Breaking down UNLV’s basketball season opener against South Alabama at 7 p.m. Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center:
BACKCOURT
South Alabama returns Ken Williams, who averaged 15.5 points last season. The Jaguars also picked up junior college point guard Dederick Lee, who began his college career at Oral Roberts. Jalen Poyser will run point for UNLV, and fellow guards Uche Ofoegbu (6 feet 4 inches) and Kris Clyburn (6-6) will be matchup problems for the Jaguars.
Edge: UNLV
FRONTCOURT
The Rebels don’t have the size to match up with a lot of frontcourts, but South Alabama isn’t one of them.