UNLV Basketball 20th Anniversary of National Title

All the stories from Jerry Tarkanian flow as if there is no end. His memories are not faded.

"It doesn't seem like 20 years," said Tarkanian, the author of the greatest chapter in UNLV basketball history, recalling the Rebels' 1990 national championship team.

Spend a few minutes with Tarkanian and it seems like yesterday when he was chewing on a towel and his Rebels were running opponents ragged and putting on the biggest show in Las Vegas.

"I walk through airports and I get people stop me to talk about those Rebels teams," he said.

"People still say that was their favorite team ever. I hear it all the time.

"As good as that team was, the popularity nationally was mind-boggling. That's the amazing thing. The networks had us on TV all the time. It was a great defensive team, and it was a great team because it fit together well. It was such a close-knit group of guys."

The guys from the 1989-90 team are getting back together this week for a 20-year reunion celebration.

Larry Johnson, Greg Anthony, David Butler and Anderson Hunt, four of the five starters from UNLV's title team, are committed to attend. Stacey Augmon might also make an appearance.

An anniversary gala at 6 p.m. Monday at Green Valley Ranch tips off two days of events. The Legends & Friends Golf Classic starts at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dragon Ridge Country Club.

Tarkanian and the team will be honored Tuesday night at halftime of the Rebels' exhibition game against Washburn (Kan.) at the Thomas & Mack Center.


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