Tre'Von Willis
Encyclopedia
Tre'Von Willis is basketball player for the UNLV Rebels
mens basketball team. He transferred to UNLV from Memphis.
The 2,842 points were the fifth-most in California state high school history and was named to the Fresno Bee 2006 Boys All-Star squad He was named as the 2006 North Sequoia League Player of the Year. Wills helped lead the Panthers to a 28-7 overall record and a 14-0 league mark and helped lead Washington Union to the 2006 league and valley championships. He evenshot 58 percent from the field as a senior. He also 43 points in his final prep game against Harvard-Westlake in the 2006 CIF Central Section Division III quarterfinals.
In his sophomore season he played in all 32 games and made 23 starts averaging 11.4 points per game, which was second on the team and 19th in the Mountain West Conference
. Wills also finished second on the team and 10th in the league in assists, handing out 3.3 per game. In addition, Wills was third on the team and 10th in the conference with 1.1 steals per game. Wills shot 38 percent from the field, 32 percent from 3-point range and 74 percent from the free-throw line. He reached double figures in scoring 18 times, including a pair of 20-plus point efforts, and led the team in scoring six times. Wills also scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and had four assists in a road win at UTEP. He also came off the bench and scored 19 points against Arizona. Lastly Wills poured in a career-high 22 points and added six assists in a home win over Utah, which cemented his co-player of the week award. Wills handed out a career-high 11 assists at Air Force and scored 21 points and had six assists against Colorado State going 8-for-9 from the free-throw line and finished with 18 points at Wyoming.
UNLV Rebels
The University of Nevada, Las Vegas' sports teams are called the Rebels. The Rebels participate in NCAA Division I and in the Mountain West Conference and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. The school's colors are Scarlet and Grey. The Rebels' main rival is the Wolf Pack of the University...
mens basketball team. He transferred to UNLV from Memphis.
High school
A 2006 graduate of Washington Union High School in Fresno, Calif. Wills averaged 23.4 points, 5.9 rebounds and 7.0 assists in his senior season finising his prep career with 2,842 points, setting the CIF Central Section scoring record. This broke the previous mark set by current NBA player DeShawn StevensonDeShawn Stevenson
DeShawn Stevenson is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Dallas Mavericks of the NBA. Before his NBA career, he originally committed to play at the University of Kansas, but decided to enter the NBA directly from Washington Union High School in his hometown of...
The 2,842 points were the fifth-most in California state high school history and was named to the Fresno Bee 2006 Boys All-Star squad He was named as the 2006 North Sequoia League Player of the Year. Wills helped lead the Panthers to a 28-7 overall record and a 14-0 league mark and helped lead Washington Union to the 2006 league and valley championships. He evenshot 58 percent from the field as a senior. He also 43 points in his final prep game against Harvard-Westlake in the 2006 CIF Central Section Division III quarterfinals.
College
Wills played as a freshman in 2006-07 at Memphis. He appeared in 17 games and averaged 2.6 points per game and 1.0 rebound per game in 6.1 minutes per contest. In addition, Wills shot 40 percent from the field, including 37 percent from 3-point range and 71 percent from the free-throw line Memphis recorded a 33-4 overall record and advanced to the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament. His season high was 12 points against Tulane. After the season he transferred to UNLV, but was forced to sit out the 2007-08 school year per NCAA transfer rules.In his sophomore season he played in all 32 games and made 23 starts averaging 11.4 points per game, which was second on the team and 19th in the Mountain West Conference
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference , popularly known as the Mountain West, is the youngest of the college athletic conferences affiliated with the NCAA’s Division I FBS . The MWC officially began operations in July 1999...
. Wills also finished second on the team and 10th in the league in assists, handing out 3.3 per game. In addition, Wills was third on the team and 10th in the conference with 1.1 steals per game. Wills shot 38 percent from the field, 32 percent from 3-point range and 74 percent from the free-throw line. He reached double figures in scoring 18 times, including a pair of 20-plus point efforts, and led the team in scoring six times. Wills also scored 17 points, grabbed six rebounds and had four assists in a road win at UTEP. He also came off the bench and scored 19 points against Arizona. Lastly Wills poured in a career-high 22 points and added six assists in a home win over Utah, which cemented his co-player of the week award. Wills handed out a career-high 11 assists at Air Force and scored 21 points and had six assists against Colorado State going 8-for-9 from the free-throw line and finished with 18 points at Wyoming.
See also
2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team
The 2009–10 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Lon Kruger, returning for his sixth year with the Runnin' Rebels. They played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Las Vegas, Nevada and are a...