One thing i wanted in IU's next coach was NBA experience. More ane more, 4 and 5 star recruits gravitate to coaches that understand "the show." Lon didn't have any success in the NBA but at least he had a taste.
[edit] Collegiate Coaching Record
<TABLE class=wikitable style="FONT-SIZE: 95%"><TBODY><TR><TH>Season</TH><TH>Team</TH><TH>Overall</TH><TH>Conference</TH><TH>Standing</TH><TH>Postseason</TH></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND: #dddddd; BORDER-BOTTOM: #aaaaaa 2px solid" align=middle colSpan=9>
Pan-American Broncs (Independent) <SMALL>
(1982 — 1986)</SMALL></TD></TR><TR><TD>1982-83</TD><TD>Pan-American</TD><TD>7-21</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1983-84</TD><TD>Pan-American</TD><TD>13-14</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1984-85</TD><TD>Pan-American</TD><TD>12-16</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1985-86</TD><TD>Pan-American</TD><TD>20-8</TD><TD></TD><TD></TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="BORDER-TOP: #aaaaaa 2px solid; BACKGROUND: #fafafa"><TD align=middle colSpan=2>
Pan-American:</TD><TD>52-59</TD><TD></TD><TD colSpan=5></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND: #dddddd; BORDER-BOTTOM: #aaaaaa 2px solid" align=middle colSpan=9>
Kansas State Wildcats (Big Eight Conference) <SMALL>
(1986 — 1990)</SMALL></TD></TR><TR><TD>1986-87</TD><TD>Kansas State</TD><TD>20-11</TD><TD>8-6</TD><TD>4th</TD><TD>
NCAA 2nd Round</TD></TR><TR><TD>1987-88</TD><TD>Kansas State</TD><TD>25-9</TD><TD>11-3</TD><TD>2nd</TD><TD>
NCAA Elite Eight</TD></TR><TR><TD>1988-89</TD><TD>Kansas State</TD><TD>19-11</TD><TD>8-6</TD><TD>3rd</TD><TD>
NCAA 1st Round</TD></TR><TR><TD>1989-90</TD><TD>Kansas State</TD><TD>17-15</TD><TD>7-7</TD><TD>4th</TD><TD>
NCAA 1st Round</TD></TR><TR style="BORDER-TOP: #aaaaaa 2px solid; BACKGROUND: #fafafa"><TD align=middle colSpan=2>
Kansas State:</TD><TD>81-46</TD><TD>34-22</TD><TD colSpan=5></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND: #dddddd; BORDER-BOTTOM: #aaaaaa 2px solid" align=middle colSpan=9>
Florida Gators (Southeastern Conference) <SMALL>
(1990 — 1996)</SMALL></TD></TR><TR><TD>1990-91</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>11-17</TD><TD>7-11</TD><TD>6th</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1991-92</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>19-14</TD><TD>9-7</TD><TD>2nd/E</TD><TD>
NIT 4th Place</TD></TR><TR><TD>1992-93</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>16-12</TD><TD>9-7</TD><TD>3rd/E</TD><TD>
NIT 1st Round</TD></TR><TR><TD>1993-94</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>29-8</TD><TD>12-4</TD><TD>T-1st/E</TD><TD>
NCAA Final Four</TD></TR><TR><TD>1994-95</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>17-13</TD><TD>8-8</TD><TD>3rd/E</TD><TD>
NCAA 1st Round</TD></TR><TR><TD>1995-96</TD><TD>Florida</TD><TD>12-16</TD><TD>6-10</TD><TD>5th/E</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="BORDER-TOP: #aaaaaa 2px solid; BACKGROUND: #fafafa"><TD align=middle colSpan=2>
Florida:</TD><TD>104-80</TD><TD>51-47</TD><TD colSpan=5></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND: #dddddd; BORDER-BOTTOM: #aaaaaa 2px solid" align=middle colSpan=9>
Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) <SMALL>
(1996 — 2000)</SMALL></TD></TR><TR><TD>1996-97</TD><TD>Illinois</TD><TD>22-10</TD><TD>11-7</TD><TD>T-4th</TD><TD>
NCAA 2nd Round</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND: #ffdd99"><TD>1997-98</TD><TD>Illinois</TD><TD>23-10</TD><TD>13-3</TD><TD>T-1st</TD><TD>
NCAA 2nd Round</TD></TR><TR><TD>1998-99</TD><TD>Illinois</TD><TD>14-18</TD><TD>3-13</TD><TD>11th</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR><TD>1999-00</TD><TD>Illinois</TD><TD>22-10</TD><TD>11-5</TD><TD>5th</TD><TD>
NCAA 2nd Round</TD></TR><TR style="BORDER-TOP: #aaaaaa 2px solid; BACKGROUND: #fafafa"><TD align=middle colSpan=2>
Illinois:</TD><TD>81-48</TD><TD>38-28</TD><TD colSpan=5></TD></TR><TR><TD style="BACKGROUND: #dddddd; BORDER-BOTTOM: #aaaaaa 2px solid" align=middle colSpan=9>
UNLV Runnin' Rebels (Mountain West Conference) <SMALL>
(2004 — present)</SMALL></TD></TR><TR><TD>2004-05</TD><TD>UNLV</TD><TD>17-14</TD><TD>7-7</TD><TD>T-4th</TD><TD>
NIT 2nd Round</TD></TR><TR><TD>2005-06</TD><TD>UNLV</TD><TD>17-13</TD><TD>10-6</TD><TD>4th</TD><TD></TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND: #ffff99"><TD>2006-07</TD><TD>UNLV</TD><TD>30-7</TD><TD>12-4</TD><TD>2nd</TD><TD>
NCAA Sweet Sixteen</TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND: #ffff99"><TD>2007-08</TD><TD>UNLV</TD><TD>27-8</TD><TD>12-4</TD><TD>2nd</TD><TD>
NCAA 2nd Round</TD></TR><TR style="BORDER-TOP: #aaaaaa 2px solid; BACKGROUND: #fafafa"><TD align=middle colSpan=2>
UNLV:</TD><TD>91-42</TD><TD>41-21</TD><TD colSpan=5></TD></TR><TR style="BACKGROUND: #dddddd"><TD style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" colSpan=2>
Total:</TD><TD>409-275</TD><TD colSpan=7></TD></TR><TR><TD colSpan=9>
<SMALL>National Champion </SMALL><SMALL>Conference Champion </SMALL><SMALL>
Conference Tournament Champion</SMALL>
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