60 rice ...... 62

schroyer ...... 65

augmon ...... 66

simon ...... 67

warkentien ...... 68

hilliard ...... 68

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61 CAREER hEAd CoAChing RECoRd YEAR SCHOOL OVERALL CONFERENCE CONF. FINISH CONF. TOURN. FINISH POSTSEASON 2011-12 UNLV 26-9 (.743) 9-5 (.643) 3rd Semifinal NCAA (0-1) 2012-13 UNLV 25-10 (.714) 10-6 (.625) 3rd 2nd NCAA (0-1) Totals (2 years) 51-19 (.729) 19-11 (.633) 62 CoaChing Staff

first undefeated home regular season in 20 years. That team recorded 20 wins before the start of February, which was a first for UNLV since 1987. With last year's 18-3 mark at the Thomas & Mack Center, Rice's career record in the building is an impressive 35-4 (.897). UNLV was second in the nation in assists per game in 2011-12 (17.6) and also second in the country in percentage of field goals assisted (65.4). That team also led the Mountain West in scoring (76.3 ppg), assists and steals (8.5 spg). Last year's squad was in the national top-10 in assists, rebounds and blocks. In Rice's two years at the helm of the Runnin' Rebel program, he has coached in front of 19 Thomas & Mack Center crowds of more than 15,000, including six sellouts of at least 18,500. Prior to the 2011-12 season, UNLV had three total sellouts during the previous 19 years. Last year's crowds at the Thomas & Mack Center were the largest in 22 years and ranked No. 14 in the country and No. 1 in the Mountain West and among all schools is in his third season as the head men's basketball coach on the West Coast. at UNLV. Rice and his staff have also spent considerable time working toward On April 10, 2011, Rice returned to the school where he was part of the future and upgrading the talent on UNLV's roster. Their 2012 recruiting the 1990 National Championship team as a player, was a Rhodes Scholar class was ranked as the seventh-best in the nation by ESPN, ahead candidate while earning his bachelor's degree in political science (UNLV of schools such as North Carolina, Michigan State, Indiana, Duke and '91), earned his master's of business administration (UNLV '93) and served Kansas. No other Mountain West team was included in the top 25. COACHES as a Runnin' Rebel assistant coach for 11 seasons (1991-92 & 1994-2004). That class included Anthony Bennett, who was UNLV's first MW In his first season back at the school, the 11th full-time head coach Freshman of the Year since 2000 and also became its second top overall in UNLV men's basketball history led the Runnin' Rebels to a 26-9 overall NBA Draft pick when he went No. 1 to Cleveland this summer. Bennett's record and became the winningest first-year head coach in the program's selection made UNLV one of only 16 schools to ever have multiple No. 1 54 years of existence. In his second season, Rice led his squad to another NBA Draft picks and the Runnin' Rebel program is just the third with multiple 25-win campaign and his total of 51 victories over his first two seasons top picks in the last 22 years. are the most ever by a UNLV coach after two years (Hall of Famer Jerry Rice and his staff also coached current Runnin' Rebel junior Khem Tarkanian had 44 wins in his first two seasons in Las Vegas). Birch to the league's Defensive Player of the Year award, marking the first He has guided UNLV to back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances, for the program since 2007 (Joel Anthony, who has gone on to win two NBA leading the program its fourth straight NCAA Tournament bid and its sixth championships with Miami was that year's winner). in the last seven years. UNLV is one of only 12 programs nationally to have In September of 2012, Rice was rewarded with a five-year contract by done that over the last seven seasons and it is tops in the Mountain West the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents, securing him in over that span. Las Vegas through at least the 2016-17 season. Rice also led UNLV to its highest NCAA Tournament seed in 22 years as Prior to accepting his first head coaching job, Rice accumulated 18 the Runnin' Rebels were awarded the No. 5 in the East for the 2013 NCAA years of experience as an assistant coach at the Division-I level. Tournament. Rice joined 's BYU staff Over his first two seasons as head in 2005 as an assistant coach, then coach, Rice has also led the Runnin' was promoted to associate head coach Rebels to seven wins over top-25 in 2008. He helped BYU to five straight teams, including a win over No. 1 North 25-win seasons and five consecutive Carolina, marking the program's first NCAA Tournament berths, including a victory over the nation's top-ranked team Sweet 16 appearance in 2011. BYU in 22 years and the first time a MW finished that season as the nation's school has ever defeated the No. 1 team 10th-ranked team, won the Mountain in both polls. West regular-season championship and Rice, 45, coached his first Runnin' finished with an overall record of 32-5. Rebel team to UNLV's best start to a The Cougars, led by National Player of season (22-5) since 1991-92 and had the Year , climbed as the team ranked in the top 25 for 13 high as No. 3 in the polls, which is the straight weeks (14 overall), climbing to highest a Mountain West team has ever as high as No. 11 in the country. His been ranked. second team was ranked for 11 straight Rice was in charge of coordinating weeks. BYU's high-powered offense as well He also guided his first team to as the program's recruiting efforts. He a 17-1 record at the Thomas & Mack developed a stellar reputation in the Center, which included a perfect 16-0 industry and was regarded as one of mark during the regular season, UNLV's the top assistant coaches in the nation.

