Glen Gondrezick
Glen Michael 'Gondo' Gondrezick was an American basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the UNLV Runnin' Rebels. He played the shooting guard and small forward positions.
Basketball career
Born in Boulder, Colorado, he attended Boulder High School in his hometown. The 6'6" Gondrezick played collegiately at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. A starter on the Runnin' Rebels' first Final Four team in 1977, his jersey number 25 would be retired by the program twenty years later.Gondrezick was drafted by the New York Knicks in [1977 National Basketball Association|NBA Draft|1977], in the second round. He competed in six NBA seasons, appearing for the Knicks and the Denver Nuggets, and averaging six points, four rebounds, and one assist in 435 regular season matches.
Later career and death
Gondrezick later became a broadcaster for the UNLV basketball team. He would also call the Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament games for the Mountain West Radio Network from 2000-2008 before dying of complications from heart surgery on April 27, 2009, at the age of 53. He had received a heart transplant in September of the previous year.Personal life
Gondrezick's younger brother, Grant, was also a professional basketball player, and a shooting guard. He played two years in the NBA.On July 23, 1987, Gondrezick shot himself after an altercation with his wife. He acknowledged to authorities that the gunshot wound to the left side of the chest was self-inflicted.