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Lewis Brown (February 19, 1955 – September 14, 2011) was an American basketball player. [1]Brown played collegiately for the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.He was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks in the 4th round (69th pick overall) of the 1977 NBA draft and played 2 games in 1980–81 for the Washington Bullets in the NBA.
For UNLV women's players, see Category:UNLV Lady Rebels basketball players. ... Lewis Brown (basketball) David Butler (basketball, born 1966) C. Ben Carter (basketball)
The 1976–77 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada Las Vegas in NCAA Division I men's competition in the 1976–77 season. The team was led by head coach Jerry Tarkanian and played its home games in the Las Vegas Convention Center. This season marked the school's first appearance in the Final Four.
UNLV began competing in intercollegiate basketball in 1958. [1] The NCAA did not officially record assists as a stat until the 1983–84 season, and blocks and steals until the 1985–86 season, but UNLV's record books includes players in these stats before these seasons. These lists are updated through the end of the 2021–22 season.
Known as the "Hardway Eight," this was the team that put UNLV on the map as a nationally prominent program. With players such as Lewis Brown, Glen Gondrezick, Larry Moffett, Eddie Owens, Robert Smith, Sam Smith, Tony Smith and Reggie Theus, the Rebels ran themselves to a record of 29–3 and a spot in the 1977 Final Four at the Omni in Atlanta.
Kansas, winner of the 1988 NCAA title, had been placed on probation for violations committed by former coach Larry Brown and was barred from the tournament. Brown left Kansas immediately after winning the national championship to return to coaching in the NBA with the San Antonio Spurs, leaving first-year coach Roy Williams to coach the team ...
Myra Lewis Williams, also known as Myra Gale Brown, was the third wife of late rock ’n' roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis and — more infamously — his 13-year-old cousin at the time they got married.
Wayne Nunnely (1952–2021), former football fullback, former UNLV head coach and NFL assistant coach; Nick Rolovich (b. 1979), former football quarterback, currently head football coach at University of Hawaii; Adam Seward (b. 1982), former football linebacker for Jacksonville Jaguars; Jeff Spek (b. 1960), former NFL and USFL tight end [2]