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In 2010 in a FoxSports.com poll, he was selected by other conference coaches as the top assistant coach in the Mountain West. Rice also became known as one of the top offensive minds in all of college basketball as the Cougars led the Mountain West in scoring offense in all six of his seasons ThE RiCE FiLE at BYU. Born: August 29, 1968 With Rice's help, BYU had some of the most successful teams in school Hometown: Claremont, Calif. and Mountain West history. From 2005-11 the Cougars compiled an overall record of 159-45, including 78-18 in Mountain West action. During that span High School: Claremont H.S. BYU won four Mountain West championships and in each of his last five Education: UNLV, B.A., 1991 seasons with the school, it finished ranked in the top 25. The Cougars also UNLV, M.B.A., 1993 ranked in the top 20 nationally in several offensive categories over his last Coaching Exp.: UNLV - Head Coach, 2011-present six seasons. Rice also spent a year (2004-05) as assistant coach at Utah State under BYU - Associate Head Coach, 2008-11 Coach after his long tenure as assistant at UNLV. BYU - Assistant Coach, 2005-08 During his lone season at Utah State, the Aggies recorded a 24-8 Utah State - Assistant Coach, 2004-05 overall mark, finished second in the Big West Conference during the regular season and won the conference tournament title to earn a bid to the NCAA UNLV - Assistant Coach, 1994-04 Tournament. Chaffey College - Asst. Coach, 1993-94 The first former player to become head coach of the program, Rice Claremont H.S. - Asst. Coach, 1992-93 played for two seasons (1989-91) at UNLV as a reserve guard on two of UNLV - Graduate Assistant, 1991-92 Coach Tarkanian's Final Four teams. His 11 seasons as a UNLV assistant coach still stands as the second-most in school history behind only Tim Playing Exp.: UNLV, 1989-91 Grgurich's 12. Mt. San Antonio College, 1987-89 During his time as an assistant at UNLV, the Runnin' Rebels made two COACHES NCAA Tournament appearances, played in the NIT five times, tallied two regular-season conference championships and two conference tournament championships. Rice got his start in coaching when Tarkanian approached him about Dave and his wife, Mindy, who is also a UNLV graduate, have two sons, entering the profession after his playing career was over. Rice actually Travis, 16, and Dylan, 11. served as a graduate assistant on Tarkanian's staff during the legendary The couple established the Dave Rice Foundation in the spring of 2012, coach's final season at UNLV in 1991-92. which is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and suport of Rice has played alongside or helped guide 15 players that went on to health initiatives including developmental disorders such as Autism, and play in the National Basketball Association, 10 of whom were drafted in the other charitable causes. first round, including nine lottery picks. Since its inception, it has awarded over $400,000 in grants to various Rice also spent a season (1993-94) as an assistant coach at Chaffey Autism-related organizations in Southern Nevada. The board of directors (Calif.) College. That team recorded a 32-6 mark, won its conference of the Foundation includes Las Vegas natives Jimmy Kimmel (late night championship and reached the California Community College Final Four. television host) and (CBS sports broadcaster). He spent the previous season as the assistant coach at his alma mater, Claremont (Calif.) High School. At CHS, he served under his father, Lowell, a longtime high school coach. That team went 21-7, winning the Baseline League Championship and reaching the CIF quarterfinals. During Rice's time as a player for the Runnin' Rebels, the squad posted a 69-6 record, which included winning a school-record 45 consecutive games. In addition to the national title and the two Final Four appearances, those teams captured the Big West regular-season title twice along with two conference tournament crowns. Prior to transferring to UNLV, Rice played at Mt. San Antonio College from 1987-89, where he earned All-South Coast Conference honors as a sophomore and was chosen from among more than 13,000 student-athletes as the 1989 California Junior College Scholar- Athlete of the Year. Rice was also a two-time winner of UNLV's Scholar- Athlete of the Year award. Rice is the sixth UNLV graduate in any sport to become a head coach at the school, following Tina Kunzer-Murphy (UNLV's current interim athletics director) in women's tennis (head coach from 1978-81), Wayne Nunnely in football (1986-89), Dan Abdalla (UNLV's current associate athletics director for development) in women's soccer (2000-04), Kathy Olivier in women's basketball (2008-present) and Rich Ryerson in men's soccer (2010-present). The Rice Family: Dave, Mindy, Dylan and Travis.

