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Lon Kruger Biography
Lon Kruger is one of the famous Basketball Coach, who was born on the memorable day of August 19 in the year 1952. Hailing from the vibrant city of Kansas, Lon Kruger is a proud citizen of United States.
Journeyman head coach in both college and professional basketball who reached his second Final Four with the Oklahoma Sooners in 2016. He has been a head coach at Texas-Pan American, Kansas State, Florida, Illinois and UNLV with his sole NBA head coaching tenure being with the Atlanta Hawks.
Over the years, not only have skills been honed, but a significant impact has also been made in the professional field. Whether it's through work, public appearances, or contributions to the community, Lon Kruger continues to be an inspiration for many.
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Education
Kansas State University
Family
He has a son named Kevin and daughter Angie with his wife Barbara.
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Star player Buddy Hield helped Kruger lead the Sooners to their second Final Four under his tenure.
Career
He played point guard for Kansas State, leading them to Big Eight championships in 1972 and 1973. He earned the Big Eight Player of the Year honor in 1973 and 1974. He also played baseball for the school in the shortstop position.
Trivia
He earned career victory number 500 as a head coach in November 2012. In 2013, he became the first head coach in the history of Division I basketball to lead five different schools to the NCAA tournament. In 2015, he became the first head coach to win an NCAA tournament game with five different schools.
Net Worth & Salary
Lon Kruger net worth is $5 Million (2022).
Lon Kruger Timeline
1972
As a point guard, Kruger led the Kansas State Wildcats to back-to-back Big Eight championships in 1972 and 1973 under coach Jack Hartman. Kruger was named the Big Eight Player of the Year in 1973 and 1974, after being named the Big Eight Sophomore of the Year in 1972. He was also a shortstop on the Kansas State baseball team.
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1974
He was a ninth-round pick of the Atlanta Hawks in the 1974 NBA draft.
1988
As basketball coach of the Wildcats, Kruger led K-State to the NCAA tournament in each of his four seasons as head coach and the Elite Eight in 1988 — a team featuring future NBA players Mitch Richmond and Steve Henson — before losing to archrival Kansas Jayhawks, the eventual national champion.
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1992
He was named SEC coach of the year in 1992 and 1994.
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1994
His teams participated in 21 NCAA Tournaments, including two Final Fours (1994 with Florida; 2016 with Oklahoma).
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1997
Basketball winners, after inking Sergio McClain, Frank Williams, and Brian Cook between 1997 and 1999.
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1998
Kruger was an assistant coach under Rudy Tomjanovich for the US national team in the 1998 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.
2004
Kruger accepted the job at UNLV in 2004.
2005
His son, Kevin, took advantage of a new NCAA rule, called Proposal 2005–54, before the 2006–2007 season to transfer from Arizona State and immediately play for his father at UNLV without sitting out one year. The controversial rule was repealed for the following season due to what some claimed were the unintended consequence of allowing players with undergraduate diplomas to immediately begin playing for another school without sitting out for any time.
2007
In 2007, Kruger led the Runnin' Rebels to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament, which was the team's first trip there since Jerry Tarkanian led it in 1991.
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2008
On February 9, 2008, the UNLV Runnin' Rebels beat Colorado State 68–51 at home for Kruger's 400th career win.
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2011
On April 1, 2011, Kruger accepted the head coaching position with the Oklahoma Sooners, replacing the fired Jeff Capel. Kruger's new compensation package reportedly exceed $2.2 million annually.
2012
On November 30, 2012, Kruger earned his 500th career head coaching victory as the Sooners beat Northwestern State 69–65 in Norman.
2013
On March 17, 2013, Kruger became the only head coach in Division I history to lead five programs to the NCAA tournament when the Sooners were named a No. 10 seed in the South region.
2015
On March 20, 2015, Kruger became the only head coach in Division I history to win an NCAA tournament game with five programs.
2016
The feat was later matched by Tubby Smith in 2016 when he took Texas Tech to the tournament.
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2017
On February 25, 2017, Kruger earned his 600th career head coaching victory as the Sooners beat Kansas State 81–51 in Norman.
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2020
*The 2020 NCAA tournament was canceled due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.
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2021
After 10 seasons at OU, it was announced on March 25, 2021 that he planned to retire.
