Jerry Tarkanian, the team's head coach, said in an interview last month that he had not heard anything about a boycott of the finals.

WSJ: UNLV: How Rebellious Were the Runnin' Rebels?

For those who only remember Vegas for the notorious UNLV teams coached by Jerry Tarkanian, the city's rise as a hoops hotbed might come as a surprise.

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After the NCAA put UNLV on probation in 1976 for "questionable practices" involving recruiting, Jerry Tarkanian sued the NCAA in a Nevada court and won only to have the ruling overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.

WSJ: UNLV: How Rebellious Were the Runnin' Rebels?