 Kruger in 2022. | |
| UNLV Runnin' Rebels | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Mountain West Conference |
| Personal information | |
| Born | May 1, 1983 McAllen, Texas, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Walton (Marietta, Georgia) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 2007: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2007–2013 |
| Position | Point guard |
| Coaching career | 2016–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 2007–2008 | Utah Flash |
| 2008 | Lukoil Academic |
| 2009 | Utah Flash |
| 2009 | NSB Napoli |
| 2010 | Utah Flash |
| 2010 | Soles de Mexicali |
| 2010–2011 | Utah Flash |
| 2011–2012 | Okapi Aalstar |
| 2012–2013 | Los Angeles D-Fenders |
| 2013 | Eisbären Bremerhaven |
| As coach: | |
| 2014–2016 | Northern Arizona (asst.) |
| 2016–2019 | Oklahoma (asst.) |
| 2019–2021 | UNLV (asst.) |
| 2021–present | UNLV |
Kevin Michael Kruger (born May 1, 1983) is an American basketball coach and former player, currently the head coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). Born in McAllen, Texas, Kruger played high school basketball at George Walton Comprehensive High School in Marietta, Georgia and college basketball at Arizona State and UNLV. Kruger then played professional basketball from 2007 to 2013, including multiple stints with NBA Development League teams Utah Flash and Los Angeles D-Fenders.
After retiring from playing basketball, Kruger became a college basketball coach, beginning as assistant coach at Northern Arizona from 2014 to 2016. Kruger later worked under his father, head coach Lon Kruger, as an assistant coach at Oklahoma from 2016 to 2019. Returning to UNLV, Kevin Kruger was an assistant coach from 2019 to 2021 before becoming head coach in 2021.