Legendary UNLV basketball Coach Jerry Tarkanian will provide a play-by-play retrospective of the 1990 national championship game.

To kick off March Madness, Tropicana Las Vegas welcomes former UNLV Runnin’ Rebels basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian for a special 20th Anniversary National Championship Retrospective.

EVENT:
To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of UNLV’s legendary NCAA National Championship victory, former Head Coach Jerry Tarkanian will be at Tropicana Las Vegas for a nostalgic evening with friends, former players and fans. At the celebration, Coach Tarkanian will receive proclamations from the City and County declaring March 17 as “Tark the Shark Day” in Las Vegas. He will be joined on stage by former player and NBA star Larry Johnson.

NEWS PEG:
“Tark the Shark” will be giving first-hand, play-by-play commentary on highlights of the 1990 UNLV NCAA Championship Game in the Tiffany Theater at Tropicana Las Vegas. Additionally, surprise guests are planned to join the celebration of the man behind UNLV’s most successful and memorable win, 20 years later.

WHERE:
Celebration Lounge (photo opportunity)/Tiffany Theater (rebroadcast of game)
Tropicana Las Vegas
3801 Las Vegas Boulevard South
Las Vegas, Nevada 89109

WHEN:
Wednesday, March 17, 2010. 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

NOTE:
The event is free and open to the public.

 

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