LAS VEGAS -- Three former UNLV Rebel figures, a female bowling great and a motor sports promoter will be enshrined in the Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame, officials said Wednesday.

Runnin' Rebels and NBA basketball star Larry Johnson, longtime baseball coach Fred Dallimore and former assistant football coach Rich Abajian will be enshrined, along with women's bowling champ Wendy McPherson and motor sports promoter Mel Larson.

Johnson, a key member of UNLV's 1990 national championship team, a two-time All-American and the 1991 John Wooden Award winner, joins teammate Greg Anthony and coach Jerry Tarkanian in the hall.

``Looking back on it, my Vegas years were probably the best of my basketball life,'' Johnson, who turns 39 on March 14, told the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

In December, Johnson completed his bachelor's degree at UNLV after a 10-year NBA career. He was drafted No. 1 overall by the Charlotte Hornets in 1991, was NBA Rookie of the Year in 1991-92 and was a two-time NBA All-Star.

Dallimore, who coached at UNLV for 23 seasons and averaged more than 34 wins per season, said news that he was being inducted caught him completely off guard.

``I had no idea, but I'm excited about going in,'' he said. ``To be recognized by people outside your sport and be with so many people from different walks of life makes it a special honor.''

Dallimore, 63, now retired and living in Reno, is a member of both the UNLV and UNR athletic halls of fame.

Abajian, 54, a former football player at UNR and an assistant football coach at UNLV under Tony Knap from 1977 to 1981, is being inducted for his numerous fundraising efforts for local sports programs.

Larson, 78, was one of the key figures in putting together the group that financed Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

McPherson, 40, won 20 career professional titles and made $1.2 million while carrying a 211 lifetime average. She was the female bowler of the decade for the 1990s after bursting upon the pro bowling scene at age 18 with her victory in the 1986 U.S. Open.

An induction ceremony is scheduled June 6 at the Orleans Arena.