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DIRECTOR OF MEDIA RELATIONS / MEN’S BASKETBALL CONTACT: ANDY GROSSMAN UNLV SPORTS INFORMATION • 45O5 MARYLAND PARKWAY • LAS VEGAS • NV • 89154-OOO4 OFFICE: (7O2) 895-3995 • FAX: (7O2) 895-O989 • CELL: (7O2) 63O-3949 EMAIL: [email protected] SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23 GAME NOTES (2) - NEVADA, RENO 2OO3-O4 SCHEDULE/RESULTS MON., NOV. 24 NEVADA, RENO AT UNLV 7:3O PM PST Record: 1-0 Home: 1-0 Game at Thomas & Mack Center (18,500), Las Vegas MWC: 0-0 Away: 0-0 Game may be heard live on ESPN 920 AM in Las Vegas and online off a link at vs. Top 25: 0-0 Neutral: 0-0 UNLVRebels.com (Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick call the action) Date Opponent W/L Time TV There is no television for this game 11/10 L.A. STARS % W, 100-90 --- 11/15 HOUSTON S’STARS % W, 95-63 --- Fresh off its season-opening victory over Delaware State on Friday, the UNLV men’s basketball team 11/21 DELAWARE STATE W, 65-59 --- will host intrastate rival Nevada, Reno, for its second game of the season and second game of its 11/24 NEVADA, RENO 7:30 PM --- season-opening four-game homestand on Mon., Nov. 24 at 7:30 p.m. at the Thomas & Mack Center. 11/26 WESTERN ILLINOIS 7:30 PM --- 11/29 CALIFORNIA 7:30 PM --- THE UNLV RUNNIN’ REBELS (1-O, O-O MWC) 12/3 at USC 7:30 PM FSN2 12/6 at Loyola Marymount 7:00 PM ERT UNLV is in year three of the Spoonhour Era and opened the season with a 65- 12/13 at Stanford 3:00 PM FSN 59 win over Delaware State on Friday night at the Thomas & Mack Center. The 12/18 NORTHERN ARIZONA 7:30 PM --- Runnin’ Rebels return three starters from last season’s 21-11 team in 6-8 12/20 ALA. VS. ORE. @ 7:00 PM ESPN2 senior forward J.K. Edwards, 6-2 senior guard Demetrius Hunter and 6-8 12/20 AUBURN @ 9:30 PM ESPN senior forward James Peters. (Edwards is suspended for five more games, 12/28 BRADLEY 7:30 PM --- 12/30 MONTANA 7:30 PM --- while Peters has to miss the next two) Also returning off the 2002-03 roster are 6-9 sophomore 1/7 OCCIDENTAL 7:30 PM --- forward Louis Amundson (sat out 2002-03 with a medical redshirt), 6-7 junior forward Odartey 1/12 UTAH * 9:00 PM ESPN Blankson (redshirted in 2002-03 after transferring from Marquette) and 6-2 freshman guard Jonathan 1/17 at San Diego State * 12:00 PM ESPN+ Osborne (used 2002-03 as a medical redshirt year). UNLV welcomes six fresh faces to its roster in 1/24 at Wyoming * 3:00 PM SW 6-7 junior guard/forward Romel Beck, 5-10 junior guard Jerel Blassingame, 6-6 junior guard/forward 1/26 at Colorado State * 6:00 PM ERT Andy Hannan, 6-0 freshman guard Darrell Jenkins, 6-2 freshman guard Michael Umeh and 6-3 1/31 NEW MEXICO * 7:30 PM SW freshman guard John Winston. Overall, UNLV has eight players on its 12-man roster that didn’t see 2/2 AIR FORCE * 9:00 PM ESPN 2/7 at BYU * 12:00 PM ESPN+ any playing time for the 2002-03 Runnin’ Rebels. 2/9 at Utah * 6:00 PM ERT 2/15 at Missouri 12:30 PM ABC THE NEVADA, RENO WOLF PACK (1-1, O-O WAC) 2/17 SAN DIEGO STATE * 7:30 PM SW Nevada, Reno comes to Las Vegas after advancing to the second round of the 2/21 COLORADO STATE * 7:30 PM SW Preseason NIT. The Wolf Pack opened the season with a 69-49 home win over 2/23 WYOMING * 9:00 PM ESPN 2/28 at Air Force * 3:00 PM SW Vermont last Monday and lost at top-ranked Connecticut 93-79 on Wednesday. 3/1 at New Mexico * 6:00 PM SW UNR returns six letterwinners and four starters off last year’s team that finished 3/6 BYU * 12:30 PM ABC 18-14 overall and tied for fourth in the Western Athletic Conference with an 11- 3/11-13 at MWC Tournament ^ TBA TBA 7 conference record. The Wolf Pack have three players averaging in double figures in scoring in 6- 6 junior guard Kirk Snyder (19.5 ppg), 6-0 senior guard Todd Okeson (13.5) and 6-5 freshman guard KEY Marcelus Kemp (12.5). 6-9 senior forward Sean Paul leads the team in rebounding (5.0 rpg), while Home games in BOLD CAPS % - exhibition games Okeson is the team’s assist leader (5.0 apg). Head coach Trent Johnson is in his fifth year at UNR and @ - Las Vegas Showdown * - MWC games ^ - at Pepsi Center (Denver) SW - SportsWest TV as a head coach and has a career record of 55-66 (.455). ESPN+ - ESPN Reg. TV FSN - Fox Sports Net ERT - ESPN Regional at UNLV SERIES HISTORY This will be the 65th all-time meeting between UNLV and UNR in men’s basketball as UNLV holds a 48- quick facts 16 series advantage. The last time the two schools met was last season on Dec. 4 in Reno as UNLV held on for an 82-80 victory off the heroics of Marcus Banks. UNLV has won the last two meetings Location: Las Vegas, NV 89154 overall and has won the last three meetings between the two teams in Las Vegas. The last time UNLV Founded: 1957 lost to UNR in Las Vegas was on Jan. 29, 1996, 71-64. UNLV is 27-4 all-time at home vs. UNR and is Enrollment: 25,000 Nickname: Runnin’ Rebels 138-43 all-time against teams that currently make up the Western Athletic Conference. Colors: Scarlet & Gray President: Dr. Carol C. Harter EDWARDS AND PETERS SUSPENDED Dir. of Athletics: Mike Hamrick Seniors J.K. Edwards and James Peters will be forced to miss the beginning of the season for their Conference: Mountain West involvement in the unauthorized use of a UNLV phone personal identification number. Edwards will Arena: Thomas & Mack Center Capacity: 18,500 miss the season’s first six games (five more games), while Peters will miss the first three (two more Record in Arena: 275-51 (.844)/21st year games). All-Time Record: 955-373 (.719)/46th year All-Time vs. MWC: 107-54 (.665) LAST TIME OUT - VS. DELAWARE STATE Head Coach: Charlie Spoonhour Odartey Blankson had 13 points and eight rebounds Friday night as UNLV beat Delaware State 65- UNLV Record: 43-22 (.662)/3rd season Career Record: 362-193 (.652)/19th seas. 59 in the season opener for both schools. UNLV led by 16 points at the half, but Delaware State 2002-03 Record: 21-11/8-6 MWC (T-3rd) freshman Jahsha Bluntt connected on three second half 3-pointers, the last of which cut the Hornets’ deficit to 59-53 with 3:23 to play. Louis Amundson scored four of his 12 points late to ice ON THE WEB the game for UNLV. Romel Beck also had 12 points for UNLV as the Rebels shot 55 percent for the game. Delaware State had four players in double figures, led by Bluntt’s 15 points. Aaron Matthews UNLVRebels.com • UNLVtickets.com and Carlos Hawkins added 14 for the Hornets and Miles Davis had 10. UNLV, behind 7-6 two TheMWC.com minutes into the game, used a 13-2 run over the next eight minutes to take a double-digit lead and never trailed again. 1 RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL
ESPN / USA TODAY COACHES POLL FIRST HALF SUCCESS Against Delaware State, UNLV shot 65.2 percent from the field in the first half (15-of-23) and took Nov. 6, 2003 a 16-point lead into the break. The Runnin’ Rebels cooled off considerably in the second half Rank Team Record Pts Prev. shooting 45.8 percent and being outscored by 10 points. Overall, UNLV shot 55.3 percent for the 1. Connecticut 23-10 762 11 game and won by six points. 2. Duke 26-7 697 9 3. Michigan State 22-13 677 18 DOUBLE-FIGURE SCORING 4. Arizona 28-4 638 5 5. Kansas 30-8 589 2 Against Delaware State, four Runnin’ Rebels scored in double figures (Odartey Blankson - 13, 6. Missouri 22-11 560 22 Romel Beck - 12, Louis Amundson - 12, Michael Umeh - 10) and one other player scored eight (Jerel 7. Syracuse 30-5 533 1 Blassingame). Last season, UNLV had only seven games in which four players scored 10 or more 8. Florida 25-8 507 16 points in the same game and had five players in double figures only once. 9. Kentucky 32-4 498 4 10. North Carolina 19-13 493 NR DEBUTS 11. Texas 26-7 461 3 12. Gonzaga 24-9 403 NR Against Delaware State, six players made their debuts in a Runnin’ Rebel uniform. Odartey Blankson 13. Illinois 25-7 399 13t sat out last season after transferring from Marquette, while junior college transfers Romel Beck, 14. Wisconsin 24-8 392 13t Jerel Blassingame and Andy Hannan all suited up for the first time in Scarlet & Gray. Freshmen 15. Oklahoma 27-7 353 7 Michael Umeh and John Winston also played their first UNLV game and Louis Amundson played for 16. Louisville 25-7 291 19 the first time since the 2001-02 season becuase of a medical redshirt last year. The only player who 17. Stanford 24-9 258 20 18. St. Joseph’s 23-7 244 NR saw action for the Runnin’ Rebels in their season opener that played on the team last year was 19. Cincinnati 17-12 225 NR Demetrius Hunter. 19. Notre Dame 24-10 225 15 21. Wake Forest 25-6 216 12 NO TIME FOR REST 22. Pittsburgh 28-5 148 8 The Runnin’ Rebels are in the midst of a season-opening four-game homestand that covers a span 23. Marquette 27-6 78 6 24. Oklahoma State 22-10 61 24 of nine days. UNLV will then have three-days rest before playing at USC on Dec. 3 for its first road 25. Maryland 21-10 46 10 game of the year. OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Oregon 33; North FOR OPENERS Carolina State 30; Xavier 30; Utah 29; Colorado 25; Auburn 23; Brigham Young 20; California 19; Purdue With UNLV’s 65-59 win over Delaware State in the season opener on Friday, the Runnin’ Rebels are 16; Texas Tech 12; Arizona State 10; Memphis 10; now 36-10 all-time in season openers and 28-4 when opening the season at home. The Runnin’ Ohio State 10; Dayton 8; Charlotte 6; Providence 5; Rebels have never lost at the TMC in a season opener as they are now 13-0. UNLV has now won Creighton 4, LSU 4; Akron 3; Colorado State 3; its season opener each of the last nine seasons. The last time the Runnin’ Rebels lost their season- Louisiana-Lafayette 3; Seton Hall 3; Bowling Green opening game was on Nov. 28, 1994 at Marquette in overtime, 82-74. The last time UNLV lost a 2; Temple 2; Tennessee 2; Utah State 2; Wichita State 2; Illinois-Chicago 1; Indiana 1;Manhattan 1; season operner at home was on Nov. 30, 1979 vs. Texas-Pan American 77-75. Minnesota 1; UNLV 1. UP NEXT ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL After Nevada, Reno, UNLV will host Western Illinois on Wed., Nov. 26 at the Thomas & Mack Center at 7:30 p.m. It will be a homecoming for WIU head coach Derek Thomas, a former UNLV assistant Nov. 18, 2003 coach from 2001-03. Rank Team Record Pts Prev. 1 Connecticut (69) 1-0 1796 1 EXHIBITIONISTS 2 Duke (1) 0-0 1677 2 UNLV went 2-0 during the 2003-04 exhibition season. The Runnin’ Rebels defeated the L.A. Stars 3 Michigan State (1) 0-0 1623 3 100-90 and were led by Romel Beck’s 26 points and Odartey Blankson’s double-double of 16 points 4 Arizona 0-0 1494 4 5 Missouri 0-0 1438 5 and 10 rebounds. Jerel Blassingame tallied a double-double as well with 16 points and 11 assists. 6 Kansas (1) 0-0 1414 6 The other double-figure scorer in the L.A. Stars game for UNLV was J.K. Edwards with 16 points. 7 Syracuse 0-0 1334 7 As a team, UNLV shot 61.7 percent from the field against L.A. Against the Houston Superstars, 8 Florida 0-0 1217 8 UNLV won 95-63 and had five players score in double figures. Blassingame led all scorers with 17 9 North Carolina 0-0 1172 9 points, Blankson, Beck and James Peters all added 15, while Louis Amundson contributed 13. As a 10 Kentucky 0-0 1115 11 team, UNLV recorded 27 assists as Blassingame and John Winston had seven, and Beck had six. 11 Texas 1-0 1100 12 UNLV shot 52.9 percent from the floor, while limiting Houston to 38.7 percent. Over the two games, 12 Illinois 0-0 946 13 six Runnin’ Rebels averaged double figures in scoring. Beck (20.5), Blassingame (16.5), Blankson 13 St. Joseph’s 1-0 865 17 14 Oklahoma 0-0 862 14 (15.5), Peters (11.5), Edwards (11.5) and Amundson (10.0). Blankson led the team in rebounding 15 Wisconsin 0-0 719 15 (8.5 rpg), while Blassingame averaged a team-leading 9.0 assists per game. 16 Gonzaga 0-1 714 10 17 Louisville 0-0 615 16 TOUGH SCHEDULE 18 Cincinnati 0-0 538 18 On the 2003-04 schedule for UNLV are two teams that are currently ranked in the top 25. They are 19 Wake Forest 1-0 528 20 20 Stanford 0-0 521 19 Missouri (5-AP, 6-ESPN/USA Today) and Stanford (20/17). UNLV is also slated to face six other 21 Notre Dame 0-0 427 21 teams that are receiving votes in the polls. They are Auburn, BYU, California, Colorado State, 22 Pittsburgh 1-0 348 22 Nevada, Reno and Utah. The Runnin’ Rebels will face BYU, Colorado State and Utah twice each as 23 Marquette 1-0 226 23 they are MWC teams. UNLV received one vote in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll (Nov. 6). 24 North Carolina St. 0-0 118 24 25 Oklahoma State 0-0 102 25 RUNNIN’ REBELS LOOK TO FILL VOIDS OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Maryland 64, Xavier With the departure of seven letterwinners off last year’s team, 71.0 percent of the team’s scoring 63, California 61, Oregon 57, Ohio State 39, Utah 30, and 56.3 percent of its rebounding from 2002-03 is gone. The seven players accounted for 1,711 of BYU 23, Arizona State 15, Auburn 15, LSU 14, Provi- the team’s 2,411 total points and 596 of the team’s 1,058 total rebounds from last year. dence 13, UCLA 13, Colorado 12, Mississippi State 8, Southern California 8, Alabama 7, Purdue 7, Michi- gan 6, Butler 5, Manhattan 5, Temple 5, Georgia 3, Northern Illinois 3, Nevada 3, Wichita State 3, Ar- kansas 2, Illinois-Chicago 2, Vermont 2, Dayton 1, Indiana 1, Seton Hall 1.
