RANKING THE REBELS: 73 – Rene Rougeau
Rene Rougeau
Years: 2005 to 2009
Career highlights:
■ The 6-foot-6-inch forward averaged career highs of 10.9 points and 6.7 rebounds as a senior.
■ Spent three seasons as a walk-on and scored 730 points in 105 games (7.0 per game).
■ Led team in rebounds, steals and blocked shots in his junior and senior seasons and ranks ninth with 109 career blocks.
■ Played on two Mountain West tournament title teams and in two NCAA Tournaments.
Quotable: "Rene was an energy and enthusiasm guy. He created offense from his defense. He had good instincts for the game." -- Lon Kruger, UNLV coach
Currently: Playing for the Southland Sharks in New Zealand.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.
