Random college basketball musings:
Congratulations to the University of South Carolina on winning the women’s tournament.
UNC is an 8 seed. The last time an 8 seed won the men’s tournament was 1985, when Villanova beat Georgetown. The last time an 8 seed went to the championship game was 2014, when UK lost to 7 seed UConn.
If UNC wins tonight it’ll be their seventh national championship. If KU wins it’ll be their fourth.
Hubert Davis is the first coach to take a team to the men’s championship in their first year as a head coach. (Other coaches have gone to the championship game in their first year as a head coach at a school. This is the first year Davis has been a head coach, period.)
With Coach K’s retirement the only active men’s D1 coaches that have multiple championships are Jay Wright and Rick Pitino, each with two. If KU wins tonight, Bill Self will join them.
Mike DeCourcy of The Sporting News has UK #1 in his self-proclaimed way too early 2022-2023 preseason rankings, assuming 2022 Naismith player of the year Oscar Tshiebwe returns. More on that below.
Who wins tonight? My head says Kansas. My heart says North Carolina.
Stay healthy and safe.
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