RANKING THE REBELS: 70 – Frank “Spoon” James
FRANK "SPOON" JAMES
YEARS: 1983 TO 1985
Career highlights:
■ Scored 668 points in 67 games for a career scoring average of 10.0.
■ The Rebels went 57-10 and won three games in two NCAA Tournament appearances.
■ A seventh-round pick of the Detroit Pistons in the 1985 NBA Draft.
Quotable: "I honestly believe my brother 'Spoon' was one of the most well-liked Rebels in history. He was warmhearted; he was genuine. And the town loved the game at the time." -- Keith James, UNLV player in 1987-88
After UNLV: Died in June 2008 in a cell at the Las Vegas City Jail. The official cause of death was attributed partly to an enlarged heart.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.
