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ally won his first national championship in
182, no one was happier for him than Roy
illiams.
The North Carolina assistant told his
gs/Tm so glad you won. Maybe this will
ut people up."
Williams is now the head coach at Kansas
and he certainly can relate to the anguish
it Smith endured through all those years
ien the Tar Heels kept coming up short in
: Final Four.
“It’ssomething I’ve got to live with it,” said
lliams, seeking his first national title with
Jayhawks. “If I win one, they’ll move on
someone else. If not, they’ll keep coming
;r me.”
He is not alone. It seems that every team in
iyear’s Final Four has something to prove.
Indiana coach Mike Davis is still trying to
ape the omnipresent shadow of Bob
igtit. Davis admits that he is thought of
tting because of the burden placed on his
ily the last two seasons.
Maryland and Gary Williams overcame an
losing barrier last year by making the Final
’or, but nothing less than the school’s first
Jonal title will satisfy this time around,
two contesis oi^oma has won plenty of champi-
hips on the football field, but is eager to
lonstrate that the Sooners play some pret-
;ood basketball as well,
lack to Roy Williams, who has made the
ndof 16 in eight of 13 years and is back
le Final Four for the third time. So far, all
success has yet to add up to a national
impionship.
When it comes to perseverance, he was
ored by the master. Smith’s first cham-
nshipcame in his 21st season at North
olina — on his seventh trip to the
Four.
Mter finally winning. Smith tried not to let
rerwhelm his legacy. “I don’t know if I’m
better coach than I was 2 1/2 hours ago,”
lold Williams.
Kansas is back in the Final Four for the
time since 1993. The top-seeded
hawks will meet fellow No. 1 Maryland
Saturday before more than 50,000 fans at
Georgia Dome.
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in the 1988 national title game, takes
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Jfience more than he did the last time.
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fun,” the Kansas coach said
hesday. “I’m pushing our team to
»y it.”
is finally enjoying his rocky tenure at
ana.
Anyone who succeeded Knight — espe-
Hy after the General was forced out
ir
under nasty circumstances — was going to
face resentment in the Hoosier Nation.
Still, Davis let the criticism become a little
too personal.
“I knew it was going to be a tough task,” he
said. “I just wasn’t ready for how tough it’s
been. Now I understand it’s not about me. It’s
about being the guy who followed coach
Knight. I don’t like criticism sometimes, but
that’s part of it.”
Davis guided the Hoosiers to the NCAA
tournament in his first season, but they were
upset by Kent State in the opening round.
The pressure became even greater this
season when Knight returned to coaching
at Texas Tech, leading a remarkable turn
around.
But the tide began to turn when Knight’s
new team was beaten in the first round. His
old team, meanwhile, shocked top-seeded
Duke in the regional semifinals — prompting
a very un-Knight-like celebration by Davis —
on the way to its first Final Four since 1992.
“I had a lot of low points this year,” Davis
said. “It even got to the point where I thought
if I could just leave the program in good shape
... and just move on to somewhere else, I
would be happy.”
A friend persuaded him to ride out the
pessimism.
“He told me I should never leave because of
the fear of something,” Davis said. “That made
sense to me. If you move on, move on because
you’ve got something better, not because you
fear the criticism from people.”
Despite a storied basketball history,
Maryland had never been to the Final Four
until last season. Gary Williams spent seven
futile years chasing the elusive goal, falling
short three times in the regional semifinals.
Finally, the Terps broke through.
“That didn’t bother me much as it bothered
our fans,” Williams insisted. “Some years,
you’re just not good enough. Other times, it’s
a one-game playoff situation and funny things
happen. A lot of great coaches have not been
to the Final Four.”
Kelvin Sampson is there for the first time.
In his first seven years at Oklahoma, the
Sooners lost five times in the opening round.
Making it even tougher to get recognized
on campus: the Oklahoma football team fin
ished No. 1 in the 2000 season.
“There’s a reason why when you think
Oklahoma, you think football,” Sampson said.
“I’m anxious to see how the fans react to our
program now. They’ve always respected us.
We’ve always been good. But we’ve taken
another step up.”
With two more wins, the Sooners will not
have anything left to prove.
The other three schools feel the same way.
2002 NCAA Division I men’s basketball championship
Final Four: Hoosiers, Jayhawks, Terps, Sooners
Indiana 74-73 j
South
Kent St. 78-73 OT
National
Championship
Georgia Dome
Atlanta
April 1
9:18 p.m.
Maryland 78-68
East
Connecticut 71-59
Indiana 81-69 Maryland 90-82
Semifinals
Atlanta
March 30
6:07 p.m.
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Semifinals
Atlanta
March 30
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Oklahoma 81-75 ) Kansas 1
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Missouri 82-73
West
Oklahoma 88-67
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Kansas 73-69
Midwest
[ Oregon 72-70
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