Nationality American Pro career 1977–1984 Weight 99 kg College UNLV (1973–1977) Height 1.98 m | Listed weight 218 lb (99 kg) Role Basketball Player Listed height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Name Glen Gondrezick Siblings Grant Gondrezick | |
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Born August 30, 1955Boulder, Colorado ( 1955-08-30 ) NBA draft 1977 / Round: 2 / Pick: 26th overall Position Small forward, Shooting guard | ||
Glen Michael 'Gondo' Gondrezick (August 30, 1955 – April 27, 2009) was an American basketball player who operated as either a shooting guard or a small forward (swingman).
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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, in the second round (26th pick overall). He competed in six NBA seasons, appearing for the Knicks (two years) and the Denver Nuggets (four), and averaging six points, four rebounds, and one assist in 435 regular season matches.
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
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's wife shot him after an altercation. He acknowledged to authorities that the gunshot wound to the left side of the chest was self-inflicted to keep her out of jail.