Hall of Fame
Men’s Basketball Coach (1999-2004)
Turned in a 79-74 record in five seasons at Nevada…started Nevada’s string of nine consecutive winning seasons and eight straight postseason appearances…guided Nevada to its first Western Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships in 2003-04 as well as its first appearance in the NCAA Sweet Sixteen…that year Nevada turned in a 25-9 record, starting a string of four consecutive seasons with at least 25 victories…helped the team to its first postseason appearance in six years with an NIT bid in 2002…coached guard Kirk Snyder to the 2004 WAC Player of the Year award and honorable-mention AP All-America honors…left Nevada to become the head coach at Stanford University, Louisiana State University and currently TCU… came up with the idea of having NBA seats at courtside and on the sidelines at Lawlor Events Center, a model that has allowed Wolf Pack Athletics to generate over $15 million in scholarship support… also created the Starting Five, the financial support group that has proven indispensible to the men’s basketball program which has generated over $2 million is community support since its inception.
