Hall of Fame college basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian passed away at the age of 84 on Wednesday. Tarkanian led the University of Nevada, Las Vegas to four Final Fours and a national championship in 1990, building a basketball dynasty for the school. Known as Tark the Shark, he had a controversial career and was known for recruiting players from junior colleges and not doing background checks. He often went head-to-head with the NCAA, successfully suing the organization for $2.5 million for trying to run him out of college athletics.
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