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In dealing with Chris Beard’s contract, Nevada regents still haunted by Massimino deal in 1994

Arkansas Little Rock head coach Chris Beard reacts after his team draws a foul against Iowa State during the first half of a second-round men's college basketball game Saturday, March 19, 2016, in the NCAA Tournament in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

As the process plays out slowly regarding getting approval on new UNLV basketball coach Chris Beard’s contract, hanging in the background is the memory of 1994.

That was the year the University of Nevada Board of Regents discovered UNLV had agreed to a secret second contract with Rollie Massimino to succeed Jerry Tarkanian as coach.