▁who ▁had ▁been ▁conv icted ▁twice ▁for ▁sports ▁b ri ber y . ▁ ▁Perry ' s ▁invol vement ▁triggered ▁yet ▁another ▁NCAA ▁investigation , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁initially ▁b anning ▁the ▁Reb els ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁NCAA ▁Tournament , ▁only ▁months ▁after ▁they ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁title . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁NCAA ▁later ▁agreed ▁to ▁a ▁comprom ise ▁which ▁de ferred ▁the ▁san ctions ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁allowing ▁UN L V ▁to ▁defend ▁its ▁title . ▁ ▁Month s ▁after ▁UN L V ' s ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁semif inal ▁loss ▁to ▁Duke , ▁the ▁Las ▁Veg as ▁Review - J ournal ▁published ▁a ▁picture ▁showing ▁three ▁of ▁T ark an ian ' s ▁players ▁in ▁a ▁hot ▁tub ▁with ▁Perry . ▁ ▁The ▁picture ▁had ▁been ▁taken ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁only ▁months ▁after ▁T ark an ian ▁claimed ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁war ned ▁his ▁players ▁to ▁stay ▁away ▁from ▁Perry . ▁ ▁On ▁June ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁T ark an ian ▁announced ▁he ▁would ▁res ign ▁after ▁co aching ▁one ▁more ▁season . ▁Al ready ▁b anned ▁from ▁any ▁post season ▁play , ▁T ark an ian ▁gu ided ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 – 9 2 ▁team ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 6 – 2 ▁season . ▁He ▁won ▁his ▁final ▁game ▁ 6 5 – 5 3 ▁over ▁Ut ah ▁State .