RANKING THE REBELS: 28 – David Butler

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DAVID BUTLER

Years: 1988 to 1990

Career highlights:

■ Ranks 32nd on UNLV’s career scoring list with 1,073 points.

■ The Rebels went 64-13 in his two seasons, and he started 32 of the 33 games he played in during the NCAA championship season of 1989-90.

■ The third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder on the title team.

Quotable: “Butler was one of our better players ever, a great defensive player. He was tougher than hell. Our coaches loved Butler.” — Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach

Currently: Lives in Washington, D.C., where he runs a youth basketball camp and is a high school assistant coach. Played about 10 years overseas in Greece, Spain and Turkey.