NCAA Basketball Championships (Men) – Page 3

Lamont Butler, Ever Steady After His Winning Shot, Buoyed by Family

Butler doesn’t like a lot of attention, his father said, but that’s what he got after sending San Diego State to the national title game. “He was more happy that we were happy,” Lamont Butler Sr. said.

By Billy Witz

Basketball (College) Hurley, Dan (1973- ) Larranaga, Jim NCAA Basketball Championships (Men) Sanogo, Adama University of Connecticut University of Miami

UConn Will Meet San Diego State in the Final After Romping Past Miami

The Huskies could claim their fifth championship in 25 years — something no men’s program other than U.C.L.A. and Duke has accomplished.

By Billy Witz

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The Endorsement Deals Shaping the N.C.A.A. Tournaments

Both Miami’s men’s and women’s teams made deep runs in March. Their athletes also had significant backing in the form of name, image and likeness deals.

By Kris Rhim

Basketball (College) Butler, Lamont Dutcher, Brian (1959- ) Florida Atlantic University NCAA Basketball Championships (Men) San Diego State University

Lamont Butler Hits a Buzzer-Beater to Send San Diego State to the Title Game

“You cant even dream about what just happened,” his father, Lamont Butler Sr., said moments after the shot went in.

By Andrew Keh