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ThE sChRoyER FiLE Born: March 15, 1972 Hometown: Walkersville, Md. High School: DeMatha H.S., 1990 Education: National University, M.S., 1996 Armstrong Atlantic State, B.S., 1995 Coaching Exp.: UNLV - Assoc. H.C., 2013-pres. UNLV - Asst. Coach, 2011-13 Wyoming - Head Coach, 2007-11 Fresno St. - Assoc. H.C., 2005-07 Heath Schroyer is in his third year on the UNLV men's basketball coaching staff. He was an assistant coach for two seasons before being promoted to associate head coach Portland State - Head Coach, 2002-05 prior to the start of the 2013-14 season. Wyoming - Asst. Coach, 2001-02 Schroyer has had a major role in assembling the talent on UNLV's roster as its 2012 recruiting class was ranked the seventh-best in the nation by ESPN and included the No. BYU - Asst. Coach, 1997-01 1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft - Anthony Bennett. Schroyer has coordinated the Fresno City College - A.C., 1996-97 Runnin' Rebels' recruiting efforts since coming to Las Vegas in 2011. In his first two seasons at UNLV, Schroyer has helped the Runnin' Rebels to 51 Playing Exp.: Kings River Community Coll., 1991-93 COACHES wins and two NCAA Tournament appearances. UNLV has defeated seven top-25 teams Armstrong Atlantic State, 1993-95 over the last two years, including a win over No. 1 North Carolina in 2011, which was the program's first victory over the nation's top-ranked team in 22 years and the first time a Mountain West school had ever defeated the country's No. 1 team in both polls. In addition, UNLV was ranked for 13 straight weeks (14 overall) during the 2011- 12 season, climbing as high as No. 11 in the nation. The Runnin' Rebels also were also ranked in the top 25 during the 2012-13 season for a total of 11 weeks. When Schroyer was hired at Portland State in 2002, he became the second- Prior to the start of the 2012-13 season, Schroyer was named one of the 15 best youngest Division I head men's basketball coach in the country (at age 30). Another assistant coaches in college basketball by Bleacher Report. rebuilding project, he took the program from winning just five games in his first season A veteran in the world of coaching, Schroyer, 41, brought seven years of experience to winning the 2005 Big Sky regular-season championship, marking the first Division I as a Division I head coach with him to UNLV. Each of the Division I programs he has led conference championship in any sport in school history. He also led the team to a top- throughout his career has won a league championship or reached postseason play. three turnaround in the nation in his second year. Schroyer came to the Runnin' Rebel program after four years as head coach at Prior to accepting the Wyoming head coaching job, Schroyer was the associate Wyoming (2007-11). He was also the head coach at Portland State (2002-05), before head coach at Fresno State. The Bulldogs posted a 22-10 record during the 2006-07 serving as Fresno State's associate head coach (2005-07) for two seasons. Prior to his season and played in the NIT. He was the program's recruiting coordinator and oversaw time leading the Vikings, Schroyer was an assistant coach at Wyoming (2001-02), BYU the team's academic turnaround. (1997-01) and at Fresno City College (1996-97). Before becoming Portland State's head coach, he was an assistant coach at After taking over at Wyoming, Schroyer's first Cowboy team won 12 games, but in Wyoming the year it advanced to the NCAA Tournament's second round, making its his second season, vast improvement was made as the team won 19 first appearance in the Big Dance in 14 years. That 2001-02 Cowboy team also won the games and earned its first postseason bid (2009) for the MW's regular-season championship before upsetting Gonzaga, who was ranked No. 6 first time in six years after making a Mountain West in the country, in the NCAA Tournament. Schroyer oversaw the defense as an assistant Tournament semifinal appearance. at Wyoming, helping the team to lead the conference in field-goal percentage defense, Schroyer inherited the worst academic progress defensive rebounding and rebound margin. rate (APR) of any sport in the MW and developed a As an assistant at BYU, the team made two postseason appearances in his four comprehensive plan that improved Wyoming's men's seasons. He was part of a resurgence that saw the Cougars improve from 1-25 the basketball APR by 164 points to a program-best 935. year before the new coaching staff's arrival, to a NIT appearance in 2000, and a league That turnaround was the third-best in championship and a NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001. the country. He was also a member Overall, he has recruited/coached 60 players who have gone on to play of Wyoming's Academic Integrity professionally. Subcommittee his last two years Schroyer also has experience as a television analyst as he worked the 2011 there. College Basketball Invitational for HDNet and served as The Mtn.'s NCAA tournament At Wyoming, Schroyer analyst in March 2011. He also was the Utah Jazz' television analyst during the 2001 recruited two of the top NBA Playoffs. freshmen in the country A native of Walkersville, Md., Schroyer played high school basketball at DeMatha over his last two years in High School in Hyattsville, Md., under legendary coach Morgan Wootten. He earned all- Afam Muojeke and Desmar conference honors as a player at Kings River Community College in Reedley, Calif., and Jackson. Muojeke was led his team to the California Junior College Final Four in 1992. He finished his collegiate the 2009 MW Freshman career at Armstrong Atlantic State in Savannah, Ga., where as a senior, he was a team of the Year after becoming captain and led his team to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16. the league's all-time leading Schroyer earned his bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Armstrong freshman scorer and Jackson Atlantic State in 1995, and his master's in institutional leadership from from was named third team all- National University (Fresno, Calif.) in 1996. conference in 2010. Heath and his fiancé Kim Ortega have a daughter, Sierra (16), and a son, Hayden (12).

