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Team first: Caleb Martin, Pack's All-American, embraces rare bench role

Nevada's Corey Henson talks about getting into the starting lineup and finishing with his best game this season for the Pack. Duke Ritenhouse, dritenhouse@rgj.com

It’s not something you see every game.

On Wednesday, the reigning Mountain West player of the year – and a preseason All-American, to boot -- did not start his team’s basketball game.

Voluntarily.

In an ultimate example of a team-first mentality, Nevada guard Caleb Martin took himself out of the lineup Wednesday against San Jose State. He felt his recent overall play had been poor, and that he might benefit from watching the first few minutes of the game unfold.