Тарканян Джерри
Tarkanian Jerry
Тарканьян Джерри
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Jerry Tarkanian (born August 8, 1930), known as Tark "the Shark", was a college basketball coach. He retired from coaching in 2002. He was coach at Long Beach State from 1968-1973, University of Nevada, Las Vegas from 1973-1992, and at Fresno State from 1995-2002. In 1990 Tarkanian's UNLV Runnin' Rebels won the NCAA basketball championship, 103-73 against Duke.
Before coaching Division I basketball, Tarkanian also coached at Riverside City College (California) from 1961-66 and Pasadena City College from 1966-68.
Tarkanian has the distinction of being one of few college coaches to lead three different schools to 20-win seasons. He accomplished this task at each school in his first year. With 988 career college victories he has the most wins of any coach, counting all divisions.
Tarkanian was born in Euclid, Ohio, and attended Pasadena City College in California. He later transferred to Fresno State where he played basketball for the bulldogs in 1954 and 1955. He graduated in 1955. Later, he earned a master's degree in educational management from the University of Redlands.
Jerry Tarkanian is married. He and his wife Lois have four children and seven grandchildren.
He is known for habitually chewing on a towel during games.
Former Bulldogs basketball coach writes autobiography
The Fresno Bee Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Jerry Tarkanian said he loves the people in Fresno and loves Fresno State. But the former Bulldogs men's basketball coach has little respect for former athletic director Scott Johnson.
Tarkanian made that clear in his new book, "Jerry Tarkanian: Runnin' Rebel," an autobiography written with the help of sportswriter Dan Wetzel.
In the book's final chapter, "Not-so perfect homecoming," Tarkanian called Johnson a liar and accused Johnson of leaking information about failed players' drug tests to the media.
Johnson, reached by phone Tuesday, declined to comment. He has not seen a copy of the book.
http://www.fresnobee.com/home/story/11395714p-12141610c.html
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"Tark the Shark"
Jerry Tarkanian Basketball Career Джерри Тарканьян
and His UNLV Days
Popularly know as "Tark the Shark". Amassed 778 wins in 31 years of basketball coaching.
Formerly long-time controversial coach at University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV) until 1992
Led UNLV four times to the NCAA Final Four plus the national NCAA basketball title in 1990.
Coached San Antonio Spurs (NBA) for 20 games, then fired (1992)
Coached his alma mater Fresno State University 1995-2001
Official website: http://www.tarkanian.com
Tarkanian Basketball Camp: http://www.tarkbb.com
For Jerry Tarkanian biography: http://tarkbb.com/Bios.htm
Also check the following books
-Don Yaeger and Jerry Tarkanian:"Shark Attack: Jerry Tarkanian and His Battle with the NCAA and UNLV" (1992)
-Tery Pluto and Jerry Tarkanian: "Tark: College Basketball's Winningest Coach"
-Jerry Tarkanian and William E. Warren: "Winning Basketball" (series)
State Senate Honors Retiring Bulldogs Basketball Coach Jerry Tarkanian
On April 8, 2002, State Senators and Fresno State Alumni Chuck Poochigian (Republican - Fresno) and Jim Costa (Democrat-Fresno), Senate President Pro Tempore John Burton and Senator Dick Monteith presented retiring Bulldogs basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian to the State Senate in honor of his seven seasons of coaching the Fresno State Bulldogs basketball team. The ceremony took place this morning on the floor of the Senate at the State Capitol.
Senators Poochigian, Costa, Burton and Monteith presented a resolution to Coach Tarkanian that chronicles his illustrious career as a nationally renowned collegiate basketball coach. A similar ceremony took place on the floor of the State Assembly.
Tarkanian, himself a Fresno State alumnus who coached the CSU Fresno basketball team, announced his retirement after a career of seven years and a 153-80 win-loss record.
Source: Senator Charles 'Chuck' Poochigian's page: http://republican.sen.ca.gov/news/14/pressrelease1777.asp
Tarkanian's Illustrious Yet Turbulent Years in UNLV
Tark and his trademark towel
However Jerry Tarkanian's years in UNLV were marred with great controversy.
The Las Vegas Review choosing Tarkanian in its "First 100" documents his life
Please refer to the extensive article at:
http://www.1st100.com/part3/tarkanian.html
In April 2000, The Las Vegas Review Jouranl also had a very good article on the type of relationship netween Tarkanian and his players, an unforgettable relationship that stayed in their psyche. Please refer to:
http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2000/Apr-02-Sun-2000/news/13295110.html
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Jerry Tarkanian Джерри Тарканян
USA (UNLV Coach) Website: http://www.tarkanian.com Tarkanian Basketball Academy: http://www.tarkbb.com For more extensive coverage of Armenian: http://www.internationalbasketball.com/armenianbasketball.html http://www.eurobasket.com/arm/arm.asp
JERRY TARKANIAN Джерри Тарканьян
There are many in the sports world who consider him one of the best collegiate basketball coaches in the country. One look at the statistics Jerry Tarkanian has complied in over twenty-five years in the game tells it all and there are few, if any, doubters left- he is an amazing coach. Tarkanian began his collegiate coaching career in 1961 and during the next eight years compiled an enviable record of 212-26 while at two junior colleges. In 1968 he went to California State-Long Beach and began the process of turning the team into winners.While there, his team never lost a home game. His five-season record at Long Beach was 122-22, including four trips to the NCAA playoffs. By 1973, Tark the Shark, as he his called by rival coaches, was becoming famous for his ability to turn losers into champions and many major universities were vying for his talents. The winner was the University of Nevada - Las Vegas. In fourteen years as head coach. Tarkanian led the Runnin' Rebels to the NCAA playoffs eight times, including the last five-in-a-row. His record of 479-103 while at the major college level makes Tarkanian the winningest active basketball coach in the nation.
