RANKING THE REBELS: 76 – Michael Umeh
Michael Umeh
Years: 2003 to 2007
Career highlights:
■ Started 30 games and averaged 7.9 points in 2006-07, when the Rebels went 30-7 and reached the NCAA Sweet 16.
■ Scored 19 points in a first-round NCAA Tournament victory over Georgia Tech.
■ Played in 111 games and started 60, scoring 833 career points for an average of 7.5.
■ The 6-foot-2-inch shooting guard ranks 11th with 132 career 3-pointers.
Quotable: "Michael had a great work ethic and a great attitude. He was a good scorer in a lot of different ways." -- Lon Kruger, UNLV coach
Currently: Umeh played professionally in Spain last season and is a member of the Nigeria national team.
The Review-Journal counts down the top 100 players in UNLV basketball history, 20 years after the Rebels' NCAA championship season in 1989-90.
