Biography

The son of UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball

UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball

The UNLV Runnin' Rebels are a NCAA Division I men's basketball team who play at the Thomas & Mack Center in Paradise, Nevada. Their most recent appearance in the NCAA Tournament was in 2011 when they received an at–large bid to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 8-seed in...

 coach Lon Kruger

Lon Kruger

Lon Kruger is an American college and professional basketball coach who is currently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State University...

, he attended Arizona State University

Arizona State University

Arizona State University is a public research university located in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area of the State of Arizona...

, but after playing 3 years and graduating because he was redshirted his freshman year, he transferred to UNLV to play for his dad. During his one year there he helped UNLV advance to the Sweet Sixteen

NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship

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, only to lose to Oregon.

After his collegiate career, Kruger was not drafted and would later be given an invitation to the Orlando Magic

Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic is a professional basketball team based in Orlando, Florida. They play in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association and are currently coached by Stan Van Gundy...

's training camp. Before the season began, he was cut and drafted by the Flash, the Utah Jazz

Utah Jazz

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's D-League

NBA Development League

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team. He had a career high 35 points against the Reno Bighorns on March 1, 2009.

He also went to Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia.