring fans all the action as part of a selected weekdays and originates from Brendan's Irish Pub at continuing partnership with Lotus Broadcasting, now in its The Orleans Hotel & Casino. 15th consecutive year. Each game begins with a full half-hour Hosted by Jon Sandler, UNLV IMG College's play-by-play of pregame analysis and features. voice of the Runnin' Rebels, the show features Rice, the head In addition to Runnin’ Rebel basketball, ESPN 1100 & coach of the UNLV men's basketball team. Again this year, 98.9 also carries UNLV football games. The UNLV IMG College Sports Network may ESPN Radio 1100's Seat Williams will co-host the show and it will also include also be heard in northern Nevada on KHIT 1450 AM serving the Reno area. Fans out- Robert Smith, former Runnin' Rebel legend and the men's basketball program's side of the Silver State can hear all the action through a link at UNLV's official website radio analyst. UNLVRebels.com. The 2013-14 Dave Rice Radio Show schedule: Oct. 29; Nov. 5; Nov. 13; Nov. 20; Dec. 4; Dec. 11; Dec. 30; Jan. 6; Jan. 13; Jan. 20; Jan. 27; Feb. 3; Feb. 10; Feb. 17; Feb. 24; March 3; March 10. IN MEMORy OF "GONDO" "REB zONE SPORTS TV SHOW" Referred to fondly in the sports world simply as "Gondo," former UNLV men's basketball star, NBA Starting this season, KVVU FOX5 is the player and longtime radio and TV announcer Glen Gondrezick will be remembered first and foremost as a new home of the official UNLV television true Runnin' Rebel. Gondrezick died in April of 2009 at the age of 53. He had undergone a heart transplant coach’s show. Kevin Bolinger joins UNLV in Sept. of 2008. head coach Dave Rice in the studio Gondrezick was one of Jerry Tarkian's first recruits at UNLV and lettered from 1973-77. He is the Sundays during the season for a unique 17th-leading scorer in UNLV basketball history with 1,311 points and played a major role in the Runnin' half-hour of game reviews, previews and Rebels advancing to their first NCAA Final Four in 1977. program features. The show airs Sundays Gondrezick's determination and hustle made him an instant fan favorite, and his style of play almost on channel 5 at 11 p.m. The show will also be available on UNLV always resulted in scrambles on the floor and collisions in the scorer's table while chasing down loose Athletics' YouTube channel, which may be found at UNLVRebels. balls. His jersey number 25 was retired in a halftime ceremony at the Runnin' Rebels game against UCLA com. at the Thomas & Mack Center on Dec. 27, 1997. Gondrezick averaged 11.4 points per game during his four seasons in Las Vegas. He also is ninth BOB BLuM MEDIA CENTER (831) on the Runnin' Rebel career rebounds list. A 1977 honorable mention All-American and 1987 The press room at the Thomas & Mack Center inductee into the Rebel Athletics Hall of Fame, he was a was renamed the Bob Blum Media Center during second round NBA draft pick and spent six seasons in the 2012-13 season. A dedication ceremony took the pro league - two (1977-79) with the New York Knicks place on Nov. 17 just prior to the Runnin' Rebel and four (1979-83) with the Denver Nuggets. He aver- game vs. Jacksonville State. aged 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game Blum passed away in July 2012 at the age of over his career. 91. Affectionately known as the Dean of West Coast Gondrezick would later return to UNLV, spending 17 Broadcasters, he was one of the most beloved seasons as a radio and television analyst for his alma mater. figures in Southern Nevada. He spent 27 seasons as the radio voice of the UNLV women's basketball team and he broadcast over 1,000 UNLV sporting events during his career, including men's basketball, football, baseball and softball. 79 TV, img college

