RANKING THE REBELS: 45 – Louis Amundson
July 2, 2010 - 11:00 pm
LOUIS AMUNDSON
Years: 2001-02, 2003 to 2006
Career highlights:
■ Led Rebels in scoring (14.3 points per game), rebounding (8.6) and blocked shots (38) as a senior.
■ Scored 869 points in four seasons; played in 120 games and started all 59 his last two years.
■ 6-foot-9-inch forward ranks eighth with 120 career blocked shots.
Quotable: "I was always determined. I always knew I could play in (the NBA). I was blessed with some good people around me who supported me." -- Amundson
Currently: NBA free agent after playing the past two seasons for the Phoenix Suns. Averaged 4.7 points and 4.4 rebounds in 79 games for the Suns last season. After going undrafted, has also played for Philadelphia and Utah in his four-year career.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.