▁Pas ad ena ▁City ▁College ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁He ▁co ached ▁teams ▁to ▁a ▁record ▁four ▁straight ▁California ▁junior ▁college ▁champion ships   — ▁three ▁at ▁R ivers ide , ▁one ▁at ▁Pas ad ena . ▁ ▁Long ▁Beach ▁State ▁( 1 9 6 8 – 1 9 7 3 ) ▁ ▁T ark an ian ▁moved ▁to ▁Division ▁I ▁basketball ▁as ▁coach ▁at ▁Long ▁Beach ▁State ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁first ▁coach es ▁to ▁sh un ▁an ▁un written ▁rule ▁that ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁of ▁the ▁five ▁starting ▁players ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁white . ▁He ▁also ▁pione ered ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁junior ▁college ▁athlet es . ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada , ▁Ren o ▁history ▁professor ▁Richard ▁O . ▁Dav ies ▁wrote ▁in ▁his ▁book , ▁The ▁Ma ver ick ▁Spirit , ▁that ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁rec ruit ing ▁practice ▁drew ▁compla ints ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁running ▁a ▁"' ren eg ade ' ▁program ▁built ▁upon ▁less ▁than ▁stell ar ▁students ." ▁When ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁made ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁led ▁by ▁All - America ▁Ed ▁Rat l iff , ▁T ark an ian ▁bo asted ▁that ▁his ▁team ▁consisted ▁almost ▁entirely ▁of ▁junior ▁college ▁trans fers . ▁Long ▁Beach ▁State ▁reached ▁four ▁straight ▁NCAA ▁tournament s , ▁and ▁established ▁itself ▁as