UNLV BASKETBALL: UNLV basketball coach Lon Kruger talks with fan Jeff Whitehead, with Whitehead’s father Doug looking on, Saturday afternoon at Findlay Toyota.
Odartey Blankson, who played his final season of basketball at UNLV for coach Lon Kruger, greets Kruger on Saturday at Findlay Toyota in Henderson. Blankson leaves Wednesday to play this season in France. Lon Kruger’s book, “The Xs and Os of Success.” If it’s the middle of August, it must be time to talk UNLV basketball with coach Lon Kruger. Then again, there’s never a bad time to chat with him about his players or his program. Kruger has done all of the above to keep people talking about Rebels basketball if not all UNLV sports. How dominant will new point guard Derrick Jasper be How much will new center Carlos Lopez improve the low-post game Will Chace Stanback turn sterling practices from last season into a powerful sophomore campaign
Those were some of the inquiries fielded by Kruger.