Lon Kruger

Lon Kruger
Kruger at Kansas State
Biographical details
Born (1952-08-19) August 19, 1952 (age 72)
Silver Lake, Kansas, U.S.
Playing career
1971–1974Kansas State
Position(s)Point guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976–1977Pittsburg State (assistant)
1977–1978Kansas State (assistant)
1979–1982Kansas State (assistant)
1982–1986Texas–Pan American
1986–1990Kansas State
1990–1996Florida
1996–2000Illinois
2000–2003Atlanta Hawks
2003–2004New York Knicks (assistant)
2004–2011UNLV
2011–2021Oklahoma
Head coaching record
Overall674–432 (.609) (college)
69–122 (.348) (NBA)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 NCAA Division I Regional—Final Four
(1994, 2016)
Big Ten regular season (1998)
2 MWC tournament (2007, 2008)
Awards
SEC Coach of the Year (1992, 1994)
MWC Coach of the Year (2008)
Big 12 Coach of the Year (2014)
Big Eight Player of the Year (1973, 1974)
College Basketball Hall of Fame
Inducted in 2022
Medal record
Men's basketball
Assistant coach for  United States
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Greece National team

Lonnie Duane Kruger (born August 19, 1952) is a retired American college and professional basketball coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University. He has served as the head coach of the University of Texas–Pan American, Kansas State, the University of Florida, the University of Illinois, and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, as well as the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Kruger was the first coach to lead five programs to the NCAA tournament (he has since been joined by Tubby Smith, Rick Pitino and Steve Alford). His teams participated in 21 NCAA Tournaments, including two Final Fours (1994 with Florida; 2016 with Oklahoma).