UNLV fired coach Kevin Kruger on Saturday, the school announced Saturday. Kruger lasted four seasons and went 75-55 at the Mountain West school.  "I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Coach Kruger for his hard work,

UNLV fired basketball coach Kevin Kruger on Saturday. He led UNLV to its last Sweet 16 appearance as the team’s point guard and is the son of Hall of Famer Lon Kruger.

UNLV fired Kevin Kruger this afternoon, bringing an end to his four-year tenure as head basketball coach and, likely, the Kruger family’s decades-long relationship with UNLV basketball.