' ▁Reb els ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Nev ada - L as ▁Veg as ▁( UN L V ) ▁that ▁made ▁back - to - back ▁Final ▁Four ▁appearances ▁including ▁a ▁national ▁championship ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 - 9 0 ▁where ▁he ▁contributed ▁ 2 9 ▁points ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 0 3 - 7 3 ▁rout ▁of ▁the ▁Blue ▁Dev ils ▁of ▁Duke ▁University ▁and ▁named ▁Most ▁Out standing ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁by ▁the ▁Associ ated ▁Press . ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Review ▁Journal ▁published ▁photos ▁of ▁H unt ▁with ▁team m ates ▁David ▁Butler ▁and ▁Mos es ▁Sc ur ry ▁in ▁a ▁hot ▁tub ▁with ▁known ▁sports ▁fix er ▁Richard ▁Perry , ▁ign iting ▁a ▁monument al ▁fir est orm ▁between ▁coach ▁Jerry ▁T ark an ian , ▁UN L V ▁president ▁Robert ▁Max on , ▁and ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁ ▁This ▁battle ▁would ▁eventually ▁lead ▁to ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁res ignation ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 9 2 ▁season . ▁H unt ▁left ▁school ▁as ▁a ▁junior ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁season ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁NBA ▁D raft , ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁dis may ▁of ▁his ▁coach , ▁who ▁had ▁hoped ▁to ▁convert ▁him ▁to ▁point ▁guard ▁and ▁make ▁him ▁the ▁center pie ce ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 - 9 2 ▁season . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁Despite ▁his ▁solid ▁college ▁res