uNLV TO APPEAR ON ESPN NETWORKS AND CBS SPORTS NETWORK

The Mountain West Conference television package reaches a national audience through a combination of telecasts on ESPN Networks and CBS Sports Network. In 2013-14, UNLV men's basketball will make at least eight appearances ESPN's family of networks -- at Arizona (ESPN2), at Fresno State (ESPN3), at San José State (ESPN3), at Colorado State (ESPNU or ESPN3), vs. Wyoming (ESPN3), vs. New Mexico (ESPN2), at Air Force (ESPN3) and at Nevada, Reno (ESPN3). The Runnin' Rebels will be on CBS Sports Network at least 14 times, including non-conference matchups against Arizona State and Illinois - both at the Thomas & Mack Center. Other games are scheduled to be televised locally by Cox 96 Las Vegas and on the new Mountain West (Digital) Network. The Mountain West Tournament will be televised by CBS Sports Network with the championship game on CBS. The Mountain West has exclusive national television rights agreements with CBS Sports Network and ESPN, Inc. CBS Sports Network is the primary rights holder and 2013-14 will be the network’s eighth year broadcasting Mountain West men's basketball games. In 2013, the Mountain West and ESPN, Inc. announced a long-term agreement, establishing the network as the second national television partner for conference controlled football and men's basketball games. The CBS Sports Network and ESPN agreements are scheduled to run concurrently through 2019-20. The Mountain West, in collaboration with Campus Insiders and Volar Video, has greatly expand the video content and reach of its digital network starting this season. Under this unique alliance, the Mountain West will livestream hundreds of its men’s and women’s sporting events, add branded studio programming, develop sponsorship opportunities and grow distribution on multiple platforms and devices. CBS SPORTS NETWORK Available to 99 million homes nationwide, CBS Sports Network is the 24-hour destination of CBS Sports. CBS Sports Network also delivers exclusive coverage of SEC football, live NCAA Tournament studio analysis, award-winning original productions and much more. The network is distributed via cable systems and satellite on DIRECTV (Channel 613) and Dish Network (Channel 158). ESPN ESPN, Inc., is the world’s leading multinational, multimedia sports entertainment company featuring a portfolio of more than 50 multimedia sports assets. The company is comprised of eight U.S. 24-hour television networks (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNEWS, ESPNU, ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes, ESPN 3D and Longhorn Network) and five HD simulcast services (ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS and ESPN Deportes). Other businesses include ESPN Regional Television, ESPN International (35 networks, syndication, radio, digital), ESPN Radio (broadcast, satellite, digital, a growing category led by ScoreCenter), ESPN.com (plus a variety of sport-, college-, and market-specific sites), ESPN The Magazine, ESPN Enterprises and espnW. Multi-screen offerings include WatchESPN (access to several ESPN networks online and via an app), ESPN3 (live multi-screen network available online, on the go and via Xbox LIVE) and ESPN Mobile (mobile Web, mobile TV and video, apps, alerts and messaging). GAMEDAY unlV PartnerS with imG ColleGe Now in its seventh year as the exclusive multi- A talented and energetic sales team operates recently worked as Finance Manager for JC Medical media rights holder for UNLV Athletics, IMG College under Kovac’s direction in the sales and marketing Supplies after a stint with Countrywide Home Loans in is the nation’s leading collegiate marketing and media of Rebel sports. Associate General Manager Steve their Wholesale Lending Division. Igeleke is a gradu- company that can create and build comprehensive, Moser, a 1989 UNLV graduate, is a proven sales and ate of TCU and is working towards his MBA and Juris integrated marketing platforms that will leverage the marketing professional in the Las Vegas area with Doctorate at UNLV. marketing potential of its collegiate properties. previous experience with the Las Vegas Thunder Partner Services Coordinator Erin Skuse joined Headquartered in Winston-Salem, N.C., IMG (hockey) and Las Vegas Stars (baseball), as well as the IMG College staff in 2013. She graduated from College is also a partner with more than 90 major col- UNLV. Arizona State University from the W.P. Carey School lege athletic programs, conferences, bowl games and Account Executive Telly Stratas joined IMG of Business with a B.S. in marketing and a certificate venues. IMG College produces and markets a vari- College in 2012 after previously serving as vice presi- of international business. ety of sponsorship opportunities surrounding UNLV dent of sales for Town Media. Prior to that, he served Athletics, including radio play-by-play, advertising in as senior account executive of Latizia Mass Media various athletics department publications and on the and senior account manager at Midstate Advertising. official athletics department website UNLVRebels. Stratas is a graduate of Auburn University. com, signage in university athletic facilities, and at- Account Executive Josh Igeleke joined the IMG event promotions. College staff in 2011. A native of Las Vegas, he most Leading the IMG staff at UNLV is General Manager Eric Kovac, who joined IMG College in 2011, bringing a level of passion, enthusiasm, and creativity that had an immediate positive impact on UNLV and its sports marketing efforts. Kovac has proven success in sports marketing and sales. Prior to joining IMG College, he has worked with PepsiCo, Cox Media, Letizia Mass Media, and the Las Vegas Gladiators. Kovac is a graduate of California State University-Northridge. eRic kovac steve moseR teLLY stRatas josh igeLeke eReRin skuse General Manager Assoc. General Manager Account Executive Account Executive Partner Services Coordinator

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The official UNLV athletics website UNLVRebels.com has steadily expanded in both content and usership since its premiere in 1997. As one of the hundreds of official athletic sites that make up the CBSSports.com College Network, the Rebels’ home on the internet features in-depth, updated information 24 hours a day. The official UNLV athletic website takes advantage of a number of CBSSports.com College Network online features, including its exclusive GameTracker technology, allowing Rebel fans to follow live simulated game action, details and full play-by-play. The site also houses the Rebels’ online store, which provides officially licensed merchandise and apparel. Also, UNLVRebels.com is your home for Rebel TV, 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.

UNLV’s media notes CBSSports.com College (right) and statistics Network's exclusive can be accessed in GameTracker technology their entirety prior (right) allows UNLV fans to each game at to follow live simulated UNLVRebels.com.

game action, details and GAMEDAY full play-by-play of various Rebel sports, including men's basketball.

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uNLV WINS INAuGuRAL GOVERNOR'S SERIES The UNLV Athletics Department was the inaugural winner of the Governor’s Series presented by NV Energy and sponsored by Barrick Gold. Governor Brian Sandoval awarded UNLV the trophy at June’s state Board of Regents meeting in Reno. The Rebels won the all-encompassing competition with Nevada, Reno with a dominating score of 37.5 to 10.5. In 2012 Sandoval announced the launch of the historic competition establishing a formal head-to-head athletic and academic challenge between longtime rivals -- the Rebels and Wolf Pack. In the first year of competition, the Rebels earned three points in volleyball, swimming and diving, men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and wom- (Left to right): Chair of the Board en’s tennis, men’s and women’s golf, softball, outdoor track and field and baseball, of Regents for the Nevada System plus 1.5 points as the women’s soccer team tied UNR. UNLV’s final three points of Higher Education Kevin Page, came from having higher Academic Progress Rate numbers in a majority of sports. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval, UNLV Interim Athletics Director Tina Kunzer-Murphy and UNLV President Neal Smatresk with the Governor's Series Trophy. 81