Jerry Tarkanian
Tarkanian in the 1970–71 season as Long Beach State head coach.
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| Sport(s) | Basketball |
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| Biographical details | |
| Born |
August 8, 1930 Euclid, Ohio |
| Died | February 11, 2015 (aged 84) Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Playing career | |
| 1950–1951 | Pasadena CC |
| 1954–1955 | Fresno State |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1957 | San Joaquin Memorial HS |
| 1957–1958 | Antelope Valley HS |
| 1958–1960 | Redlands HS |
| 1961–1966 | Riverside CC |
| 1966–1968 | Pasadena CC |
| 1968–1973 | Long Beach State |
| 1973–1992 | UNLV |
| 1992 | San Antonio Spurs |
| 1995–2002 | Fresno State |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 706–198 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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1 NCAA Division I Tournament Championship (1990) 4 NCAA Regional Championships – Final Four (1977, 1987, 1990, 1991) 14 Big West Regular Season Championships (1970–1973, 1983–1992) 9 Big West Tournament Championships (1972, 1973, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991) 1 West Coast Regular Season Championship (1975) 1 WAC Tournament Championship (2000) 1 WAC Regular Season Championship (2001) |
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| Awards | |
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1 UPI Coach of the Year (1983) 1 WAC Coach of the Year (2001) |
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Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2013 |
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Jerry Tarkanian (August 8, 1930 – February 11, 2015) was an American basketball coach. He coached college basketball for 31 seasons over five decades at three schools. He spent the majority of his career coaching with the UNLV Runnin' Rebels, leading them four times to the Final Four of the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, winning the national championship in 1990. Tarkanian revolutionized the college game at UNLV, utilizing a pressing defense to fuel its fast-paced offense. Overall, he won over 700 games in his career, and only twice failed to win 20 games in a season. Tarkanian was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.
Tarkanian went to college at Pasadena City College and later Fresno State, earning a bachelor's degree while playing basketball. He was a head coach at the high school level before becoming a successful junior college coach, and returned to Pasadena City College and led them to a state championship. In 1968, he moved to a four-year college at Long Beach State College. Tarkanian established a successful program built on former junior college players, who were typically considered second-rate by other four-year programs. He was also the rare coach that dared to start a predominantly black lineup. He compiled a 122–20 record over five years at Long Beach before moving to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). He transformed the small program into a national powerhouse while granting his players the freedom to express themselves. Known for his colorful behavior and affectionately referred to as "Tark the Shark", Tarkanian became a celebrity in Las Vegas. He left the Runnin' Rebels for a brief stint coaching professionally with the San Antonio Spurs in the National Basketball Association (NBA) before finishing his career at his alma mater, Fresno State.
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