Regents approve hiring of Tony Sanchez as new head coach at UNLV

Published Dec. 17, 2014 1:17 a.m. ET

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Nevada university regents have approved hiring Bishop Gorman High School's Tony Sanchez as UNLV's new head coach.

Sanchez was signed to a four-year contract paying him $500,000 plus bonuses.

University officials announced the11-0 vote on Tuesday, days after Sanchez was named to the job by UNLV President Donald Snyder and athletic director Tina Kunzer-Murphy.

UNLV becomes one of a small number of Division I schools to hire a head coach directly from the high school ranks.

The 40-year-old Sanchez was 85-5 in six years at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, the top-ranked high school team in the country.

He replaces Bobby Hauck, who resigned in November after compiling a 15-49 record in five seasons at UNLV.

The Rebels were 2-11 overall this year and 1-7 in the Mountain West Conference.