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2OO3-O4 MOUNTAIN WEST SPOONHOUR ERA - YEAR THREE CONFERENCE STANDINGS Charlie Spoonhour became the 12th head coach in Runnin’ Rebel history on March 29, 2001, and is in his third year coaching at UNLV (43-22; .662). He was named the United States Basketball Writers Thru Nov. 22 MWC Games All Games Association’s District VIII Coach of the Year after leading the Runnin‘ Rebels to a 21-11 mark in his first W L Pct. W L Pct. season at UNLV, which included a second round NIT appearance. He followed that up in year two with Utah 0 0 .000 2 0 1.000 another 21-11 overall record and NIT berth. He came to UNLV after spending two years out of Air Force 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 coaching, but he didn’t stray far from the game as he served in the media as an analyst on college BYU 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 Colorado State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 basketball broadcasts. Prior to that he was the head coach at Saint Louis University for seven years UNLV 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 and before SLU, Spoonhour was head coach at Southwest Missouri State University for nine sea- New Mexico 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 sons. He is in his 19th year as a Division I head coach with a record of 362-193 (.652) and has led 13 San Diego State 0 0 .000 1 0 1.000 teams to the postseason, including eight to the NCAA Tournament. Wyoming 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2OO3-O4 MWC PRESEASON POLL UNLV’S RECORD WHEN IT... School (1st Place Votes) Points 2003-04 Preseason All-MWC plays a game...... 1-0 1. BYU (13) 144 Tim Keller, Jr., G, Air Force plays at home...... 1-0 2. Utah (6) 138 Rafael Araujo, Sr., C, BYU plays on the road...... 0-0 3. Colorado State 107 Mark Bigelow, Sr., F, BYU plays at a neutral site...... 0-0 plays a conference game...... 0-0 4. UNLV 97 Matt Nelson, Jr., C, Colorado State plays a home conference game...... 0-0 5. Wyoming 73 Tim Frost, Sr., F, Utah plays a road conference game...... 0-0 6. San Diego State 55 Nick Jacobson, Sr., G, Utah plays during the morning...... 0-0 7. New Mexico 36 2003-04 Top Returning Player plays during the afternoon...... 0-0 8. Air Force 35 Matt Nelson, Jr., C, Colorado State plays at night...... 1-0 2003-04 Top Newcomer plays vs. a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. team.. . 1-0 Andrew Bogut, Fr., C, Utah leads at halftime...... 1-0 trails at halftime...... 0-0 is tied at halftime...... 0-0 LAST SEASON is in an overtime game...... 0-0 UNLV (21-11, 8-6 MWC) lost to Hawaii, 85-68, on Mar. 19 in the first round of the NIT to conclude its shoots a higher FG% than opp...... 1-0 second season under head coach Charlie Spoonhour in 2002-03. The NIT appearance was UNLV’s shoots a lower FG% than opp...... 0-0 second in a row and sixth postseason appearance in the last seven seasons. UNLV advanced to the shoots the same FG% as opp...... 0-0 takes more shots than opp...... 0-0 championship game of the MWC Tournament for the second straight year and lost for the second year takes less shots than opp...... 1-0 in a row, this time 62-61 to Colorado State. After a 1-4 conference start, UNLV concluded MWC play takes the same number of shots as opp...... 0-0 winning seven of its last nine conference games to finish tied for third with Wyoming at 8-6. The shoots 50% or better from field...... 1-0 Runnin’ Rebels finished the year 15-6 at theThomas & Mack Center and 6-5 on the road. UNLV was led shoots less than 50% from field...... 0-0 in scoring by 6-2 senior guard Marcus Banks (20.3 ppg) and 6-10 senior forward Dalron Johnson shoots a higher 3pt% than opp...... 0-0 (15.5 ppg). Johnson and 6-8 junior forward J.K. Edwards tied for the team lead in rebounding (6.3 rpg). shoots a lower 3pt% than opp...... 1-0 Banks also led the team in assists (5.5 apg) and steals (2.8 spg), while Johnson was the blocked shoots the same 3pt% as opp...... 0-0 takes more 3pters than opp...... 1-0 shots leader (1.3 bpg). Banks was second in the MWC in scoring and led in both assists and steals. takes less 3pters than opp...... 0-0 Banks was drafted 13th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft to the Memphis Grizzlies and was later traded takes the same number of 3pters as opp...... 0-0 to the Boston Celtics. shoots a higher FT% than opp...... 0-0 shoots a lower FT% than opp...... 1-0 SIX POSTSEASONS IN LAST SEVEN YEARS shoots the same FT% as opp...... 0-0 takes more FT than opp...... 0-0 UNLV is coming off its second straight postseason NIT appearance. The Runnin’ Rebels have played takes less FT than opp...... 1-0 in the postseason in six of the past seven years (two NCAA Tournament appearances in 1998 and takes the same number of FT as opp...... 0-0 2000 and NIT appearances is 1997, 1999, 2002 and 2003). has more rebounds than opp...... 0-0 has less rebounds than opp...... 1-0 LEAVING LAS VEGAS has the same number of rebounds as opp...... 0-0 has more assists than opp...... 1-0 The 2003 MWC Tournament was the fourth that had been played at the Thomas & has less assists than opp...... 0-0 Mack Center. It also marked the seventh consecutive year that a conference has the same number of assists as opp...... 0-0 tournament has been held at the TMC (The WAC Tournament was held at the TMC has more turnovers than opp...... 1-0 from 1997-99). In 2004, the MWC Tournament will move to the Pepsi Center in has less turnovers than opp...... 0-0 Denver on Mar. 11-13, and remain there through at least 2006. has the same number of turnovers as opp...... 0-0 has more fouls than opp...... 1-0 SPOONHOUR REACHES MILESTONE IN 2OO2-O3 has less fouls than opp...... 0-0 has the same number of fouls as opp...... 0-0 Charlie Spoonhour recorded the 350th win of his career in UNLV’s win over Santa Clara last season has more blocks than opp...... 0-0 on Jan. 4. It was his 534th career game as a Division I head coach. Spoonhour currently has 362 has less blocks than opp...... 1-0 career wins in 555 career games. has the same number of blocks as opp...... 0-0 has more steals than opp...... 0-0 has less steals than opp...... 0-0 2OO2-O3 AWARDS has the same number of steals as opp...... 1-0 The following is a list of awards UNLV players earned during the 2002-03 season: scores 100 or more points...... 0-0 Marcus Banks scores 90-99 points...... 0-0 Honorable Mention Associated Press All-America, USBWA District VIII Player of the Year and All- scores 80-89 points...... 0-0 scores 70-79 points...... 0-0 District VIII, First Team All-MWC, MWC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, All-MWC Tournament, NABC scores less than 70 points...... 1-0 First Team All-District 15, MWC Player of the Week (Dec. 2, Jan. 13, Co-POW on Mar. 3) allows 100 or more points...... 0-0 Dalron Johnson allows 90-99 points...... 0-0 Second Team All-MWC, All-MWC Tournament, NABC Second Team All-District 15, MWC Player of the allows 80-89 points...... 0-0 Week (Dec. 16) allows 70-79 points...... 0-0 James Peters allows less than 70 points...... 1-0 All-MWC Tournament has a game decided by less than 4 pts...... 0-0 has a game decided by 4-9 points...... 1-0 has a game decided by 10 or more pts...... 0-0 3 RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL
