Kentucky, Kansas Join Louisville And Ohio State In Final Four 2012
This year’s Final Four in New Orleans is shaping up to be one of the best yet, with Kentucky and Louisville is a highly anticipated rematch. The other match-up is between Kansas and Ohio State, two teams that hadn’t faced off against each other until earlier this season. Kentucky beat Louisville 69-62 in a game earlier this season, handing a loss to Rick Pitino, the coach who once led the Wildcats,left for the NBA, and returned only to coach Kentucky’s in-state rivals.
Kansas defeated Ohio State 78-67 in their match up, but the Buckeyes played without their star forward Jared Sullinger, and many people feel that they would have won had he been in the game. Both teams know whats at stake this time, with the winners of Saturday’s semifinals playing for the national title next Monday.
Kansas coach Bill Self said ”You know if you get this far you’re going to play a great team, no matter what.” He added ”And you know what? They’re going to get to play a great team, too. It should be pretty fun.”
Pitino was the one who restored Kentucky to its former spot at the number one spot when he arrived there in 1989 and the Wildcat program was coming off multiple NCAA violations. Pitino took the program to three Final Fours and won one championship, but left in 1997 to take a second shot at the NBA, where he had previously coached the New York Knicks.
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