11 Kansas State in Kansas City, the team never really recovered and lost to BYU at home for the first time since 2005, Kruger's first year at the helm. The Rebels received a big scare in the regional final when they were forced to overcome an 18-point deficit against a scrappy Iowa squad. Kruger averaged 13.5 points and 5.1 assists in his lone season in the desert. 14 of the 16 coaches have winning records at UNLV. Allegiant Stadium - UNLV Football Fan Guide, TicketSmarter - Official Ticket Resale Partner, Robert Ortiz: MSc, LAT, ATC, PES, CES, NKT1, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Assistant Director of Strength & Conditioning, Marketing & Game Presentation Coordinator. They fell out in the second half of the season, going 87 and finished the regular season with a 219 record and 5th in their conference, though they did manage to sweep the season series with BYU and upset Utah at home. On March 15, 2019, after finishing the season with a 1713 record, the UNLV athletic department parted ways with Marvin Menzies after 3 years. 8 seed in the NCAA Tournament and beat Kent State in the First Round. UNLV is finalizing the hiring of former Texas Tech assistant basketball coach Barret Peery for the same position, sources tell the Review-Journal. The 2022-23 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Las Vegas during the 2022-23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.The Runnin' Rebels are led by second-year head coach Kevin Kruger and play their home games for the 40th season at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada.They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 24th season. "Ballo is a beast," Colorado coach Tad Boyle said after Ballo had 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds in a win over the Buffaloes on Feb. 18. UNLV hired away Villanova coach Rollie Massimino to replace Tarkanian, but after two seasons and a 1513 record in 199394, he was let go. 19 in the polls. Essence Booker, one of four honored on Senior Salute afternoon, made key plays late to lift UNLV to an 18th straight win in beating San Diego State. View Malia's Bio staff Camp Staff Our Camp Director will be assisted by a talented staff which may include current and former collegiate coaches and players, club coaches, and high school coaches. Hartman left for an assistant job at Florida this offseason, while Buckley bailed for an assistant job at South Carolina. UNLV crushed Utah State, then had a party on the court with its fans Thursday to celebrate its back-to-back Mountain West regular-season championships. There are a ton of names being floated around out there as of now. Buckley has served as a scout with the NBAs Minnesota Timberwolves for the last two years and was previously at Indiana under Tom Crean as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach. Oklahoma assistant Carlin Hartman is headed to UNLV to help Kevin Kruger as top assistant, source told @Stadium. UNLV football coach Barry Odom introduced offfensive coordinator Brennan Marion, defensive coordinator Mike Scherer and specials teams coordinator James Shibest. In early February, however, UNLV upset a No. Known as the "Hardway Eight," this was the team that put UNLV on the map as a nationally prominent program. [22][23][24]. Other stops include Utah, Arizona State and Santa Clara, where he was the associate head coach in 2016-17. UNLV also ended Loyola Marymount's Cinderella season with a 131101 thrashing in the regional final. Athletic director Desiree Reed-Francois believes Kruger will win enough to make that look like a bargain. Which Mountain West Teams Look Set to Compete in March Madness 2023? The UNLV Runnin' Rebels men's basketball program has been led by 16 head coaches in their history. After falling to the 9th seeded Illinois Fighting Illini 6273, their season ended with a record 249. Owen has spent the past five seasons as an assistant coach at Yale (2015-18), Tulsa (2018-19) and most recently North Texas (2019-20). A 7355 loss to the California Golden Bears and 6765 loss to Cincinnati the next day marked the first time in over 3 years that the Rebels had lost consecutive games. He settled in Seattle after professional stints in Italy, France, Iceland, Argentina, Israel and the Philippines emerging as one of the most influential coaches in Washingtons prep basketball scene. Bayno was let go in 2000, after the NCAA found that UNLV had violated rules while recruiting Lamar Odom. Despite the loss in the tournament and losing three starters, as well as two key reserves from the 201112 team, Dave Rice brought a highly touted recruiting class for the 201213 season. They finished the season with a 259 record, losing in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Northern Iowa 6669, thanks to a 3pointer with under 3 seconds to go by the Panthers. Kruger was also an assistant coach at Northern Arizona for two seasons (2014-16) following a year as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma. Yet, the UNLV Rebels were upset once again to Fresno State at home, but responded to avenge the Air Force loss in the Mountain West tourney and advance the title game where they lost to New Mexico. Despite losing their next game, UNLV responded by winning a significant road game at Nevada 5849, ranked No. Kruger, son of Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger, has spent the past two seasons as an assistant coach under Otzelberger at UNLV. UNLV crushed Utah State, then had a party on the court with its fans Thursday to celebrate its back-to-back Mountain West regular-season championships. 