Northern Kentucky Coach John Brannen anticipated the David-and-Goliath storyline. How could he not?
The competing teams in one of Friday’s NCAA Tournament games here will be two-seed Kentucky, college basketball’s winningest program, and 15-seed NKU, which in its infancy in Division One became only the second program since 1970 to receive an NCAA Tournament bid in its first season of eligibility.
When asked if he bought into the David-and-Goliath storyline, Brannen told reporters at a Thursday news conference, “I know you guys would like us to. It’s not who we are.”
“It’s a good storyline: first time ever versus the greatest program in college basketball history.