![]() Las Vegas of 2023 is a far different city from the Las Vegas of the 1990s, the height of the colossus Tarkanian built at the corner of Tropicana Boulevard and Maryland Parkway. John McDonnell/The Washington Post/Getty Images Perception changed The Jerry Tarkanian statue outside of the Thomas & Mack Center complete with the signature towel. The NIT championship moved here from New York City and the big one, the Final Four, will be co-hosted by, yep, UNLV at Allegiant Stadium in 2028. 2 seed and longtime Tarkanian nemesis UCLA, gets underway this week. The NCAA West Regional final, which boasts No. The NCAA now embraces Sin City and has established a residency of its own in the glow of the Strip's neon lights.įive conferences - the Pac-12, Mountain West, WCC, Big West and WAC - now hold their respective tournaments in Sin City. After years of run-ins, the NCAA and Las Vegas have done a 180. The history is complicated, to say the least. Given Tark the Shark's legendary battles with the NCAA during a UNLV tenure from 1973 to 1992 that included a record of 509-105, four Final Four appearances and a national title, you can imagine the likeness standing up at night and turning around and facing the Las Vegas Strip, with the towel in place and scratching its forehead in disbelief at the scene taking place in the city.
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