RANKING THE REBELS: 26 – Kaspars Kambala

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KASPARS KAMBALA

Years: 1997 to 2001

Career highlights:

■ The 6-foot-9-inch center ranks 10th on UNLV’s career scoring list with 1,699 points.

■ Led the team in rebounding in three seasons, and he ranks fourth with 921 career rebounds.

■ First team All-Mountain West Conference in 2000 and 2001.

■ The Rebels’ all-time leader in made free throws with 507.

Quotable: "Kaspars was very strong and a very good athlete." — Brad Rothermel, former UNLV athletic director

Currently: Playing in Russia, continuing a career spent mostly in Europe. He was suspended from pro basketball in 2006 for two years because of a failed drug test and launched a brief boxing career.