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Jerry Tarkanian back in the hospital after ‘very scary’ health episode

the last dance

Larry Johnson and coach Jerry Tarkanian leave the court headed to the Final Four again. (Photo by Alan Berner/The Seattle Times/JR Partners via Getty Images)

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the last dance

Larry Johnson and coach Jerry Tarkanian leave the court headed to the Final Four again. (Photo by Alan Berner/The Seattle Times/JR Partners via Getty Images)

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Former UNLV and Fresno State head coach Jerry Tarkanian was taken to the ICU at a hospital in Las Vegas on Monday night after he became unresponsive while being treated for an infection and low blood pressure, according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal.

From the paper:

Tarkanian was in good health Sunday, when he spent the day at home watching basketball games, but he was hospitalized at 9:30 a.m. Monday and still communicating at around 2 p.m. But his condition took a turn for the worse after that, Danny Tarkanian said.

The elder Tarkanian has dealt with a myriad of health issues in recent years, including a 10-day stay in the hospital last spring following a second heart attack.

Tarkanian was the architect of the early-90s Runnin’ Rebel team that won the 1990 national title and went to the 1991 national title game. He was inducted to the Naismith Hall of Fame in 2013, a decision that took so long due to The Shark’s seemingly annual run-ins with the NCAA. Tark was once paid $2.5 million in a settlement by the NCAA after suing the organization for harassment.