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Old 02-02-2017, 01:34 PM   #387
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2021 Postseason

Despite only 6 of our FOFC teams making the postseason, it was very, very kind to 2 of our teams. Not to spoil it, but we had 2 NCAA Final Four entrants of our 4 teams that made the NCAA Tournament! The rest of the teams didn't fare quite as well, we've got 2 feature games to tell you about.

3/21/21- NCAA South Region Second Round -- (6) Duke (Dean Hoo) vs. (3) Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- This one did not live up to the hype of the Christian Laettner buzzer beater, as the Dukies rolled to an easy victory thanks to a 43-28 rebounding edge. The Blue Devils took 72 shots in this game, 18 more than Kentucky! As it stands, they are onto the Sweet Sixteen.

Final Score: (6) Duke- 103, (3) Kentucky- 76

4/3/21- NCAA Final Four -- (6S) Duke (Dean Hoo) vs. (5W) UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- Hot shooting from both teams made this one an offensive classic, but the Bruins made 5 more three pointers, and committed only 7 turnovers compared to 15 for Duke. All that led to just the 2nd appearance in the Final Four for our FOFC teams.

Final Score: (5W) UCLA- 81, (6S) Kentucky- 71

Now for the rest of the postseason recap:

Hartford (David Ginsberg) -- 20-11, 9-7 America East.

3/16/21- CBI First Round at (7) Texas Rio Grande Valley (L 62-54).

The Hawks certainly didn't finish the regular season on the kind of note they wanted to, but they do get their 2nd straight 20 win season, and Coach Ginsberg might actually get a few job offers.

ECU (Al Hutt) -- 20-13, 12-6 American.

3/12/21- NIT East Region Second Round vs. (7) Northern Illinois (L 72-65).

All in all, a great season for the Pirates. Their first postseason appearance ever, a 20 win season, and even though they didn't win a postseason game, they know they can get there. Next season they'll shoot for higher goals, and the seat should cool for Coach Hutt.

Duke (Dean Hoo) -- 28-10, 13-5 ACC.

3/19/21- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (11) FIU (W 66-65).
3/21/21- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (3) Kentucky- feature game, highlighted above.
3/26/21- NCAA South Region Semifinal vs. (7) Washington (W 81-60).
3/28/21- NCAA South Region Championship vs. (4) Wichita State (W 86-75).
4/3/21- NCAA Final Four vs. (5W) UCLA- feature game, highlighted above.

A heck of a run for the Blue Devils, but it almost didn't happen, as Duke almost lost their first round game. Boy did they go on a roll afterwards. Now this is what I'm used to seeing, and I hope they make a consistent run of it.

TCU (Bee Mighty) -- 25-10, 13-5 Big 12.

3/19/21- NCAA East Region First Round vs. (11) Buffalo (W 78-63).
3/21/21- NCAA East Region Second Round vs. (3) Rutgers (L 74-52).

Well, not quite the finish the Horned Frogs were hoping for, as they forgot to show up against Rutgers. Still, another great season that will probably net Coach Mighty some job offers of his own.

UCLA (Tim Shepard) -- 26-11, 12-6 Pac 12.

3/18/21- NCAA West Region First Round vs. (12) Evansville (W 71-62).
3/20/21- NCAA West Region Second Round vs. (4) LSU (W 65-49).
3/26/21- NCAA West Region Semifinal vs. (1) San Diego State (W 84-76).
3/28/21- NCAA West Region Final vs. (2) Louisville (W 52-43).
4/3/21- NCAA Final Four vs. (6S) Duke- feature game, highlighted above.
4/5/21- NCAA National Championship vs. (8MW) Fresno State (L 74-38).

Ouch! That might have been one of the worst National Championship games ever, but how about Fresno State, who many felt were vastly underseeded. They definitely shocked a lot of people. But that championship game, whew! Well, the Bruins do become the first FOFC team to make it to the NCAA National Championship, but we have yet to provide an NCAA Tournament winner.

Kentucky (Patrick Hutt) -- 24-10, 14-4 SEC.

3/19/21- NCAA South Region First Round vs. (14) Princeton (W 113-94).
3/21/21- NCAA South Region Second Round vs. (6) Duke- feature game, highlighted above.

Certainly the Wildcats would have liked a better postseason showing, but at least the game against Duke was a guarantee that one of our FOFC teams were Sweet Sixteen bound. Still though, Kentucky has some work to do, as the 10 season losses is the highest Kentucky has had in this dynasty.

That concludes the 2021 Postseason. Tomorrow, or maybe later tonight, I will take care of some offseason stuff.
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