RANKING THE REBELS: 26 – Kaspars Kambala
KASPARS KAMBALA
Years: 1997 to 2001
Career highlights:
■ The 6-foot-9-inch center ranks 10th on UNLV's career scoring list with 1,699 points.
■ Led the team in rebounding in three seasons, and he ranks fourth with 921 career rebounds.
■ First team All-Mountain West Conference in 2000 and 2001.
■ The Rebels' all-time leader in made free throws with 507.
Quotable: "Kaspars was very strong and a very good athlete." -- Brad Rothermel, former UNLV athletic director
Currently: Playing in Russia, continuing a career spent mostly in Europe. He was suspended from pro basketball in 2006 for two years because of a failed drug test and launched a brief boxing 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.
