Ex-UNLV coach Marvin Menzies named Grand Canyon’s interim coach

UNLV Rebels head coach Marvin Menzies reacts during the first half of a quarterfinal game against San Diego State in the Mountain West men's basketball tournament at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas on Thursday, March 14, 2019. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @csstevensphoto

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By Mark Anderson / Las Vegas Review-Journal

March 12, 2020 - 8:10 pm

Former UNLV coach Marvin Menzies was named the interim coach at Grand Canyon after Dan Majerle was fired Thursday.

Menzies coached the Rebels from 2016 to 2019, going 48-48.

He was in his first season as Grand Canyon’s associate head coach.

Contact reporter Mark Anderson at manderson@reviewjournal.com. Follow @markanderson65 on Twitter.

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