Rob Miech's Take: Knows no fear. Before he beat Louisville with that last-second drive on New Year's Eve, he established that he'd drive in on anyone. Is an underrated rebounder. Throughout preseason practice, he has made keen decisions all over the court and on both sides of the ball.
Miech's Question: He had a stellar offseason and has a season of D-I ball under his belt, but will Bellfield tail off in the second half of the season, like he did a year ago?

UNLV CAREER: Bellfield begins his second season as a Runnin' Rebel in 2009-10.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Played in all 32 games, including starting 21 at the point guard position as a rookie ... led the team with 108 assists (3.4 apg), which was seventh in the Mountain West Conference and tops among league freshmen ... had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.83, which was fourth in the league and the best among MWC freshmen ... averaged 6.2 points per game and also had 30 steals, which was third on the team ... shot 37.2 percent from the field, 32.9 percent from 3-point range and 66.7 percent from the free-throw line ... scored in double figures seven times ... debuted with 13 points, six assists and three steals against San Diego ... scored a career-high 17 points on the road at Nevada, Reno, hitting five 3-pointers ... handed out a career-high eight assists and added 11 points against Southern Utah ... turned in perhaps the team's play of the year when he hit a leaning lay-up with 16 seconds left to lift UNLV to a 56-55 victory over No. 18 Louisville at Freedom Hall on New Year's Eve ... finished the game against the Cardinals with eight points and four assists.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Westchester High School in Los Angeles ... led the Comets to a 29-5 record his senior season, including the city semifinals and the state quarterfinals ... averaged 16.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 3.0 steals per game ... named first team all-city ... coached by Ed Azzam ... played for the U.S. Select team that participated against national youth squads from other countries in a tournament in Germany in 2008 ... was ranked as a top-100 player (among high school seniors) in the country according to Clark Francis, who writes for Hoop Scoop and Basketball Times.

PERSONAL: Oscar Jermaine Bellfield was born Jan. 11, 1990, in Los Angeles ... the son of LaWanda and Oscar Bellfield ... has not declared a major, but is working towards a journalism and media studies major ... has two sisters, Johnisha (19) and Maya (16).

--Courtesy of UNLVrebels.com