LAS VEGAS - Jerry Tarkanian knows what he doesn't want to do.
He doesn't want to retire.
Half of his 60 years have been spent as a college men's basketball coach, the last 18 at Nevada-Las Vegas, and Tarkanian has no earthly idea what he'd retire to. "I don't play golf," he says. "I don't go camping. I don't go fishing."
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UNLV winner all the way; Rebels topple Duke, records in 103-73 rout
Apr. 3, 1990
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DENVER - No doubt about it.
Nevada-Las Vegas ended coach Jerry Tarkanian's long wait for a national championship - and extended Duke's - Monday night, blitzing the Blue Devils 103-73 in the NCAA tournament final.
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Duke captures first title; Laettner's 18 lead 72-65 win
Apr. 2, 1991
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INDIANAPOLIS - The conspicuous blank in Duke basketball history, in coach Mike Krzyzewski's resume, is no more. The Blue Devils got their NCAA championship.
Center Christian Laettner scored 18 points, and the Blue Devils got 16 from backup guard Bill McCaffrey and flawless playmaking from point guard Bobby Hurley as they defeated Kansas 72-65 in Monday's NCAA tournament final.
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Tarkanian's UNLV swan song likely to have many sour notes
Nov. 1, 1991
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LAS VEGAS - So much for a fond farewell season for Jerry Tarkanian.
Under different circumstances, a men's basketball coach with Tarkanian's credentials would bask in glory and fanfare as he marched through one final season.
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Laettner ruling concerns black coaches
Apr. 1, 1992
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Black coaches are questioning the NCAA's handling of Saturday's Christian Laettner foot-to-the-chest incident, pointing to a black player's suspension over a 1991 infraction and claiming an "inequity in treatment."