UNLV IN THE ‘O2-O3 MWC STATS CONFERENCE LEADERS UNLV led the conference in three statistical categories last season. The Runnin’ Rebels led the MWC FINAL in scoring at 75.3 ppg, steals at 8.41 spg and turnover margin at +2.38. Individually, Marcus Banks led Team the MWC in assists with 5.47 per game and steals with 2.84 per game. He was second in the Category Rank Stat. conference in scoring at 20.3 ppg behind national leader Ruben Douglas of New Mexico (28.0 ppg). Scoring Offense 1st 75.3 Scoring Defense 6th 71.0 Scoring Margin 3rd +4.3 2O SOMETHING Free Throw Percentage 4tg .704 Field Goal Percentage 3rd .468 With 21 wins last season, UNLV has won 20 or more games in 29 of its 45 seasons of existence. Field Goal Pct. Defense 7th .462 Dating back to the 1973-74 season, UNLV has posted 20 or more wins in 24 out of the last 30 years, 3-Point FG Percentage T4th .362 including 30 or more wins four times. With 21 wins as well in 2001-02, UNLV has now had back-to- 3-Point FG Pct. Defense 2nd .320 back 20-win seasons for the first time since 1996-97 and 1997-98 when the Runnin’ Rebels were Rebounding Offense 7th 32.0 Rebounding Defense 7th 33.2 22-10 and 20-13, respectively. Rebounding Margin 6th -1.1 Blocked Shots 3rd 3.19 63-14 IN LAST 77 GAMES AT TMC Assists 2nd 13.78 Steals 1st 8.41 The Runnin’ Rebels are playing their 21st season in the 18,500-seat Thomas & Mack Center in 2003- Turnover Margin 1st +2.38 04 and are 1-0 at home thus far. UNLV has posted an all-time record of 275-51 (.844) in the arena since Assist/TO Ratio T5th 0.97 it opened in 1983. Last season, the Runnin’ Rebels were 15-6 at home. UNLV was 17-3 at home in Offensive Rebounds 6th 10.53 Defensive Rebounds 6th 21.50 2001-02, 12-3 in 2000-01 and 18-2 in 1999-00, so UNLV has won 63 of its last 77 games at home 3-Point FG Made 6th 5.72 (.818). UNLV has been edged at home by four points or less 20 times in the arena’s 21-year history. Individual SPOONHOUR 33-9 AT TMC Category Player Rank Stat. Scoring Marcus Banks 2nd 20.3 Charlie Spoonhour, who is in his third year as head coach of the Runnin’ Rebels, is 33-9 (.786) in Dalron Johnson 7th 15.5 games played at the Thomas & Mack Center. Reb. J.K. Edwards T6th 6.2 Dalron Johnson T6th 6.2 FG Pct. J.K. Edwards 2nd .564 UNLV BOASTS BEST HOME MARK IN MWC Marcus Banks T7th .514 Assists Marcus Banks 1st 5.47 Out of the eight Mountain West schools, UNLV has the best all-time winning percentage on its home FT Pct. Dalron Johnson 1st .871 court. UNLV is 275-51 (.844) at the Thomas & Mack Center, while Utah is second at .828 (429-89). Marcus Banks 9th .757 Steals Marcus Banks 1st 2.84 UNLV: ONLY WINNER VS. MWC J.K. Edwards T7th 1.25 Jermaine Lewis 10th 1.19 The Runnin’ Rebels are the only team in the MWC to have an all-time winning record against each of the 3FG Pct. Dalron Johnson T3rd .427 other seven members of the conference: Air Force (15-2), BYU (8-7), Colorado State (17-6), New 3FG Made Jermaine Lewis 9th 1.50 Blocks Dalron Johnson 3rd 1.28 Mexico (15-9), San Diego State (26-6), Utah (13-12), Wyoming (13-12). Ast/TO Rat. Marcus Banks 5th 1.39 Off. Reb. J.K. Edwards 4th 2.34 13OOTH GAME Dalron Johnson T6th 2.00 Def. Reb. Dalron Johnson 5th 4.25 UNLV’s game at Wisconsin on Dec. 7 of last season marked the 1,300th game in program history. J.K. Edwards 8th 3.91 UNLV, which is in its 46th year of basketball, has now played 1,328 games and has an all-time record of 955-373 (.719). UNLV IN THE ‘O2-O3 NCAA STATS “3-POINT GOAL...” UNLV holds the NCAA record for most consecutive games with a made 3-pointer. Since the 3-point FINAL Team field goal was adopted by the NCAA in 1986-87, UNLV has converted at least one 3-pointer in all 540 Category Rank Stat. games played. Entering the 2003-04 season, Vanderbilt (533) was the only other team to have made FT Pct. in a gm T18th 95.8* at least one 3-pointer in every game played since the rule was put into place. Kentucky was third with 509 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer, followed by Georgia Tech (504), Arkansas (488), Duke Individual Category Player Rank Stat. (480), Western Kentucky (479), Princeton (469), Dayton (432), Charlotte (428) and New Mexico (396). Steals Marcus Banks T7th 2.8 UNLV entered the season with 539 consecutive games with a made 3-pointer. In the 540 games, the Scoring Marcus Banks T35th 20.3 Runnin’ Rebels have made 3,500-of-9,697 (.361) shots from behind the arc. The Big West Conference FT Pct. Dalron Johnson T25th 87.1 FT Pct. in a gm Marcus Banks T1st 1.000** experimented with the 3-point shot in the 1982-83, 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. During that period, FT Pct. in a gm Dalron Johnson T1st 1.000*** UNLV connected from 3-point range in 53 of the 64 games (the 3-pointer was used in some non- Steals in a gm Marcus Banks T5th 8**** conference games). The Runnin’ Rebels sank 194-of-505 (.384) 3-point attempts during that time. With the experimental years included, the UNLV streak for games in which it has made at least one 3-point * at BYU (23-of-24) ** vs. San Diego State (11-of-11) shot stands at 557. The last time the Runnin’ Rebels failed to make at least one 3-pointer came against *** vs. Washington (10-of-10) Long Beach State on Jan. 25, 1986. So, UNLV has made at least one shot from behind the arc in 593 **** vs. IPFW and vs. Colorado State of the 604 games in which the rule was used. In the 604 total games, the Runnin’ Rebels have shot .362 from this distance while sinking 3,695-of-10,202. IN OVERTIME UNLV is 40-19 (.678) all-time in overtime games and was 1-1 in overtime last season. In 2001-02, UNLV was 4-1 in overtime. UNLV’s five overtime games during 2001-02 marked the first time it had ever played in more than four overtime games in one season. The only time UNLV played in four overtimes was during the 1994-95 season. UNLV is 32-16 (.667) in single overtime games, 6-3 (.667) in double overtime and 2-0 (1.000) in triple overtime. The Runnin’ Rebels have a record of 8-3 in overtime games at the Thomas & Mack Center. UNLV had won its last four overtime games before losing at Utah on Feb. 17 of last season (the last time it has played in an overtime game). 46 YEARS OF BASKETBALL The 2003-04 year marks the 46th season of Runnin’ Rebel basketball at UNLV. Since the program’s inception in 1958-59, the Runnin’ Rebels have posted an all-time record of 955-373 (.719). In 1969-70, UNLV made the move to Division I and has since posted a record of 768-269 (.741) while competing at that level. In addition, UNLV has an all-time mark of 920-350 (.724) against Division I competition. 4 RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL
