▁million ▁settlement , ▁which ▁he ▁used ▁to ▁fund ▁a ▁law suit ▁against ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁ ▁F res no ▁State ▁( 1 9 9 5 – 2 0 0 2 ) ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁college ▁co aching ▁at ▁al ma ▁mater , ▁California ▁State ▁University , ▁F res no , ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 5 – 2 0 0 2 ▁and ▁led ▁them ▁to ▁six ▁consecutive ▁ 2 0 - win ▁seasons . ▁T ark an ian ▁led ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁to ▁five ▁N IT ▁tournament s ▁and ▁two ▁NCAA ▁appearances . ▁ ▁He ▁retired ▁from ▁co aching ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁with ▁ 7 7 8 ▁career ▁Division ▁I ▁wins . ▁Following ▁his ▁ret irement , ▁F res no ▁State ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁prob ation ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA ▁for ▁viol ations ▁committed ▁by ▁its ▁men ' s ▁basketball ▁team ▁under ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁watch . ▁The ▁F res no ▁Be e ▁reported ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁that ▁some ▁F res no ▁State ▁basketball ▁players ▁had ▁course work ▁completed ▁for ▁them ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁T ark an ian ▁and ▁the ▁NCAA ▁T ark an ian ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Division ▁I ▁coach ▁in ▁a ▁battle ▁with ▁the ▁NCAA . ▁While ▁at ▁Long ▁Beach , ▁he ▁wrote ▁a ▁newspaper ▁column ▁charg ing ▁that ▁the ▁NCAA ▁ignored ▁impro p ri eties ▁at ▁powerful ▁schools ▁while ▁it ▁purs ued ▁smaller ,