RANKING THE REBELS: 47 – Elmore Spencer
Elmore Spencer
Years: 1990 to 1992
Career highlights:
■ 7-foot center was George Ackles' backup on the 1991 NCAA Final Four team that finished 34-1.
■ Ranks third with 146 career blocked shots.
■ Averaged 14.8 points and 8.1 rebounds as a senior, when the Rebels went 26-2 in coach Jerry Tarkanian's final season.
■ Totaled 20 points and 12 rebounds in a 76-55 rout of Louisiana State and Shaquille O'Neal on Nov. 30, 1991.
Quotable: "Elmore had a good senior year for us. We always expected more from him because he was a real big guy at 7 feet." -- Tarkanian
After UNLV: Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers in the 1992 NBA Draft's first round. Also played for Denver, Portland and Seattle in a five-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.
