National Collegiate Athletic Ass'n v. Tarkanian

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By the Court,

Shearing, C. J.:

Between 1973 and 1992, respondent Jerry Tarkanian (“Tarkanian”) coached basketball at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (“UNLV”). During this time, appellants National Collegiate Athletic Association, S. David Berst, and Robert L. Stroup, II (collectively the “NCAA”), investigated and found violations of NCAA legislation by the UNLV basketball program and Tarkanian, and implemented sanctions. In 1992 Tarkanian resigned from his coaching position at UNLV.

On November 30, 1992, Tarkanian and his wife filed a complaint alleging that the NCAA wrongfully…