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High schools to high majors: Final Four includes 3 coaches with roots in high school

Apr. 05, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The longer Nate Oats coached at Romulus High School outside of Detroit, the more comfortable he felt with his position in the coaching hierarchy. Oats had always pictured himself as a Division I college coach, yet he had built a top-tier program at Romulus...

Horne's return to NC State has played a critical role in the Wolfpack's unexpected Final Four run

Apr. 05, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — DJ Horne has taken a long road to the Final Four. The 6-foot-2, 180-pound guard has been the undersized, unoffered recruit out of North Carolina State's base of Raleigh. He's been the strong mid-major performer for two years at Illinois State, followed by the...

Final Four opponents Dan Hurley of UConn and Nate Oats of Alabama have deep ties

Apr. 04, 2024 19:34 PM EDT

GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Connections are renewed at the Final Four every year. Coaches who played or coached at one of the other schools on opposite sidelines. Players facing a former team or coach. Assistant coaches who were on previous staffs together at the same site. ...