UNLV Basketball

RANKING THE REBELS: 87 – John Flowers

May 21, 2010 - 11:00 pm

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John Flowers

Years: 1983-84, 85-86

Career highlights:

■ Started 32 of 38 games and averaged 6.3 points and 4.2 rebounds in 1985-86, when the Rebels finished 33-5.

■ Made 55 percent of his shots and scored 432 points in 65 games for a 6.6 average.

■ UNLV went 62-11 and made two NCAA Tournament appearances in his two seasons after he transferred from Indiana.

Quotable: "All the great players who played at UNLV … I’m happy to be in the top 100." — Flowers

Currently: Flowers is a doorman at Wynn Las Vegas. He played 12 seasons professionally in France, Greece and Israel. He has a 28-year-old son, Antoine, and an 18-year-old daughter, Chanel, a singer who recently won an MTV contest.

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