Position breakdown: Friday night’s UNLV-South Alabama game

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. That said, rebounding issues are a real concern for the Rebels, so the emphasis will be on Christian Jones and…