Finally, Jerry Tarkanian has made it. After more than 20 years of trying, Tarkanian, who led UNLV to the 1990 national championship and four Final Fours, has been voted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as a member of its Class of 2013.
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ATLANTA — He wanted the life of a small town, a place to play basketball and be educated and become a man. His was a goal to experience a calmer, quieter existence when it came time to select a college.
ATLANTA — Syracuse is brimming with confidence, largely because of its suffocating style when the other team has the ball.
ATLANTA — Louisville already had the bigger names, the better team and some unfinished business after coming up short in last year’s Final Four.
Twelve years ago, Rick Pitino pulled the plug on his plans to become UNLV’s basketball coach. Of course, he landed in Louisville instead, and the story of how that scenario unfolded is old news.
Glenn Robinson III is a freshman at Michigan. One of his classes is a humanities course titled “The Cultures of Basketball.” Earlier this year, a certain team was covered in the curriculum, one whose style and attitude altered the game forever.
The Findlay Prep boys basketball team saw its 54-game winning streak come to an end Friday. Now, the Pilots must wait to find out if their chances of winning a mythical national championship disappeared with it.
As expected, Mike Moser is not returning to UNLV for his senior season. But he’s not planning to enter the NBA Draft.