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Justin Hutson
Associate Head Coach

Justin Hutson is new UNLV men's basketball head coach Dave Rice's first hire as he works to complete his coaching staff. Rice announced during his press conference that he hired Hutson as the program's associate head coach.

"We are really excited to have Justin join our staff," Rice said. "He brings a tremendous amount of experience, he is a relentless recruiter and an excellent floor coach. His efforts were a big factor in San Diego State's success. He has a great rapport with players and is really respected in the college basketball community."

Hutson comes to UNLV after spending five seasons as an assistant coach at fellow Mountain West Conference member San Diego State.

"I am honored and humbled to have the opportunity to work with such a storied basketball program at UNLV, a great university in an exciting city, and for a great man in Dave Rice who is going to be an incredible head coach," Hutson said. "It was a very difficult decision to leave San Diego State, especially the players - one of the hardest things I have ever done. Coach Fisher treated me great, as did the university, the administration, the fans and the city. But the opportunity here at UNLV is just so great, it was time for me to move on. I am excited to be a Runnin' Rebel."

During his time with the Aztecs, Hutson helped the team reach the postseason all five years that he was on the bench. He also served as the team's recruiting coordinator and was instrumental in player instruction, skill development and assisting in all areas of the program, such as on-court coaching, opponent scouting and recruiting.

Each season Hutson was at SDSU, the squad won 20-plus games, and the last two years resulted in NCAA Tournament appearances. This past season, the Aztecs were ranked 11th in the final ESPN/USA Today Coaches Top-25 Poll after finishing the year with a school-record mark of 34-3, winning their first-ever NCAA Tournament games and making their first-ever appearance in the Sweet 16. It was also the first time the school has been ranked in the final poll of the season.

Last season, SDSU won the MWC regular-season co-championship as well as the league's tournament crown to enter the NCAA Tournament ranked No. 5 in the country by the coaches. The Aztecs started the season 20-0, climbing as high as No. 4 in the rankings.

On the recruiting side, Hutson was instrumental in the signing of San Diego?State's nationally recognized 2007-08 incoming class, and the 2009-10's top-15 class. The 2009-10 incoming group, which featured the California Player of the Year in Kawhi Leonard, was ranked No. 15 in the nation by The HOOP SCOOP Online and was rated as the No. 1 class among non-automatic qualifying BCS schools by The HOOP SCOOP Online and Rivals.com. ESPN.com slotted the Aztec incoming class at No. 4 in its "mid-major recruiting."

On the floor, Hutson worked with the team's guards at SDSU. In 2007, he helped Richie Williams rank first in the MWC in steals, second in assists and sixth in assist-to-turnover ratio. He was also instrumental in Brandon Heath ranking second in scoring, sixth in assists, third in steals and three-point field goals made per game and seventh in assist-to-turnover ratio. In each of the last four seasons, he tutored D.J. Gay as he played in all 140 games (119 starts).

The last four seasons, Hutson served as the Aztecs' defensive coordinator and helped the team rank first in the MWC in scoring defense and steals in 2008-09, in scoring defense and rebounding defense in 2009-10 and scoring defensive and field-goal percentage defense in 2010-11. On a national level, SDSU had one of the stingiest defenses in 2009-10, allowing just 61.8 points to rank 36th among all Division I schools, and then in 2010-11 the Aztecs ranked seventh in the country allowing just 59.2 ppg.
Prior to his time at San Diego State, Hutson served as an assistant coach at Cal Poly. The Mustangs went 10-19 in 2005-06, doubling their previous season's win total. He was responsible for recruiting the 2006 Big West Freshman of the Year and landing two players on the Big West all-freshmen team, along with bringing two first-team All-Big West selections and the defensive player of the year to San Luis Obispo in 2006-07.

Before arriving at Cal Poly, Hutson served as the head varsity coach at Bakersfield High School where he led it to a CIF Central Section Championship and four appearances in the playoffs in four seasons. His 2004 team was ranked as high as No. 22 in the nation and fourth in California and his 2003 squad finished the season with a 25-5 record and won the section title. Prior to entering the high school ranks, he was an assistant coach at his alma mater, Cal State Bakersfield, for two seasons (1999-00).

As a collegiate player, Hutson enjoyed a storied college career, winning two NCAA Division II championships at Cal State Bakersfield. In the 1993 championship season, the Roadrunners were undefeated with a 33-0 record and followed that up with a 27-6 record during the 1994 season.
A native of Bakersfield, Hutson earned his bachelor's degree in physical education in 1994 and a teaching credential in 1995 from Cal State Bakersfield. He also recently received his master's degree in education from Cal State Bakersfield in 2010.

Hutson has two children, Jada (9), and Janae (6), and is engaged to Ruth E. Patterson.

Heath Schroyer
Assistant Coach

Heath Schroyer has been hired as an assistant coach for the UNLV men's basketball program.

A veteran in the world of coaching, Schroyer, 39, brings seven years of experience as a Division I head coach and each of the Division I programs he has coached with throughout his career has won a league championship or reached postseason play.

"We are very excited to add Heath to our staff," Rice said. "Having been a head coach for seven years at the Division I level, he brings great experience. His teams were always well prepared and played hard. He is a tireless worker and has terrific recruiting contacts around the nation, including in the East, which is the area of the country where he grew up. Heath's familiarity with our league is also a big asset."

Schroyer comes to UNLV after four years as head coach at Wyoming (2007-11). He was also the head coach at Portland State (2002-05), before serving as Fresno State's associate head coach (2005-07) for two seasons. Prior to his time leading the Vikings, Schroyer was an assistant coach at Wyoming (2001-02), BYU (1997-01) and at Fresno City College (1996-97).

