RANKING THE REBELS: 89 – Karl “Boobie” James

Years: 1987-88

Career highlights:

■ Averaged 12.6 points and 3.6 assists as the Rebels went 28-6 and lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

■ Scored 26 points in a 99-77 victory at UC Irvine on Feb. 4, 1988.

■ Led the team in assists with 122 while replacing the previous season’s starting point guard, Mark Wade.

Quotable: “Boobie was a pretty good player, but he screwed up and we made him leave. We could’ve used him. He would have been our third guard when we had Anderson Hunt and Greg Anthony.” — Jerry Tarkanian, former UNLV coach

After UNLV: James transferred to South Alabama, where he played on an NCAA Tournament team.