Real-estate developer Danny Tarkanian, son of legendary college basketball coach Jerry Tarkanian, has announced a bid to unseat U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) next year.

“Tark the Shark” retired in 2002, but is probably best known for winning a national championship at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas.

The younger Tarkanian unsuccessfully ran for statewide office twice, in 2002 for Senate and 2006 for Secretary of State. A few days ago, a jury awarded $50,000 in damages to Tarkanian for a civil libel and slander lawsuit spawned by his failed state Senate bid in 2004.