Fresno State Athletics
The Return of a Legend
12/10/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
By Stephen Trembley
strembley@csufresno.edu
GoBulldogs.com
FRESNO, Calif. --- The Fresno State men's basketball team will honor one of its coaching legends - Jerry Tarkanian - on March 1 at 7:05 p.m. at the Save Mart Center.
The return of the Bulldog legend will take place when Fresno State plays its final regular season home game - hosting the San Diego State Aztecs before a national television audience on CBS Sports Network. The first 1,000 fans to the game will get a special limited edition Tark Towel.
Tarkanian, who was inducted into the Naismith College Basketball Hall of Fame in September, played at Fresno State from 1954-55 and later coached for the Bulldogs from 1995-02.
"Jerry Tarkanian is one of the true legends in the coaching profession," current Fresno State head men's basketball coach Rodney Terry said. "He has been successful at so many different levels in college basketball and his induction to the Hall of Fame is yet another accomplishment in Coach Tarkanian's illustrious career."
Tarkanian led Fresno State to the postseason in each of his seven seasons with the Bulldogs.
During his over 30-year coaching career, he led teams to four appearances in the NCAA Final Four (UNLV in 1977, 1987, 1990 and 1991), one national championship (UNLV in 1989-90) and owned a 38-18 record in 18 NCAA tournament appearances.
Tickets for the Jan. 1 game between Fresno State and UNLV start at $17 for adults and $9 for youth. Two mini-plans are also available:
• Holiday Hoops Plan (starting at $31)
Pick any three home games and get the March 1 home game vs. San Diego State for free
• Mountain West Plan (starting at $84)
Pick any five home games and get the Jan. 1 home game vs. UNLV for free
Former Bulldogs from Tarkanian's tenure are invited to attend the tribute to Tarkanian and are asked to RSVP with Iris Levesque at (559) 217-4360.
"Catch the Wave!" - 2013-14 Fresno State men's basketball season tickets and mini-plans are now on sale and can be ordered online at www.gobulldogs.com or over the phone at 559-278-DOGS (3647). The official home of the Fresno State Bulldogs is 940 AM ESPN Radio.
