LAS VEGAS — Former UNLV basketball star Glen Gondrezick, who later played for the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets before turning to broadcasting, has died. He was 53.

School officials and close friend Bobby Gleason said Gondrezick died Monday at St. Rose Hospital in Henderson, Nev., after complications from a heart transplant last September.

Gondrezick starred on the Rebels' Final Four team in 1977, and his jersey No. 25 was retired by the program in 1997.

He played for the Knicks and Nuggets from 1977 to 1983, and later spent 17 years doing color commentary on UNLV basketball broadcasts.

School athletic officials are making plans for a memorial service.