uter ▁college ▁into ▁a ▁national ▁power house . ▁Dem and ▁for ▁UN L V ▁swe at sh ir ts ▁grew ▁across ▁the ▁nation . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁celebr ity , ▁and ▁tick ets ▁to ▁UN L V ▁games ▁became ▁hot ▁items ▁with ▁regular s , ▁including ▁Veg as ▁head lin ers ▁Frank ▁Sin atra , ▁Bill ▁Cos by ▁and ▁Don ▁Rick les . ▁With ▁no ▁professional ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁city , ▁the ▁Reb els ▁became ▁the ▁town ' s ▁center ▁of ▁attention , ▁and ▁their ▁pre game ▁cer emon ies ▁included ▁light ▁shows ▁and ▁fire works ▁during ▁player ▁introdu ctions . ▁His ▁success ▁at ▁UN L V ▁p aved ▁the ▁way ▁for ▁other ▁successful ▁mid - ma j ors . ▁ ▁The ▁floor ▁of ▁UN L V ' s ▁home ▁ar ena ▁at ▁the ▁Thomas ▁& ▁Mack ▁Center ▁was ▁named ▁" J er ry ▁T ark an ian ▁Court " ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁A ▁bronze ▁life - size ▁statue ▁of ▁T ark an ian ▁was ▁added ▁outside ▁the ▁ar ena ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁Bishop ▁G orm an ▁High ▁School ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁has ▁held ▁the ▁T ark an ian ▁Classic , ▁a ▁high ▁school ▁tournament ▁featuring ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁F res no ▁State ▁retired ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁No . ▁ 2 ▁j er sey ▁from ▁his ▁college ▁playing ▁days