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ThE Augmon FiLE

Born: Aug. 1, 1968

Hometown: Pasadena, Calif.

High School: John Muir High School, 1986

Education: UNLV, B.S., 1991

Coaching Exp.: UNLV - Asst. Coach, 2011-pres.

Stacey Augmon is in his third year as an assistant coach for the UNLV - Asst. Coach men's basketball program. Augmon has had a major role in assembling the talent on UNLV's Player Development, 2007-11 roster as its 2012 recruiting class was ranked the seventh-best in the nation by ESPN and included the No. 1 overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft Playing Exp.: Five Teams, NBA, 1991-2006 - Anthony Bennett. Augmon has also coordinated the Runnin' Rebels' on-court skill- UNLV, 1987-91 development efforts since coming back to Las Vegas in 2011. COACHES In his first two seasons on the coaching staff at UNLV, Augmon has helped the Runnin' Rebels to 51 wins and two NCAA Tournament appearances. UNLV has defeated seven top-25 teams over the last two years, including a win over No. 1 North Carolina in 2011, which was the program's first victory over the nation's top-ranked team in 22 years and and 1991), and was a big piece of the Runnin' Rebel team that won the 1990 the first time a Mountain West school had ever defeated the country's No. 1 NCAA Championship. The first three-time winner of the NABC Defensive team in both polls. Player of the Year award (1989-91), he was selected as a First Team All- In addition, UNLV was ranked for 13 American as a senior. straight weeks (14 overall) during the 2011- During the 2012-13 season, Augmon was named one of the NCAA's 12 season, climbing as high as No. 11 in top 75 All-Time March Madness Players as part of its season-long the nation. The Runnin' Rebels also were celebration of 75 Years of March Madness. also ranked in the top 25 during the 2012-13 Augmon won the 1988 Big West Conference's Freshman of the Year season for a total of 11 weeks. award, then the next season earned the 1989 Big West Player of the Year Augmon, 45, returned home to UNLV after honor. He was also named First Team All-Big West in 1989 and 1991. spending four seasons (2007-11) as assistant A teammate of head coach Dave Rice's from 1989-91, Augmon had his coach/player development for the NBA's Denver No. 32 UNLV jersey retired in 1995. He is one of only four Runnin' Rebels Nuggets. to score more than 2,000 career points as he finished third on the all-time Augmon joined the Nuggets' coaching staff scoring list with 2,011 points. He also ranks third on the UNLV all-time following a 15-year NBA playing career. After rebounding chart with 1,005, and he is tied for the all-time steals mark with being selected ninth overall in the 1991 NBA 275. He ranks in the top-10 in program history in field goals made (fourth Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, he earned First with 757), in career blocked shots (seventh with 128), in free throws made Team All-Rookie honors that season. He also (eighth with 400) and in assists (10th with 433). He remains the school's played for Detroit, Portland, Charlotte/New leader in career games played (145) and starts (137). Orleans and Orlando. In 1,001 career regular- Augmon was a member of the 1988 United States Olympic Team, season games in the league, he scored which captured a bronze medal at the Seoul Olympics. He was inducted 7,990 points, grabbed 3,216 rebounds and into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2002 class, and became recorded 974 steals. a member of the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame in 2012. One of the greatest players to A native of Pasadena, Calif., Augmon earned his bachelor's degree ever wear the Scarlet and Gray, Augmon from UNLV in social work in 1991. Stacey and his wife, Leslye, have seven spent four years at UNLV as a student- children: Treesje Powers (28), Obery Powers, Jr. (26), Freedom Augmon athlete (1987-91). He was a part of (19), Justice Augmon (18), Deja Augmon (16), Journie Augmon (12) and two NCAA Final Four teams (1990 Zion Augmon (8).

