UNLV Basketball Programs UNLV Athletics 1974 UNLV 1974-75 Rebel Basketball Guide University of Nevada, Las Vegas Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/basketball_programs Part of the American Popular Culture Commons, and the Civic and Community Engagement Commons Repository Citation University of Nevada, Las Vegas (1974). UNLV 1974-75 Rebel Basketball Guide. Available at: https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/basketball_programs/70 This Pamphlet is protected by copyright and/or related rights. It has been brought to you by Digital Scholarship@UNLV with permission from the rights-holder(s). You are free to use this Pamphlet in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. For other uses you need to obtain permission from the rights-holder(s) directly, unless additional rights are indicated by a Creative Commons license in the record and/or on the work itself. This Pamphlet has been accepted for inclusion in UNLV Basketball Programs by an authorized administrator of Digital Scholarship@UNLV. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 1974-75 Rebel Schedule Un~wers~ November 22 January 18 University of the Americas *University of Santa Clara oiMewada Las Vegas Las Vegas November 29 January 22 Cal State, Fullerton *University of Nevada, Reno LasYeaas Las Vegas Las Vegas December 10 January 30 University of Arizona *Seattle University Tucson Las Vegas December 13 February 1 1974·75 University of Oregon *St. Mary's College Eugene Las Vegas Rebel December 16 February 5 U. California, Santa Barbara *Seattle University Las Vegas Seattle Bask~ ball December 18 February 7 University of Rhode Island *St. Mary's College Las Vegas Moraga Gu~de Table of Contents December 20 February 14 Buffalo State University *University of San Fingertip Information, 2 Las Vegas Francisco Athletic Staff, 2 San Francisco Fabulous Las Vegas, 3 December 21 Rebel Rousers, 3 Illinois State University February 15 L;3s Vegas Convention Las Vegas *University of Santa Clara Center, 4 San Jose The University, 5 December 27, 28 Bill Ireland, 6 LAS VEGAS HOLIDAY February 19 Roger Barnson, 7 Faces Behind the CLASSIC *Pepperdine University This basketball brochure for UNLV, Idaho State, Las Vegas Scenes, 7 the University of Nevada, Jerry Tarkanian, 8-11 Fresno State, University Las Vegas was compiled, of South Alabama February 20 Dan Ayala, 12 written and edited by Ralph Readout, 13 Las Vegas *Loyola/Marymount Dominic Clark, Sports Infor­ University Managers, 14 mation Director. It was Lynn Archibald, 15 January 3, 4 Las Vegas designed by Brad Burch, Junior Varsity BLUEBONNET CLASSIC photographs by John Goad. Schedule, 15 UNLV, Houston, Hawaii, February 25 Permission is granted to Outlook '74, 16-17 Texas A & M *University of Nevada, Reno quote in whole, or in part, Player Profiles, 18-33 Houston Reno any material in this maga­ Rosters, 34-35 zine. Photographs, slides, Rebel Report, 36-37 January 10 March 3 features, or additional ma­ Opponents, 38-43 *Loyola/Marymount *Portland State University terial will be sent upon Holiday Classic, 44-45 University Las Vegas request. Please let us know All-time Series Records, 46 Los Angeles your needs. Contact Mr. UNLV Basketball Records, 47 * West Coast Athletic Clark at (702) 739-3207. WCAC Records, 48 January 11 *Pepperdine University Conference Games Malibu HOME GAMES: 8:15p.m. Las Vegas Convention Center January 17 *University of San Francisco Las Vegas RADIO Bob Blum, KLAV Radio 2634 State Street Rebel Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 -R011sers Bill McCarty, KLUC Radio 3155 Industrial Road Las Vegas, Nevada 89103 NEWSPAPERS Sports Director, KBMI Royce Feour, Sports Editor Radio Las Vegas Review Journal Hacienda Hotel 1111 W. Bonanza Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Rnaen~p Sports Director, KENO John Cash, Sports Desk Radio lnfonnM:~on Las Vegas Review Journal 4660 S. Decatur 1111 W. Bonanza Las Vegas, Nevada 89103 Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Chuck Wagner, KRAM Radio Tom Dye, Sports Desk 925 Desert Inn Road Las Vegas Review Journal Address Athletic Director Las Vegas enjoys a wide 300,000 residents, measura­ Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 1111 W. Bonanza 4505 Maryland Parkway Bill Ireland reputation as an entertain­ bly broadened its civic out­ Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Las Vegas, Nevada 89154 (702) 739-3483 ment and tourist capital. look and created a cosmopo­ Sports Director, KVEG Telephone Assistant Athletic Director Each year an average of 16 Radio litan atmosphere quite unlike Don Chase, Sports Editor (702) 739-3011 Roger Barnson million visitors relax in its the rough-and-tumble tradi­ Castaways Hotel Las Vegas SUN President (702) 739-3480 clear, dry climate and take tion of the Old West which Las Vegas, Nevada 891 09 121 S. Highland Ave. Dr. Donald Baepler Director Women's advantage of all the attrac­ characterized it for so long. Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Chancellor Athletics tions of the world-famous Today, Las Vegas is essen­ Darrell Dreyer, KORK Neil Humphrey Barbara Quinn "Strip." But the casual tially a brand new city. Radio Doyle Smith, Sports Desk Chairman, Physical (702) 739-3483 tourist gets only a narrow, 1950 Sandhill Road Las Vegas SUN Education Department Sports Information Director often distorted view of per­ Examples of dynamic Las Vegas, Nevada 89104 121 S. Highland Ave. William Daniel Dominic Clark haps the most rapidly-chang­ change abound. The area's Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Faculty Athletic (702) 739-3207 ing city in the country. cultural center - the Uni­ News Director, KRGN FM Representative Ticket Manager versity - has emerged as a Radio Sports Editor, NLV Valley Dallas Norton Sherman Bennett The community traces its 850 E. Sahara proud hallmark of progress Times Public Information Director (702) 739-3678 history back to 1855 when a for local citizens, engender­ Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 1007 Cheyenne Mark Hughes Team Physician band of 30 missionaries jour­ ing a unique closeness be­ N. Las Vegas, Nevada 89030 Photographer Dr. Thomas Armour neyed to the brush-clad tween UNLV and the city Cy Newman, KVOV Radio John Goad Head Trainer springs known as Las Vegas, which it serves. The develop­ Box 400 Estimated Fall Enrollment Rodney Poindexter or "The Meadows," to build ment of parks, museums, WIRE SERVICES Henderson, Nevada 89015 7,000 (702) 739-3380 a settlement for the Mormon hospitals, libraries and new Pat Arnold School Colors Assistant Trainer Church. Even before the industry has totally altered Associated Press Scarlet and Gray Tom Pugh first settlers, the oasis in the face of the city. And true R-J Building Nickname Head Coach the desert wilderness had to its origin as a religious 1111 W. Bonanza Rebels Jerry Tarkanian become a favorite stopping settlement, Las Vegas ranks Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Conference (702) 739-3295 . place for travelers on the near the top in the United West Coast Athletic Assistant Coaches \, Old Spanish Trail which ~an States, on a per capita basis, Myram Borders Conference Dan Ayala, Ralph Readout between Santa Fe and the for the number of churches United Press International Arena Junior Varsity Coach ~cs · gold fields of California. in the community. Las Vegas Convention Lynn Archibald .. • · Actual development as a L.A. SUN Building 121 S. Highland Ave. Center (6,257) S~cretary to the Athletic . ~ · 9,-J:;;;:~~~ townsite didn't take place, Surrounding Las Vegas is Dick Gregg Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 UNLV Media-Line D1rector · however, until 1905 when the one of the most picturesque Dial-a-Coach at Charlotte Summers ~- railroad conducted a land areas of the entire South­ (702) 739-3391 Depa~ment Secretary _~'> ~ ' au ction before hundreds of west, offering residents un­ TELEVISION Tern Larsen . ~- tr:: v . prospective settlers. In all, limited outdoor recreation Ron Vitto, Sports Director Basketball Secretary ~\ , . 1,200 lots were sold in two the year around. Within a KLAS TV - Channel 8 Carol Forsythe ~ days, and the town was on its 30-mile radius lie the 1 Las Vegas, Nevada 89109 way to modern development. shores of Lake Mead, the largest man-made lake in Sports Director By 1955- a half century the western hemisphere; KSHO TV- Channel 13 later - the desert train stop massive Hoover Dam and Las Vegas, Nevada 89102 had grown to a community of the Colorado River recrea­ more than 100,000 people. tion area; the snow-skiing Dick Gregg, Sports The year marked the found­ trails of 12,000-foot Mount Director ing of the University of Charleston; and a panorama KORK TV - Channel 3 Nevada, Las Vegas, and the of rugged red-rock moun­ Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 beginnings of a new era in tains, eroded sandstone the city's history. In the landscapes and forgotten Sports Director brief few years since then, ghost towns which await a Ron Vitto Don Chase KVVU TV - Channel 5 Las Vegas has blossomed weekend's exploration. into a metropolis of almost Henderson, Nevada 89015 2 3 UNLV plays all of its home New Programs. The univer­ Last February, the Nevada games in one of the finest sity embarked on new bache­ Board of Regents selected basketball arenas in the lor's degree offerings in Dr. Donald H. Baepler as the country, the 6,257-seat Las American Studies and Law third president of UNLV. The Vegas Convention Center. Enforcement, and master's appointment came to a man Virtually sold out for the programs in Theatre Arts, who served the campus for 1974-75 campaign, the faci­ Sociology and Public Admi­ five successful years as lity features ample parking, nistration. These bring to Dr.Donald academic vice president and theatre-type cushioned seats 65 the number of degree who twice had guided the in­ throughout and a tremen­ programs available at the Baepler stitution as acting president.