Men's Basketball Coaches - University of Nevada Athletics Skip To Main Content Pause All Rotators Skip To Main Content University of Nevada Athletics Main Navigation Menu Sports Men's Sports Baseball Basketball Cross Country Football Golf Skiing Tennis All Sport Calendar Skiing Women's Sports Basketball Cross Country Golf Skiing Soccer Softball In 1977, just seven years after joining Division I, The Rebels made the Final Four in a squad today known as the "Hardway Eight". 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. Contact Sam Gordon at sgordon@reviewjournal.com. He also spent a year at Northern Arizona following a six-year professional career in the United States and overseas. Howie Landa and Cleveland Edwards finished the 199495 season, which ended with a 1216 recordthe school's first losing season in 34 years, and first since moving up to Division I. UNLV WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ADDS KARLIE BURRIS AS ASSISTANT COACH @UNLVLadyRebels. We sought a coach who understood basketball at the highest levels and who could lead our team to conference titles and deep runs in the NCAA Tournament, Reed-Francois said. UNLV suffered a surprising loss at New Mexico State and finished the season as cochampions of the Big West Conference. Kruger can earn some extra cash via bonuses for team performance. 14 of the 16 coaches have winning records at UNLV. UNLV 2022 Basketball Commits (0) UNLV 2022 Basketball Commits. Peery began his coaching career as an assistant at Southern Utah, and was an assistant at Snow College, Utah Valley and Portland State. The Runnin Rebels won their firstever West Regional Championship and advanced to the national semi-finals. The agreement, one source said, should be done this week and would complete the 2022-23 coaching staff for the Rebels. Jerry Tarkanian led UNLV to the NCAA Division I Tournament Championship in 1990 and the NCAA Division I Men's Final Four in 1977, 1987, 1990 and 1991. 20 in the nation at the time, marking the first time since 1991 that UNLV beat a ranked team on the road. Former UNLV Men's basketball assistant Tim Grgurich has seen it all from the sidelines. They ended up missing the postseason for the first time since 2006. UNLV also ended Loyola Marymount's Cinderella season with a 131101 thrashing in the regional final. UNLV defeated BYU again to win the 2008 Mountain West tournament. She is a graduate of Las Vegas Durango High School and was a teammate of La Rocque's. "I have proudly represented the UNLV men's basketball program and to now have been chosen to lead it, I really am speechless," Kruger said in a statement. UNLV will finally commemorate its 2021-22 Mountain West regular-season and tournament championships ahead of Thursdays game against Utah State. 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. 47 6 thatphanom.techno@gmail.com 042-532028 , 042-532027 Conference realignment and expansion are not over, so its the charge of UNLV to be prepared if and when a Power Five league comes calling. Dave Rice Named New UNLV Men's Basketball Coach | University of Nevada, Las Vegas Dave Rice Named New UNLV Men's Basketball Coach Former Runnin' Rebel player, assistant coach returns to alma mater as head coach From the Archives Please note that this release is more than three years old and details may have changed since the publish date. He spent the 2016-2017 season as an assistant coach at the University of Nevada, Reno, and an assistant coach at the University of Washington for the past three seasons (2017 . (AP Photo/Brad Tollefson), Portland State head coach Barret Peery during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Phil Knight Invitational tournament in Portland, Ore., Friday, Nov. 24, 2017. Here are the candidates that make the most sense: The first season for the Rebels was 195859. [3] Ten years later, the team made the Final Four with one loss. Former Saint Louis University coach Charlie Spoonhour replaced Bayno for the 200102 season, compiling a 5431 record before resigning in the middle of the 2004 season. In July 2008, ESPNU named the program the eighth most prestigious collegiate basketball program in the nation since the 198485 season.[2]. However, the Rebels failed to capitalize on that start; a 15 stretch that included an 03 start in Mountain West play led the school to fire Rice on January 10, 2016. The most direct and unambiguous assessment came from Barret Peery, then an assistant coach at Texas Tech. He also likely received a significant raise. [7] The last Rebel squad coached by Tarkanian won their tenth consecutive Big West Conference regular season title, but was barred from the NCAA Tournament due to probation. UNLV is finalizing the hiring of former Texas Tech assistant basketball coach Barret Peery for the same position, sources tell the Review-Journal. If a school wants to poach him after the 2021-22 season they would have to pay UNLV $3.85 million. 