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ThE simon FiLE Born: Aug. 3, 1980 Hometown: Fowler, Mich. High School: Fowler H.S., 1999 Education: Central Michigan, B.S., 2003 UNLV, M.Ed., 2010 Coaching Exp.: UNLV - Asst. Coach, 2013-pres. Findlay Prep. - Head Coach, 2012-13 Findlay Prep. - Assoc. H.C., 2007-12 is in his first year as an assistant coach for the UNLV men's basketball program. Findlay Prep. - Asst. Coach, 2006-07 Simon, 33, returned to UNLV after spending seven years with the UNLV - Video Assistant, 2004-06 Findlay Prep program, including the last year as its head coach. Simon also has a history with the Runnin' Rebels as he was a video assistant from Pepperdine - Volunteer Asst., 2004 COACHES 2004-06 before joining the Pilots. Harrison H.S. - JV Head Coach/Varsity At Findlay Prep, Simon spent six seasons as associate head coach before being named to the program's top spot prior to the 2012-13 year. Asst., 2002-03 As head coach he led the team to a 35-1 record, including eight wins over top-25 ranked teams. The 35 victories are the most wins in school history as the program finished the regular season ranked as the nation's unanimous No. 1 team for the first time. Findlay's lone loss during the 2012-13 season came against St. city I have a passion for, and in a role of helping develop student-athletes Benedict's in the semifinals of the ESPN National High School Invitational. is a tremendous opportunity." The loss snapped a school-record 54-game win streak. Findlay Prep has become known as one of the top prep schools in A school-record eight players from last year's team signed with the country since it was founded in 2006. Simon was involved from the Division I schools and also helped set school records in defensive field-goal beginning serving a critical role in bringing elite talent to the school in percentage and charges taken. In addition, Findlay has an active home win Henderson, Nev. streak of 82 games. Anthony Bennett, who attended UNLV and was selected as the top Simon oversaw all academics of the overall pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, went to Findlay Prep as have other program as its associate head coach NBA players , , DeAndre Liggins and Cory and helped it to achieve a 100 percent Joesph. graduation rate. The Findlay program has won three ESPN National High School "I'm excited to return to a great Invitational titles and has produced seven McDonald's All-Americans. From program and to be a part of Coach 2007-12, the Pilots went 192-9 before last year's record-breaking season. Rice and his staff's vision for UNLV Simon worked under during his previous stop at UNLV basketball," Simon said after being and prior to that he spent the second half of the 2003-04 season at hired at UNLV. "UNLV's success Pepperdine as a volunteer assistant. He started his coaching career as the under Coach Rice over the past junior varsity head coach and varsity assistant at Harrison High School in two seasons is well respected Harrison, Mich., during the 2002-03 season. on a national scale. Being A native of Fowler, Mich., Simon earned his bachelor's degree from part of a university that I Central Michigan with a double-major in sport studies and management graduated from, working in a information systems in 2003. He was a member of the Honors College and graduated with a 3.9 GPA. He then earned his master's degree from UNLV in sport education leadership in 2010. Todd and his wife, Kati, have two boys: Rece (2) and Raylan (turns one in December).

