RANKING THE REBELS: 5 – Eddie Owens

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EDDIE OWENS

Years: 1973 to 1977

Career highlights:

■ The Rebels’ all-time scoring leader with 2,221 points; averaged 18.8 points in 118 games.

■ Averaged 21.8 points in 1976-77, when the Rebels went 29-3 and made the NCAA Final Four.

■ Averaged 23.4 points in the 1975-76 season, when the Rebels finished 29-2.

Quotable: "Eddie was a great midrange shooter. He would play for 24 minutes a game, but he would get 22 points. My wife, Lois, tutored him, and he graduated in four years. I haven’t heard from him since college." — Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach

After UNLV: Selected by the Kansas City Kings in the second round of the 1977 NBA Draft and played one season for the Buffalo Braves. Returned to live in his hometown of Houston.