Lon Kruger
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Lon Kruger (born August 19, 1952 in Silver Lake, Kansas) is an American basketball coach. Kruger is currently the men's basketball head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Prior to accepting the head coaching position at UNLV in 2004, Kruger was the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks of the NBA. It was as head coach of the Hawks that Kruger guaranteed season-ticket holders that the Hawks would make the playoffs or get a refund. The Hawks failed to make the playoffs and Kruger was fired midway through the season. Kruger also held head coaching positions in collegiate basketball at the University of Texas-Pan American (1982-86), Kansas State University (1986-90), the University of Florida (1990-96), and the University of Illinois (1996-2000).
As a player, Kruger led Kansas State to back-to-back Big Eight championships in 1972 and 1973. Kruger was named the Big Eight Player of the Year in 1973 and 1974, after being named the Big Eight Sophomore of the Year in 1972.
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Preceded by Don DeVoe |
Florida Men's Basketball Head Coach 1990–1996 |
Succeeded by Billy Donovan |
Preceded by Lou Henson |
Illinois Men's Basketball Head Coaches 1996–2000 |
Succeeded by Bill Self |
Preceded by Lenny Wilkens |
Atlanta Hawks Head Coach 2000–2002 |
Succeeded by Terry Stotts |
Preceded by Charlie Spoonhour |
UNLV Men's Basketball Head Coach 2004– |
Succeeded by incumbent |
Kansas State Wildcats Head Basketball Coaches |
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Melick • Ahearn • Lowman • Merner • Clevenger • Knoth • Curtis • Corsaut • Root • Gardner (pre-war) • Cochrane • Rock • Knorr • Gardner (post-war) • Winter • Fitzsimmons • Hartman • Kruger • Altman • Asbury• Wooldridge • Huggins |
Illinois Fighting Illini Head Basketball Coaches |
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Brown • Pinckney • Lane • Juul • Thompson • Jones • Winters • Ruby • Mills • Combes • Schmidt • Bartow • Henson • Kruger • Self • Weber |
Categories: American basketball coaches | American basketball players | Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball coaches | Florida Gators men's basketball coaches | Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball coaches | Kansas State Wildcats men's basketball players | UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball coaches | Atlanta Hawks coaches | People from Kansas | Living people | 1952 births