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men's basketball program, as well as overseeing travel, equipment, recruiting and training table budgets. She was also involved in the program's community relations and marketing efforts, along with organizing recruiting visits, maintaining databases, handling correspondence and serving as assistant director of the Herb Sendek Basketball Camp. Prior to being ASU's program coordinator, Warkentien was a student manager at ASU and also worked for the NBA's Portland Trailblazers in game operations. She earned her bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary studies with an emphasis in communication and business Kreigh Warkentien is in her third year as director of basketball operations from ASU in 2009, and is for the UNLV men's basketball program. working towards her master's In this non-coaching administrative position, Warkentien works closely degree in sports management. with the entire men's basketball coaching staff and is the liaison between the She is the daughter of coaches and UNLV's athletics administration. She also serves as the program's Mark Warkentien, who is a academic coordinator, working with UNLV's director of student-athlete academic former UNLV men's basketball services David Jackson. Additional duties include, but are not limited to, travel, assistant coach (1981-87), was being the program's summer camp director, working with compliance, facility the NBA Executive of the Year scheduling and program correspondence. with the Denver Nuggets in 2009

COACHES Warkentien came to the Runnin' Rebels from Arizona State, where she and is currently the New York was the program coordinator, working with Sun Devil Head Coach Herb Sendek. Knicks' director of pro player She was responsible for leading the academic support efforts for the ASU personnel.

coaching staff with operations of the program, including setting up and breaking down practice, filming practice, game day preparation, summer camps, as well as helping out with many of the day-to-day office duties. During those two years, he was also a graduate assistant for the department of sports education leadership at UNLV, where he taught various physical education undergraduate courses. Over his nine seasons with the Runnin' Rebels, the team has compiled a record of 212-90, and the squad has made six NCAA Tournament appearances in the last seven seasons, including each of the last four years. Also over that stretch, UNLV has won two conference tournament titles, reached the Sweet 16 (in 2007) Rich Hilliard is in his 10th year with the UNLV men's basketball program, and achieved its first national his eighth as a full-time staff member, and his third season as director of student- ranking since 1992-93. Over athlete development. the past seven seasons, the Prior to being promoted to his current position, Hilliard spent the previous Runnin' Rebels have posted a five seasons as the video coordinator and has been responsible for coordinating .739 winning percentage (178- film exchange along with breaking down, editing and scouting game footage of 63) and have averaged 25.4 opponents as well as UNLV's games for evaluation with improved individual wins per season. and team performance as a goal. His duties have also included supervising the Hilliard, 34, graduated from student managerial staff with its daily, practice and game duties. UNLV in 2002 with a bachelor's Hilliard also oversees all the audio, visual and editing integration in the degree in physical education multi-million dollar Mendenhall Center, UNLV's men's basketball practice facility with a minor in athletic coaching. that opened in 2011. He earned a master's degree in Prior to serving as the program's video coordinator, Hilliard spent two years 2007, also from UNLV, in athletic as a graduate manager for the Runnin' Rebels. In that role, he assisted the administration.

68 IT STARTS WITH THE FUSE THAT THE GAME LIGHTS INSIDE US. PASSION IS EXCHANGED BETWEEN THE COURT AND THE STANDS. ENERGY BECOMES SYNERGY. OUR UNCOMMON DESIRE BECOMES OUR COMMON GROUND. BECAUSE THIS SEASON, IT'S ABOUT INTENSITY. IT'S DRIVEN BY INNOVATION THAT ELEVATES, AND SPEED THTHAT WILL RISE. THE GAME WILL BECOME FASTER, AND PRIDE WILL BURN HOTTER.

IN ARENAS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, COACHES INTENSITY WILL INSPIRE COLLEGE FANS AND COLLEGE PLAYERS TO UNITE AS ONE. ~

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ChRis BonnELL Prior to working for the athletics department, Bonnell played baseball at director of marketing & Advertising UNLV. In his five years in the baseball program, he helped the Rebels to three consecutive Mountain West titles. Chris Bonnell is in his sixth year working in UNLV Athletics' marketing and Bonnell was a three-time Mountain West Player of the Week and was also advertising department. After four years as the assistant director, he was promoted named to the 2005 Tempe NCAA Regional All-Tournament Team. to director in the summer of 2012. He began his career as a graduate intern for Bonnell is a Las Vegas native who earned his bachelor’s degree in kinesiol- UNLV Sports Marketing in 2007. ogy from UNLV in 2007.

