HOUSTON — The Final Four produces all kinds of oddities for players and coaches. For instance, Seton Hall’s Derrick Gordon became the first player to suit up for three teams at the NCAA Tournament, previously appearing with Western Kentucky and Massachusetts.
Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith joined Final Four entrant Lon Kruger of Oklahoma as the only coaches to lead five teams to the tournament.
The NCAA championship game tonight between North Carolina and Villanova produces another quirky rarity: Brothers from different mothers face off, and only one will clip the nets.
Villanova’s Kris Jenkins will do all he can to defeat North Carolina, and the Tar Heels’ Nate Britt Jr.