RANKING THE REBELS: 36 – Jarvis Basnight
JARVIS BASNIGHT
Years: 1985 to 1988
Career highlights:
■ Started on the 1986-87 team that reached the NCAA Final Four and finished 37-2.
■ Ranks second to Larry Johnson in career field-goal percentage (.608).
■ First-team All-Big West selection in 1988, when he led the Rebels in rebounds and blocked shots.
Quotable: "I always felt UNLV got a bad rap because Coach (Jerry Tarkanian) was giving so many inner-city kids and junior college players an opportunity. We weren't your typical North Carolina, Duke or UCLA type of kids. I think (Tark) is one of the greatest coaches ever." -- Basnight
Currently: Works in family's foster care business in Detroit. Played 10 years professionally, overseas and in the Continental Basketball Association.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.