Duncan also served as video coordinator for the Rebel football program john dunCAn from 2007-10. director of video & Community Relations He started his career at Oregon in 2000 as an assistant video coordinator, a position he held until 2005 when he became the director of video at Nebraska- John Duncan has served as UNLV Athletics’ Director of Video since 2007. Lincoln. At Nebraska, he directed the video department for the football program, He recently added community relations to his duties, which include overseeing which included a staff of 12, providing for the day-to-day video needs of the gameday video needs for men’s and women’s soccer, softball and baseball, coaches and staff. He was with the Cornhuskers until coming to UNLV. in addition to providing support for all of UNLV’s sports programs from a video Duncan graduated from Arizona State in Dec. 1999 with his bachelor’s in perspective. That includes producing highlight videos, promotional videos and broadcast journalism. He will earn his master’s in higher education from UNLV in website content. Spring 2014. Duncan and his wife, Cyndi, live in Las Vegas.

mARquEs pFAFF Asst. director of marketing & Advertising Prior to his time with the athletics department, Pfaff worked as a sports-talk Marques Pfaff is in his fifth year with UNLV Athletics and second as the morning show producer, host and reporter in Milwaukee, Wis., before relocating to assistant director of marketing. Las Vegas in 2008 to work in the public relations department at MGM MIRAGE. Pfaff began his career with Rebel athletics in 2009 as a graduate assistant, A 2006 graduate of the University of Wisconsin, Pfaff holds bachelor’s while obtaining his master’s degree in sports & leisure service management. degrees in journalism as well as communication arts with an emphasis in film.

KRis giEsE director of Athletic Ticket operations Giese went to Houston from Virginia where he worked as the director of ticketing for the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League from 2003-2006. Kris Giese is in his second year with UNLV as the director of athletic ticket He has over 10 years of ticketing experience and has been involved in five operations. NCAA football bowl games, NCAA basketball tournaments and numerous confer- He came to UNLV after spending three years at the University of Arizona ence championships.

SUPPORT STAFF SUPPORT where he oversaw men's basketball ticket operations. Prior his time at Arizona he Giese is a Wisconsin native and a 2002 graduate of the University of was the assistant ticket manager at the from 2006 to 2009. Wisconsin-La Crosse, with a bachelor‘s degree in sports management. Andy gRossmAn Assistant Ad for Communications media arts, he came to UNLV as an intern, then was hired as assistant sports information director in 1997. In February of 2000 he left to work at Mirage Resorts, Andy Grossman is in his fifth year as a member of the UNLV Athletics Senior Inc., in its public relations department. Staff, as he was promoted to assistant athletics director for communications in the Later that year, Grossman came back to UNLV to work as director of media fall of 2009. relations. In this position, he oversaw the sports information department and was Grossman is in his 18th year overall with UNLV Athletics and he oversees the primary media contact for the men’s basketball and men’s golf programs, areas the media relations and communication efforts for the athletics department. he is still responsible for. He and his wife Melissa have a daughter, Hannah (13), A 1996 graduate of the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in and two sons, Jake (10), and Noah (5). dAvid jACKson director of student-Athlete Acad. services ment for three years; serving as a student-assistant, a graduate assistant, and finally, a counseling specialist. David Jackson joined Student-Athlete Academic Services in March of 2003. Jackson's primary duties at UNLV are to provide academic advisement and Jackson earned both of his degrees from Texas Tech University; a bach- support services for men's & women's basketball, baseball, track & field, cross elor's degree in Management Information Systems in 2001, and a master's degree country, and men's swimming & diving. in Higher Education Administration in 2002. He also assists the Assistant A.D. for Compliance & Student-Athlete Before coming to UNLV, Jackson worked in the Texas Tech Athletic depart- Academic Services with the administration of the department. jAson KABo conditioning department, he was promoted to assistant strength & conditioning director of strength & Conditioning coach and then assistant director in 2007. He is now the Director of Strength & Conditioning overseeing all strength & conditioning for Olympic Sports. Jason Kabo has been involved with the UNLV strength & conditioning He is in his 13th year overall working with the men's basketball program, department since 1999. He is a Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist and also works directly with women's basketball, volleyball, and women's golf at through the NSCA. UNLV. Kabo is a Pennsylvania native and a 1999 graduate of Slippery Rock Kabo has also been involved in various basketball camps, including the University (of Pennsylvania), with a bachelor‘s degree in exercise science. NBA Pre-Draft Camp. After volunteering and completing an internship in UNLV’s strength & He and his wife Sheri have two daughters, Madeline (9) and Reese (4).

