RANKING THE REBELS: 25 – Shawn Marion

■ Scored 543 points (18.7 average) in 29 games.

■ Led the Rebels with 9.3 rebounds per game and also with 73 steals and 54 blocked shots.

■ First team All-Western Athletic Conference performer as the Rebels finished 16-13 with a first-round NIT loss at Nebraska.

Quotable: "A lot of what he got, he got on his own. I just didn’t think he was utilized right. I would rank him in the top 15 just based on his talent and his numbers in the limited time he was here." — Robert Smith, UNLV radio analyst and former point guard

Currently: Four-time All-Star in 11 NBA seasons with Phoenix, Miami, Toronto and Dallas, his current team. Drafted by Suns in first round in 1999. Hosting charity poker tournament to benefit single-parent causes Saturday at the Palms Casino.