Rocio Robles
The Kansas Jayhawks defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels 72-69 and were crowned the NCAA men’s basketball champions.
In this way, the Kansas team wins the fourth title in its NCAA history: this time, with an epic comeback that will remain in the memory of the fans who closely follow college basketball.
It is important to mention that the Jayhawks started the second half with a 15-point disadvantage (40-25), but staged a sensational comeback to win the game at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
David McCormack was the best of the winning team in the game that determined the championship, registering a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds. Point guard Christian Braun was also outstanding, with 12 units and 12 rebounds.
On the North Carolina side, Armando Bacot shined with 15 points and 15 rebounds, while two other players had double-doubles: Brady Manek (13 points and 13 rebounds) and RJ Davis (15 points and 12 rebounds).
For his part, Ochai Agbaji was recognized with the Final Four MVP award. He registered a modest performance in Monday’s game in New Orleans, but he was the Jayhawks’ best with 21 units and 2 rebounds.in the previous game against Villanova.
Mike Krzyzewski retires from the NCAA
The legendary “Coach K” officially says goodbye to his job as coach of the Duke Blue Devils, after being in charge of it since the 1980-81 campaign. That is, more than 40 years on the bench of one of the most prestigious universities in the United States.
The 75-year-old retires from college basketball after winning five NCAA titles and posting a record of 101 wins and 30 losses in the national tournament.
In addition, as head coach of Team USA, he managed to win the gold medal at the Beijing 2008, London 2012 and Rio de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games.