RoCKy RuTLEdgE an intern in the Horned Frogs' equipment department. Assistant director of Athletics Equipment Rutledge has worked as part of three athletic conferences: the Southwest, Western Athletic and Mountain West. He is a veteran of three bowl games - the A lifelong Texan before coming to Las Vegas, Rocky Rutledge traveled west 1994 Independence Bowl, the '98 Sun Bowl and the 2000 Las Vegas Bowl - as to UNLV in 1999 to begin serving as the Rebels' assistant equipment manager. well as the 2000, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013 NCAA Basketball Prior to the 2008-09 season, he was promoted to assistant director of athlet- Tournaments with the Runnin' Rebels and three NCAA track championships at ics equipment. He works with the men's basketball, football, tennis and women’s TCU. He has also worked with other events while working at UNLV including the golf programs at UNLV. 2007 NBA All-Star Game, USA Basketball and the NBA Summer League. A native of Irving, Texas, Rutledge began his career in athletics as a student He graduated from TCU in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in education with trainer at R.L. Turner High School. He continued as an athletic trainer while attend- an emphasis on fitness promotion and kinesiology. He married the former Paulette ing Texas Christian University, but then became a football team manager and then Tinman in summer 2013.

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sAgE sAmmons Despite being in his second full-time year with athletics, Sammons has been around the department for seven years in a variety of ways. As a student, he Asst. director of media Relations/ served as a writer and then sports editor at the UNLV Rebel Yell for a total of four Communications years and then became an intern in the media relations office. Also while in school, Sammons blogged for the High Plains Journal, a prominent agriculture publication, Sage Sammons is in his second year as the assistant director of media about his experience as a custom harvester. relations/communications for UNLV Athletics. He serves as the primary contact Sammons was born and raised on a farm on the Montana Hi-Line and for the baseball and women's golf programs as well as the assistant contact for earned his bachelor's degree in communication in 2012 from UNLV. football and men's basketball. ERiK sChwARz Asst. Ad for Facilities/game operations Prior to joining the Senior Staff, Schwarz spent seven seasons as director Erik Schwarz is in his eighth year as a member of the UNLV Senior Staff as of game operations for the Rebels and four working with the licensing program. assistant athletics director for facilities/game operations. The 20-season veteran A native of Bowie, Md., Schwarz is a 1993 graduate of West Virginia of UNLV Athletics oversees the athletic facilities and game operations for all Rebel University with a degree in sports management. He received his master’s degree sports programs. in kinesiology from UNLV in 1997. He married the former Maggie Hausbeck in June 2006.

dAvE TomChEK Athletic Trainer A 1988 graduate of the University of Michigan, he served as a student Dave Tomchek is in his 17th season as the athletic trainer for Runnin' Rebel athletic trainer for the Wolverines. basketball. He earned his master's degree in education from UNLV in 1990. Prior to returning to UNLV, he spent six seasons in the Atlanta Braves orga- In addition to providing medical care for the Rebels, Tomchek has utilized nization (1992-97), four years as an athletic trainer and the final two as the strength his medical expertise to care for the NBA, MLB, USA Basketball, World Wrestling SUPPORT STAFF & conditioning coordinator for the minor league department. Entertainment, and the National Hot Rod Association’s Top Fuel driver Rod Fuller. Tomchek served as a graduate assistant and assistant athletic trainer at Tomchek enjoys motor sports, professional wrestling, competing in Tuff UNLV before joining the Braves organization. Man Contests, and spending time with his children, Wyatt, Michaela, and Skylar.

2013-14 Student Managers Back Row (L to R): Chance Lastra, Joseph Filia, Alex Alubankudi, Connor Robinson, Cydeny Appolito. Front Row (L to R): Micha Corneil, T.C. Swirsky, CChRisTinhRisTin DDowninGowninG Vic Armendariz, Sean Wyatt. Executive Assistant

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