Did you see the note floating around about the 2019 Sweet 16? Five of the 16 coaches still alive in the NCAA Tournament also coached in the Sweet 16 of 2003. That seems amazing.
Houston’s Kelvin Sampson coached OU to the 2003 Sweet 16. Tennessee’s Rick Barnes coached Texas to the 2003 Sweet 16. Michigan State’s Tom Izzo coached the same Spartans to the 2003 Sweet 16. North Carolina’s Roy Williams coached Kansas to the 2003 Sweet 16. And Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski coached the Blue Devils to the 2003 Sweet 16.
That seems wild. But is it?