Class of 2023


Chuck Bombard
Tim Cashman
Jim Hart
Todd Roberts
Warren Schutte

Dwaine Knight
Dwaine Knight
Coach, Benefactor

 

Dwaine Knight is the man who put UNLV golf on the national map, and in a big way. Knight burst onto the Las Vegas scene in 1987 and guided the Rebels to the NCAA crown in 1998. He also has coached two individual national champions in Warrren Schutte and Ryan Moore. Many of his players have gone on to success on the PGA Tour, and several have won Tour events, including Chad Campbell, Charley Hoffman, Chris Riley, Adam Scott, and Moore. He also coached Las Vegas Golf Hall of Famer TommyArmour III at New Mexico, before moving to Las Vegas and UNLV.

At the time of his induction, Knight had coached 37 All-Americans at UNLV and the Rebels had been to the national finals 16 times in his 22 seasons, including 12 top-15 finishes in a 15-year span. Over the past decade, Knight watched nine UNLV players earn the All-America Scholar Award, and four of his players have been named Academic All-Americans. Knight seamlessly made the transition from PGA Tour player to college coach, and his record at UNLV can compare to any coach in any sport in the school’s history. “Being inducted into the Las Vegas Golf Hall of Fame is a wonderful honor and it’s very rewarding for me to be in the same class as a former player, the very deserving Edward Fryatt,” said Knight, who led UNLV to the 1998 NCAA National Championship. “It’s also great because of the rich and deep history of golf in Las Vegas, and it’s amazing to now be a part of that and to be remembered.”

 

 
Golf Coaches Association of America District VIII Coach of the Year, 2005
Southern Nevada Sports Hall of Fame inductee, 2004
Golf Coaches Association of America Hall of Fame inductee, 2002
Mountain West Conference Coach of the Year, 2002
Golf Coaches Association of America National Coach of the Year, 1998
Golf Coaches Association of America District VIII Coach of the Year, 1998
GolfWeek Magazine’s National Coach of the Year, 1998
Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, 1998
Captain, United States Palmer Cup Team, 1997
Golf Coaches Association of America National Coach of the Year, 1991
NCAA District VIII Coach of the Year, 1991
NCAA District VIII Coach of the Year, 1981
Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, 1979