UNLV IS THIRD-WINNINGEST PROGRAM IN DIVISION I With an all-time record of 928-363 (.719) against four-year American institutions entering the 2003-04 season, UNLV ranked as the third-winningest program by percentage in NCAA Division I history (min. 25 years in Div. I). Kentucky’s record of 1,849-572-1 (.764) placed the Wildcats as the all-time leader. School Years Record Pct. Kentucky 100 1,849-572-1* .764 North Carolina 93 1,808-666-0* .731 UNLV 45 928-363-0* .719 Kansas 105 1,801-753-0* .705 UCLA 84 1,520-672-0* .693 Duke 98 1,706-775-0* .688 St. John’s (N.Y.) 96 1,662-763-0* .685 Syracuse 102 1,602-737-0* .685 * entering 2003-04 OVER .5OO 41 times in its 45 complete seasons of basketball, UNLV has finished the season with a winning percentage of over .500. The last time UNLV didn’t finish with a winning record was the 1995-96 season when the Runnin’ Rebels were 10-16. NBA PRESENCE Over the last six seasons, the UNLV program has had three players drafted with lottery picks in the annual NBA Draft. Most recently, Marcus Banks was selected 13th overall in the 2003 draft to the Memphis Grizzlies and moments later was traded to the Boston Celtics. The program had back-to-back lottery selections in 1998 and 1999 with Keon Clark (13th overall by the Orlando Magic - 1998) and Shawn Marion (ninth overall by the Phoenix Suns - 1999). A total of 13 Runnin’ Rebels have been selected in the NBA’s first round since 1975. Ricky Sobers was UNLV’s first player to be selected in the first round in 1975 by the Phoenix Suns. There are four former Runnin’ Rebels who are active on NBA rosters. They are Stacey Augmon (New Orleans Hornets), Marcus Banks (Boston Celtics), Keon Clark (Utah Jazz) and Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns). ON THE AIR All Runnin’ Rebel games are carried live on ESPN 920 AM (KBAD) in Las Vegas and on the internet off a link at UNLVRebels.com. Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick are in their 12th season calling Runnin’ Rebel basketball. Broadcasts start one-half hour prior to the beginning of each game with the pregame show and the postgame show features a live interview with head coach Charlie Spoonhour. The broadcasts are also available inside the Thomas & Mack Center by tuning to 99.5 FM. COACH’S SHOWS • “Game Time with UNLV Hoops” television show will be shown Sundays during the season on Las Vegas One (Cox Cable Channel 39) at 9 p.m. and on KLAS TV-8 at 11:30 p.m. The show is hosted by Chris Maathuis and features head coach Charlie Spoonhour. Air dates are: Dec. 7, 14, 21, 28, Jan. 4, 11, 18, 25, Feb. 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and Mar. 7. • “The Charlie Spoonhour Radio Show” may be heard live during the season on ESPN 920 AM from 7-8 p.m. on most Tuesdays. The show originates from the ESPN Zone at the New York-New York Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip. It is hosted by Ken Korach and Glen Gondrezick and features head coach Charlie Spoonhour. The show may also be heard on the internet live and on an archived basis with a link off of UNLVRebels.com. The remaining air dates are: Nov. 25, Dec. 9, 16, Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27, Feb. 3, 10, 24 and Mar. 2. UPCOMING PROMOTIONS AND OTHER STUFF • 50,000 door hangers have been distributed to homes throughout the Las Vegas valley for free admission for two to any November home game (balcony level only). • Select Las Vegas area Pepsi can panels are offering free admission to any November home game (balcony level only). • New this season is an open to the public pregame hospitality area. The cost is $12.50 per person and includes dinner. The doors to the TMC Board Room open 1.5 hours before each game. • The Fremont Cannon will be on display on the concourse during the Nov. 24 UNR game. • Dec. 18 is Toys For Tots Night - Bring a new unwrapped toy to the TMC starting Dec. 1 and receive free balcony admission to the NAU game. LUNCHEONS Luncheons with head coach Charlie Spoonhour will be held at the Si Redd Room at the Thomas & Mack Center. The remaining dates are Dec. 17, Jan. 14 and Feb. 25. The luncheons will begin at noon and are $10 for the public. REBELS ON TV UNLV is scheduled to appear on television at least 20 times this season. The Runnin’ Rebels are scheduled to appear on ESPN, ABC, ESPN+plus, Fox Sports Net, SportsWest and ESPN Regional. UNLV’s first televised game will be Dec. 3 at USC on Fox Sports Net 2. LIVE STATS ONLINE Live statistics for UNLV’s men’s basketball home games will be available at UNLVRebels.com with Gametracker. To view all of the game stats as they happen, click on the gametracker link off of the UNLV men’s basketball’s schedule page or from the front page’s calendar window. Away contests will have the feature only if the host school is able to provide content to Gametracker.
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Scored a team-high 13 pts (6-9 FG) with a game-high 8 rebs and 1 stl SEASON HIGHS in UNLV debut vs. Delaware State PTS - 13, Delaware State (11/21) O Transferred from Marquette and sat out 2002-03 season RBS - 8, Delaware State (11/21) Was second on Marquette’s team in rebounding (6.2 rpg) and third in AST - 0 scoring (8.4 ppg) in 2001-02 BLK - 0 STL - 1, Delaware State (11/21) ODARTEY BLANKSON Shot 47.2 percent from the floor in 2001-02 at Marquette UNLV CAREER HIGHS Named Conference USA Player of the Week after totaling 35 points FORWARD, 6-7, 22O, and 21 rebounds in wins over Louisville and Saint Louis in 2001-02 at PTS - 13, Delaware St. (11/21/03) Marquette RBS - 8, Delaware St. (11/21/03) JR., CHICAGO, ILL. AST - 0 Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team in 2000-01 BLK - 0 MARQUETTE STL - 1, Delaware St. (11/21/03) UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 1 1 34 34.0 6 9 .667 1 3 .333 0 3 .000 0 8 8 8.0 2 0 0 2 0 1 13 13.0 TOTAL 1 1 34 34.0 6 9 .667 1 3 .333 0 3 .000 0 8 8 8.0 2 0 0 2 0 1 13 13.0
Scored 4 pts, had 2 rebs and 1 steal vs. Del. St. after being sidelined SEASON HIGHS with a calf injury PTS - 4, Delaware State (11/21) 1 RBS - 2, Delaware State (11/21) Had off-season Achilles surgery and is cleared to play this season Played sparingly last year after going down with injury ... team was AST - 0 11-2 at that point BLK - 0 STL - 1, Delaware State (11/21) DEMETRIUS HUNTER Was 11th in the MWC last year in 3-pt FG pct. and made 3-ptrs UNLV CAREER HIGHS Was second on the team in 3-pt FG percentage, fourth in assists, GUARD, 6-2, 2O5, SR., PTS - 24 at New Mexico (1/27/03) fifth in scoring, sixth in steals and seventh in rebounding last year RBS - 6, 3 times LAS VEGAS, NEV. Scored in double figures in nine games last year AST - 5, twice Named MVP of the Jim Thorpe Classic last season BLK - 2, twice GEORGETOWN Selected as the MWC Top Newcomer entering 2002-03 by the media STL - 4, 4 times Transferred to UNLV in 2001-02 from Georgetown UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2002-03 28 17 583 20.8 70 168 .417 40 104 .385 22 40 .550 7 34 41 1.5 51 3 32 33 6 21 202 7.2 2003-04 1 1 20 20.0 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 4.0 TOTAL 29 18 603 20.8 71 170 .418 41 106 .387 23 42 .548 7 36 43 1.5 53 3 32 34 6 22 206 7.1
