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Greg Grensing is in his sixth season as assistant coach at UNLV.
Grensing was hired at UNLV in 2005 after spending 11 seasons on the Creighton University men's basketball coaching staff, including the 2004-05 season as the associate head coach.
During his time at Creighton, Grensing worked for head coach Dana Altman, which was a partnership that dated back to 1986-87 when they started three seasons of work as assistant coaches under UNLV head coach Lon Kruger at Kansas State University.
When Kruger left KSU, Grensing remained in Manhattan, Kan., as a member of Altman's staff and was with him for 15 years at KSU and Creighton.
Grensing has coached in a total of 14 NCAA Tournaments, six while at Creighton and three with the Runnin' Rebels. As the recruiting coordinator at Creighton, he brought in talented basketball players as well as talented students. The Bluejays played in the postseason in each of his last eight years (six NCAA Tournaments) there and had an Academic All-District selection in seven of those eight seasons. Two of his more notable recruits to Creighton are current NBA player Kyle Korver (currently with the Chicago Bulls) and former NBA player Rodney Buford (New Jersey Nets).
The 53-year-old native of Council Grove, Kan., graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and began his coaching career with a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at his alma mater.
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Steve Henson is in his seventh year as assistant coach at UNLV. A six-season NBA veteran, he came to UNLV in the spring of 2004 after spending one year as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida. Prior to working at USF, he spent time as an assistant coach as well as an advance scout for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks from 2001-03 working under current UNLV head coach Lon Kruger and then Terry Stotts.
Henson, 42, also worked for Kruger at the University of Illinois as an assistant coach in 1999-2000.
In the summer of 2007 after UNLV's run to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, he was recognized as one of the top 25 assistant coaches in the country by Rivals.com.
A native of McPherson, Kan., Henson graduated from Kansas State in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in human movement.
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Lew Hill is in his seventh year as assistant coach at UNLV.
Hill came to Las Vegas to work with the Runnin' Rebels in the spring of 2004 from Texas A&M University where he was an assistant coach from 1998-2003. He served as the Aggies' associate head coach during his last season (2003-04) in College Station.
Prior to his time with at Texas A&M, Hill spent four seasons as an assistant coach at East Carolina University and two years as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State University (1992-94).
Hill began his coaching career at Wichita (Kan.) East High School in 1989-90, then moved into the collegiate ranks as a part-time assistant at the University of South Alabama from 1990-92.
As a player, Hill was the starting point guard for San Jacinto (Texas) Junior College in 1983-84, helping the team to the junior college national championship and earning JUCO All-America honors. He went on to earn All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior at Wichita State University, leading the Shockers to the NCAA Tournament.
Grensing was hired at UNLV in 2005 after spending 11 seasons on the Creighton University men's basketball coaching staff, including the 2004-05 season as the associate head coach.
During his time at Creighton, Grensing worked for head coach Dana Altman, which was a partnership that dated back to 1986-87 when they started three seasons of work as assistant coaches under UNLV head coach Lon Kruger at Kansas State University.
When Kruger left KSU, Grensing remained in Manhattan, Kan., as a member of Altman's staff and was with him for 15 years at KSU and Creighton.
Grensing has coached in a total of 14 NCAA Tournaments, six while at Creighton and three with the Runnin' Rebels. As the recruiting coordinator at Creighton, he brought in talented basketball players as well as talented students. The Bluejays played in the postseason in each of his last eight years (six NCAA Tournaments) there and had an Academic All-District selection in seven of those eight seasons. Two of his more notable recruits to Creighton are current NBA player Kyle Korver (currently with the Chicago Bulls) and former NBA player Rodney Buford (New Jersey Nets).
The 53-year-old native of Council Grove, Kan., graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in journalism and began his coaching career with a two-year stint as a graduate assistant at his alma mater.
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Steve Henson is in his seventh year as assistant coach at UNLV. A six-season NBA veteran, he came to UNLV in the spring of 2004 after spending one year as an assistant coach at the University of South Florida. Prior to working at USF, he spent time as an assistant coach as well as an advance scout for the NBA's Atlanta Hawks from 2001-03 working under current UNLV head coach Lon Kruger and then Terry Stotts.
Henson, 42, also worked for Kruger at the University of Illinois as an assistant coach in 1999-2000.
In the summer of 2007 after UNLV's run to the NCAA Tournament's Sweet 16, he was recognized as one of the top 25 assistant coaches in the country by Rivals.com.
A native of McPherson, Kan., Henson graduated from Kansas State in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in human movement.
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Lew Hill is in his seventh year as assistant coach at UNLV.
Hill came to Las Vegas to work with the Runnin' Rebels in the spring of 2004 from Texas A&M University where he was an assistant coach from 1998-2003. He served as the Aggies' associate head coach during his last season (2003-04) in College Station.
Prior to his time with at Texas A&M, Hill spent four seasons as an assistant coach at East Carolina University and two years as an assistant at Southeast Missouri State University (1992-94).
Hill began his coaching career at Wichita (Kan.) East High School in 1989-90, then moved into the collegiate ranks as a part-time assistant at the University of South Alabama from 1990-92.
As a player, Hill was the starting point guard for San Jacinto (Texas) Junior College in 1983-84, helping the team to the junior college national championship and earning JUCO All-America honors. He went on to earn All-Missouri Valley Conference honors as a senior at Wichita State University, leading the Shockers to the NCAA Tournament.
