BY DAVE RAGAZZO
NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM
The final four was finally set on Sunday and the four teams that remain have all been here before.
The four teams (Kentucky, Louisville, Kansas and Ohio State) have combined for 159 NCAA tournaments, 49 Final Fours and 13 national championships. The field is one that many people did not have picked for their bracket, but certainly cannot surprise anyone with the storied traditions of both the schools and coaches that remain.
The four coaches have combined for 130 victories in the NCAA tournament and have each made 10 appearances in the tournament.
Of the team’s remaining, Kentucky is the only team that is a No. one seed. Led by John Calipari and a group of freshman classified as “one and done” players, Kentucky cruised to a 82-70 victory over Baylor on Sunday. During the season, Baylor held the No. 1 ranking in the country but later surrendered it to Kentucky.
"When you coach younger people and youthful people, I think you get more inconsistency," Baylor coach Scott Drew said after Sunday’s loss. "Cal's done an unbelievable job with the youth that he's had. I can tell you why Anthony Davis and Gilchrist are projected 1 and 2 in the [NBA] draft after watching them today. Gilchrist is a man-child."
