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RANKING THE REBELS: 55 – Wendell White

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WENDELL WHITE

YEARS: 2005 TO 2007

Career highlights:

■ Started 35 games in 2006-07, when the Rebels went 30-7 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16.

■ Averaged 20.5 points in NCAA Tournament victories over Georgia Tech and Wisconsin.

■ Posted averages of 14.4 points and 6.1 rebounds as a senior, leading UNLV in both categories.

Quotable: "We used to call him 'Bull' because he was so powerful. He played so much bigger than he was physically." -- Greg Grensing, UNLV assistant coach

Currently: Played last season for the Hamamatsu Phoenix in Japan, where he averaged 21.7 points and was the league's Player of the Year. Previously played in Korea and for Los Angeles in the NBA Development League.

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UNLV takes unbeaten Mountain West record to Boise State
By Callie Fin / RJ

The UNLV basketball team has won five of its past six games, including three straight to open the Mountain West season, entering Tuesday’s game at Boise State.