Scored 12 pts (5-8 FG) with 2 ast and 1 reb in UNLV debut vs. SEASON HIGHS Delaware State PTS - 12, Delaware State (11/21) 3 2003 graduate of L.A. City College RBS - 1, Delaware State (11/21) Was a teammate of fellow Runnin’ Rebel Jerel Blassingame AST - 2, Delaware State (11/21) His team was 36-2 last year and won the California state title BLK - 0 STL - 0 ROMEL BECK Averaged 15 points, five rebounds and four assists per game last UNLV CAREER HIGHS year G/F, 6-7, 185, JR., Was first team All-South Coast Conference PTS - 12, Delaware St. (11/21/03) RBS - 1, Delaware St. (11/21/03) RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. Did not play for LACC in 2001-02 AST - 2, Delaware St. (11/21/03) Played at Fullerton College in 2000-01 BLK - 0 L.A. CITY COLLEGE STL - 0 UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 1 1 33 33.0 5 8 .625 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 12.0 TOTAL 1 1 33 33.0 5 8 .625 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 12.0
Suspended for first six games of 2003-04 SEASON HIGHS Scored 16 pts (5-6 FG, 6-8 FT) vs L.A. Stars, had 7 pts, 7 rebs PTS - NA 5 against Superstars RBS - NA Was second in the MWC in FG percetnage, fourth in off. rebounds, AST - NA BLK - NA tied for sixth in rebounding, tied for seventh in steals and was eighth in STL - NA J.K. EDWARDS def. rebounds last year UNLV CAREER HIGHS Led the team in FG percentage, tied for first in rebounds, was FORWARD, 6-8, 25O, PTS - 21 at Bradley (12/14/02) second in steals, second in blocked shots, fourth in scoring and fifth in RBS - 12 at New Mexico (1/27/03) SR., CLEMMONS, N.C. assists last year AST - 3, 4 times Had three double-doubles in points and rebounds last year BLK - 5 at San Diego St. (2/11/03) INDIAN HILLS CC Scored in double figures in 10 games and had double figures in STL - 4, twice rebounding four times last year Led the team in rebounding in 14 games and scoring once last year UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2002-03 32 32 784 24.5 114 202 .564 0 0 .000 64 113 .566 75 125 200 6.3 102 5 30 48 23 40 292 9.1 2003-04 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 32 32 784 24.5 114 202 .564 0 0 .000 64 113 .566 75 125 200 6.3 102 5 30 48 23 40 292 9.1
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Scored 8 pts with 8 ast, 3 rebs and 1 stl in UNLV debut vs. Delaware SEASON HIGHS State PTS - 8, Delaware State (11/21) 1O 2003 graduate of L.A. City College RBS - 3, Delaware State (11/21) Was a teammate of fellow Runnin’ Rebel Romel Beck AST - 8, Delaware State (11/21) His team was 36-2 last year and won the California state title BLK - 0 STL - 1, Delaware State (11/21) JEREL BLASSINGAME Was named MVP at the California state tournament UNLV CAREER HIGHS Averaged 12 points and six assists last season GUARD, 5-1O, 17O, JR., PTS - 8, Delaware St. (11/21/03) Was an All-South Coast Conference selection last year RBS - 3, Delaware St. (11/21/03) BROOKLYN, N.Y. AST - 8, Delaware St. (11/21/03) BLK - 0 L.A. CITY COLLEGE STL - 1, Delaware St. (11/21/03) UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 1 1 38 38.0 3 11 .273 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 8 2 0 1 8 8.0 TOTAL 1 1 38 38.0 3 11 .273 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 8 2 0 1 8 8.0
Suspended for first three games of 2003-04 SEASON HIGHS Scored 8 pts (4-4 FG) vs. L.A. Stars PTS - NA 11 RBS - NA Scored 15 (6-11 FG) and had 7 rebounds vs. Superstars AST - NA One of three Rebels selected to the MWC All-Tournament team last BLK - NA year STL - NA JAMES PETERS Was inserted into the starting lineup last year after Demtrius Hunter UNLV CAREER HIGHS FORWARD, 6-8, 215, went down with an injury PTS - 19, San Diego St. (3/13/03) Was second on the team last year in FG percentage, tied for third in RBS - 8 vs. Portland St. (11/24/02) SR., CHICAGO, ILL. blocks, fourth in rebounding, tied for fourth in steals, sixth in scoring and AST - 3, twice sixth in assists BLK - 2 vs. Santa Clara (1/4/03) BUTLER COUNTY CC Scored in double figures in five games last year STL - 3, twice Led the team in rebounding in four games last year UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2002-03 32 14 659 20.6 83 156 .532 2 6 .333 36 70 .514 33 75 108 3.4 78 3 24 46 9 28 204 6.4 2003-04 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 32 14 659 20.6 83 156 .532 2 6 .333 36 70 .514 33 75 108 3.4 78 3 24 46 9 28 204 6.4
Scored 10 pts (3-4 FG) with 2 rebs and 1 stl in UNLV debut vs. SEASON HIGHS Delaware State PTS - 10, Delaware State (11/21) 12 RBS - 2, Delaware State (11/21) 2003 graduate of Hightower High School in Missouri City, Texas Averaged 15.1 points, 4.4 assists and 3.7 steals per game last year AST - 0 BLK - 0 Earned first-team all-region honors and was named third-team STL - 1, Delaware State (11/21) MICHAEL UMEH Greater Houston Area last year UNLV CAREER HIGHS GUARD, 6-2, 185, FR., His team was 34-3 last season and won the regional championship, PTS - 10, Delaware St. (11/21/03) losing in the state semifinals RBS - 2, Delaware St. (11/21/03) HOUSTON, TEXAS AST - 0 BLK - 0 HIGHTOWER HS STL - 1, Delaware St. (11/21/03) UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 1 0 23 23.0 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 10 10.0 TOTAL 1 0 23 23.0 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 10 10.0
DNP vs. Delaware State SEASON HIGHS Played 18 minutes vs. L.A. Stars, scoring 2 pts and had 2 stls PTS - NA 2O RBS - NA Scored 3 points in 10 minutes vs. Superstars Was a medical redshirt last year AST - NA Played in two games logging three total minutes last season BLK - NA STL - NA JONATHAN OSBORNE Scored two points vs. Tennessee-Martin last year UNLV CAREER HIGHS 2002 graduate of Green Valley HS in Henderson, Nev. GUARD, 6-2, 18O, FR., PTS - 2 vs. Tenn.-Martin (12/17/02) Was honorable mention all-state in 2002 at GVHS RBS - 0 HENDERSON, NEV. AST - 0 BLK - 0 GREEN VALLEY HS STL - 0 UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2002-03 2 0 3 1.5 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.0 2003-04 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 2 0 3 1.5 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1.0 7 RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL
Scored 12 pts (6-8 FG) with 7 rebs, 3 ast and 1 blk in first game SEASON HIGHS since 2001-02 vs. Delaware State PTS - 12, Delaware State (11/21) 22 RBS - 7, Delaware State (11/21) Played for UNLV in 2001-02 but sat out 2002-03 with a medical redshirt AST - 3, Delaware State (11/21) BLK - 1, Delaware State (11/21) One of three Runnin’ Rebels to receive the Spring 2003 Academic All- STL - 0 LOUIS AMUNDSON MWC award UNLV CAREER HIGHS FORWARD, 6-9, 215, Was also a member of the 2001-02 Academic All-MWC team PTS - 13 vs. DePaul (2/3/02) As a freshman, was sixth on the team in rebounding and fourth in RBS - 8, twice SO., BOULDER, COLO. blocked shots (2001-02) AST - 3, Delaware St. (11/21/03) Scored in double figures in three games in 2001-02 BLK - 2, 3 times MONARCH HS STL - 3, twice UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2001-02 30 1 315 10.5 29 58 .500 0 0 .000 25 42 .595 32 37 69 2.3 50 2 9 13 10 15 83 2.8 2002-03 ------MEDICAL REDSHIRT ------2003-04 1 1 27 27.0 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 7 7.0 4 0 3 3 1 0 12 12.0 TOTAL 31 2 342 11.0 35 66 .530 0 0 .000 25 42 .595 35 41 76 2.5 54 2 12 16 11 15 95 3.1