66 Sarah Rambus is a post from . The Runnin' Rebels moved to the NSU Gymnasium located on the UNLV campus (then known as Nevada Southern University) for their third season, 196061. A total of four ESPN Top 100 players were signed as well as two transfers from key players on Big East schools, highlighted by forward Anthony Bennett. The Rebels started the 201718 season 60 featuring a win over Utah in the MGM invitational championship game. They finished the season 237, their best winloss season since 2007. UNLV soon replaced Kruger with Dave Rice, a littleknown assistant at rival BYU. We found that coach.. Future NBA star Larry Johnson transferred from Odessa College, joining Greg Anthony, Stacey Augmon, David Butler and Anderson Hunt. loss to North Carolina in the semi-finals ended the championship dreams, but a 10694 triumph over North CarolinaCharlotte gave UNLV third place and a positive end to the season. [26] Several million of the $11.7million to fund the facility came from Las Vegas Paving CEO Bob Mendenhall. Chappell was a key cog in his one year under Kevin Kruger, serving as a personable recruiter and an energetic on-court instructor, often serving as a point guard for the scout team in practice. "Obviously it hurts that he's leaving, but I wish nothing but the best for him," Muoka said. Kruger dedicated a portion of his introductory press conference to proclaiming Las Vegas to be his home and declaring that UNLV is not a stepping-stone job for him, but should another school come calling, there are buyout clauses built into each year of the deal. In front of a rejuvenated UNLV student section and a capacity crowd, UNLV played a nearperfect game, only to let up in the closing minutes, but key defensive stops in the final seconds allowed UNLV to come atop 6563. UNLV will finally commemorate its 2021-22 Mountain West regular-season and tournament championships ahead of Thursdays game against Utah State. Kruger acknowledged its not an ideal time to be in the market for a coach. They took on NO.22 Nevada in the quarterfinal game and lost 7974. He also likely received a significant raise. UNLV Women's Basketball Head Coach Lindy La Rocque announced the hiring of her coaching staff on Tuesday. Jerry Tarkanian was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. They played no games at the Arena during the 201920 season.[25]. The Runnin' Rebels would play 16 seasons at the 6,300-seat Convention Center, before moving back on campus to the newly opened Thomas & Mack Center for the 198384 season. Beard was Sun Belt Coach of the Year in 201516, and led the Trojans to a victory in the 2016 NCAA tournament over Purdue. Umeh will need time to adjust to playing against bigger and more athletic opponents, but he has potential to be an important player for UNLV off bench in future seasons. Krugers contract is more comparable to that of Marvin Menzies, who signed a 5-year, $3.75 million deal in 2016; the total value of Krugers contract comes out to $3.85 million over five years. He also coached from 2017 to 2021 in Nikes Elite Youth Basketball League with Seattle Rotary, the states top club basketball program. However, Johnson and Co. flexed their muscles in the Big West tournament, running away with the title and the No. Muoka said Chappell met with the current crop of UNLV players in person to inform them that he was leaving for Texas. 7 seed. Contact Sam Gordon at sgordon@reviewjournal.com. By continuing to browse or by clicking I Accept Cookies you agree to the storing of first-party and third-party cookies on your device and consent to the disclosure of your personal information to our third party service providers or advertising partners to optimize your experience, analyze traffic and personalize content. UNLV has officially promoted assistant coach Kevin Kruger to head man's basketball coach. 14 of the 16 coaches have winning records at UNLV. This contract makes him the 3 rd highest paid head coach in the Mountain West as he is guaranteed $1.5 million in his first year. Ryan Keeler ahead of a UNLV football game in November 2022. UNLV coach Kevin Kruger hired John Cooper last week, and Peery fills the other vacancy alongside Brandon Chappell, who is returning for his second season on the staff. Former assistants Carlin Hartman and Tim Buckley accepted assistant coaching positions earlier this month at Florida and South Carolina, respectively. Kruger replaces T.J. Otzelberger, who left last week for the . Head Coach Jerry Tarkanian of the UNLV Runnin"u2019 Rebels coaches against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets during the semifinal game in the 1990 NCAA. In an ugly game, the team fell behind early and went 11 minutes without a basket in the 2nd half en route to a 6461 loss. Despite losing Bennett, as well as two other starters, including one who left the program, the Runnin' Rebels were picked to finish in third in 201314 in a highly competitive conference. Former Oklahoma men's basketball assistant coach Carlin Hartman has been hired as an assistant coach for the UNLV men's basketball program, . Kruger can earn $15,000 for an NIT berth, $10,000 for a Mountain West Coach of the Year award and $25,000 for a National Coach of the Year award. 