▁semif inals ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁NCAA ▁Men ' s ▁Division ▁I ▁Basketball ▁Tournament ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁with ▁Knight ' s ▁Indiana ▁Ho os iers ▁defe ating ▁UN L V , ▁ 9 7 – 9 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁started ▁a ▁basketball ▁school ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁named ▁The ▁T ark an ian ▁Basketball ▁Academy . ▁ ▁His ▁grand d augh ter ▁D ann ielle ▁Diam ant ▁played ▁for ▁North western ▁University ▁women ' s ▁basketball ▁team . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁T ark an ian ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 8 4 ▁at ▁Valley ▁Hospital ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁Las ▁Veg as , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁hospital ized ▁days ▁earlier ▁after ▁difficulty ▁breath ing . ▁The ▁city ▁of ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁that ▁day ▁lower ed ▁its ▁flags ▁at ▁City ▁Hall ▁to ▁half - st aff ▁in ▁t ribute ▁to ▁him . ▁As ▁a ▁mem orial ▁t ribute , ▁the ▁cas inos ▁along ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁St rip ▁dim med ▁their ▁lights ▁for ▁roughly ▁three ▁minutes ▁in ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁honor ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 . ▁ ▁Head ▁co aching ▁record ▁ ▁College ▁ ▁Note : ▁The ▁record ▁of ▁ 7 8 4 – 2 0 2 ▁includes ▁six ▁NCAA ▁tournament ▁games ▁vac ated ▁by ▁the ▁NCAA ▁while ▁at ▁Long ▁Beach ▁State ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁games ▁vac ated ▁while ▁at ▁F res no ▁State . ▁Ex cluding ▁these ▁games ,