A highly touted prospect in high school, and a starter as a UNLV freshman, Goodluck Okonoboh probably never envisioned he would be playing a shrinking role as a sophomore.
The 6-foot-10 center averaged 15.2 minutes and 3.5 points in the Rebels' first six games, a decline from the 26.7 minutes and 5.7 points he averaged in his first college season. But when he walked into coach Dave Rice's office Friday and revealed his plan to transfer, he did not mention a lack of playing time as the reason.
The meeting happened a day after the team returned from the Maui Invitational.