UNLV REBELS

July 30, 2009

LAS VEGAS - Former UNLV men's basketball star, NBA player and longtime radio and TV announcer Glen "Gondo" Gondrezick will be posthumously inducted into the Nevada Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame during the organization's 14th Annual Hall of Fame Dinner on Saturday, August 15.

Gondrezick died April 27 of this year at the age of 53. He had undergone a heart transplant on Sept. 20, 2008.

Joining Gondrezick in the Class of 2009 will be Jonathan Collegio, the architect and visionary of the National Association of Broadcasters work with the recent successful DTV Conversion.

Tony Bonnici, the vice president and general manager of Lotus Broadcasting in Las Vegas and regional vice president of Lotus Broadcasting, is being presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor bestowed upon a Nevada broadcaster. Also receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award will be Roy Robinson, from Lotus Radio in Reno, who has a nearly 55-year radio career.

The Hall of Fame dinner will take place at Red Rock Casino in Las Vegas, with cocktails and hors d'oeuvres beginning at 5:30 p.m. Among the musical entertainment for the evening will be Smokey Robinson presents Human Nature, and Kelly Clinton and Friends.

Individual tickets cost $40, and tables of eight, 10 and 12 are also available for purchase. For sponsorship and ticket information, contact Trish Williamson by email at twb@lvprco.com or by phone at 702-429-1623.

Gondrezick, who was a graduate of Boulder (Colo.) High School was one of Jerry Tarkanian's first recruits at UNLV and lettered from 1973-74 through the 1976-77 season. Gondrezick went on to finish as the 16th-leading scorer in UNLV basketball history with 1,311 points and played a major role in the Runnin' Rebels advancing to their first NCAA Final Four in 1977.

Gondrezick's determination and hustle made him an instant fan favorite, and his style of play almost always resulted in scrambles on the floor and collisions in the scorer's table while chasing down loose balls. His jersey number 25 was retired in a halftime ceremony at the Runnin' Rebels game against UCLA at the Thomas & Mack Center on Dec. 27, 1997.

Gondrezick averaged 11.4 points per game during his four seasons in Las Vegas. He also is ninth (831) on the Runnin' Rebel career rebounds list. A 1977 honorable mention All-American and 1987 inductee into the Rebel Athletics Hall of Fame, he was a second round NBA draft pick and spent six seasons in the pro league - two (1977-79) with the New York Knicks and four (1979-83) with the Denver Nuggets. He averaged 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game over his career.

His best season in the NBA was 1981-82 when he averaged 8.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in 80 games with the Nuggets.

Following his NBA career, Gondrezick played two years in Europe (1983-85), which culminated with a European championship and being named MVP. Gondrezick would later return to UNLV, spending the past 17 seasons as a radio and television analyst for his alma mater.