The breakthrough is complete. Second-year Florida coach Mike White is going to his first NCAA Tournament, a fact he knew weeks ago but could finally celebrate on Selection Sunday.
Who: 4 seed Florida (24-8) vs. 13 seed East Tennessee State (27-7)
When: 3:10 p.m.
Where: Amway Center, Orlando
TV: TBS' truTV
Radio: 103.7-FM
White won’t be able to draw from his coaching career when fourth-seeded Florida opens NCAA Tournament play on Thursday afternoon against 13th-seed East Tennessee State in Orlando. But the 40-year-old White can draw from his experience as a player when, as a junior point guard at Ole Miss in 1998, the fourth-seeded Rebels suffered a 70-69 loss to 13th-seed Valparaiso on a last-second shot by current Vanderbilt coach Bryce Drew.