Scored 4 pts with 1 ast in UNLV debut vs. Delaware State SEASON HIGHS 2003 graduate of Minneapolis Community and Technical College PTS - 4, Delaware State (11/21) 24 RBS - 0 Led his team with 20.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game last year ... also was second in assists with 4.3 AST - 1, Delaware State (11/21) Selected as a NJCAA first team All-America for Div. III last year BLK - 0 STL - 0 ANDY HANNAN Earned all-state honors and was selcted to the MCCC All-Tournament UNLV CAREER HIGHS team G/F, 6-6, 21O, JR., PTS - 4, Delaware St. (11/21/03) His team was 25-3 overall and a perfect 12-0 in the MCCC’s Southern RBS - 0 MINNEAPOLIS, MINN. Division last year AST - 1, Delaware St. (11/21/03) His team finished second in the state playoffs last year and earned a BLK - 0 MCTC berth in the regional tournament STL - 0 UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 1 0 22 22.0 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4.0 TOTAL 1 0 22 22.0 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4.0
SEASON HIGHS DNP vs. Delaware State DNP vs. L.A. Stars, tallied 6 minutes vs. Superstars PTS - NA 31 RBS - NA 2002 graduate of Aristar Learning Center in Irvine, Calif. AST - NA Attended Lassiter HS in Marietta, Ga., in the fall of 2001 BLK - NA Played his junior year at Orange Lutheran High School in Orange, STL - NA DARRELL JENKINS Calif. UNLV CAREER HIGHS GUARD, 6-O, 17O, FR., Averaged 20 points, five assists and three rebounds his junior PTS - NA season RBS - NA ORANGE, CALIF. Was first team all-league his junior year AST - NA BLK - NA ORANGE LUTHERAN HS STL - NA UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Scored 2 pts in 3 min in UNLV debut vs. Delaware State SEASON HIGHS 2003 graduate of Hercules High School in Hercules, Calif. PTS - 2, Delaware State (11/21) 33 RBS - 0 Was first team all-state for division four last year and was named first team all-league (ACCAL) AST - 0 BLK - 0 Averaged 16 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists per game last year STL - 0 JOHN WINSTON His team had a 25-9 overall record last year and lost in the state final UNLV CAREER HIGHS GUARD, 6-3, 2O5, FR., PTS - 2, Delaware St. (11/21/03) RBS - 0 SAN FRANCISSCO, CALIF. AST - 0 BLK - 0 HERCULES HS STL - 0 UNLV CAREER STATISTICS YEAR GP GS MIN AVG FGFGA PCT 3FG 3FGA PCT FT FTA PCT OR DR TOT AVG PF FO AST TO BLK ST PTS AVG 2003-04 1 0 3 3.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 TOTAL1033.0111.00000.00000.0000000.010000022.0
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GAME 1 - DELAWARE STATE - NOV. 21, 2OO3
VISITORS: Delaware State 0-1 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 05 HUNTER, Terrance/f 2-6 0-0 0-0 1 4 5 3 4311 025 14 DENT, Antwaun/f 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 1 0100 05 55 MATTHEWS, Aaron/c 6-11 0-0 2-2 3 2 5 3 14 2 1 0 1 38 12 DAVIS, Miles/g 3-7 3-5 1-2 0 2 2 1 10 4 2 0 0 38 23 BLUNTT, Jahsha/g 5-12 3-7 2-2 1 4 5 1 15 1 2 0 1 37 00 ROUNDTREE,Troy 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2000 03 20 WILLIAMS, Aaron 0-5 0-1 0-0 2 1 3 1 0020 15 22 HAWKINS, Carols 4-6 0-0 6-7 1 2 3 2 14 0 1 0 1 35 40 OLIVER, Rasheed 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0000 05 42 TOTH, Michael 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0000 02 44 MIJI, Rocky 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0001 07 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals 21-49 6-14 11-13 10 17 27 14 59 11 9 2 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 9-25 36.0% 2nd Half: 12-24 50.0% Game: 42.9% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 1-6 16.7% 2nd Half: 5-8 62.5% Game: 42.9% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 2-3 66.7% 2nd Half: 9-10 90.0% Game: 84.6% 0
HOME TEAM: UNLV 1-0 FG-A 3FG-A FT-A OR DR TOT PF TP A TO BLK S MIN 00 BLANKSON, Odartey/f 6-9 1-3 0-3 0 8 8 2 13 0 2 0 1 34 03 BECK, Romel/f 5-8 1-3 1-1 1 0 1 2 12 2 0 0 0 33 22 AMUNDSON, Louis/c 6-8 0-0 0-0 3 4 7 4 12 3 3 1 0 27 01 HUNTER, Demetrius/g 1-2 1-2 1-2 0 2 2 2 4010 120 10 BLASSINGAME, Jerel/g 3-11 2-5 0-0 1 2 3 3 8820 138 12 UMEH, Michael 3-4 1-2 3-3 0 2 2 2 10 0 1 0 1 23 24 HANNAN, Andy 1-4 1-3 1-2 0 0 0 1 4110 022 33 WINSTON, John 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 2000 03 TEAM 1 2 3 Totals 26-47 7-18 6-11 6 20 26 17 65 14 10 1 4 200
TOTAL FG% 1st Half: 15-23 65.2% 2nd Half: 11-24 45.8% Game: 55.3% DEADBALL 3-Pt. FG% 1st Half: 3-6 50.0% 2nd Half: 4-12 33.3% Game: 38.9% REBOUNDS F Throw % 1st Half: 4-4 100% 2nd Half: 2-7 28.6% Game: 54.5% 3
Officials: Scott Thornley, Tom O'Neill, Mark Whitehead Technical fouls: Delaware State-None. UNLV-None. Attendance: 11241
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Total Delaware State 21 38 59 UNLV 37 28 65
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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
TOTAL 3-PTS REBOUNDS ## Player GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 00 BLANKSON, Odartey 1 1 34 34.0 6 9 .667 1 3 .333 0 3 .000 0 8 8 8.0 2 0 0 2 0 1 13 13.0 22 AMUNDSON, Louis 1 1 27 27.0 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 7 7.0 4 0 3 3 1 0 12 12.0 03 BECK, Romel 1 1 33 33.0 5 8 .625 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 1 0 1 1.0 2 0 2 0 0 0 12 12.0 12 UMEH, Michael 1 0 23 23.0 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 10 10.0 10 BLASSINGAME, Jerel 1 1 38 38.0 3 11 .273 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3.0 3 0 8 2 0 1 8 8.0 01 HUNTER, Demetrius 1 1 20 20.0 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 4.0 24 HANNAN, Andy 1 0 22 22.0 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4 4.0 33 WINSTON, John 1 0 3 3.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0 TM TEAM...... 1233.00 0 Total...... 1 26 47 .553 7 18 .389 6 11 .545 6 20 26 26.0 17 0 14 10 1 4 65 65.0 Opponents...... 1 21 49 .429 6 14 .429 11 13 .846 10 17 27 27.0 14 - 11 9 2 4 59 59.0
SCORE BY PERIODS: 1st 2nd Total UNLV 37 28 65 Opponents 21 38 59
DEADBALL REBOUNDS: OFF DEF TOTAL UNLV 3 0 3 Opponents 0 0 0
2OO3-O4 RUNNIN’ REBEL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 0 Odartey Blankson F 6-7 220 Jr. RS Chicago, Ill./Marquette 1 Demetrius Hunter G 6-2 205 Sr. 1L Las Vegas, Nev./Georgetown 3 Romel Beck G/F 6-7 185 Jr. JC Rancho Cucamonga, Calif./L.A. City College 5 J.K. Edwards F 6-8 250 Sr. 1L Clemmons, N.C./Indian Hills CC 10 Jerel Blassingame G 5-10 170 Jr. JC Brooklyn, N.Y./L.A. City College 11 James Peters F 6-8 215 Sr. 1L Chicago, Ill./Butler County CC 12 Michael Umeh G 6-2 185 Fr. HS Houston, Texas/Hightower HS 20 Jonathan Osborne G 6-2 180 Fr. RS Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS 22 Louis Amundson F 6-9 215 So. RS-1L Boulder, Colo./Monarch HS 24 Andy Hannan G/F 6-6 210 Jr. JC Minneapolis, Minn./MCTC 31 Darrell Jenkins G 6-0 170 Fr. HS Orange, Calif./Orange Lutheran HS 33 John Winston G 6-3 205 Fr. HS San Francisco, Calif./Hercules HS
Head Coach: Charlie Spoonhour (U. of the Ozarks ’61; 3rd season) Assistants: Deane Martin (Central Missouri ’87; 3rd season) Dave Rice (UNLV ’91; 11th season) Jay Spoonhour (Pittsburg State ’94; 3rd season) Dir. of Bask. Oper.: Vince Booker (UNLV ’02; 1st season)
10 RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL 2OO3-O4 RESULTS
