Junior Bryce Hamilton won’t be hiring an agent, allowing him to maintain his college eligibility and make possible a return to the Rebels in 2021-22.
Basketball
The former UNLV basketball coach is retiring to Las Vegas, where he will watch son Kevin take over the Rebels program while trying to inspire a fan base.
UNLV basketball coach Kevin Kruger is hiring someone he and his father, Lon, are quite familiar with.
David Jenkins Jr. on Monday became the seventh UNLV basketball player to enter the NCAA transfer portal. The junior guard averaged 14.8 points this season.
Kevin Kruger brings a lifetime in basketball, a way with players, a fierce competitive instinct and a love of Las Vegas to UNLV and his first head coaching job.
Lon Kruger, whose son Kevin was named UNLV’s coach earlier this week, plans to spend his retirement in Las Vegas.
Kevin Kruger was among the first to enter the transfer portal when he transferred from Arizona State to UNLV in 2006, so he’s familiar with what has become a major pipeline for talent.
T.J. Otzelberger made more than $400,000 more than Kruger is set to make during his first year on the job.
Lon Kruger spoke at length with the Review-Journal about his relationship with his son, Kevin Kruger, and the excitement surrounding his son’s new job at UNLV.
The hire by UNLV’s Desiree Reed-Francois is a gamble. When you hand the keys of a program to a coach who has never sat in the lead chair, unknowns outweigh certainties.
Kevin Kruger, a former UNLV player and an assistant coach the past two seasons, was introduced as the Rebels’ head coach Monday. He signed a five-year, $3.85 million contract.
Kevin Kruger, who led the Rebels to an NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 while playing for his father, was named the program’s new head coach on Sunday.
Kevin Kruger was the Rebels’ point guard for Lon Kruger in 2006-07. He spent the past two seasons as a UNLV assistant.
Kevin Kruger played at UNLV under his father, Lon, and spent two years on T.J. Otzelberger’s staff. He was previously an assistant at Oklahoma and Northern Arizona.
The Rebels are in search of another basketball coach and, like so many times before, Pitino is the most popular wish among scarlet and gray fans.