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Reigning national champion Villanova will be in action along with Michigan, the runner-up from a year ago, while Belmont and Murray State open the NCAA Tournament as trendy upset picks.
But there is still plenty of intrigue as the first round gets going Thursday in Des Moines, Iowa, with a matchup in the East Region between seventh-seeded Louisville and No. 10 seed Minnesota — the school coached by Richard Pitino , the son of disgraced Cardinals coach Rick Pitino. Michigan is coming off a tough loss to Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament title game, but coach John Beilein put a positive spin on the showing in Chicago. He saw a team executing at a higher level, one that is hungry to break through and deliver a national championship.
LET’S PLAY HORSE: The best one-on-one matchup of the entire tournament could come Thursday when Howard and the fifth-seeded Golden Eagles face Morant and No. 12 seed Murray State. Howard was the Big East player of the year while most NBA mock drafts have Morant going in the top five.“Markus actually was the first person I talked to,” Morant said. “We had a meeting that night when we got there. I sat at the table with him and had conversations with him.
TIGER TROUBLES: Third-seeded LSU still won’t have coach Will Wade on the sideline for his role in a wiretap scandal when the Tigers face No. 14 seed Yale in Jacksonville. Tony Benford will be in charge against the Ivy League champions, who have one of the nation’s most electric offenses.
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