In addition to a new coach, and a higher-octane offense, these six Rebels are key catalysts to UNLV's 2011-12 campaign.
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Mike Moser
The UCLA transfer was often the best player on the floor during UNLV practices last season. Now the 6-foot-8 sophomore forward gets to show his skills to the rest of the country.
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Chace Stanback
After a May arrest for DUI, the Rebels’ leading returning scorer and rebounder sharpened his focus and spent the summer in the gym. The senior’s legal problems are now behind him; his next challenge is to be more engaged and assertive in the team’s up-tempo offense.
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Kendall Wallace
The sharpshooting guard returns for his senior year after missing all of last season with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament. The Rebels lacked consistent outside shooting last season, and Wallace is just the man to supply it.
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Quintrell Thomas
The 6-foot-8 junior forward got off to a slow start last season after transferring from Kansas, but he turned into a significant low-post threat in the final month. Will he continue his development this season?
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Anthony Marshall
The Mojave High School graduate emerged as the Rebels’ most dynamic player and emotional leader last season. In moving from off-guard to the point this year, the junior will have to show the maturity, patience and vision to successfully guide UNLV’s offense this season.
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Oscar Bellfield
The senior guard ran the point in his first three years as a Rebel but now is being asked by Rice to play off the ball more this season. As UNLV’s top 3-point shooter last season (66-for-174; 38 percent), Bellfield should have little problem adjusting to his new role.
