NCAA v. TARKANIAN

No. 87-1061.

488 U.S. 179 (1988)

NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION v. TARKANIAN

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided December 12, 1988


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rex E. Lee argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were George H. Gangwere, James H. McLarney, and Daniel L. Sailler.

Samuel S. Lionel argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief were David N. Frederick and Mark A. Solomon.


JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

When he became head basketball coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), in 1973, Jerry Tarkanian inherited a team with a mediocre 14-14 record. App. 188, 205. Four years later the team won 29 out of 32 games and placed third in the championship tournament sponsored by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), to which UNLV belongs. Id., at 188.

Yet in September 1977 UNLV informed...

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