223:; in his first meeting with the university Faculty Senate, he noted "They don't know us because we are a premier academic institution. We will be someday. But they know us because we've got a basketball team that won the national championship."
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874:Head coach:
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718:Mike Brennan
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783:Reginald Ho
758:Kent Graham
728:Derek Brown
723:Tony Brooks
635:(2020–2022)
627:(2015–2019)
619:(2010–2014)
617:Bobby Hauck
611:(2005–2009)
603:(1999–2004)
595:(1994–1998)
593:Jeff Horton
587:(1990–1993)
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571:(1982–1985)
569:Harvey Hyde
563:(1976–1981)
555:(1973–1975)
547:(1968–1972)
280:(1990–1993)
269:UNLV Rebels
188:' staff at
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84:(assistant)
934:Categories
919:Jim Strong
813:Todd Lyght
768:Donn Grimm
763:Mark Green
748:Pat Fallon
743:Pat Eilers
713:Ned Bolcar
698:Arnold Ale
641:Barry Odom
585:Jim Strong
468:Joe Hawk,
407:References
256:Conference
217:basketball
210:recruiting
179:Notre Dame
167:head coach
115:Notre Dame
104:Notre Dame
38:1954-11-16
22:Jim Strong
904:Joe Moore
876:Lou Holtz
843:Rod Smith
828:Tony Rice
778:Andy Heck
561:Tony Knap
553:Ron Meyer
259:Standing
194:Minnesota
186:Lou Holtz
126:1990–1993
100:1987–1988
93:Minnesota
89:1984–1986
833:Tim Ryan
738:Bob Dahl
703:Jeff Alm
643:(2023– )
253:Overall
190:Arkansas
82:Arkansas
145:Overall
394:Total:
398:17–27
386:10–16
383:17–27
379:UNLV:
371:T–7th
348:T–4th
325:T–5th
250:Team
247:Year
148:17–27
361:UNLV
356:1993
338:UNLV
333:1992
315:UNLV
310:1991
292:UNLV
287:1990
171:UNLV
130:UNLV
111:1989
106:(RB)
78:1983
55:1974
32:Born
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365:3–8
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302:5th
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