Danny Tarkanian
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Danny Tarkanian

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DANNY TARKANIAN is a proud Nevadan and former UNLV basketball star who once led his team to 24 straight wins and the school’s first ever number one NCAA ranking. At UNLV Danny graduated with high honors and was the school's first Rhodes Scholar candidate. Danny also received the prestigious NCAA post-graduate award, given to the student-athletes that most excel in both the classroom and in athletics. Upon graduating Danny attended law school at the University of San Diego. Danny graduated 3rd in his class, magna cum laude, and was named to the Law Review. He practiced law in Nevada for seven years, including three as the founder of his own law firm. During those years his father Jerry Tarkanian, one of the winningest coaches in college basketball history at UNLV, led the UNLV Rebels to three Final Four appearances and the National Championship in 1990. Danny co-founded the Tarkanian Basketball Academy in 2003, which teaches over 350 Clark County kids basketball skills and life skills such as work ethic, overcoming adversity, teamwork and sportsmanship. He is husband to Amy Tarkanian and the father of four. Together they are involved in a number of charities in Nevada, including Hope for Prisoners (helps newly-released prisoners return to society), Team Focus (helps fatherless boys) and the Tark Toy Drive (pediatric stroke awareness). Danny is a successful real estate developer and small businessman. Steeped in the family traditions of education, Danny Tarkanian decided to seek public service. In 2006, Danny earned 230,000 votes in the race for Nevada Secretary of State.
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