FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Two international basketball teams faced off on the court in Fresno on Friday night.

The Armenian National Team hosted Costa Rica at Fresno City College.

The Armenian team is coached by Rex Kalamian, who, during the NBA season, is an assistant coach for the Milwaukee Bucks.

He says the last few years, they've played exhibition games in Southern California.

Fresno's Armenian community reached out to have that game played in the Central Valley, in a contest called the Jerry Tarkanian Classic.

Danny Tarkanian was on hand for the first-ever contest played in his father's honor.

"He credits them for helping him achieve what he was able to achieve because they came over here with very little money, and the Armenians propped up our family along the way, and my dad

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