Rob Miech

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No. 1: A sky hook for the history books: Abdul-Jabbar sets NBA career scoring record in Mack's first year; Friday, Nov. 21, 2008; Improbably, the Los Angeles Lakers and Abdul-Jabbar were playing against Utah in a Las Vegas “home” game for the Jazz. The Jazz weren’t faring so well in Salt Lake City, so its brass decided to play 11 games in Las Vegas during the 1983-84 season. A crowd of 18,389 – mostly Lakers fans – gathered to witness history.
High-flying plays a slam dunk for Mitchell: Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; Folks around Neptune, N.J., hadn’t seen anything like DeShawn Mitchell in … well, forever. Mitchell, 19, took off from New Jersey and landed in Las Vegas, but he still doesn’t spend much time on the ground.
No. 2: Capping off a dream season: Win over Louisville springboards Rebels to NCAA title; Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008; They were 16-0 in their building when Louisville visited Las Vegas, so a victory over the Cardinals would give UNLV its best home season in its 7-year-old arena. It was the only season in which more than 300,000 fans packed the Mack, and they saw history in the making.
UNLV shines in second half after sluggish start: Kruger lights fire at halftime as team downs Texas-Pan American, 73-48; Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008; UNLV basketball players were sluggish Saturday against San Diego and that carried over to the first half Tuesday night against Texas-Pan American.
UNLV basketball notebook: Ready for his photo shoot?: Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008; Chace Stanback, a 6-foot-8 forward who is redshirting after transferring from UCLA, has won an award before he even slipped on a UNLV jersey in a real game.
Rebels begin NBA-like week with visiting Broncs: UNLV plays four games in next seven days, starting with UTPA; Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008; Stoked to be in an NBA-like 10-day stretch in which they play five times, UNLV basketball players see a slew of opportunities to improve their performances and maybe even break a couple of zone defenses.
Sunday meetings bring Rebels closer: Monday, Nov. 17, 2008; Once again, UNLV basketball players met with coach Lon Kruger and his assistants Sunday night in the Rebels’ basketball offices. Sundays with Lon give the players another opportunity to gather and bond.
No. 5: Rebels ship Robinson, Navy home: Monday, Nov. 17, 2008; An audience of 20,321, described as a “fire-hazard crowd” by the Sun in a building that seats 18,500, still stands as the seam-busting record.
Short-handed Toreros give Rebels a battle: UNLV escapes sloppy opener with 65-60 victory; Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008; When it mattered Saturday afternoon, it wasn’t a matter of UNLV being led by either freshman Oscar Bellfield or third-year sophomore Tre’Von Willis at the point. Both were on the Thomas & Mack Center court at the end, helping to secure a 65-60 victory over a depleted San Diego squad in both teams’ season opener.
UNLV-USD Notebook: Marshall feels like 'part of the Rebel family': Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008; There were at least two prospective Rebels in the Thomas & Mack Center on Saturday afternoon, and two who will be Rebels next season.