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. The season it all came together for the Runnin Rebels was 198990. In 1966, UNLV moved to the Las Vegas Convention Center near on Paradise Road in Winchester. Players Williams coached included 2022 No. Despite being picked to come in sixth in the Mountain West, UNLV started the 200607 season 30 led by future NBA player Joel Anthony and Lon Kruger's son, Kevin Kruger. On March 6, 2010, they ended their 200910 campaign with 7456 win over Wyoming at home. 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. The 8481 triumph earned UNLV a spot in the Final Four at the Superdome in New Orleans. A good teacher and somebody thats going to encourage the guys to want to be around here. The Rebels went on to become a No. Odom ultimately chose Rhode Island over UNLV. The departure leaves head coach Kevin Kruger to find another assistant unusually late in the offseason; UNLV is set to travel to Canada in two weeks for a series of exhibition games, and will now likely do so without a full complement of coaches. UNLV hired away Villanova coach Rollie Massimino to replace Tarkanian, but after two seasons and a 1513 record in 199394, he was let go. Despite losing three starters from the previous era's squad, the Rebels started off strong once again for their 200910 campaign with their second consecutive 50 start, the first time since 198990 and 199091 that they have done so. The UNLV basketball program has encountered an unexpected, oddly-timed obstacle, as assistant coach Brandon Chappell accepted a job on Chris Beards staff at Texas over the weekend. Kruger hired SMU assistant John Cooper to fill one of the slots, then added Texas Tech assistant Barret Peery. The pact is relatively modest, representing a 37.5% decrease from previous coach T.J. Otzelbergers 2020-21 salary. Assistant coach added to the agenda for UNLV basketball Steve Marcus UNLV Rebel Assistant Coach Brandon Chappell passes during practice in Mendenhall Center at UNLV Wednesday, Oct.. During a game against instate rival, Nevada, in November 2005, the court at the Thomas & Mack Center was renamed in honor of former head coach Jerry Tarkanian, who posted a 509105 record in his 19 seasons, including leading UNLV to 11 conference championships, 12 NCAA tournament berths, and a national title in 1990. Bayno was let go in 2000, after the NCAA found that UNLV had violated rules while recruiting Lamar Odom. 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. However, the team lost their next two games, including one at home and dropped out of the rankings. Banks shined in the semi-final matchup with Indiana, connecting on a tournamentrecord 10 3pointers, but it was not enough as the Rebels fell to the eventual champions, 9793. 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. The Runnin' Rebels moved to the NSU Gymnasium located on the UNLV campus (then known as Nevada Southern University) for their third season, 196061. Jerry Tarkanian led UNLV to the NCAA Division I tournament Championship in 1990 and the NCAA Regional NCAA Division I Men's Final Four in 1977, 1987, 1990 and 1991. The process started kind of when the discussion started between Brandon and Texas. 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. The 1990 NCAA Championship was all UNLV as an 180 run midway through the second half sent Duke reeling as the Rebels ran up the most lopsided victory in championship history, 10373. That squad was coached by his dad,Lon. [6] In 1998 Tarkanian received a $2.5million out of court settlement when he sued the NCAA for violations stemming from its investigation of UNLV. Before becoming a basketball powerhouse in the late 1970s, UNLV was often referred to as "Tumbleweed Tech"[4] due to its relative obscurity. Included are two fullsized basketball courts, an academic area and film room, locker rooms, athletic training, strength and conditioning, and equipment areas. UNLV soon replaced Kruger with Dave Rice, a littleknown assistant at rival BYU. Kruger was also an assistant coach at Northern Arizona for two seasons (2014-16) following a year as a graduate assistant at Oklahoma. EJ Harkless, Jordan McCabe, Elijah Parquet and Cameron Burist will be honored during senior night when UNLV plays Utah State on Wednesday at the Thomas & Mack Center. Missing two starters, UNLV stayed close with Boise State but still lost its third consecutive game Sunday in Boise, Idaho. The UNLV mens basketball team got a steal and a layup in the final seconds to rally past Air Force on Friday at the Thomas & Mack Center. They finished the season 237, their best winloss season since 2007. Daniel Jones is the Assistant Volleyball Coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Tim Buckley, Kevin Kruger, and DeMarlo Slocum have all been hired. From 2004-16, the Runnin' Rebels had two coaches Lon Kruger and Dave Rice. "He came and met with the guys before he left and let us know he's always here for us. Kruger replaces T.J. 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