RANKING THE REBELS #12 – RICKY SOBERS
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Career highlights:
■ First UNLV player picked in the first round of the NBA Draft and first All-American in school history.
■ The 6-foot-3-inch guard scored 855 points in 54 games for a career average of 15.8.
■ The Rebels went 20-6 in his first season and 24-5 with an NCAA Tournament berth in his second.
Quotable: “Sobers played two years for us. The first year, he was a pain in the ass. The second year, he was sensational.” — Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach
Currently: Fitness trainer and sports performance coach in Las Vegas. Played 11 seasons in the NBA after being drafted 16th overall by Phoenix. Also played for Indiana, Chicago, Washington and Seattle. Jersey No. 40 was retired by UNLV in 2004.
