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Jerry Tarkanian
Position: C
Date of Birth: 08/08/1930


Biography:
UNLV, Fresno State, Long Beach State
778-202 (31 seasons)

Led UNLV to a NCAA National Championship in 1990

Coached 4 UNLV Final Four teams (1977, 1987, 1990 and 1991)

2nd on the all-time 20-win season list with 29

His 988 career collegiate coaching victories are the most ever counting all divisions

Ranks 5th on the all-time Division I wins list with 778 victories

Coached three major college NCAA Division I basketball teams to multiple 20-win seasons

Coached three major college NCAA Division I teams to 20-win season in his first season at the school

Never suffered a losing season at any coaching level

Tutored 42 players who were drafted in the NBA, 12 first round picks

Earned the 2001 Don Haskins Award for WAC Coach of the Year, won or shared Big West Conference Coach of the Year honors 7 times in 10 seasons and named West Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1975