The Ducks, after reaching the school’s first Final Four since 1939, had dumped a bucket of ice over their aww-shucksing coach. A similar scene played out across the country Saturday and into Sunday as wide-eyed newcomers, Gonzaga and South Carolina, joined Oregon and powerhouse North Carolina in the Final Four. In New York, South Carolina Coach Frank Martin, he of the permanent dad-picking-you-up-from-detention glare was near tears. He cried when South Carolina reached the regional semifinals, and he hugged his crying mother when they won in the finals. 7 seed, South Carolina was picked to lose in the first round by most brackets on ESPN.com.

Source: Los Angeles Times March 27, 2017 00:56 UTC