LOUISVILLE — Maryland center Damonte Dodd had one more call to make after his team beat Hawaii in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday in Spokane. He pulled up the contact of Kansas guard Frank Mason III and the two began to FaceTime, Dodd kindly reminding his old teammate that they were about to face each other in South Region semifinal in Louisville on Thursday.
“I said hey, we’re about to play each other,’” Dodd said with wide grin on Wednesday, remembering how close he and Mason grew while both played at Massanutten Military Academy in Virginia for a year back in 2012.