UNLV REBELS

Sylvester Dotson Class: Senior Hometown: Detroit, Mich. High School: Cooley HS Last College: Kilgore College Height / Weight: 6-7 / 220 Position: Forward Birthdate: 07/07/1978 Experience: 1L

AT UNLV: Dotson begins his second season with the Runnin' Rebels ... 1999-00: appeared in 28 games and averaged 4.2 points and 3.8 rebounds ... shot .551 (49-for-89) from the field ... ranked second on the team in blocked shots with 25 ... scored 5 points and recorded 4 rebounds and 2 blocked shots with 2 steals against Fairfield ... sparked the team off the bench with 11 points in 5 minutes vs. Austin Peay State ...scored 8 points and pulled down 6 rebounds against Cal Poly SLO ... scored 4 points and pulled down 7 rebounds in his first start against Eastern Kentucky ... recorded a season-high 3 blocked shots against the Colonels ... scored 9 points and pulled down 8 rebounds against then-No. 3 Cincinnati ... scored 5 points and pulled down 7 rebounds against BYU ... scored 8 points and pulled down 4 rebounds in 13 minutes against Air Force ... recorded 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot against New Mexico ... he scored 6 points and pulled down a season-high 11 rebounds (season-high 7 offensive) with 2 blocked shots against San Diego State ... collected 4 rebounds against Colorado State ... scored 6 points and pulled down 6 rebounds against Wyoming ... scored 5 points and pulled down 2 rebounds against Colorado State ... scored 7 points, pulled down 7 rebounds and tied his season-high with 3 blocked shots against Wyoming ... scored 4 points against BYU and scored 4 points with 4 rebounds and 1 block against then-No. 24 Utah ... scored 4 points, pulled down 3 rebounds, had 2 assists and 2 blocked shots against San Diego State ... scored 8 points and pulled down 9 rebounds against New Mexico ... scored 4 points with 2 steals against San Diego State in the MWC Tournament ... sparked the team off the bench with 6 points and 2 blocked shots against Wyoming in the MWC Tournament ... scored 2 points and had 2 rebounds with 2 blocked shots against BYU in the MWC Tournament ... scored 5 points with 4 rebounds against Tulsa in the NCAA Tournament.

BAYNO ON DOTSON: "He is one of our most improved players. Last year he was really unheralded in what he did coming in and giving us big defensive stops off the bench. There were times where we went to him in the post offensively. He has improved his strength and he is up in weight. We are going to count on him for an increased scoring load and production from him in all facets of the game. He can play both the high post and the low post for us. He is truly an unsung hero in that he never looks for any credit. He just comes and does his job every day. He just does whatever it takes for the team to win"

JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons at Kilgore (Texas) College for coach Scott Schumacher ... he was a teammate with Trevor Diggs ... as a sophomore (1998-99), he appeared in 32 games and averaged 9.3 points and 6.5 rebounds ... the Rangers compiled a two-year record of 54-11 (.831), captured one league title and the Texas Eastern Conference title and were ranked as high as No. 2 in the juco rankings ... Kilgore was 26-6 in 1998-99 and 28-5 in 1997-98 ... along with Diggs and Jermaine Lewis, he joins former Rebels Kevin James and Tony Lane who played at Kilgore.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 1996 graduate of Cooley High School in Detroit, Mich ... played for coach Ben Kelso ... as a senior, averaged 22 points and 11 rebounds ... the squad compiled an overall record of 27-1 and captured the district championship.

PERSONAL: Sylvester Lloyd Dotson was born July 7, 1978 ... son of Sylvester, Sr., and Vertis Dotson ... majoring in communications ... career ambition is to be a college coach ... has two brothers (Edward, Derrick) and two sisters (Tracie, Moroiekh) ... his parents have been his biggest influence.

DOTSON'S CAREER BESTS
Points  	11	vs. Austin Peay State (Dec. 15, 1999)
FG Made 	5	vs. Austin Peay State (Dec. 15, 1999)
FG Attempted	7	vs. Austin Peay State (Dec. 15, 1999)
        		vs. New Mexico (March 4, 2000)
FT Made 	4	at Air Force (Jan. 15, 2000)
FT Attempted	8	at Air Force (Jan. 15, 2000)
Rebounds	11	vs. San Diego State (Jan. 22, 2000)
Assists 	3	vs. Wyoming (Feb. 12, 2000)
Turnovers	3	vs. San Diego State (Jan. 22, 2000)
Block Shots	3	vs. Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 28, 1999)
        		vs. Wyoming (Feb. 12, 2000)
Steals  	2	vs. Fairfield (Nov. 21, 1999)
        		vs. San Diego State (March 9, 2000)
Minutes  	29	at Cincinnati (Jan. 2, 2000)

DOTSON'S CAREER STATISTICS
YEAR	GP	GS	FG	FGA	PCT	3FG	3FGA	PCT	FT	FTA	PCT	REB	AVG	AST	TO	BLK	ST	PTS	AVG
1999-00	28	1	49	89	.551	0	0	.000	20	45	.444	105	3.8	13	32	25	10	118	4.2
Minutes Played: 1999-00 (362)