Rebels to Honor Tark: University of Nevada – Las Vegas officials have announced that the basketball court at the Thomas and Mack Center will be named in honor of former head coach Jerry Tarkanian. “Tark the Shark,” coached the Rebels for 19 seasons from 1973-1992, and had a 509-105 (.829) record during that time, never having a losing season. Tark’s UNLV teams advanced to the NCAA Final Four four times, and won the 1990 national championship. Tarkanian posted a 729-201 record over 31 seasons, with the seventh-highest winning percentage and 12th most victories. Tarkanian was the second fastest coach to reach 700 career wins, behind only Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp. The court will be dedicated Nov. 26, during the Rebels’ game against Nevada. [8/9/05]
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The Seven C’s of Leadership
Former college basketball coach Mike Jarvis is back with a new book, The Seven C's of Leadership.
"Every one of us has leadership within us and this book offers fascinating principals that work in any setting—from the locker room to the executive board room. In The Seven C's of Leadership, Coach Jarvis lays out the essential ingredients of leadership."
-Jay Wright, NCAA Championship Men’s Basketball Coach, Villanova University
"At a time in America when we are witnessing an epidemic of opioid addictions and deaths, along with suicides, we need Coach Jarvis' Seven C's of Leadership – grounded in the power of Christ alone where we should all make our stand.”
-Lietenant Colonel Allen B. West (U.S. Army, Retired), Bronze Star recipient, and Member 112th U.S. Congress
"The Seven C's of Leadership is a slam dunk! Coach Jarvis has always been an outstanding leader because he has the ability to decipher what true leadership really means.”
-Dale Brown, Head Men’s Basketball Coach, LSU, 1972-1997, Member of the College Basketball Hall of Fame, and Shaquille O’Neal’s college coach