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Majerus timeline

Published: Thursday, Jan. 29, 2004 7:38 a.m. MST
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1988 to 2004

1988-89 SEASON: Posts nation's best regular-season record, 28-2 at Ball State. . . . Making $61,000, the 41-year-old is a top candidate for a half-dozen jobs, including Utah, Cincinnati and Duquesne.

SPRING 1989: Joins Southwest Missouri State's Charlie Spoonhour and St. Mary's Lynn Nance as candidates to replace Lynn Archibald. . . . Stanford's Mike Montgomery is said to have turned down a Utah offer.

APRIL 4, 1989: Is introduced by U. athletic director Chris Hill as Utah's 12th head basketball coach. . . . First staff includes hiring assistants Joe Cravens, Donnie Daniels and Jeff Judkins.

OFFSEASON 1989: Is reprimanded by Utah for mentioning "irregular sexual behavior in women's athletics" on a Milwaukee radio talk show.

1989-90 SEASON: Logs first U. win, 100-76 vs. Cal State Stanislaus . . . After a 4-2 start, undergoes septuple-bypass heart surgery and misses the remainder of the season.

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OFFSEASON 1990: Returns to the U. in March, his 250 pounds down from 280 but 35 away from his target weight.

1990-91 SEASON: With a 17- win streak, Utah returns to the Top 10 after a decade's absence. . . . Earns Western Athletic Conference and UPI national coach-of-the-year honors . . . Utah beats South Alabama and Michigan State in the NCAA Tournament, losing to UNLV in the Sweet Sixteen. . . . Is mentioned as a candidate to replace Notre Dame's Digger Phelps.

OFFSEASON 1991: Signs a five-year contract extension; Hill calls reports of a $225,000 a year "way off." . . . A Taylorsville cul-de-sac is named "Majerus Court." . . . Makes good on promise to run a marathon, needing five hours and 55 minutes at the San Antonio Marathon. Finishes last, but the $39,000 won in wagers with acquaintances for finishing is donated to five charities.

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