Nov. 6, 2002

LAS VEGAS - UNLV men's golf head coach Dwaine Knight has been voted to the Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday.

Knight and Arizona's Rick LaRose make up the hall's 2003 class and will become the 70th and 71st inductees at the GCAA National Awards Dinner at the Sheraton World Resort in Orlando, Fla., on January 22, 2003.

"I think it's a wonderful honor and I'm very humbled by the fact that I'm going to be in there with people who really developed the game at the college level," Knight said. "There were a lot of great choices and I feel very fortunate to be amongst this year's selections."

A two-time national coach of the year, Knight came to UNLV in 1987 after spending nine seasons as the head coach at New Mexico. Since arriving in Las Vegas, he has taken the Rebel program to unprecedented heights, including the coveted national championship in 1998.

"(This honor) is a real reflection on the community and the players that have played here. They are the ones who have put in the work and presented the opportunity for UNLV to compete at the highest level."

In his 16th year at UNLV, Knight has earned coach of the year acclaim four times at the conference level and three times within his district, and has coached an amazing 30 All-Americans.

Already a member of the Southern Nevada Golf Hall of Fame, Knight becomes the first UNLV coach to receive induction into a hall of fame of his peers.