Coaches have been free to leave for another job without penalty forever. Now players have the same right. So coaches need to quit complaining and embrace the new reality.
Basketball
“UNLV would destroy Gonzaga. It’s just not fair. … It was a totally different era,” says veteran basketball journalist and author Dan Wetzel.
That UNLV team was ranked No. 1 all season and had just one game decided by fewer than 10 points. Three of the NBA’s top 12 draft picks that year played for Jerry Tarkanian.
The Rebels are in search of another basketball coach and, like so many times before, Pitino is the most popular wish among scarlet and gray fans.
The top five UNLV teams and top five local players who made a big impact on the NCAA Tournament.
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