Tue Apr 22 19:24:22 2008

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UNLV names Olivier coach

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Las Vegas, NV (Sports Network) - UNLV named Kathy Olivier its new women's basketball coach on Tuesday.

"We are very excited that Kathy is joining us here as our new women's basketball coach," said athletic director Mike Hamrick. "She is a former Lady Rebel and a successful coach that is coming to us from a high-caliber program. We feel that with her in charge of our women's basketball team, the future looks great for the program."

Olivier spent the past 15 years as head coach at UCLA and posted a record of 232-208. She guided the Bruins to five appearances in the NCAA Tournament, including a trip to the Elite Eight in 1999.

Olivier also coached UCLA to a Pac-10 regular season championship in 1999, and to the Pac-10 Tournament title in 2006.

This past season, the Bruins finished 16-15 and Olivier resigned.

"I'm really excited for this opportunity," said Olivier. "UCLA's been very good to me, and the job at UNLV was the only one that would have gotten me back into coaching. I am thrilled to come back to my alma mater."