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1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 64 Finals Site McNichols Sports Arena Denver, Colorado Champions UNLV (1st title) Runner-Up Duke (4th title game) Semifinalists Arkansas (4th Final Four) Georgia Tech (1st Final Four) Winning Coach Jerry Tarkanian (1st title) MOP Anderson Hunt UNLV Attendance 537,138 Top scorer Dennis Scott Georgia Tech (153 points) |
The 1990 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball. It began on March 15, 1990, and ended with the championship
game on April 2 in Denver, Colorado. A total of 63 games were played. UNLV, coached by Jerry Tarkanian, won the national title with a 103-73 victory in the final game over Duke, coached by Mike Krzyzewski. Anderson Hunt of UNLV was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. UNLV's thirty-point victory over Duke remains the largest margin of victory in NCAA Championship Game history. |
In 1990, UNLV won the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship by beating Duke
University by a record setting margin (30 points) of 103-73, becoming the first
team to score over 100 in the championship game. Before becoming a basketball
powerhouse in the late 70s, 80s and early 90s, UNLV was often referred to as
"Tumbleweed Tech" due to its relative obscurity. Led by famed coach Jerry Tarkanian,
the Runnin' Rebels were among the most exciting teams in the nation. They
consistently were tops in the nation in categories such as points scored, turnovers
forced, and most importantly - wins. |
The UNLV Runnin' Rebels are a NCAA Division I men's basketball team who play at the
Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Their most recent appearance in the
NCAA Tournament was in 2007 where they reached the Sweet Sixteen but lost to
the Oregon Ducks. UNLV is the third-winningest program by percentage (.711) in
Division I history -- ranking behind Kentucky and North Carolina and ahead of
Kansas, Duke and UCLA. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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Tarkanian was suspected of violating numerous NCAA regulations, and was forced out
in 1992 by then-president Robert Maxson. On November 26, 2005, for his achievements as coach of the Runnin' Rebels (he was 509-105 in 19 years as head coach), the basketball court at the Thomas & Mack Center was renamed Jerry Tarkanian Court. |
