Behind the major ongoing question of who will become UNLV’s next basketball coach has lurked another that is just as vital to the future of not only of that program but the Rebels’ entire athletic department.
Who’s going to make the actual hire?
Athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy is putting in the groundwork for the search for the coach who will succeed Dave Rice, who was fired Jan. 10, seeking out all the information she can on any potential candidate.
“Our men’s basketball coach, probably the most important hire I’ll ever do,” Kunzer-Murphy said. “As big a hire in the state of Nevada is going to be who we name as men’s basketball coach.