Las Vegas, NV -- (Sports Network) - Former UNLV star, NBA player and Runnin' Rebel radio and TV announcer Glen "Gondo" Gondrezick passed away on Monday at the age of 53.

Gondrezick underwent a heart transplant on September 20, 2008.

"Gondo" finished as the 16th-leading scorer in UNLV basketball history with 1,311 points and was a key member of the 1977 Final Four squad.

Gondrezick averaged 11.4 points per contest and finished ninth (831) on the Runnin' Rebel career rebounds list. He was a 1977 honorable mention All- American and 1987 inductee in the Rebel Athletics Hall of Fame.

The collegiate hoops star went on to a six-season NBA career with the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets, averaging 5.8 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists.