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RANKING THE REBELS: 69 – Michael Johnson

MICHAEL JOHNSON

Years: 1979 to 1982

Career highlights:

■ Ranks fifth in career field-goal percentage (.579) and scored 954 points in 88 games for a career scoring average of 10.8.

■ Has UNLV's record for most points in a National Invitation Tournament game, scoring 31 against Illinois on March 19, 1980.

■ The Rebels went 23-9 in his first season and 20-10 in his final season.

Quotable: "He could take over a game and get 25 points and 18 rebounds. But he was very inconsistent." -- Richard Box, Johnson's teammate for three seasons

After UNLV: Johnson has lived in Las Vegas and his hometown of Los Angeles, but his whereabouts are unknown.

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