Likely candidate for UNLV job emerges

It is being reported by the Las Vegas Review-Journal that the UNLV men’s basketball program are eyeing second-year Arkansas State coach Bryan Hodgson as a candidate to lead the Runnin’ Rebels next season.

Hodgson was not a name that has shown up on any lists for the role in the week since Kevin Krueger was fired. Sources say that Hodgson has been in contact with the program as the search for a new head coach continues.

Hodgson joined Arkansas State after spending the previous four years at Alabama as an assistant. It is said that he was a top recruiter.

He’s led Arkansas State to back-to-back season with 20 or more wins in just his first two years. In his first year, he was named a finalist for the Joe B. Hall Award as the nation’s top-first year coach last season.

This season, Arkansas State are 25-10—the most wins in program history. The Red Wolves shared the Sun-Belt regular season title. Arkansas State plays North Texas in the second round of the National Invitational Tournament on Sunday.

Sources also reveal that UNLV has interviewed around 25 candidates, ranging from top college talent to NBA and G League personnel.

Former Memphis and Georgia Tech coach Josh Pastner and former Florida assistant coach Carlin Hartman are two other names who are confirmed to be interested in the UNLV job.