"I'm excited to be here and honored to be part of the Rebel family," Schroyer said. "UNLV has the administration and leadership in place to be one of the premier basketball programs in the country. I'm looking forward to helping Coach Rice build on the great tradition that has already been established."

After taking over at Wyoming, Schroyer's first Cowboy team won 12 games, but in his second season, vast improvement was made as the team won 19 games and earned its first postseason bid (2009) for the first time in six years after making a Mountain West Conference Tournament semifinal appearance.

At Wyoming, Schroyer recruited two of the top freshmen in the country over the past two years in Afam Muojeke and Desmar Jackson. Muojeke was the 2009 MWC Freshman of the Year after becoming the league's all-time leading freshman scorer and Jackson was named third team all-conference in 2010.

When Schroyer was hired at Portland State in 2002, he became the second-youngest Division I head men's basketball coach in the country (at age 30). Another rebuilding project, he took the program from winning just five games in his first season to winning the 2005 Big Sky regular-season championship, marking the first Division I conference championship in any sport in school history. He also led the team to a top-three turnaround in the nation in his second year.

Prior to accepting the Wyoming head coaching job, Schroyer was the associate head coach at Fresno State. The Bulldogs posted a 22-10 record during the 2006-07 season and played in the NIT. He was the program's recruiting coordinator and oversaw the team's academic turnaround.

Before becoming Portland State's head coach, he was an assistant coach at Wyoming the year it advanced to the NCAA Tournament's second round, making its first appearance in the Big Dance in 14 years. That 2001-02 Cowboy team also won the MWC's regular-season championship before upsetting Gonzaga, who was ranked No. 6 in the country, in the NCAA Tournament. Schroyer oversaw the defense as an assistant at Wyoming, helping the team to lead the conference in field-goal percentage defense, defensive rebounding and rebound margin.

As an assistant at BYU, the team made two postseason appearances in his four seasons. He was part of a resurgence that saw the Cougars improve from 1-25 the year before the new coaching staff's arrival, to an NIT appearance in 2000, and a league championship and a NCAA Tournament appearance in 2001.

Overall, he has recruited/coached 46 players who have gone on to play professionally.
Schroyer also has experience as a television analyst as he worked the 2011 College Basketball Invitational for HDNet and served as The Mtn.'s NCAA tournament analyst this past March. He also was the Utah Jazz' television analyst during the 2001 NBA Playoffs.

A native of Walkersville, Md., Schroyer played high school basketball at DeMatha High School in Hyattsville, Md., under legendary coach Morgan Wootten. He earned all-conference honors as a player at Kings River Community College in Reedley, Calif., and led his team to the California Junior College Final Four in 1992. He finished his collegiate career at Armstrong Atlantic State in Savannah, Ga., where as a senior, he was a team captain and led his team to the NCAA Division II Sweet 16.

Schroyer earned his bachelor's degree in liberal studies from Armstrong Atlantic State in 1995, and his master's in institutional leadership from from National University (Fresno, Calif.) in 1996.

Stacey Augmon
Assistant Coach

Augmon, 42, returns home to UNLV after spending the last four seasons as assistant coach/player development for the NBA's Denver Nuggets.

"We are excited to add Stacey to our coaching staff," Rice said. "Adding a former Rebel is really special, especially with the valuable coaching experience he has from his four years in the NBA with the Denver Nuggets. Having played with Stacey at UNLV, it was obvious what a great player he was, but what really stood out to me was his commitment to winning and what a terrific teammate he was."

Augmon joined the Nuggets' coaching staff following a 15-year NBA playing career. After being selected ninth overall in the 1991 NBA Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, he earned First Team All-Rookie honors that season. He also played for Detroit, Portland, Charlotte/New Orleans and Orlando. In 1,001 career regular-season games in the league, he scored 7,990 points, grabbed 3,216 rebounds and recorded 974 steals.

One of the greatest players to ever wear the Scarlet and Gray, Augmon spent four years at UNLV as a student-athlete (1987-91). He was a part of two NCAA Final Four teams (1990 and 1991), and was a major piece of the Runnin' Rebel team that won the 1990 NCAA Championship. The first three-time winner of the NABC Defensive Player of the Year award (1989-91), he was selected as a First Team All-American as a senior.

"I am excited about coming back to UNLV," Augmon said. "I am looking forward to working with Coach Rice and the rest of the staff. It will be great to be back in the city where we were part of a dynasty. I want to thank Jim Livengood and President Smatresk, along with Coach Rice for bringing me back. I am anxious to get started working with the young talent that is currently on the team and to help take the program to the next level."

Augmon won the 1988 Big West Conference's Freshman of the Year award, then the next season earned the 1989 Big West Player of the Year honor. He was also named First Team All-Big West in 1989 and 1991.

A teammate of Rice's from 1989-91, Augmon had his No. 32 UNLV jersey retired in 1995. He is one of only four Runnin' Rebels to score more than 2,000 career points as he finished third on the all-time scoring list with 2,011 points. He also ranks third on the UNLV all-time rebounding chart with 1,005, and he is tied for the all-time steals mark with 275. He also ranks in the top-10 in program history in field goals made (fourth with 757), in career blocked shots (seventh with 128), in career assists (eighth with 433), and in free throws made (eighth with 400). He remains the school's leader in career games played (145) and starts (137).

Augmon was a member of the 1988 United States Olympic Team, which captured a bronze medal at the Seoul Olympics. He was inducted into the UNLV Athletics Hall of Fame as part of the 2002 class. A native of Pasadena, Calif., Augmon earned his bachelor's degree from UNLV in social work in 1991. Stacey and his wife, Leslye, have seven children: Treesje Powers (25), Obery Powers, Jr. (24), Freedom Augmon (16), Justice Augmon (15), Deja Augmon (14), Journey Augmon (10) and Zion Augmon (5).