The phenomenal freshman led Duke to the ACC Tournament title on Saturday night. CLICK HERE FOR THE FULL 2019 NCAA TOURNAMENT BRACKET"They earned their right to be there," Stanford athletic director Bernard Muir, the chair of the selection committee, told tournament broadcaster CBS. The Wildcats will begin their title defense on Thursday in Hartford, Conn., against West Coast Conference tournament champions Saint Mary's. The last time Michigan State and Duke met in the NCAA Tournament was in 2015 when the Blue Devils blew out Michigan State in the Final Four en route to Krzyzewski's fifth NCAA title. Muir told CBS that St. John's, making its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015, was the last team in.

Source: Fox News March 17, 2019 22:10 UTC