Forever 27 by Greg Hall6/28/2023 ![]() ![]() He walked out the door after his last press conference in Austin, went to a plane, and flew directly to Knoxville. When he was fired at Texas - despite getting the Longhorns to 16 NCAA Tournaments in 17 seasons and their only Final Four in the past 75 years - he knew the Tennessee job was waiting for him. Now they’re the two leading scorers and one reason how the Knights went from 4-22 to the NCAA Tournament in 12 months. Thomas Aquinas this season and brought players Demetre Roberts and Grant Singleton with him. Not that many would admit later they were doing the booing. So when the Pacers announced to a crowd on draft day that they were taking someone else, the place erupted in thunderous boos. Everyone figured the home state NBA Pacers would draft him. He was a native son and legend of Indiana, drawing more than 9,000 fans to his high school games and leading the Hoosiers to the 1987 national championship, making 90 percent of his career free throws and 53 percent of his 3-pointers. That includes Shareef, who spent 13 years in the NBA and is now president of the G League. He’s one of 13 kids in his family and one of six brothers to play college basketball. Here are 68 nuggets for 68 men that won’t show up in the box scores this week. True, all 68 head coaches in the NCAA tournament have feats to envy this season, but this isn’t about that. ![]()
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