The Peacocks, who play No. 8 seed North Carolina on Sunday with a trip to New Orleans on the line, have joined Florida Gulf Coast and Oral Roberts as the third No. 15 seed in a decade make it to the second weekend of the tournament.
Holloway is among those who say the era of the one-and-done, stemming from the rule that allows players to enter the NBA draft after one year of college, might have subtly shifted the advantage to programs that don't pursue those kind of players and, thus, spend time together building a team.
“It’s kids wanting to get back closer to home who went away,” said Miami coach Jim Larrañaga, who led George Mason to the Final Four as an 11 seed in 2006."Or, ‘I’m sitting on the bench someplace but I think I could start at the other school.’” Nothing, however, seems to make basketball more beautiful than when teams come “from out of nowhere."
Wichita State made it to the Final Four as a 9 seed in 2013. Before that, VCU and Larrañaga's George Mason made it as 11s.North Carolina could make it this year as an 8. But it's North Carolina. The Tar Heels are 8 1/2-point favorites against Saint Peter's, according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
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