, ▁ 2 0 1 5 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁basketball ▁coach . ▁He ▁co ached ▁college ▁basketball ▁for ▁ 3 1 ▁seasons ▁over ▁five ▁dec ades ▁at ▁three ▁schools . ▁He ▁spent ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁co aching ▁with ▁the ▁UN L V ▁R unn in ' ▁Reb els , ▁leading ▁them ▁four ▁times ▁to ▁the ▁Final ▁Four ▁of ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament , ▁winning ▁the ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁T ark an ian ▁revolution ized ▁the ▁college ▁game ▁at ▁UN L V , ▁util izing ▁a ▁pressing ▁defense ▁to ▁fuel ▁its ▁fast - p ac ed ▁off ense . ▁Over all , ▁he ▁won ▁over ▁ 7 0 0 ▁games ▁in ▁his ▁college ▁co aching ▁career , ▁only ▁twice ▁failing ▁to ▁win ▁ 2 0 ▁games , ▁while ▁never ▁having ▁a ▁losing ▁season . ▁T ark an ian ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Na ism ith ▁Memorial ▁Basketball ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁T ark an ian ▁studied ▁at ▁Pas ad ena ▁City ▁College ▁and ▁later ▁F res no ▁State , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁degree ▁while ▁playing ▁basketball . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁level ▁before ▁becoming ▁a ▁successful ▁junior ▁college ▁coach ▁at ▁R ivers ide ▁City ▁College ▁winning ▁three ▁state ▁champion ships , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Pas ad ena ▁City ▁College ▁and ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁a ▁state ▁championship . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6