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0
DATE TIME OPPONENT SCORE ATTEND HIGH POINTS HIGH REBOUNDS 11/21/03 7:30 PM DELAWARE STATE W 65-59 11241 (13)BLANKSON, Odartey (8)BLANKSON, Odartey
ATTENDANCE SUMMARY GAMES TOTALS AVG/GAME HOME 1 11241 11241 AWAY000 NEUTRAL 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 11241 11241
11 RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL 2OO3-O4 GAME-BY-GAME TEAM STATISTICS
FG-FGA PCT 3PT-3PA PCT FT-FTA PCT REB PF-D AST TO BK STL 1ST 2ND OT1 OT2 TOT Delaware State 21-49 .429 6-14 .429 11-13 .846 27 14-0 11 9 2 4 21 38 0 0 59 at UNLV (11/21) 26-47 .553 7-18 .389 6-11 .545 26 17-0 14 10 1 4 37 28 0 0 65
UNLV INDIVIDUAL DOUBLE-DOUBLES None
12 RUNNIN’ REBEL BASKETBALL 2OO3-O4 POINTS-REBOUNDS-ASSISTS
00 01 03 10 12 22 24 33 Opponent Date Score WL BLANKSON, HUNTER,DE BECK,ROME BLASSINGA UMEH,MICH AMUNDSON, HANNAN,AN WINSTON,J DELAWARE STATE 11/21/03 65-59 W 13-8-0 4-2-0 12-1-2 8-3-8 10-2-0 12-7-3 4-0-1 2-0-0
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2OO3-O4 UNLV & OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL STATISTICAL HIGHS
UNLV INDIVIDUAL HIGHS OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL HIGHS Points Scored: 13, Odartey Blankson, Delaware State (11/21) 15, Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goals Made: 6, 2 Players, Delaware State (11/21) 6, Aaron Matthews, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goals Attempted: 11, Jerel Blassingame, Delaware State (11/21) 12, Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goal Percentage: .750 (6-of-8), Louis Amundson, Del. State (11/21) .546 (6-of-11), Aaron Matthews, Del. St. (11/21) 3-Pt. FG Made: 2, Jerel Blassingame, Delaware State (11/21) 3, 2 Players, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. Field Goals Att. 5, Jerel Blassingame, Delaware State (11/21) 7, Jahsha Bluntt, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct.: .500 (1-of-2), 2 Players, Delaware State (11/21) .600 (3-of-5), Miles Davis, Del. State (11/21) Free Throws Made: 3, Michael Umeh, Delaware State (11/21) 6, Carlos Hawkins, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throws Attempted: 3, 2 Players, Delaware State (11/21) 7, Carlos Hawkins, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throw %: 1.000 (3-of-3), Michael Umeh, Del. State (11/21) .857 (6-of-7), Delaware State (11/21) Rebounds: 8, Odartey Blankson, Delaware State (11/21) 5, 3 Players, Delaware State (11/21) Offensive Rebounds: 3, Louis Amundson, Delaware State (11/21) 3, Aaron Matthews, Delaware State (11/21) Defensive Rebounds: 8, Odartey Blankson, Delaware State (11/21) 4, 2 Players, Delaware State (11/21) Assists: 8, Jerel Blassingame, Delaware State (11/21) 4, Miles Davis, Delaware State (11/21) Turnovers: 3, Louis Amundson, Delaware State (11/21) 2, 3 Players, Delaware State (11/21) Blocked Shots: 1, Louis Amundson, Delaware State (11/21) 1, 2 Players, Delaware State (11/21) Steals: 1, 4 Players, Delaware State (11/21) 1, 4 Players, Delaware State (11/21)
2OO3-O4 UNLV PLAYER-BY-PLAYER SEASON HIGHS
PLAYER MOST POINTS MOST REBOUNDS MOST ASSISTS Louis Amundson 12, Delaware State (11/21) 7, Delaware State (11/21) 3, Delaware State (11/21) Romel Beck 12, Delaware State (11/21) 1, Delaware State (11/21) 2, Delaware State (11/21) Odartey Blankson 13, Delaware State (11/21) 8, Delaware State (11/21) 0 Jerel Blassingame 8, Delaware State (11/21) 3, Delaware State (11/21) 8, Delaware State (11/21) J.K. Edwards NA NA NA Andy Hannan 4, Delaware State (11/21) 0 1, Delaware State (11/21) Demetrius Hunter 4, Delaware State (11/21) 2, Delaware State (11/21) 0 Darrell Jenkins NA NA NA Jonathan Osborne NA NA NA James Peters NA NA NA Michael Umeh 10, Delaware State (11/21) 2, Delaware State (11/21) 0 John Winston 2, Delaware State (11/21) 0 0
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2OO3-O4 UNLV & OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICAL HIGHS
UNLV HIGHS OPPONENT HIGHS Points Scored/Game: 65, Delaware State (11/21) 59, Delaware State (11/21) Points Scored/Half: 37, 1st, Delaware State (11/21) 38, 2nd, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goals Made: 26, Delaware State (11/21) 21, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goals Attempted: 47, Delaware State (11/21) 49, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goal Percentage: .553, Delaware State (11/21) .429, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. FG Made: 7, Delaware State (11/21) 6, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. Field Goals Att. 18, Delaware State (11/21) 14, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct.: .389, Delaware State (11/21) .429, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throws Made: 6, Delaware State (11/21) 11, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throws Attempted: 11, Delaware State (11/21) 13, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throw Pct.: .545, Delaware State (11/21) .846, Delaware State (11/21) Rebounds: 26, Delaware State (11/21) 27, Delaware State (11/21) Offensive Rebounds: 6, Delaware State (11/21) 10, Delaware State (11/21) Defensive Rebounds: 20, Delaware State (11/21) 17, Delaware State (11/21) Assists: 14, Delaware State (11/21) 11, Delaware State (11/21) Turnovers: 10, Delaware State (11/21) 9, Delaware State (11/21) Blocked Shots: 1, Delaware State (11/21) 2, Delaware State (11/21) Steals: 4, Delaware State (11/21) 4, Delaware State (11/21) Fouls: 17, Delaware State (11/21) 14, Delaware State (11/21)
2OO3-O4 UNLV & OPPONENT TEAM STATISTICAL LOWS
UNLV LOWS OPPONENT LOWS Points Scored/Game: 65, Delaware State (11/21) 59, Delaware State (11/21) Points Scored/Half: 28, 2nd, Delaware State (11/21) 21, 1st, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goals Made: 26, Delaware State (11/21) 21, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goals Attempted: 47, Delaware State (11/21) 49, Delaware State (11/21) Field Goal Percentage: .553, Delaware State (11/21) .429, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. FG Made: 7, Delaware State (11/21) 6, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. Field Goals Att. 18, Delaware State (11/21) 14, Delaware State (11/21) 3-Pt. Field Goal Pct.: .389, Delaware State (11/21) .429, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throws Made: 6, Delaware State (11/21) 11, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throws Attempted: 11, Delaware State (11/21) 13, Delaware State (11/21) Free Throw Pct.: .545, Delaware State (11/21) .846, Delaware State (11/21) Rebounds: 26, Delaware State (11/21) 27, Delaware State (11/21) Offensive Rebounds: 6, Delaware State (11/21) 10, Delaware State (11/21) Defensive Rebounds: 20, Delaware State (11/21) 17, Delaware State (11/21) Assists: 14, Delaware State (11/21) 11, Delaware State (11/21) Turnovers: 10, Delaware State (11/21) 9, Delaware State (11/21) Blocked Shots: 1, Delaware State (11/21) 2, Delaware State (11/21) Steals: 4, Delaware State (11/21) 4, Delaware State (11/21) Fouls: 17, Delaware State (11/21) 14, Delaware State (11/21)
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