He made us think of the Butler game, which made us think of the late Andrew Smith, which made us want to pass this good news along.
When we look back at the 2010 championship, we marvel at the Butler game - still - and just how great that was. Then we look at the players on that team. Nolan Smith, Kyle Singler and Miles and Mason Plumlee are all in the NBA and Brian Zoubek and Jon Scheyer might have been if injuries hadn't derailed their respective careers.
Zoubek was a long shot, but he was 7-0, very strong, and a powerful rebounder.