1 ranked North Carolina Tar Heels in front of a sold-out crowd in November 2011, which resulted in Rebel fans storming the court. Williams and fellow assistants John Cooper and Barret Peery comprise a new staff for coach Kevin Kruger and the Rebels, who travel next week to Vancouver for an exhibition tour. He also spent a year at Northern Arizona following a six-year professional career in the United States and overseas. After defeating Texas Tech in late December and upsetting a nationally ranked Air Force squad, UNLV received their first national ranking in 14 years. Granted a six seed in the 2012 NCAA tournament, the Runnin' Rebels were upset in the opening round to Colorado despite trimming a 21second point deficit to 2 in a 6864 loss. 1 overall NBA draft pick Paolo Banchero, 2020 first-round pick Jaden McDaniels and 2018 lottery pick Michael Porter Jr. Williams comes to UNLV after one year at Portland State, where Peery was the head coach from 2017 to 2021. He previously served as an assistant coach at Dixie State and Director of Basketball Operations at USC. The Rebels finished 18-14 last year, Krugers first at the helm, and have added transfers Luis Rodriguez (Ole Miss), Elijah Parquet (Colorado), Elijah Harkless (Oklahoma) and Jackie Johnson (Duquesne). A beast with balance and patience. Give Light and the People Will Find Their Own Way, How to get 13 Action News on your Alexa devices. 1 overall since 1991. The new documents also revealed that UNLV assistant coach Julio Garcia was the one who had initially discovered Keeler after doing a welfare check on the defensive end earlier in the day. In 1977, just seven years after joining Division I, The Rebels made the Final Four in a squad today known as the "Hardway Eight". UNLV is hiring Portland State assistant mens basketball coach Jamaal Williams to the same position, thereby completing its coaching staff after the departure of all three assistants, people familiar with the situation told the Review-Journal on Monday. Malia Shojo is the Head Women's Volleyball Coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Rebels got some extra time to prepare for Air Forces unique offense, but are likely to be without two starters again as they try to snap a three-game losing skid. Daniel Jones is the Assistant Volleyball Coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The facility also includes a Hall of Fame at the entrance and a mezzanine that overlooks the practice floors and can be used for receptions.[27]. If a school wants to poach him after the 2021-22 season they would have to pay UNLV $3.85 million. Kruger hired SMU assistant John Cooper to fill one of the slots, then added Texas Tech assistant Barret Peery. Tim Buckley, Kevin Kruger, and DeMarlo Slocum have all been hired. The two developed a bond, and when Chappell made the move to UNLV last offseason, Muoka entered the transfer portal and followed along. Road struggles from last year continued to follow them, even though the Rebels did beat the Aztecs on the road, Rice's squad was embarrassed by secondtolast place Fresno State on the road. 12 New Mexico in 1991. We just want to make sure we get it right.. They finished that season 278. NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics, List of UNLV Runnin' Rebels head basketball coaches, UNLV Runnin' Rebels head basketball coaches, "The coaches who have led the Rebels through the decades - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_UNLV_Runnin%27_Rebels_head_basketball_coaches&oldid=1109636626, Lists of college men's basketball head coaches in the United States, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 September 2022, at 00:38. Otzelberger made $1.2 million for the 2020-21 season. Kruger said last week he was searching for a good guy thats high energy that the guys like. AUSTIN, Texas Brandon Chappell has been named Men's Basketball Assistant Coach at The University of Texas, Head Coach Chris Beard announced Monday. [With] coach Saxon stepping in, filling in and being able to be on the court right now until we hire a full-time staff member, were really in no rush. In 1990, UNLV won the NCAA Championship by beating Duke by a record-setting margin of 10373,[4] becoming the first team and only team to score over 100 points in the championship game. UNLV is hiring Portland State assistant men's basketball coach Jamaal Williams to the same position, thereby completing its coaching staff after the departure of all three assistants,. "This is home for me and my family and I'm looking forward to continuing to work with the guys on our team. Tim Buckley, Kevin Kruger, and DeMarlo Slocum have all been hired as assistants for the Runnin Rebels. The Thomas & Mack Center is an 18,000 seat multipurpose arena on the southwest corner of the UNLV campus. LAS VEGAS (KTNV) UNLV mens basketball head coach T.J. Otzelberger announced his coaching staff for the upcoming season. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Kruger has already begun the search process for a replacement, and on Tuesday he listed some of the attributes hes seeking in a potential candidate. The Broncos, led by 13th-year head coach Leon Rice, play their home games at ExtraMile Arena as members of the Mountain West Conference . Feb. 21, 2023 The USA TODAY Sports/WBCA NCAA Division I Top 25 Coaches Poll with teams' RECORDS THROUGH MONDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, final ranking in last week's poll, and first-place votes received. UNLV leads the series with Nevada. They finished in second place in the conference, with 124 record behind BYU. The original graduate transfer, Kruger was the first college basketball player to transfer to a new school after graduating with one year of eligibility remaining. According to UNLVs publicly available salary database, Chappell was making $203,000 per year with the Scarlet and Gray; the lowest-paid assistant on last years Texas team made $407,000. The school intensely pursued former University of Kentucky and Boston Celtics coach Rick Pitino, who ultimately spurned the university before choosing to work at Louisville. Mike Grimala can be reached at 702-948-7844 or [emailprotected]. Ending UNLV's season at 2013. 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