2025 NCAA Tournament Final 4 picks by proven model
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One of these No. 1 seeds is not like the other. Sports betting books list Duke as a clear favorite in the men's Final Four, but hang on just a second.
Bruce Pearl of Auburn and Kelvin Sampson of Houston were emerging from exile. This week, they’re both coaching at the Final Four.
Houstonians will be cheering on the Cougars this Saturday at watch parties throughout the area. Here’s where to watch.
Kelvin Sampson's coaching reputation took hit after NCAA rule-breaking at two schools. But he has rebuilt his career and Houston basketball program.
When Kelvin Sampson took Houston to its last Final Four, it was a much different experience. That was in 2021, the year after COVID wiped out the entire NCAA To
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Madness has been decidedly chalky, just the second time in men’s NCAA Tournament history that all four No. 1 seeds made it to the Final Four. Fittingly, the Final Four was played in San Antonio in 2008,
Before Duke coach Jon Scheyer coached in his first official game after taking over for Mike Krzyzewski, he flew his team to Houston to play in a secret preseason scrimmage. Scheyer intentionally sought out Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars for his first career "game.
Coaches who saw the 2025 Final Four teams this season get into the nitty-gritty details of what makes them good and how to beat them.
So that says it all." Now Houston is preparing for a Duke team which has three players who may be in next season's NBA video game, like forward Cooper Flagg. "They're lottery picks," Houston guard Milos Uzan noted about Duke's freshmen players.
Several projected first-round picks for the upcoming NBA draft will be playing in San Antonio in the Final Four.